This list of tallest buildings in Hamburg ranks high-rise buildings and some important landmarks that reach a height of 50 meters (164 feet). The tallest freestanding structure in the city is the 279-meter-high Heinrich-Hertz-Turm, a television tower built in 1968.

Hamburg's city centre is dominated by church towers; Hamburg is the city with the most churches taller than 100 meters. High-rise buildings, on the other hand, are found in smaller clusters in the HafenCity, at Berliner Tor in St. Georg, in the Hafenkrone in St. Pauli and in Mundsburg in Hamburg-Nord.

The criterion for skyscrapers is usually a height of 150 meters or more. So far, no Hamburg building has reached this mark, but Hamburg has made a first attempt in this direction with the Elbtower. However, construction was halted at the end of October 2023 as the developer failed to make payments to the construction company.

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Rank Name Image Heightm (ft) Floors Year completed Use / Note Heinrich-Hertz-Turm 1968 Telecommunications tower, Tallest freestanding structure in Hamburg. St. Nikolai 1874 Tallest church tower in Hamburg. Ruin since 1943 Köhlbrand Bridge 1974 Cable-stayed bridge St. Petri 1878 St. Michaelis 1762 St. Jacobi 1589 (Reconstructed in 1963) Destroyed by bombing during World War II. Reconstructed with modern spire. St. Katharinen 1657 (Reconstructed in 1957) Destroyed by bombing during World War II. Reconstructed with modern spire. Hamburg City Hall 1897 Second tallest city hall in Germany. 1 Elbphilharmonie 26 2017 Elbe Philharmonic Hall is a concert hall in the HafenCity quarter of Hamburg. 2 Radisson Blu Hotel Hamburg 32 1973 Tallest hotel building in Hamburg. 3 Columbus Haus 23 1997 Office, part of Hanseatic Trade Center 4 Mundsburg Turm I 29 1973 Residential 5 Emporio (Hamburg) 24 1964 Office 6 Mundsburg Turm III 22 1973 Residential St. Gertrud 1886 7 Mundsburg Turm II 26 1975 Residential 7 Berliner Tor Center III 22 2004 Office 7 Berliner Tor Center II 22 2004 Office St. Nikolai 1962 10 Atlantic-Haus 21 2007 Office 11 Geomatikum 20 1975 University building 11 Dancing Towers 24 2012 Office13 Berliner Tor Center I 22 1962 Office, former police headquarters St. Johannis 1873 St. Johannis-Harvestehude 1882 Friedenskirche 1894 14 Kaiserhof 17 1963 Office 15 Wohnhochhaus Palmaille 35 23 1969 Residential 15 Holiday Inn Hotel Hamburg 18 1995 Hotel 15 Channel Tower 18 2003 Office 18 Motel One Hamburg-Alster 20 2010 Hotel 19Empire Riverside Hotel 20 2007 Hotel 20 Gorch-Fock-Haus 23 1972 Residential 20 Kristall 20 2011 Residential 22 Hamburger Meile (Turm 1) 18 1970 Office 22 Wohnhochhaus Jessenstraße 4 16 1975 Residential 22 Astra-Turm 17 2007 Office 22 Watermark (Intelligent Quarters) 20 2018 Office Christuskirche 1965 26 Elbe-Einkaufszentrum Turm I 19 Residential 26 Berliner Tor 7 14 1970s University building 28 Neues Steintor 17 Office 29 Tower am Michel(Former Hochhaus Deutscher Ring) 181964 (Refurbishment 1999)Office 29 Hamburger Meile (Turm 2) 16 1970 Office 31 Kallmorgen Tower 17 1965Residential 31Hotel Hafen Hamburg 15 1987 Hotel 31 Achtern Born 84 21 1972Residential 34 Spiegel-Gebäude 132011Headquarters of Spiegel Gruppe 35Mövenpick Hotel 191910 (Refurbishment 2007) Hotel 35Asklepios Klinik Altona 201970Hospital 35 Grünes Zentrum I 161971Residential 35 Grünes Zentrum II 161971Residential 35 Grünes Zentrum III 161971Residential 35Fruchtallee 83 19Residential 35 Philips-Deutschland-Zentrale 172005Office, former Seat of Philips 35 Holiday Inn Hamburg City Nord 182016Hotel 35 Konrad Wohnen 172019 Residential 35 Kap 5 162023Office 35 Ipanema Hamburg 132024Office 46 Arabica-Tower Hamburg 142010Residential 46 The Crown 142025Office, Residential 46 Fifty9 Strandkai 17 2024Office, Residential 49 Flakturm IV (Hochbunker St. Pauli) 121940 (2019)Former flak tower, additional floors added 49 AlsterCity Hamburg 161990Office 49 Suitehotel Hamburg City 182002 Hotel 49 Studentenapartments Berliner Tor 182002Residential 49 Marco-Polo-Tower 162010 Residential 49 Verwaltungsgebäude Hamburg Süd 14 1964 (refurbishment 2016) Office 55 Niebuhr-Hochhaus 171971 55 Hanseatic Trade Center, Phase III 16 1996Office 55 Cinnamon Tower 152014Residential 55 Engel & Völkers Firmenzentrale 15 2019 59 VBG-Tower 15 2016 60 Brahms-Kontor 15 1931 Office 60 Hochhaus Howaldtswerke-Deutsche Werft AG 14 1958 60 Achter Born 86 19 1972Residential 60 Überseering 35 13 1973Office 60 Silo Harburg 15 2003Office 60 Campus Tower 16 2019Office 66 Sibeliusstraße 1 16 2019Residential 66 Sibeliusstraße 2 16 Residential 66 Sibeliusstraße 4 16 Residential 66 Sibeliusstraße 5 16 Residential 66 SAGA-Hochhaus 16 Residential 66 Coffee Plaza 12 2010Office 72 Kontorhaus am Großmarkt 14 1965Office 73 Philosophenturm der Universität Hamburg 14 1963University building 73 Billstraße 84 14 1965Office 73 HAW Hamburg 15 2002University building 76 Finnlandhaus 14 1966Office 77 Meßberghof 10 1924Office 77 Springer-Hochhaus 14 1956 Seat of Axel Springer Verlag 77 Alster-Tower 15 1958 Office 77 Burmah-Haus 13 1960 Office 77 Falkenried Tower 14 2004 Residential 77 Behörde für Stadtentwicklung und Wohnen 12 2012 Office 77 IntercityHotel Hamburg Dammtor-Messe 14 2014 Hotel 77 Esplanade 40 14 2017 Office

Under construction

Name Height (m) Height (ft) Floors Year Elbtower 199 653 52 On Hold Skysegel 73 239.5 16 2025 Präventionszentrum der Berufsgenossenschaften 69 226 19 2024 roots Hamburg 65 213 19 2024 Waterfront Towers West 60 213 14 2024 Waterfront Towers East 60 213 14 2024 EDGE Vattenfall Zentrale 57 187 15 2024 Perigon 57 187 18 2024 The Pier 55 180 14 2024 kbnk Tower Überseequartier 55 180 16 2024 AlsterGate 55 180 16 2024

Proposed

Name Height (m) Height (ft) Floors Year Elbbrücken 120 110 361 28 Bahnhof Altona (South Tower) 76 249 19 Hamburg Innovation Port 75 246 20 Plaza Premium Hotel am Veritaskai 65 213 19 Kongresshotel Elbbrücken 65 213 19 Amsinckstraße 45 65 213 19 Hammer Heart 60 197 17 2027 Ehemaliges Postamt 80 60 197 18 Bahnhof Altona (North Tower) 58 190 15 Naval 57 187 15 Treetop Tower 51 167 14

Demolished

Name Image Heightm (ft) Floors Opened Demolished Iduna-Hochhaus 23 1966 1995 Hermes-Hochhaus 23 1981 2019–2021 Oberpostdirektion 12 1976 2017 Hochhaus Am Hegen 82 17 1963 2004 Astra-Turm 14 1970 2005

See also List of tallest buildings in Germany List of tallest structures in Germany

References

External links Cologne skyscrapers at SkyscraperPage.com