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===Skyscrapers=== {{See also|List of tallest buildings in Frankfurt}} {{wide image|Frankfurt am Main Skyline (51395421615).jpg|800px|View of Frankfurt from the [[Taunus]]}} Frankfurt is unique among German cities with regards to [[skyscraper]]s. Since the 1970s some of the tallest buildings in Germany have been built along the Mainzer Landstrasse. The [[Main Tower]] was completed in 1999 with its top floor skydeck and penthouse restaurant designed to be open to tourists.<ref>{{cite book |editor1=Georges Binder |title=Tall Buildings of Europe, Middle East and Africa |year=2006 |publisher= Images |isbn=9781876907815 |page=14}}</ref> Frankfurt hosts 20 out of Germany's 21 [[List of tallest buildings in Germany|skyscrapers]]. Most skyscrapers and high-rise office buildings are located in the financial district ([[Bankenviertel]]), around the trade fair premises ([[Europaviertel (Frankfurt)|Europaviertel]]) and at [[Mainzer Landstraße]] between Opernplatz and Platz der Republik, which connects the two areas. The 20 skyscrapers are: *'''[[Commerzbank Tower]]''', {{cvt|259.0|m|2}} – designed by [[Norman Foster]], when the tower was completed in 1997 it was the tallest building in Europe with 259 meters. It is still the tallest building in Frankfurt and constructed in steel.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.timeout.com/frankfurt/things-to-do/most-beautiful-buildings-in-frankfurt |title=The 10 most beautiful buildings in Frankfurt |date=25 March 2018 |publisher=TimeOut}}</ref> *'''[[Messeturm]]''', {{cvt|256.5|m|2}} – The EU's third-tallest building, the tallest building in Europe 1990–1997; main tenant is [[Goldman Sachs]] (Germany). *'''[[Four (Frankfurt)|Four I]]''', {{cvt|233.0|m|2}} *'''[[Westend Tower]]''', {{cvt|208.0|m|2}} – [[DZ Bank]] headquarters *'''[[Main Tower]]''', {{cvt|200.0|m|2}} – [[Helaba|Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen]] and [[Standard & Poor's]] (Germany) headquarters *'''[[Tower 185]]''', {{cvt|200.0|m|2}} – [[PricewaterhouseCoopers]] (Germany) headquarters *''' ONE ''', {{cvt|191|m|2}} *'''[[Omniturm]]''', {{cvt|190.0|m|2}} *'''[[Trianon (Frankfurt am Main)|Trianon]]''', {{cvt|186.0|m|2}} – [[DekaBank]] headquarters *'''[[Seat of the European Central Bank]]''', {{cvt|185.0|m|2}} – [[European Central Bank]] headquarters *'''[[Grand Tower (Frankfurt am Main)|Grand Tower]]''', {{cvt|179.9|m|2}} – Tallest residential tower *'''[[Four (Frankfurt)|Four I]]''', {{cvt|179.0|m|2}} – Residential tower *'''[[Opernturm]]''', {{cvt|170.0|m|2}} – [[UBS]] (Germany) headquarters *'''[[Taunusturm]]''', {{cvt|170.0|m|2}} *'''[[Silberturm]]''', {{cvt|166.3|m|2}} – Germany's tallest building 1978–1990, Main tenant is [[Deutsche Bahn]]. *'''[[Westend Gate]]''', {{cvt|159.3|m|2}} – Germany's tallest building 1976–1978, Main tenant is [[Marriott International|Marriott]] Frankfurt Hotel. *'''[[Deutsche Bank Twin Towers|Deutsche Bank I]]''', {{cvt|155.0|m|2}} – [[Deutsche Bank]] headquarters *'''[[Deutsche Bank Twin Towers|Deutsche Bank II]]''', {{cvt|155.0|m|2}} *'''[[Marienturm]]''', {{cvt|155.0|m|2}} *'''[[Skyper]]''', {{cvt|153.8|m|2}} – Main tenant is DekaBank. Other high-rise buildings include: *'''[[Eurotower (Frankfurt)|Eurotower]]''', {{cvt|148.0|m|2}} – [[European Central Bank|Former European Central Bank headquarters]] *'''One Forty West''', {{cvt|145|m|2}} – [[Meliá Hotels International]], Residential *'''[[Frankfurter Büro Center]]''', {{cvt|142.4|m|2}} – Main tenant is [[Clifford Chance]] (Germany). *'''[[City-Haus]]''', {{cvt|142.1|m|2}} – Main tenant is DZ Bank. *'''[[Gallileo (skyscraper)|Gallileo]]''', {{cvt|136.0|m|2}} – Main tenant is Commerzbank. {{Panorama |image = Frankfurt Skyline Pano.Südwest.20130618.jpg |height = 250px |width = |alt = Frankfurt skyline in June 2013, view from south-west |caption = Frankfurt skyline in June 2013, view from south-west |dir = |align = center }}
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