Main Tower

50°06′44″N 8°40′19″E / 50.11222°N 8.67194°E / 50.11222; 8.67194Construction started18 October 1996CompletedMarch 1999Opening28 January 2000Cost700 million Deutsche MarkHeightAntenna spire240 m (787 ft)Roof200 m (656 ft)Technical detailsFloor count56
5 below groundFloor area101,705 m² (1,094,700 sq ft)Lifts/elevators27Design and constructionArchitect(s)Schweger + PartnerStructural engineerBurggraf, Weichinger + Partner
Förster + Sennewald Ingenieurgesellschaft mbHMain contractorHochtief AG
Philipp Holzmann AGOther informationPublic transit access Taunusanlage (10 min)References^[1][2][3][4]

Main Tower is a 56-storey, 200 m (656 ft) skyscraper in the Innenstadt district of Frankfurt, Germany. It is named after the nearby Main river. The building is 240 m (787 ft) when its antenna spire is included.

The tower has five underground floors and two public viewing platforms. It is the only skyscraper in Frankfurt with a public viewing observatory. As of 2023, it is the fourth-tallest building in Frankfurt and the fourth-tallest in Germany, tied with Tower 185.

The foyer of the building has two art pieces accessible to the public: the video installation by Bill Viola "The World of Appearances" and the wall mosaic by Stephan Huber "Frankfurter Treppe / XX. Jahrhundert" ( "Frankfurt's Steps/20th century").

The tower's design features what appears to be two connected towers. The smaller of the two is of a cuboid shape and a design common to 1970s architecture. The second and taller of the two towers is circular with a blue glass exterior which features the transmission tower on top.

History

The structure was built between 1996 and 1999, and serves as headquarters for Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen (Helaba). Other tenants are the German Offices of Merrill Lynch and Standard & Poor's and a television studio of the Hessischer Rundfunk. Prominent US law firms Sullivan & Cromwell and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton are also residents of the Main Tower. The first tenants moved in on 5 November 1999, and the official inauguration was 28 January 2000. During weather reports by the television station, the weather reporter stands on the top of the building.^{[citation needed]}

In June 2015, NorthStar Realty Finance of New York entered into an agreement to acquire Main Tower for about €540 million.^[5][6]

Skyscrapers in Frankfurt

• The official website in English