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The Messeturm, or Trade Fair Tower, is a 63-storey, skyscraper in the Westend-Süd district of Frankfurt, Germany. It is the second tallest building in Frankfurt, the second tallest building in Germany and the third tallest building in the European Union. It was the tallest building in Europe from its completion in 1990 until 1997 when it was surpassed by the Commerzbank Tower, which is also located in Frankfurt.

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Building.name
Messeturm
Building.logo
Messeturm logo.svg
Building.logo_size
215
Building.image
Frankfurt am Main, MesseTurm.jpg
Building.image_size
250
Building.caption
Messeturm in 2024
Building.location
Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage 49FrankfurtHesse, Germany
Building.mapframe marker
building
Building.status
Completed
Building.floor_count
632 below ground
Building.construction_start_date
13 July 1988
Building.opening_date
October 1990
Building.building_type
Commercial offices
Building.cost
DM500 million
Building.developer
Tishman Speyer PropertiesCitiBank
Building.owner
Tishman Speyer Properties
Building.architectural_style
Art Deco, Postmodern
Building.architect
Helmut JahnRichard Murphy

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Wikidata facts

Official name
MesseTurm
Area
61711
Image
Frankfurt am Main, MesseTurm.jpg
Height
256.5
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Commons category
Messeturm (Frankfurt am Main)
floors above ground
63
date of official opening
1990-10-00
inception
1990-10-00
capital cost
500000000
postal code
60308
maximum capacity
4000
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The Messeturm, or Trade Fair Tower, is a 63-storey, skyscraper in the Westend-Süd district of Frankfurt, Germany. It is the second tallest building in Frankfurt, the second tallest building in Germany and the third tallest building in the European Union. It was the tallest building in Europe from its completion in 1990 until 1997 when it was surpassed by the Commerzbank Tower, which is also located in Frankfurt.

The Messeturm is located near the Frankfurt Trade Fair grounds. Helmut Jahn designed the Messeturm in a postmodern architectural style. It is regarded as one of the design classics among European skyscrapers. Despite its name, the Messeturm is not used for trade fair exhibitions but as an office building. It is one of the few buildings in Germany with their own postal code (60308), the others being Opernturm, another Frankfurt skyscraper, and the summit station on Zugspitze.

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