This list of tallest buildings in Nuremberg ranks high-rise buildings and important landmarks that reach a height of 50 meters (164 feet). The tallest structure in the city is by far the 292-meter-high Fernmeldeturm Nürnberg, a telecommunication tower built in 1980.
Nuremberg is characterized above all by its medieval old town with churches towers and domes. To protect the cityscape, very few high-rise buildings have been built to date.
The tallest building in the city is the 135-meter-high Business Tower, the second tallest building in the Free State of Bavaria after Uptown München in Munich.
Rank Name Image Heightm (ft) Floors Year completed Use / Note Fernmeldeturm Nürnberg 1980 Telecommunications tower, Tallest structure in Nuremberg. 1 Business Tower Nürnberg 34 2000 Tallest skyscraper in Nuremberg and second tallest in the state of Bavaria. Height to tip St. Lorenz, Nuremberg 15th century 2 Bundesagentur für Arbeit 18 1973 Federal Employment Agency 3 Norikus 1 22 1972 Residential St. Sebaldus Church 13th century Christus Church 1894 Friedenskirche Nürnberg 1928 4 Hochhaus Einsteinring 6–9 21 1971 Residential 5 Hochhaus Neuselsbrunn 32 21 1965 Residential 5 Hochhaus Neuselsbrunn 53 21 1965 Residential 5 Hochhaus Neuselsbrunn 54 21 1965 Residential 8 Seetor City Campus Tower 18 2023 Residential Reformations-Gedächtnis-Kirche Nürnberg 1938 9 Hochhaus Glogauer Straße 11 17 Residential 10 HDI Hochhaus 15 1991 Seat of HDI 10 Plärrerhochhaus 15 1953 Administration building of Städtische Werke Nürnberg 12 Hochhaus Planetenring 25 17 Residential 13 Hochhaus Gartenstadt 18 1971Residential 14 Hochhaus Creglinger Straße 62 17 Residential 14 Hochhaus Insinger Straße 54 17 Residential16 Tafelhof Palais Turm I 15 2021 Hotel 16 Hochhaus Hainstraße 25 17 1976 Residential 18 Hochhaus Weltenburger Straße 97 16 Residential 19 Grundig Tower I 17 1970 Headquarters of Grundig 20 Hochhaus Wettersteinstraße 51–53 17 Residential 20 UmweltHaus 13 2023 Seat of Umweltbank 22 Hochhaus Schultheißallee 5 17 1968 Residential 23 Merian Forum 13 2002 Office 24 Hochhaus der Fränkischen Überlandwerke 14 1966 Seat of N-ERGIE 25 Norikus 2 17 1972 Residential 26 Hochhaus Hornfischstraße 4 14 Residential 26 Hochhaus Schöpfstraße 33 15 Residential 26 Grundig Turm II 16 1970 Office
More high-rise buildings in the region
Rank Name Image Heightm (ft) Floors Year completed Use / Note City 1 Langer Johann 27 1973 Residential Erlangen 2 Am Europakanal 36 ~ 24 Residential Erlangen 2 Am Europakanal 6 24 Residential Erlangen 4 Am Europakanal 4 ~ 21 Residential Erlangen 5 Siemens-Hochhaus (Glaspalast) 17 1962 Seat of Siemens AG Erlangen 6 Neues Rathaus (Erlangen) 16 2005 Town hall Erlangen 7 Bahnhof-Center 16 Residential Fürth 8 Siemens Healthineers Siemens Medical technology Erlangen 9 Sparkassen-Hochhaus 10 Seat of Sparkasse Fürth
Under construction
Name Height (m) Height (ft) Floors Year IKON 65 213 17 2025 The One 51.5 169 12 2025
Proposed
Name Height (m) Height (ft) Floors Year Zweiblick Turm I 63.45 208 20 Unknown Tor zum Tiefen Feld 57.5 189 17 Unknown Zweiblick Turm II 57.12 187 17 Unknown monopol491 56.3 185 18 Unknown Hochhaus Erlanger-/Marienbergstraße 55 180 16 Unknown Ergo-Hochhaus 52 171 14 Unknown Hochhaus Leuschnerstraße 1 51 167 15 Unknown
See also List of tallest buildings in Germany List of tallest structures in Germany
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