List of the tallest structures in Cologne
The list of the tallest structures in Cologne contains all structures (such as church buildings, chimneys or radio towers) that are or were standing in Cologne and that reach a height of at least 75 meters.
Surname | Type | Construction year | height | Coordinates | Remarks | photo |
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Colonius | Transmission tower (reinforced concrete) | 1981 | 266.00 m | 50 ° 56 '49.5 " N , 6 ° 55' 55" E | ||
Chimney of the Cologne-Merkenich thermal power station | stack | 250.00 m | 51 ° 1 '4.8 " N , 6 ° 57' 52.2" E | |||
Old Cologne-Niehl cogeneration plant | Building with a chimney | 1976 | 180.00 m | 50 ° 58 ′ 28.5 " N , 6 ° 59 ′ 13.6" E | Demolished in 2008 | without picture |
Large chimney of the Rhineland Raffinerie Godorf | stack | 175.00 m | 50 ° 51 '38.9 " N , 6 ° 58' 51.3" E | |||
High Cathedral of St. Peter and Mary (" Cologne Cathedral ") | church | 1880 | 157.38 m | 50 ° 56 '28.7 " N , 6 ° 57' 28.7" E | ||
GVG chimney | stack | 150.00 m | 51 ° 0 ′ 1.4 " N , 6 ° 56 ′ 36.3" E | without picture | ||
Kölnturm | skyscraper | 2001 | 148.10 m | 50 ° 56 '53.2 " N , 6 ° 56' 34.9" E | ||
Colonia house | skyscraper | 1972 | 147.00 m | 50 ° 57 '38.1 " N , 6 ° 58' 55.4" E | Highest residential high-rise in Germany | |
Funkhaus am Raderberggürtel | skyscraper | 1978 | 138.00 m | 50 ° 54 '9.3 " N , 6 ° 57' 39.7" E | Blast planned for 2018 | |
Uni Center | skyscraper | 1973 | 131.00 m | 50 ° 55 '18.7 " N , 6 ° 55' 58" E | High-rise residential building with 45 floors | |
Cologne-Merkenich thermal power station , small chimney | stack | 120.00 m | 51 ° 1 '1.9 " N , 6 ° 57' 50.8" E | |||
Chimney of the Ford factory in Cologne-Niehl | stack | 115.00 m | 51 ° 0 '50.9 " N , 6 ° 58' 0.9" E | |||
Pollonius | Transmission tower (reinforced concrete) | 1992 | 115.00 m | 50 ° 55 '17.8 " N , 7 ° 0' 16.3" E | ||
TÜV Rheinland | skyscraper | 1974 | 112.00 m | 50 ° 55 '27.6 " N , 6 ° 59' 31.7" E | ||
Ford Tower | Steel lattice tower | 1951 | 112.00 m | 50 ° 56 '59.4 " N , 6 ° 58' 50.6" E | Demolished in 1963 | |
Ring tower | skyscraper | 109.00 m | 50 ° 57 '4.5 " N , 6 ° 57' 35.6" E | |||
Regional and district court | skyscraper | 105.00 m | 50 ° 55 '21.3 " N , 6 ° 56' 9.4" E | In certain weather conditions, strong down winds occur at the entrance | ||
Cologne triangle | skyscraper | 2005 | 103.20 m | 50 ° 56 '25.5 " N , 6 ° 58' 18.6" E | ||
Hercules skyscraper | skyscraper | 1969 | 102.00 m | 50 ° 57 '1.2 " N , 6 ° 56' 1.4" E | ||
GermanyRadio | skyscraper | 1975 | 102.00 m | 50 ° 54 '10.1 " N , 6 ° 57' 34.6" E | ||
Hochfackel industrial park Cologne-North | stack | 100.00 m | 51 ° 0 ′ 57.5 " N , 6 ° 56 ′ 13.8" E | |||
Rheinsternhaus | skyscraper | 96.00 m | 50 ° 57 '8.3 " N , 6 ° 58' 4.3" E | High-rise residential building, 27 floors | ||
Lufthansa high-rise | skyscraper | 1969 | 95.00 m | 50 ° 56 '14.8 " N , 6 ° 58' 14.2" E | ||
Lanxess Tower | skyscraper | 1969 | 95.00 m | 50 ° 56 '14.9 " N , 6 ° 58' 14.4" E | ||
Clinic | skyscraper | 1971 | 89.00 m | 50 ° 55 '24.8 " N , 6 ° 55' 1.3" E | ||
Studio tower Deutsche Welle | skyscraper | 1976 | 86.00 m | 50 ° 54 '11.4 " N , 6 ° 57' 39.6" E | ||
DKV insurance | skyscraper | 1966 | 84.00 m | 50 ° 56 '15.8 " N , 6 ° 54' 26.9" E | Renovated in 2001 | |
Great St. Martin | church | 1250 | 84.00 m | 50 ° 56 '18.6 " N , 6 ° 57' 41.8" E | ||
Sacred Heart Church | church | 1909 | 83.41 m | 50 ° 55 '49.4 " N , 6 ° 56' 23.6" E | ||
Cologne Exhibition Tower | skyscraper | 80.00 m | 50 ° 56 ′ 39.7 " N , 6 ° 58 ′ 12" E | |||
Towers of the radio station Cologne-Raderthal | Wooden tower | 1927 | 80.00 m | 50 ° 53 '49.2 " N , 6 ° 57' 38.9" E | 2 free-standing wooden towers, which carried a T-antenna for a medium wave transmitter, dismantled after the shutdown on March 21, 1932 | |
Dormitory of the sports university | skyscraper | 1973 | 77.00 m | 50 ° 56 '14.3 " N , 6 ° 52' 15.7" E | ||
Bonner Strasse 211 | skyscraper | 1971 | 76.00 m | 50 ° 54 '42.4 " N , 6 ° 57' 46.5" E | ||
Lanxess Arena | Stadion | 1998 | 76.00 m | 50 ° 56 '18.8 " N , 6 ° 58' 58.8" E | was called Kölnarena until it was renamed in 2008 | |
Deutsche Telekom AG | skyscraper | 75.00 m | 50 ° 56 '46.3 " N , 6 ° 55' 50.2" E |