Eurotower (Frankfurt)

"For other buildings called Eurotower, see Eurotower (Desambiguation)"

The Eurotower is a well-known skyscraper located in the Bankenviertel ("financial district") of Frankfurt, Germany.

The tower is 148 meters (486 feet) tall, counts 40 floors and occupies 78.000 m² of office space. It is the seat of the European Central Bank (ECB) and currently the 11^th tallest building in Frankfurt as well as the 14^th tallest building in Germany

The tower was designed by architect Richard Heil and was built from 1971 to 1977. The first main tenant was the "Bank für Gemeinwirtschaft". The building was later used by the European Monetary Institute which was the forerunner of the 1998 established European Central Bank.

The building is located at Willy-Brandt-Platz in the city center vis-à-vis to the Opern- und Schauspielhaus Frankfurt. There is an Euro Information Center of the ECB on the first floor open to the public and a club/restaurant called "Living XXL" in the basement. There is an underground U-Bahn station and an aboveground tram station ("Willy-Brandt-Platz") right next to the Eurotower.

The personnel of the ECB are also distributed to two other skyscrapers in the financial district because of limited space in the Eurotower. The ECB plans to build a new headquarter in the eastern part of Frankfurt to bring together all personnel in one place. Construction of the new tower started in 2008 with a completion date for 2011.

ee also

* List of tallest buildings in Frankfurt
* List of tallest buildings in Germany