List of tallest buildings in Braunschweig

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High-rise buildings near Berliner Platz Luftbild Bahnhofsviertel Braunschweig.jpg
High-rise buildings near Berliner Platz

This list of tallest buildings in Braunschweig (or Brunswick) ranks high-rise buildings and important landmarks that reach a height of 38 meters (125 feet). The tallest structure in the city is the 154.65-meter-high Fernmeldeturm Broitzem, a television tower built in 1971.

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Most of Braunschweig's high-rise buildings are located around Berliner Platz at the main train station and the adjacent Willy-Brandt-Platz, which was named on December 18, 2013, to mark the centenary of Willy Brandt's birth. [1] Braunschweig's newest and tallest high-rise buildings are located in the new office complex called BraWoPark. [2] Braunschweig's tallest building, the 90-meters-high Posthochhaus, was built from 1986 to 1990 according to the plans of architects Gerkan, Marg and Partners.

RankNameImageHeight
m (ft)
FloorsYear completedUse / Note
Fernmeldeturm Broitzem 2010-03-23 Broitzem-TV-Turm.JPG 154.65 m (507 ft)1971Tallest structure in Braunschweig, Telecommunications tower
St. Andreas Braunschweig Andreaskirche von Westen.jpg 93 m (305 ft)1532, 1742Tallest church tower
St. Katharinen 20190707 Braunschweig StKatharinen DSC09084 PtrQs.JPG 82.18 m (270 ft)1379
1Posthochhaus (Business-Centers I - BrawoPark) BS Posthochhaus.JPG 90 m (295 ft)151990Built as an administrative high-rise
for the German Federal Post Office.
Roof height: 65 m (213 ft)
2Business-Centers II - BrawoPark BS Hochhaus BraWo.JPG 80 m (262 ft)202015Office
3Business-Centers III - BrawoPark BS BraWoPark 3.JPG 68 m (223 ft)192023Office
3Hochhaus der Braunschweigischen Landessparkasse BS NordLB Hochhaus.JPG 68 m (223 ft)151974Seat of Braunschweigische Landessparkasse
5Hochhaus am Schwarzen Berge BS Schwarzer Berg.JPG 66 m (217 ft)221969Residential
6Ring-Center BS Ring Center.JPG 62 m (203 ft)181975Residential
Braunschweig Town Hall Braunschweig Brunswick Neues Rathaus von Sueden (2006).JPG 61 m (200 ft)1900
7Atrium-Hochhaus I BS Kurt-Schumacher-Str12.JPG 59 m (194 ft)201971Residential
7TU-Hochhaus, Mühlenpfordtstraße BS Architekturhochhaus.JPG 59 m (194 ft)131976Home of the Institute for Building and Solar Technology and other institutes of the Faculty of Architecture at the Technical University of Braunschweig.
9TU-Hochhaus, Pockelsstraße TU-Hochhaus Pockelsstrasse.jpg 58.7 m (193 ft)161956Braunschweig University of Technology
10Hochhaus Jenastieg BS I Punkt.JPG 56 m (184 ft)171969Residential
11TU-Hochhaus, Hans-Sommer-Straße BS Haus der Elektrotechnik.jpg 54 m (177 ft)Braunschweig University of Technology1974New technical town hall
12Atrium-Hochhaus II BS Kurt-Schumacher-Str3.JPG 48 m (157 ft)141971Residential
12Atrium-Hochhaus III BS Kurt-Schumacher-Str7.JPG 48 m (157 ft)141971Residential
12Haus der Wissenschaft Das Haus der Wissenschaft mit Kuppel. Foto Andreas Bormann.jpg 47 m (154 ft)81937House of Science
14 – 17Hochhäuser Emsstraße 12, 14, 16 BS Emsstrasse 2.JPG 43 m (141 ft)141974Residential
18Hochhaus Berliner Platz 2A BS BerlinerPlatz 2A.JPG 42 m (138 ft)13Residential
18Hochhaus Augustinum BS Hochhaus Augustinum.JPG 42 m (138 ft)13Residential
20Bürohaus Wendenring BS Buerohaus Wendenring.JPG 40 m (131 ft)12Office
18Hochhaus Celler Straße BS Hochhaus Celler Str 26.JPG 40 m (131 ft)121960sResidential
18Studentenwohnanlage APM (Affenfelsen) BS Studentenwohnanlage APM 2.JPG 39 m (128 ft)141976Student residence
18Kurt-Schumacher-Straße 18 BS Kurt-Schumacher-Str18-19.JPG 39 m (128 ft)121978Residential
18Hochhaus Theodor Heuss BS Hochhaus Theodor Heuss.JPG 38 m (125 ft)121974Residential

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References

  1. "Braunschweig.de: Bekanntmachung von Straßenbenennungen" (PDF).
  2. "Brawopark.de: Home".