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Tower 185

Coordinates: 50°06′38″N 8°39′23″E / 50.1106°N 8.65629°E / 50.1106; 8.65629
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Tower 185
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General information
TypeCommercial offices
LocationFriedrich-Ebert-Anlage 35-37
Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
Coordinates50°06′38″N 8°39′23″E / 50.1106°N 8.65629°E / 50.1106; 8.65629
Construction startedAugust 2008
OpeningDecember 2011
Height
Roof200 m (656 ft)
Technical details
Floor count55
2 below ground
Floor area100,500 m2 (1,081,800 sq ft)
Lifts/elevators10
Design and construction
Architect(s)Christoph Mäckler
References
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Tower 185 is a 55-storey, 200 m (660 ft) skyscraper in the Gallus district of Frankfurt, Germany. As of 2023, it is the fourth-tallest building in Frankfurt and the fourth-tallest in Germany, tied with Main Tower. The anchor tenant of the tower is the German branch office of PricewaterhouseCoopers, which has leased 60,000 m2 (650,000 sq ft).

The tower was initially planned to be 185 m (607 ft) with 50 storeys; however, when plans changed to increase the height by an additional five floors, its name was not changed.

When Germany submitted its application to have Frankfurt selected as the seat of the European Union's Anti-money-laundering authority (AMLA) in 2023, Tower 185 was one of three options – alongside Messeturm – presented as potential location for the new agency.[5]

Skyscrapers in Frankfurt

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Skyscrapers in Frankfurt
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500m
550yds
18
Eurotower
17
Skyper
16
Marienturm
15
Deutsche Bank Twin Towers
14
Westend Gate
13
Silberturm
12
Taunusturm
11
Opernturm
10
Grand Tower
8
Trianon
7
Omniturm
6
5
Tower 185
4
Main Tower
3
Westendstraße 1
2
Messeturm
1
Commerzbank Tower

Tallest skyscrapers in Frankfurt am Main
1
Commerzbank Tower
2
Messeturm
3
Westendstraße 1
4
Main Tower
5
Tower 185
6
ONE
7
Omniturm
8
Trianon
9
Seat of the European Central Bank
10
Grand Tower
11
Opernturm
12
Taunusturm
13
Silberturm
14
Westend Gate
15
Deutsche Bank Twin Towers
16
Marienturm
17
Skyper
18
Eurotower

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tower 185". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
  2. ^ "Emporis building ID 101948". Emporis. Archived from the original on 22 April 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ^ "Tower 185". SkyscraperPage.
  4. ^ Tower 185 at Structurae
  5. ^ Carsten Volkery (9 November 2023), Wie Deutschland die Anti-Geldwäsche-Behörde nach Frankfurt holen will Handelsblatt
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