Global Tower

The Global Tower also known as the Commerzbank AG is a high-rise office building in the Innenstadt district of Frankfurt, Germany.

Built between 1970 and 1973, the tower stands at 108.6 m (356 ft) tall with 29 floors and is the current 40th tallest building in Frankfurt.

Seven architectural firms were invited: the Frankfurt offices of Walter Maria Schultz, ABB Architekten, Max Meid & Helmut Romeick and Richard Heil, the Düsseldorf offices of HPP and Heinrich Rosskotten & Edgar Tritthart, and the international architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe.

The jury chose the design by Richard Heil because he had good contacts with the city administration and made optimal use of the site area.

The design for the associated multifunctional auditorium – the Global Forum – was created by the British architect Norman Foster.