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The Hansahochhaus is a skyscraper in the Neustadt-Nord quarter of north-central Cologne. When constructed in 1924-25 it was the city's first skyscraper, and one of the first skyscrapers in Germany. It was designed as an office building in the Expressionist style by the local architect, Jacob Koerfer [de]. It was constructed in just 135 working days, which was considered less than the time taken to erect comparable buildings in the United States where skyscrapers were already becoming mainstream by the 1920s, but construction of the Hansahochhaus was subject to interruptions so the total construction period stretched over 15 months. With 17 floors and a total height of 65 meters, for a brief period following its construction the Hansahochhaus was Europe's tallest building

It is currently protected under historic monument legislation.

References

1. Werner Jung (2005). Das moderne Köln. 6th edition. J. P. Bachem, Köln. p. 66. ISBN 3-7616-1861-1.
2. "Der Bau des Hansa-Hochhauses in Köln". Prof. Dr. Daniel Koerfer i.A. Koerfer'sche Verwaltungsgesellschaft mbH, Köln. Retrieved 3 May 2015.

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Augsburg Hotel Dorint An der Kongresshalle Augsburg (115 m)		Frankfurt skyline in 2015. Köln skyline in 2013. Berlin skyline in 2023.
Bochum Exzenterhaus (88.6 m)
Bonn Post Tower (162.5 m) Langer Eugen (115 m) Neuer Kanzlerplatz Hochhaus (101.5 m)
Bremen Atlantic Hotel Sail City (147 m) Weser Tower (82 m) Aalto-Hochhaus (65 m)
Cologne Cologne Tower (148.5 m) Colonia-Haus (147 m) Uni Center Köln (134 m) Ringturm Cologne (109.1 m) Kölntriangle (103 m) Herkules Hochhaus (102 m) DeutschlandRadio Tower (102 m) Messeturm Köln (80 m) Hansahochhaus (65 m)
Düsseldorf Arag-Tower (124.9 m) LVA Hauptgebäude (123 m) Victoria Haus (108 m) Dreischeibenhaus (94 m) Stadttor (75 m) Wilhelm Marx House (57 m)
Essen RWE Tower (127 m) Essen City Hall (106 m)
Frankfurt (Oder) Oderturm (95 m)
Hamburg Elbtower (on hold) (245 m) Elbphilharmonie (110 m) Radisson Blu Hotel Hamburg (108 m) Columbus Haus (105 m) Emporio (98 m) Atlantic-Haus (88 m) Dancing Towers (85 m)
Jena JenTower (144.5 m)
Kaiserslautern Kaiserslautern Town Hall (84 m)
Leipzig City-Hochhaus Leipzig (142.5 m) The Westin Leipzig (96 m) Wintergartenhochhaus (95.5 m) Europahaus (56 m) Kroch High-rise (43 m)
Lübeck Maritim Travemünde (119 m)
Mannheim Collini Center (102 m)
Neckarsulm Neckarsulm TDS Office Tower (70 m)
Neubrandenburg Kulturfinger (56 m)
Nuremberg Business Tower Nürnberg (135 m)
Offenbach City Tower Offenbach (120 m)
Stuttgart Porsche Design Tower Stuttgart (90 m) Wüstenrot Tower (72 m) Tagblatt-Turm (61.2 m)
Timmendorfer Strand Maritim Clubhotel (101 m)
Demolished buildings Bayer-Hochhaus (122 m) AfE-Turm (116 m) Friedrich-Engelhorn-Hochhaus (102 m) Sparkasse Hagen Tower (101 m)
Buildings listed in order of height Building data source: Skyscraper Center See also: Category:Skyscrapers in Germany

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