List of tallest buildings in Jena

This list of tallest buildings in Jena ranks high-rise buildings that reach a height of 40 meters (131 feet). The tallest skyscraper in the city is the 144.5-meter-high JenTower, built in 1972.

In 1915, Germany's first "skyscraper", the 42-meter-high (138-foot) Bau 15, was constructed in Jena. The building, designed by Friedrich Pützer, was used by Zeiss as a production facility. In 1936, the architects Hans Hertlein and Georg Steinmetz built a new administrative building for Zeisswerke, known as Building 36. In 1945, Allied bombing raids destroyed large parts of Jena's city center.

After the end of the Second World War, the city council adopted the “Reconstruction Plan for the University City of Jena”. Construction of the high-rise research building began in 1959. On April 30, 1970, the foundation stone for the 26-storey research tower designed by Hermann Henselmann was laid in the immediate vicinity. It was inaugurated on October 2, 1972. The tower was renovated between 1999 and 2001. It was then used by Intershop Communications AG. In November 2004, the Intershop Tower was renamed the Jentower. At 144.5 meters, the tower is the tallest building in eastern Germany.

Rank	Name	Height m (ft)	Floors	Year completed	Use / Note
1	JenTower	144.5 m (474 ft)	31	1972	Tallest skyscraper in Jena, Renovated in 2001 and increased by two storeys. With antenna spire 159.6 m (524 ft) tall.
	St. Michael	75 m (246 ft)		1557
2	Bau 59	67 m (220 ft)	16	1962 (Refurbishment in 1993)	Former research high-rise of the VEB Carl Zeiss Jena
3	Bau 36	66 m (217 ft)	15	1935	Seat of Jenoptik AG
4	Bau 15	42 m (138 ft)	11	1915	Jena's and Germany's first "skyscraper".

Under Construction

Name	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Year
Inselplatz-Campus	50	164	15	2025

Proposed

Name	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Year
Bebauung des Eichplatzes I	66.5	218	20	2027
dotSource Campus	65	213	16	Unknown
Bebauung des Eichplatzes II	50	164	14	2027
Steinweg Tower (Quartier 22)	49	161	15	Unknown

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List of tallest buildings in Germany

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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
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