Bahntower

Bahntower
Bahntower in 2014
General information
TypeCommercial offices
LocationPotsdamer Platz, Berlin, Germany
Coordinates52°30′35″N 13°22′30″E / 52.50972°N 13.37500°E / 52.50972; 13.37500
Construction started1998
Opening2000
OwnerMorgan Stanley
Height
Antenna spire103 m (338 ft)
Roof94 m (308 ft)
Technical details
Floor count26
Floor area22,000 m2 (240,000 sq ft)
Design and construction
Architect(s)Helmut Jahn
DeveloperDeutsche Bahn
Main contractorHochtief AG

The Bahntower (English: Railway Tower), also written as BahnTower and Bahn-Tower, is a 26-story, 103-metre (338 ft) skyscraper on the Potsdamer Platz in Berlin, Germany. Built between 1998 and 2000, the Bahntower provides 22,000 m2 (240,000 sq ft) of office space for the headquarters of Deutsche Bahn (English: German Railway). It is the sixth-tallest building in Berlin and the sixty-fourth tallest building in Germany.