Eurotower, 40-story skyscraper in Frankfurt financial district, Germany
The Eurotower is a modern office skyscraper in Frankfurt's financial district, standing 148 meters tall. Its concrete frame is clad in aluminum and glass panels, creating a reflective facade that catches the light throughout the day.
The building served as headquarters for the European Central Bank from 1998 to 2014, when the institution relocated. This period marked its role as a center of European monetary policy.
The tower was designed by Richard Heil together with Johannes Krahn, not by Krahn alone. Its lower three floors held a shopping centre with direct access to the U-Bahn station until the 1990s; the basement housed the Living XXL club until 2013, and an ECB information office on the ground floor sold euro souvenirs until 2014.
The tower occupies a full block between Willy-Brandt-Platz, Kaiserstraße, Neue Mainzer Straße and the Gallusanlage. The adjacent U-Bahn station Willy-Brandt-Platz and a tram stop are right by the entrance. The building is an active office of the ECB's banking supervision, so the interior is not open to the public.
The Eurotower was Frankfurt's first skyscraper with floors open to the public: until the 1990s its lower three levels held a shopping centre linked directly to the U-Bahn station Theaterplatz. From 2013 the basement housed the club Living XXL, and until 2014 an ECB information office on the ground floor sold euro souvenirs.
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