Silberturm, Office skyscraper in Bahnhofsviertel, Germany
The Silberturm is an office building in Frankfurt that rises 166 meters with its modern structure of concrete, steel, and aluminum across 32 floors. The tower houses office spaces for various companies and contributes to the skyline of the city's financial district.
The tower opened in 1978 and held the title of Germany's tallest building until 1990 when newer structures surpassed it in height. It initially served as headquarters for a major bank and later transitioned to become offices for Germany's national railway company.
The tower's name was only officially adopted in 2012, when it was handed over to IVG and Deutsche Bahn; before that it was known as the Dresdner-Bank-Hochhaus or Jürgen-Ponto-Hochhaus, after the bank chairman murdered by the RAF in 1977, who gives the square below its name. The 31st floor, once a mandatory water reservoir also used as a swimming pool, is now a conference room with floor-to-ceiling windows and neon artworks in the surrounding hallways.
The tower stands at Jürgen-Ponto-Platz, which opens onto Kaiserstraße and Weserstraße in the Bahnhofsviertel, across the street from the Skyper tower. The entrance is at the base, where a broader lower section with rows of larger dark windows sits beneath the slender shaft. The upper floors, including the conference level, are not open to visitors.
One of the upper floors originally held a swimming pool before it was converted into a conference space, reflecting how the building's needs shifted over time. This transformation shows how office towers adapt their interiors to serve different functions as business requirements evolve.
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