RWE Tower, Modern office building in central Dortmund, Germany.
The RWE Tower is a modern high-rise with 21 floors and 91 meters of height, clad in black granite with adjustable windows across its entire façade. The structure houses retail spaces, restaurants, and an underground parking garage.
Its construction between 2003 and 2005 was part of a major redevelopment project for Dortmund, linking the central station to the downtown area. The building marked the city's urban transformation during this period.
The tower has created a public gathering space where employees and visitors meet in cafés beneath the glazed roof. This spot shapes downtown Dortmund through its modern design and serves as a focal point for the business district.
The building is easy to locate at Freistuhl 7 in the city center and serves as a helpful landmark for navigation. Many ground-level areas are open to the public, including shops and dining venues.
The tower has a lens-shaped foundation that gives it an unusual form, setting it apart from typical rectangular high-rises. Its roof with a 17-meter-high glazed section creates a striking interior space that many visitors overlook.
Location: Dortmund
Official opening: August 24, 2005
Architectural style: modern architecture
Capacity: 700
Floors above the ground: 21
Height: 91 m
Made from material: concrete, reinforced concrete, glass, granite
Address: Freistuhl 7
GPS coordinates: 51.51611,7.46229
Latest update: December 6, 2025 17:41
Dortmund combines industrial heritage with contemporary cultural offerings across its different districts. The city features a variety of sites, from Signal Iduna Park, Germany's largest football stadium with 81,365 seats where Borussia Dortmund has played since 1974, to the German Football Museum, which traces the history of the sport on 7,000 square meters of interactive exhibits. Green spaces are significant, including Westfalenpark, a 70-hectare park home to the 209-meter-high Florianturm and extensive rose gardens, and Dortmund Zoo, where 1,500 animals from 230 species, mainly from South America, reside across 28 hectares. Cultural institutions reflect Dortmund's mining past and its artistic scene. Zeche Zollern, a former coal mine from 1898, displays its original machinery hall and documents the industrial era of the Ruhr. The Museum of Art and Cultural History hosts collections from the Middle Ages to today within its 1924 Art Deco building. The Dortmund Concert Hall hosts classical and jazz concerts in its 1,550-seat auditorium. Lake Phoenix exemplifies urban redevelopment: this former steelworks site transformed in 2010 offers 3.2 kilometers of pathways along the water. Mengede Castle, a 13th-century fortress surrounded by moats, illustrates medieval architecture in Westphalia.
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