Europe’s New Skyscraper Capital Isn’t Where You Think

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[@TheCriminalViolin]

I was not expecting Frankfurt because I was expecting a unexpected place haha. Frankfurt has been very well known as the skyscraper capital of Europe, as well as the economic, IT & "cosmopolitan" capital of Germany when it comes to modernism.

[@rjc0234]

and i imagine that, since Brexit, it is now even more influential in Europe and the EU!

[@TheCriminalViolin]

@Paw EL I know that. But Frankfurt still is the capital for having by far the most.

[@52fifteen33]

Frankfurt is like german Ohio

[@lokischeissmessiah5749]

@@TheCriminalViolin Frankfurt doesn't have the most skyscrapers. Frankfurt has 18 skyscrapers (technically defined as buildings over 150m) with what, 5 under construction? London has 38 skyscrapers with a further 9 under construction. So I don't know where this "Skyscraper capital" bs is coming from? Just typical teutonic self assuredness or?

[@tim..indeed]

@@lokischeissmessiah5749 Not surprising since London a much, much larger city. And what also seperates London is that it's skyscrapers (and even moreso the high-rises) are divided between City of London, Canary Wharf and other places. Meanwhile every skyscraper and most other high-rises in Frankfurt is in the inner city, making that place as dense as both London districts.

[@hrvojehedzet8317]

Frankfurt was the first one I thought about tho... One of the most memorable European skylines for sure.

[@davidz3879]

Frankfurt has been the skyscraper capital of Europe for years.

[@at0mly]

Yeah same.

[@AntneeUK]

Me: It's not Frankfurt? Fred: It's Frankfurt Me: So it _is_ where I thought

[@norwegianzound]

I thought Moscow

[@nemo2203]

@@norwegianzound out of favor right now….

[@megaprojects1]

I like that most skyscrapers are concentrated in one city rather than having them everywhere. That way you get both a modern looking city while the other more historic cities can keep their old charm. It's the best of two worlds.

[@runfrankfurt]

Frankfurt is also called „Mainhattan“ due to the skyline and the river called „Main“ which flows through the center. It always had a unique skyline in Europe.

[@svenaqeo]

@@craplike123 And it ist also called "Crackfurt" due to the favorite candy at the Central station and its lovers: Crack.

[@gigigonzal0]

@@craplike123 what a bullshit. you can enjoy your leisure time everywhere. its just a few streets where this melting pot exists like in every other bigger city.

[@__KursK__]

​@@craplike123germany has the fourth highest gdp of all countries plus its an innovation hub. That's not a failed state

[@ernesto.carloz]

@@__KursK__ 40% income tax and even more is not a big fail?

[@citroen-fan]

Yes, but why Mainhattan? Mainhattan was derived from New York's "Manhattan". And because it is located on the river Main "Mainhattan"...

[@mimamo]

Why is it surprising, when Frankfurt had always been the skyscraper capital of Europe? Things went a bit slower in the past two decades and Paris, London, Moscow, Warsaw and Istanbul had some time to catch up, but with the recent construction boom in Frankfurt sits comfortably at the top again. The only thing the city needs, and that some others already have, is one supertall above 300m.

[@felix6150]

Unfortunately that won't happen in the next 20 years. The Millenium Tower, which was supposed to be 360m tall, was reduced to 288m. It was the only Supertall building ever planned in Frankfurt.

[@betula2137]

Yes, one of the main cities to have a distinctive high skyline as its central focus, rather than something like la Défense -- it's a bit like Melbourne actually

[@emle9207]

Exactly my thoughts. Stupid title and intro of this video.

[@nedludd7622]

Catch up on what? Le Courbusier had a plan to destroy Paris in the 20's by building a bunch of high-rises in th city center. Fortunately no one listened to that maniac. The ugliest site in Paris is one tower that was built in the 60's, la tour Montparnasse. It is said that the view from its roof is the best because you can't see the tower.

[@Freshbott2]

Well planned cities don’t have huge demand for skyscrapers. North American and Australian cities can justify them (if you could call it that) cause they’re starved for floor space in 99% of their built area and their transport networks are radial. Frankfurt can get away with it cause it’s part of a mega region but there’s really nothing to be gained by a 300+ meter tower. They’re necessarily expensive and out of proportion with their environment. They offer zero improvement in amenity to surrounding neighbourhoods to justify the externalities. That one tower could be several midrise structures that benefit way more people. It should just stay missing.

[@LC-pv9xh]

This title is kind of misleading because Frankfurt was already the skyscraper capital at the turn of the century but has been surpassed by London, Paris, and Moscow because Frankfurt slowed to a creep on building while those places went berserk. The skyline looks rarely unchanged from 20 years ago even though there are a few additions. It's good to see Frankfurt booming again and I miss living there!

[@RedroomStudios]

much appreciated comment... I just listed the same 3 cities as you did that are outdoing Frankfurt.

[@LC-pv9xh]

@@RedroomStudios much appreciated response! Good you've noticed the same things I have! You have my support!

[@theequalizer153]

I believe the reasson for Frankfurt to slow down is that the transition of State affairs from said area moved a lot of people from Frankfurt to Berlin some 20 years ago when most of the new buildings were ready to be moved into. Meanwhile Frankfurt dwindled somewhat but are growing again since 5 years back , this we can thank the Brexiters for ;-) :-)

[@user-hv3xv4xs6j]

You really should look into Warsaw. Construction has been going crazy over the last couple of years.

[@LC-pv9xh]

@@user-hv3xv4xs6j I'm very aware of Warsaw. They've basically been on par with Frankfurt lately and would be added to the list along with Istanbul.

[@Flbari]

I lived in Frankfurt before and for me it always was the skyscraper capital of Europe. Warsaw was impressive too

[@tubz]

as an American I love the fact that so many European cities don't have skyscrapers and have nice historic charm. besides, just about nothing can top Chicago or New York skyline, keep doing what you do best and don't try to compete haha

[@user-zz2of4zk6b]

Moscow has more skyscrapers and they are higher.

[@cooltwittertag]

@@tubz idk i think shanghais skyline easily beats them, at least NYC based on interesting architecture.

[@secrets.295]

​@@tubzUhm. Shanghai, Hong Kong, Kuala Lumpur, Dubai can easily beat Chicago's skyline. Shanghai & Hong Kong can beat New York too.

[@secrets.295]

Nuh. Moscow is the new skyscraper of Europe. Moscow skyline is more compact and it has the height as well.

[@S.T.A.L.K.E.R.-Strelok]

In Germany we often jokingly refer to Frankfurt as "Mainhatten" because of it's skyline and it's location on the river Main.

[@benni69_]

Ich weiß das

[@DasIllu]

I was about to comment that, adding that this is a thing for 20 or 30 years now. Maybe slower than elsewhere but steady in growth. With all the finance and consulting firms fleeing London i can't help but imagine the conservatives be like: "Hmmm oops, why didn't we think of that?"

[@PD-we8vf]

How will you be hearing your home this winter?

[@DasIllu]

@@PD-we8vf "How will you be hearing your home this winter?" Just fine. The construction sites are a bit loud but not deafening. 😛

[@merzto]

@@PD-we8vf with oil, and you?

[@suyashneelambugg]

Munich had a regulation on the banks not being taller than churches! Therefore the tall banks opened in Frankfurt!

[@wanz3549]

This is just plain wrong. Also what makes you think bankers can only function at altitudes > 100m.

[@JohnFromAccounting]

So we just need to build the tallest church in the world in Munich, and then we can make a skyscraper?

[@Thelandlord637]

@@JohnFromAccounting it’s worth a try🤣🤣🤣

[@arctix4518]

The reason why the banks opened in Frankfurt, is the demise of Berlin after WW2. Before the war, Berlin was the undisputed financial capital. The German Division was the trigger, almost all of the big companies left Berlin, in most cases to Munich (Siemens, Allianz, Knorr-Bremse, Osram) or Frankfurt (Deutsche Bank, AEG, Dresdner Bank, many state institutions). The first german skyscrapers in Germany were built in Berlin, Jena, Köln, Düsseldorf or Stuttgart in the Golden Twenties. Frankfurts and Munichs skyscrapers are a post-war period product.

[@tomlxyz]

@@arctix4518 It makes sense historically but it's so weird that a European capital has relative little importance in its own country

[@vzs01]

Following this channel for quite a while now and seeing you grow to a level where serious construction enterprises advertise their products in your videos is just mind blowing. Being this connected to the real world work with your channel has to be the biggest creator flex I can think of

[@Teddini]

I mean, being from Frankfurt Area, I totally knew it was going to be here. Frankfurt / Mainhattan was always impressive, they only lack supertalls but still, the skyline stands out when compared to other regional/german cities. The only city that I could Imagine being a new Skyscraper Capital, which people wouldnt expect, would be Warszawa. I love the city and its development.

[@teluobir]

Also Wien

[@HCforLife1]

@@teluobir Yup - my top are Frankfurt, Warsaw, Rotterdam, Vien, and Bratislava (like the atmosphere of the last one). Of course, there are London, Milan, Paris, and others, but those are my favorites.

[@FlakeSE]

One interesting thing about Frankfurt today is that entering this Mainhattan district is surprisingly walkable, being suddenly surrounded by all of these tall towers after walking through the restored old town has a bit of intangible magic to it.

[@johnwayne7673]

magic isn't real

[@Jay-jq6bl]

The old town has A LOT of work left to do. The modern buildings between the restored part and Zeil are rubbish. Plus, there are many roofs that need restoration, like those directly out front of the HBF.

[@vide-yo3336]

Mainhatten? lol. Germans can't get more ridiculous than that. What restored old city? Do you mean the Replica? Restoration is based on pre-existing structures that were damaged. Even damaged structures should not be completely rebuilt, or they will lose their historical and cultural identity. Frankfurt's old town was destroyed, cleared away, new buildings were erected on the original site, demolished again and recreated as a replica. In your opinion, does that qualify as restoration? The new old city is a replica by all definitions. Perhaps my city will rebuild the Roman town centre that existed there 1400 years ago. At least we still have some of the walls and support structures of the original buildings. Germany: The real world example of "fake it till you make it".

[@Bonos-hk1tc]

@@vide-yo3336 bruh someone's really jealous

[@MsAln1]

@@vide-yo3336 Germany: The real world example of "fake it till you make it". - couldn't be more true. Calling it Mainhatten is ridiculous. There are literally more impressive skyscrapers in random clusters in the suburbs of Istanbul or London.

[@UlliStein]

In 1999 there was an "open skyscraper weekend" when all skyscrapers opened theier rooftops and top levels for the public. What a great memory and experience! Today you can visit the Main Tower observation deck which is really beautiful.

[@somethingtothinkabout6556]

That sounds wonderful!

[@aggimania7901]

@@somethingtothinkabout6556 there have been several events of this kind, luckily I was able to attend one, but was only able to get on the roof by winning tickets for it at a radio channel, as the website crashed all the time not able buying regular ones

[@fekalistagrzybowory7619]

We had a Night of Towers in Warsaw in 2017, visitors could enter almost every Tower in city that night

[@leonoson]

it still existed as a special day, it was discontinued during corona and once it's sure we won't have big infection waves they probably will start doing it again :)

[@muzikkification]

Frankfurt was literally the first place I thought of haha. But I'm also not from Europe and it was about the only place I visited to actually have skyscrapers.

[@yourgod010101]

Gotta say Warszaw is one of the best now in 2022 Europe, huge increase over there. However Frankfurt always had a nice skyline for a longer time than Warszaw

[@2MinuteHockey]

The Germans made sure Warszawa's skyline would never exceed 3 bricks tall

[@radosawkowal9050]

@@2MinuteHockey they shure tried, but have you seen modern Warsaw?

[@2MinuteHockey]

@@radosawkowal9050 other than missing a few elegant centuries old buildings which ze Germans refuse to pay for?

[@adamjamro7841]

@@2MinuteHockey We all know you would like to keep it that way, it even shows in this video.

[@2MinuteHockey]

@@adamjamro7841 what're you babbling about?

[@ajmonkeyflash]

I live in Frankfurt and I love the »big city vibes« that the skyscrapers create. However their impact on everyday life in the city is quite big as they are mostly used for office/banking. People work here, they don’t live here and you can feel that.

[@buioso]

In Europe we should build more residential skyscrapers.

[@uhohhotdog]

Skyscrapers are not economical. They are vanity projects for the rich. Residential skyscrapers would not be affordable for most people.

[@vadaing394]

@@buioso I disagree. Living in a skyscraper can be very inconvenient, it has been prooved that the perfect height for an appartment building is roughly 4 or 5 storeys.

[@willfungusman8666]

@@uhohhotdog wrong

[@themariokartlick]

@@willfungusman8666 if you’re at the point where building residential skyscrapers makes sense based on the underlying value of the land then, yeah, it’s going to be uneconomical. The thing is that skyscrapers only get built when land values justify building such a massive and expensive structure. That’s just not really conducive to affordable residential housing.

[@soulscanner66]

0:00 Frankfurt: New skyscraper of Europe 0:10 Question: Why Frankfurt? 0:38 Why Europe doesn't like skyscrapers 1:45 Why Frankfurt is different 2:58 Millennium tower 3:11 Four Frankfurt: Four buildings in heart of city 4:18 Four Frankfurt: Urban design 4:55 Four Frankfurt: Construction techniques 5:25 Four Frankfurt: Concrete cores and PERI systems 8:04 Frankfurt: Brexit building boom 9:04 Conclusion: The changing skyline Would be great if you could make timestamped guides for reference in the . When teaching and in presentations, timestamped guides help to quickly preview the video for an audience and help viewers quickly find the reference they're looking for. Thgese videos are so well structured, I'm surprised this isn't done yet.

[@dylanchauhan7263]

Sorry for the random approach You to be an ambitious in dividual which gives me the idea to know if you're open minded to look a new way of generating an income, It may or may not be a fit for you, but if I send you some info would you check it out?

[@takasmaka820]

4:27 swastika

[@andreferro4618]

@@takasmaka820Oh boy !

[@bobduvar]

Parisians dream to destroy Montparnasse tower in the center of Paris !!!! They just want to kill this monster !!!

[@dslelsd2022]

i thought in the end there will come a hotel trivago joke

[@thedrummernator3892]

Another fantastic video from this channel, such a professional presentation and informative approach, always appreciated

[@PedroBruh]

Frankfurt was the first city I thought about.

[@pollutingpenguin2146]

No, the continent of Europe does not have a collective GDP of 16T. The EU has a GDP of 16T alone. Europes combined GDP is much higher than that as that would also include: Russia, UK, Switzerland, Norway etc. If you guys are talking about the EU, then the population isn’t 750million, but closer to 430million.

[@AB-yw7od]

None of the figures you state are accurate.

[@MrMeszaros]

link to sources pls

[@mrsupremegascon]

@@AB-yw7od Then which ones are ?

[@derriegel5705]

@@AB-yw7od You are very right. The nominal GPD of the EU is higher than that (17.9 trillion) and if you adjust for PPP the GDP of the European Union is about 23.7 trillion US-Dollar according to the IMF.

[@Student0Toucher]

USA better

[@OutboundShane]

"Not where I think". Frankfurt was the first place I thought of before opening the video. I remember as a kid in the 90s seeing a photo of Frankfurt and even then it was full of skyscrapers.

[@jimidando]

Heya working in Frankfurt and living in the city next over, here. Really excited about this video. You should also do one for the fair - city centre part of Frankfurt. A very tall building (not sure if its a skyscraper) called the spin is soon to be finished, as well as several others in construction, including one that has plants along its facade. Didn't know about the millenum tower...gotta look that up.

[@backslash68]

I wonder why the skyscrapers in Milan were not shown, not even for a second - in the last 10 years many new ones were built. Among them, the Unicredit tower and the Generali tower are really a sight to see.

[@BH-2]

Because B1M is biased 😂 they always have a dig at Brexit. If number of new buildings equals prosperity, London’s building boom has never stopped, Brexit or not.

[@rudfil]

Munich is a much more attractive city than Frankfurt so let Frankfurt keep their skyscrapers. Btw I really like those tree tower apartments in Milan.. so unique

[@Samuel_J1]

Nice to have what feels like a smaller-scale video again. It looks like it'll be a challenging project> You mentioned the towers are made with different techniques, but beyond having different cores I didn't pick up what other techniques are used.

[@Vurti0]

I guess it could mean they apply the paint in an upward moving motion instead of a downward moving motion here and there instead of everywhere.

[@prismaticmarcus]

he only talked about one

[@elforeign]

He did mention the mixed use buildings require different design considerations, such as in the plumbing.

[@1plus1isstBrot]

Also two of the towers are build with almost 70 % pre-fabricated elements, the other two are built conventionally with pouring concrete on site.

[@dylanchauhan7263]

Sorry for the random approach You to be an ambitious in dividual which gives me the idea to know if you're open minded to look a new way of generating an income, It may or may not be a fit for you, but if I send you some info would you check it out?

[@Mwffm]

Frankfurt has so many other amazing views to offer. Most videos only capture the banking district, but if you head towards the Messe/Europaviertel districts, where you‘ve got the recently completed Tower ONE (190m), the stunning Grand Tower (180m) and of course the iconic Messeturm (256m) you have a complete other perspective of the city!

[@theancientsancients1769]

Frankfurt is weird , tall buildings district is full of junkies and not well developed.

[@_pv8]

@Paw EL nope in moscow

[@bocachucka]

Very interesting, as are all of the B1M videos. Fred does a terrific job. Would love to see a video in which Fred takes off that T shirt.

[@cardroid8615]

The more I watch your brilliant, fascinating programme, the more I want to get into skyscraper construction. It'd be a interesting job to get into I think.

[@qwackkk]

Nice to see my hometown here. Frankfurt is a really diverse city, small neighborhoods and highrises door to door. Lots of problems but people living here have a kind of special, international attitude and are really open minded. Thank you for visiting! 😁😁

[@PD-we8vf]

Haha Do you think diversity is your strength? Remember the Christmas festival bombing? On 19 December 2016, a truck was deliberately driven into the Christmas market next to the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church at Breitscheidplatz in Berlin, leaving 12 people dead and 56 others injured. One of the victims was the truck's original driver, Łukasz Urban, who was found shot dead in the passenger seat. The truck was eventually stopped by its automatic brakes.[4] The perpetrator was Anis Amri, an unsuccessful asylum seeker.

[@schluder14]

06, 069 cho

[@michelangelobuonarroti4958]

@@PD-we8vf 1. That was not a bombing, 2. It's our fault because that guy was in police custody and potential connections to extremist Islamism were known. But the police let him go.

[@davidjoelsson4929]

If things contiune as they do frankfurt will see stagnation

[@ASLUHLUHCE]

@@PD-we8vf Haha you copy and pasted from wikipedia

[@mikael8120]

Warsaw in Poland also has nice skyline located in the city center (15 buildings over 150m) with the highest skyscraper in UE - Varso Tower (310m)

[@Student0Toucher]

Moscow😊

[@Tobi-ln9xr]

The Varso tower has an architectural height of 236 metres. The Commerzbank tower in Frankfurt has an architectural height of 259 meters but the tower itself is 305 metres high with the spire. (because normally the spire doesn’t count) That means: Varso tower: 236 meters (310 m with spire) Commerzbank Tower: 259 meters (305 m with spire) The Varso tower actually got that huge spire just to overtake the Commerzbank tower.

[@skyscraperfan]

Only because of the very ugly antenna.

[@hoixthegreat8359]

Varso Tower should definitely win the award for most pettiest building ever built. A massive spire added just so it's 0.4m taller than the Shard? Cringe.

[@sergiocopiello]

Agreed! If I had to look for a European skyscraper capital in the next two decades, I would definitely look at Warsaw

[@kuunib7325]

I drove past Frankfurt a couple of times and this really is one of our continents great metropolises, the skyline, the airport and of course the Autobahn...

[@cologne4ev3r]

Crackfurt is one of the ugliest big city in Germany. Germany and Europe has so much more beatiful cities. Nothing special about Frankfurt.

[@TheMarcox3]

dont forget the main train sation

[@kuunib7325]

@@TheMarcox3 only ever drove past it never been in the city.

[@leonard.pw0792]

no one likes an autobahn, cutting right through the city

[@DovZeev]

We're flying into Frankfurt around Christmas, I'll have to look into this!

[@matti9736]

What an interesting video! I hope you will make more videos about Frankfurt, especially when all highrise-projects are finished! Liked and subscribed

[@pppphillip]

Frankfurt is very impressive. I did many city tours in Germany but to be in Frankfurt was like to be in another world. It's exciting when you saw normal sized buildings in every city and you find yourself then in a jungle full of skyscrapers

[@secrets.295]

I would hardly call Frankfurt a city of skyscrapers

[@eternalsunshineofthespotlessme]

Seriously amazing! 👏

[@oleolsonn100]

If everything is realized as the building permits now certify, Frankfurt will have a truly impressive skyline from 2030. It's fun to be there.

[@Damonst3r68]

I clicked to see Warsaw...I'm a bit disappointed but seeing skyscrappers is always nice

[@TheMightySilverback_]

Warsaw was my first guess also!

[@KonradofKrakow]

Fun fact: Warsaw is developing its skyline to dwarf the once dominant soviet built Palace of Culture. If you can't get rid of it, hide it.

[@SKStudioVideo]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gJOvo4dqnrejgNE

[@PhilIpp88]

Greetings from Frankfurt. I work in one of those towers and can see the construction project every day 😀

[@irissupercoolsy]

as a Belgian, I like the idea of having a couple of skyscraper cities in Europe... But plss don't buy any skyscraper in Ghent or other beautiful cities.

[@user-cv3bv5or9m]

Well, you have to give Frankfurt a big hand and thumbs up for beating out London as a financial center and luring away major corporations. It’s great to see a European city, not afraid to build skyscrapers so that their cities can grow, and their skyline can evolve in the 21st-century. Thanks for the video. I’m loving the B1 M! 😎

[@Gltdoors]

I've got to say: I love your new style. Being on site yourself, and including shots of yourself speaking to the camera, help your videos feel way more personal and less pretentious. Really great stuff.

[@hdng1984]

To be honest I never found the older style pretentious. As a Brit myself, I find his narration reassuring and knowledgeable.

[@Gltdoors]

@@hdng1984 Maybe not, but it DEFINITELY felt like a just some British voice actor (no offense B1M, you just have a great voice for VA), narrating over a bunch of stock footage. Now it feels way more.... I'm going to call it: bespoke. We can see our narrator, actually visiting the sites, and speaking to the people involved in the projects. Also, it helps the video feel more personal, like he's actually speaking to US, rather than appearing like a piece of promotional footage for investors.

[@dylanchauhan7263]

Sorry for the random approach You to be an ambitious in dividual which gives me the idea to know if you're open minded to look a new way of generating an income, It may or may not be a fit for you, but if I send you some info would you check it out?

[@javierpacheco8234]

He doesn't care about you sorry.

[@moonoom764]

I think he's saying it isn't where you think because Frankfurt is still a relatively small City compared to Berlin, Madrid, London, Paris, etc. And yet despite a population under 800k people, Frankfurt is a metropolis with a unique skyline for Europe. And it's only going to grow more!

[@rosshart9514]

City limits / Metopolitan Area Sydney 212,000 / 5,312,000 Boston 676,000 / 4,942,000 Frankfurt 760.000 / 5,816,000

[@majy1735]

The skyscraper capital of Europe is arguably Moscow with its "Moskva City" district or Grozny (completely rebuilt after the two Chechnya wars). Please check.

[@alainproviste3523]

Paris area has also many skycrapers, like here in the business La Defense district, the largest in Europe : kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmiZYpdqo617d6s

[@juststolz1285]

Yesss im from Frankfurt and its so cool to see my city in one of your Videos

[@hanspeterson4346]

I don’t have any concrete numbers but knowing both Frankfurt and Warsaw pretty well I’m definitely under the impression that the construction boom in Warsaw (including the construction of skyscrapers) has been more dynamic and intensive in the last years than in Frankfurt.

[@cooltwittertag]

except that warsaw doesnt have a centralized skyline in the actual city center like frankfurt, its much more spread out and doesnt really reach into the actual center

[@HCforLife1]

@@cooltwittertag I think the skyline is getting more and more concentrated in Warsaw and it is a matter of a decade when they will be nicely congregated. Both are my favorites in Europe.

[@seadkolasinac7220]

Not actually that surprising I think, given its finance industry, it not being so historical like a Berlin or a Munich…

[@patrickkangwa5582]

Awesome analysis

[@Fidel-Mudel]

In Saint Petersburg, Russia,build the longest skyscraper in Europe -Gazprom LAKHTA CENTER, the 462 м long.

[@saumyaditya]

I knew it was either Frankfurt or Warsaw!

[@aymanla471]

Or benidorm

[@Phaphulex]

Moscow

[@Debaucherousgeek]

Isn't Frankfurt the "financial capital" of Europe? Some of the happiest years of my childhood were when my family lived in Frankfurt. Back in the 70s/80s when there were still U.S. military bases there. Frankfurt has always been a MAGNIFICENT city and I am so happy to see this awesome development of the future being built there. I'm American but Ich Liebe Deutschland!!! ♥

[@Joker-yw9hl]

The only time I've ever been to Germany was 11 years ago in Frankfurt. I was only 16 but looking back it was a great city. Very modern, very clean and just a pleasant place in general

[@vangrails]

It is modern but lots of addicts and homeless.

[@TheFulp]

very clean lol nah you must not have been around the train station haha

[@jepjep8926]

I was also in frankfurt about 11 years ago

[@marc8239]

⁠@@TheFulp Frankfurt is very clean compared to most American cities tbh.

[@ivanos_95]

Frankfurt has one of the best skylines in Europe and surely the best in Germany, but the city have a huge disadvantage, considering that all the other candidates are both capital cities and the largest in their countries, while Frankfurt is not only overshadowed by Berlin, but also have to compete with other cities that have a similar population in its own country, so I would rather give the title to London, Warsaw, or Moscow.

[@nightowl3218]

I don’t really see how Frankfurt is europes new skyscraper capital though when they only have 7 towers currently under construction, with 3 that pass the 100 metre mark, 1 that passes the 150 metres mark and 2 of them pass the 200 metre mark. Whereas Moscow has 21 under construction with 3 passing the 100 metre mark, 10 passing the 150 metre mark, 7 passing the 250 metre mark, and one reaching 405 metres. Istanbul has 10 skyscraper under construction with 1 that passes the 100 metre mark, 5 passing the 150 metre mark, 1 that passes the 200 metre mark, 2 passing the 250 metre mark, and 1 the 300 metre mark. And to the people that may say they ain’t really European. London which is definitely a city within Europe still has more under construction with 9 passing the 100 metre mark, 7 passing the 150 metre mark, and 2 passing the 200 metre mark. And for skyscrapers approved for construction Frankfurt only has 3 passing the 100 metre mark, 2 that pass the 150 metres mark, and one that passes the 250 metre mark and that includes proposed skyscrapers as well. Whereas London has 31 approved for construction that pass the 100 metre mark, 14 that pass the 150 metre mark, 5 that pass the 200 metre mark, and 1 that passes the 250 metre mark. Also London has 15 proposed skyscrapers that pass the 100 metre mark, 7 which pass the 150 metre mark, and 4 that pass the 200 metre mark. Which as you can clearly see means that more skyscrapers are being built or approved/proposed to be built in another European city then in Frankfurt. Making either Moscow the new European skyscraper capital since it currently has the most structures above 100 metres or London the new European skyscraper capital since it has the most skyscrapers under construction, approved for construction, and planned for construction in total

[@oleksandrtelesniuk2097]

Finally something about Frankfurt! Thank you so much Fred

[@TheB1M]

You’re welcome 🙌

[@maxmustermann611]

I was there yesterday and saw the huge construction cranes and all the new skyscrapers :) And when I saw the huge "4" up there on the building yesterday, I looked at it right at the beginning of the video and knew that it must be Frankfurt... The funny thing is that when the weather is nice, I can see the Frankfurt skyline even from 60 kilometers away :)

[@onnes608]

I love Frankfurt! Used to live there and I am do glad to see that the skyline gets higher and bigger. Go Frankfurt!

[@DmitrySabFo]

If you put 2 pictures that include both old and new city with bridges through river... Frankfurt and Moscow look so similar!

[@arasakarider8998]

I love how high quality this channel's videos always are. Keep it up!

[@TXnine7nine]

I was thinking Frankfurt from the very beginning. Was expecting him to say something else. Frankfurt is pretty well known for its skyscrapers.

[@hydenshribby]

"Europe’s New Skyscraper Capital Isn’t Where You Think" >It was exatly where I thought it was after reading that title😂

[@alsosprachzarathustra5505]

Fun fact: Most of the buildings are empty. Its infrastructure is either too old or too modern (thus too expensive). When it comes up to residential towers, they are mostly uninhabitated. This is because they are either just for speculation on increasing prices (so nobody want to live its value down) or because Frankfurt is a sh*** place to live, especially for people who can afford one of those million dollar apartements. Long statement short: Its a huge bubble fueled by a decade of zero interests and low restrictions on money laundering and tax evasion.

[@alvarojneto]

Frankfurt is the financial centre of Germany, which in turn is the largest economy of Europe. Not that much of a surprise.

[@karolgrabek1097]

I also consider Frankfurt to be the capital of skyscrapers in Europe, but I also recommend taking a look at Warsaw - skyscrapers have been built there for years and more are planned. And as someone wrote earlier, I'm a bit disappointed that you are forgetting this city. But I hope you will take a look at this city someday, because I believe that in the future this city may become a center of skyscrapers in this part of Europe

[@vomm]

That's right, you definitely shouldn't skip Warsaw when it comes to skyscrapers or skylines. Frankfurt is special because it has a lot of skyscrapers for its small size, but Warsaw has also experienced a boom in skyscrapers.

[@bahnspotterEU]

Warsaw was the city I was thinking of from the title.

[@Student0Toucher]

Moscow!

[@user-ss4cf4pd1i]

Unbelievable how busy they are !

[@Jebus1364]

yo B1m is dope!

[@SkeleCrafteronYT]

4:28 Maatteeee, close one!

[@REdgar66]

First. Bravo on getting access to shoot at the top of a sky scraper during construction. Second. Is it me or did the site manager look a little … young… for someone in his position? Good for him!

[@redgoblin2842]

Nice video, inspired to visit FaM this year.

[@irissupercoolsy]

I only saw Frankfurt from a distance as a kid... that's why it looked so big to me.

[@Settledinyorks]

Another interesting video, and all the better for having Fred presenting to camera rather than just narrating.

[@darkwoodmovies]

Never really knew much about Frankfurt, but it looks like a really pretty city! The skyscrapers work for it.

[@wugod]

Frankfurt was the first thing that came to my mind reading your caption.

[@Germaco]

i live 50km away from Frankfurt and i can still see the skyscrapers from here.

[@davetv4705]

Thanks for bringing this, the B1M Team. Discovering and subscribing to this channel about 5 years ago was one of the best decisions ever.

[@dylanchauhan7263]

Sorry for the random approach You to be an ambitious in dividual which gives me the idea to know if you're open minded to look a new way of generating an income, It may or may not be a fit for you, but if I send you some info would you check it out?

[@PantheraTigrisTigris]

Great insight's! But don't forget about the other major infrastructure project in Frankfurt which is Terminal 3 currently being built at the Frankfurt Airport, which will when finished, be able to handle 19-25 million additional people per year

[@mattiasjohansson5745]

I traveled through Frankfurt am Main by train in 2013, and by seeing those skyscapers back then, I wasn't surpised it was that city they talked about.

[@arudni]

you forgot about Warsaw!!! 30 skyscrapers.. The tallest residential building in Europe (310m) and 13 towers under construction..

[@Dansullivan123]

Thanks for another amazing vid Fred. Top tier content as always. Going to need to start tagging these videos as weaponry with that gun show soon though 💪

[@j1d7s]

Very interesting, I live near Frankfurt, but I was not aware of the massive skyscraper building activity that will be going on in this decade.

[@DutchAlike]

The same is happening in Rotterdam, currently the tallest one is the Zalmhaven tower which is 203 meters. There are plans for the taller RISE-towers of which the highest one will be around 250 meters.

[@Man-in-the-green]

Just one over 200 meters… 😂 what a skyline 🎉

[@DutchAlike]

@@Man-in-the-green Got to start somewhere, right? ;P

[@rms1034]

this development looks architecturally futuristic and beautiful

[@RowanMackenzie]

As someone who just started playing Construction Simulator, which shows only a tiny bit of what it takes to build things, I am really beginning to appreciate these sorts of projects, and love see the techniques used. I even recognized the Royal H32 shown as a concrete pump

[@michaelrmurphy2734]

Not a Putzmeister concrete pump?

[@dylanchauhan7263]

Sorry for the random approach You to be an ambitious in dividual which gives me the idea to know if you're open minded to look a new way of generating an income, It may or may not be a fit for you, but if I send you some info would you check it out?

[@BrendanDell]

Frankfurt is still on my bucket list of places to travel- perhaps I'll wait until these towers are built, seems it's going to look epic!

[@Jay-jq6bl]

I took a trip to around Europe in 2006 and saw 20 countries and Frankfurt was my least favorite city. Ironically I lived there for 8 years afterwards. It has improved A LOT since 2006.

[@pavelow235]

Nothing special about Frankfurt unless you are open to a "great time", best Eros Center for that style of "tourism" in Europe. Much better "employees" than Amsterdam.

[@tilmannnnn]

Make sure to visit the blocks around the main railway station in Frankfurt! There are many very nice people!

[@MrMywonderworld910]

There isn't much to do in Frankfurt

[@kermitfrosch6559]

Is a great city ❤️kzbin.info/www/bejne/q3vPZa2kn89srbc

[@onlyhuman9547]

According to Wikipedia data in Frankfurt there are 38 skycrappers with height over 100 meters and there is 7 under construction. Warsaw has 30 skycrappers and 9 under construction. The numbers are almost the same. Moreover, the tallest building in EU stands in Warsaw. I think it is worth mentioning, when we talk about skyscrappers in Europe.

[@nothereandthereanywhere]

Just when I read the name of the video, I knew it has to be Frankfurt. It makes sense, it is one of the central locations of EURO and also it had skyscraper being built at the time I was there in 2019. I think I will have to schedule a new visit for Frankfurt.

[@Tiax776]

I already thought of Frankfurt. Quite a lot of people know it's a very big financial hub and the land is expensive there.

[@KleinerIndianer]

As a German i expected it was Frankfurt without clicking the video.

[@user-pz4do9fh1k]

What about the Lahkta Center in Saint Petersburg?! As far as I remember it’s the highest skyscraper in Europe at the moment

[@lennaertvanhee]

The Boerentoren, Antwerp was the first skyscraper in Europe.

[@V21bh]

Frankfurt is exactly where I would expect skyscrapers to be. I would not expect it from Madrid. So…

[@Countcho]

Ikr

[@meneither3834]

There are skyscrapers in Madrid though. But yeah, Frankfurt is well known for Skyscrappers.

[@Student0Toucher]

I thought Moscow

[@omrigold]

I think a video about Tel Aviv can be very interesting, given that it has more skyscrapers under construction than any European city

[@Golftime123]

Many projects in Frankfurt are canceled just now. There is no more need for more office space after Corona. Secondly the real estate bubble in FFM is about to pop, which makes investors very anxious to invest in Frankfurt.

[@nickdc1987]

Frankfurt is exactly the location I knew this would be about.

[@giovannipereirazarbato7537]

I find interesting that Brazil is also devoid of skyscrapers, even though it is an emerging economy and with great population. The only city here that constantly hits the headlines for tall building construction is Balneario Camboriu (although many find this city kitsch and unappealing), and the high rises are mostly residential and not commercial. I would love a B1M video one day diving into that!

[@jeffreyanderson1851]

Excuse me, but isn’t São Paulo in Brazil? That city is nothing but skyscrapers!

[@giovannipereirazarbato7537]

@@jeffreyanderson1851 yeah it is! Sao Paulo has huge concentration of buildings but only 15 (!!!) exceed 150 metres. That is even more crazy to think about, a global city, densely populated, economic capital of Brazil but little interest in building extra high.

[@giovannipereirazarbato7537]

@Human person that’s true they are taller, however, Fred always infers that skysrapers begin at 150m and supertalls at 300m (according to the Council of Tall Buildings).

[@amac2612]

was in frankfrut to pick up my passport. its a a different feeling to other german cities, i loved it, wife hated it. She is german and said that other cities make a lot of fun of frankfurters as well, just thought id add that. love this channel, im an accountant so nothing to do with the building industry but always watch your videos, really interesting.

[@dylanchauhan7263]

Sorry for the random approach You to be an ambitious in dividual which gives me the idea to know if you're open minded to look a new way of generating an income, It may or may not be a fit for you, but if I send you some info would you check it out?

[@sirrathersplendid4825]

Ditto. Frankfurt is very much a marmite/Vegemite kind of town - you love it or hate it. Not been there for more than a decade but personally I find it soulless and uninviting, unlike other German cities most of which (despite wartime depredations) still have a heart.

[@mariuszwarszawa2798]

In Warsaw is highest skyscraper in UE - Varso Tower (310m)

[@propergander8509]

Cities in Europe really ought to build taller! Especially here in Germany, apparently it’s totally fine to litter the countryside with tens of thousands of 250m tall windmills. But when it comes to building tall in cities, it’s always “but muh historic skylines and cityscape”. All the while property prices and rent keeps going up because living space is so limited, straining social safety systems even more over time, because available floor space keeps being limited with demand continually rising due to migration.

[@michaellyden2580]

I was just in Central Europe this past May, and I was surprised to see the amount of new high rises being built in Bratislava. That may be a city to keep an eye on over the next few years.

[@Grassik3]

The whole Nivy district in Bratislava is being rebuild from scratch. Whole new bus station with Nivy tower on top and lot of amazing stuff.

[@MegaJellyNelly]

@@julm7744 Russia is part of the slavic language family and so are all the Eastern European countries, so their cities will all have somewhat similar sounding names lol

[@mrhmd8308]

Isn’t Frankfurt also the financial capital of Europe? A very beautiful city

[@richardwills-woodward5340]

Of the Eurozone, yes. London is towers over Frankfurt however in terms of finance (and skyscrapers if it matters!).

[@miroslawsurma1822]

Actually the highest building in European Union is in Warsaw, Poland

[@r.sulfuratus]

Venice was just about the least useful size comparison you could've chosen. Its borders include almost the entire lagoon so 70% its area are water. Furthermore, the by far largest part of the city, both in population and area, are the newer neighbourhoods on the mainland. The built-up area in the middle of the lagoon that we all tend to think of when someone says Venice (and that you showed in the b-roll) takes up less than 10km².

[@1968Christiaan]

Another really interesting video professionally presented - looks great - and well done working out at the gym...... that looks great too !