# Basler Messeturm

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The **Basler Messeturm** (also known as the **Basel Trade Fair Tower**) is a [mixed-use](/source/Mixed-use) [high-rise](/source/High-rise) building in [Basel](/source/Basel), [Switzerland](/source/Switzerland). Completed in 2003, the tower stands at 105 metres (344 ft) with 32 floors and is currently the [seventh-tallest building in Switzerland](/source/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Switzerland).[1]

A bar lounge occupies the top floor. The Hyperion hotel operates a 200-room four-star hotel in the building, which also includes offices.[citation needed]

## History

In September 2000, [Swiss Prime Site](/source/Swiss_Prime_Site) was selected as the investor for the Basler Messeturm, planned at [Messeplatz](/source/Messeplatz_(Basel)) in Basel. Developed by [Messe Basel](/source/Messe_Basel), the project was scheduled for completion by mid-2003. Messe Basel was named as the primary tenant.[2] The building permit application had already been submitted in July 2000, and construction was expected to begin in July 2001. A framework agreement was signed between Messe Basel, the canton of [Basel-Stadt](/source/Basel-Stadt), and Swiss Prime Site.[2]

When completed in 2003, the tower became the first building in Switzerland to exceed 100 metres in height, standing five metres taller than the spire of the [Bern Minster](/source/Bern_Minster).[3] At the time, *[Swissinfo](/source/Swissinfo)* noted that “something is changing in Switzerland,” as new tower projects were being launched in cities like Basel and Zurich after decades of restrictive building regulations.[3]

In 2021, *[Basler Zeitung](/source/Basler_Zeitung)* reported that the Messeturm had undergone an interior renovation led by Swiss Prime Site. A central focus of the redesign was [sustainability](/source/Sustainability), with features such as recyclable materials, flexible partition walls, and air-purifying plants.[4]

## References

1. Gernet, Joel (26 March 2014). ["Basler Zeitung"](http://bazonline.ch/basel/stadt/Der-RocheTurm-ist-neu-Basels-hoechstes-Haus/story/22835761). Basler Zeitung. Retrieved 2 December 2015.

1. ["Basler Messeturm wird höchstes Gebäude des Schweiz"](https://www.swissinfo.ch/ger/finanzplatz-schweiz/basler-messeturm-wird-hoechstes-gebaeude-des-schweiz/1637538). *Swissinfo*. 1 September 2000. Retrieved 4 July 2025.

1. ["Ein Land ohne Wolkenkratzer"](https://www.swissinfo.ch/ger/finanzplatz-schweiz/ein-land-ohne-wolkenkratzer/5045198). *Swissinfo*. 3 March 2006. Retrieved 4 July 2025.

1. ["Der Basler Messeturm erfindet sich neu"](https://www.bazonline.ch/der-basler-messeturm-erfindet-sich-neu-612456247451). *Basler Zeitung*. 29 October 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2025.

## External links

- [Emporis.com](https://web.archive.org/web/20040921020842/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=101406)

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