| # | Building | Images | Height | Floors | Building type | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colonius | 6 | 873 ft | - | telecommunications tower | 1981 | |
| 2 | Hohe Domkirche St. Peter und Maria | 67 | 516 ft | - | church | 1880 | |
| 3 | KölnTurm | 20 | 486 ft | 43 | skyscraper | 2001 | |
| 4 | Hotelturm Messe | 394 ft | - | skyscraper | - | ||
| 5 | Fordturm | 367 ft | - | mast (framework) | 1951 | ||
| 6 | Cologne One Tower | 361 ft | 27 | skyscraper | - | ||
| 7 | Ringturm | 3 | 358 ft | 26 | skyscraper | 1973 | |
| 8 | KölnTriangle | 37 | 339 ft | 29 | skyscraper | 2006 | |
| 9 | Büroturm Messe | 328 ft | - | skyscraper | - | ||
| 10 | Lanxess Tower | 8 | 295 ft | 21 | high-rise building | 1969 | |
| 11 | Messeturm | 3 | 279 ft | - | building with towers | 1928 | |
| 12 | Gross St. Martin | 5 | 276 ft | - | church | 1250 | |
| 13 | Severin Bridge | 274 ft | - | bridge | 1959 | ||
| 14 | Herz-Jesu-Kirche | 274 ft | - | church | 1909 | ||
| 15 | Rheinsternhaus | 3 | 269 ft | 27 | high-rise building | 1973 | |
| 16 | Christuskirche Köln | 253 ft | - | church | 1894 | ||
| 17 | Lanxess Arena | 249 ft | - | stadium | 1998 | ||
| 18 | Deutsche Telekom AG | 1 | 246 ft | 19 | high-rise building | - | |
| 19 | Sankt Severin Köln | 239 ft | - | church | - | ||
| 20 | St. Aposteln | 1 | 220 ft | - | church | - |