In numbers
- Architect
- Helmut Jahn (Murphy/Jahn, now JAHN), Chicago
- Structural & façade engineering
- Werner Sobek
- Height
- 162.5 m (≈ 533 ft)
- Floors
- 41 (DHL Group) / 40 (post-bonn.de)
- Size
- 72,000 m² (775,000 sq ft) per JAHN; 107,000 m² GFA (≈ 1,151,700 sq ft) per Werner Sobek
- Construction
- Mid-1999 – 2002; foundation stone Aug 21, 2000
- Moved in
- From mid-December 2002
- Energy
- ≈ 30% below comparable office buildings
- Awards
- AIA Honor Award 2003 · German Steel Construction Award 2004 · CTBUH 10 Year Award 2014
Source: JAHN project page “Post Tower” · Werner Sobek project page “Post Tower Bonn” · DHL Group press releases of Dec 12, 2022 and Aug 21, 2025. Area and floor counts differ between sources and are shown side by side; sq ft converted by eciffo.
Questions
Where is Post Tower?
Post Tower is at Platz der Deutschen Post, 53113 Bonn, Germany. It is the headquarters of DHL Group.
Who designed Post Tower?
Architect: Helmut Jahn (Murphy/Jahn, now JAHN), Chicago. Source: JAHN project page “Post Tower” · Werner Sobek project page “Post Tower Bonn” · DHL Group press releases of Dec 12, 2022 and Aug 21, 2025. Area and floor counts differ between sources and are shown side by side; sq ft converted by eciffo.
When did DHL Group come to Post Tower?
2000: Foundation stone for the Post Tower. Construction began in mid-1999; on August 21, 2000 the Board, federal and state ministers, Bonn's mayor and Helmut Jahn laid the foundation stone of the new headquarters of “Deutsche Post World Net”, meant to mark its change from national mail service to global logistics group.
Post Tower in DHL Group’s history
- 2000Foundation stone for the Post Tower
Construction began in mid-1999; on August 21, 2000 the Board, federal and state ministers, Bonn's mayor and Helmut Jahn laid the foundation stone of the new headquarters of “Deutsche Post World Net”, meant to mark its change from national mail service to global logistics group.
- 2002Into the Post Tower
In mid-December 2002 removal trucks shuttled between Robert-Schuman-Platz and the new glass tower as about 2,000 employees moved in. The same month DHL became a wholly owned subsidiary of Deutsche Post.
- 2026Same tower, a new name: DHL AG
Renamed DHL Group in 2023, the listed parent company became DHL AG on September 1, 2026, still in the Post Tower. About 2,800 people from 92 nations now work in the tower and about 6,700 on the wider Post Campus Bonn.