▁once , ▁and ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁largest ▁terminal ▁in ▁the ▁world . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁were ▁a ▁difficult ▁time ▁finan cially , ▁with ▁less ▁foreign ▁work ▁coming ▁through ; ▁though ▁they ▁head ed ▁the ▁cons ort ium ▁that ▁built ▁the ▁Mos ul ▁Dam ▁in ▁Ira q ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 1 – 8 4 . ▁There ▁was ▁domestic ▁growth , ▁highlight ed ▁by ▁the ▁architect ur ally ▁radical ▁M esse ▁Tor haus ▁in ▁Frankfurt , ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁It ▁was ▁later ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁Mess et urm ▁in ▁the ▁same ▁city ; ▁once ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁it ▁was ▁Europe ' s ▁tall est ▁building . ▁In ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s , ▁Ho cht ief ▁was ▁involved ▁in ▁yet ▁another ▁major ▁sk ys cra per ▁development ▁in ▁Frankfurt , ▁the ▁Com mer z bank ▁Tower , ▁which ▁over to ok ▁the ▁Mess et urm ▁to ▁become ▁Europe ' s ▁tall est ▁building , ▁losing ▁the ▁record ▁to ▁Tri umph - Pal ace ▁in ▁Moscow ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁The ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁brought ▁an ▁opportunity ▁to ▁expand ▁operations ▁in ▁the ▁air port ▁management ▁sector , ▁as ▁many ▁countries ▁priv at ised ▁their ▁air ports . ▁When ▁Wars aw ▁Freder ic ▁Ch op in ▁Airport ▁needed ▁upgrad ing ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁L OT ▁Polish ▁Airlines ▁was ▁unable