List of tallest buildings in Europe
This list of tallest buildings in Europe ranks skyscrapers in Europe by height exceeding 190 metres (623 ft). For decades, only a few major cities, such as Moscow, London, Paris, Warsaw and Frankfurt contained skyscrapers. In recent years, however, construction has spread to many other cities on the continent, including Milan, Lyon, Manchester, Madrid and Rotterdam. The tallest building in Europe is the Lakhta Center, located in Saint Petersburg, the Russian Federation.
As of 2023, six European cities have 10 or more skyscrapers above 150 metres (490 ft): Moscow (70), Istanbul (52)A, London (34), Paris (29), Frankfurt (19), Warsaw (17); and only four cities in Europe have supertall skyscrapers: Moscow (7), London (1), Saint Petersburg (1), Warsaw (1).
Tallest buildings
This list ranks skyscrapers in Europe that stand at least 190 metres (623 ft) tall, based on standard height measurements. Architectural details do not include antenna masts. Existing structures are included for ranking purposes based on present height. Many non-architectural extensions (such as radio antennas) are easily added and removed from tall buildings without significantly changing the style and design of the building, which is seen as a significant part of the value of these buildings.
- Canary Wharf, London, United Kingdom
- Skyline of Warsaw, Poland
- Skyline of Frankfurt, Germany
- Madrid, Spain
- Manchester, United Kingdom
- Lyon, France
- Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Rank | Name | Image | City | Country | Height m
(ft) |
Floors | Year | Notes | Ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lakhta Center | Saint Petersburg | Russia | 462 (1,516) | 87 | 2019 | Tallest building in Europe | ||
2 | Federation: East Tower | Moscow | Russia | 373.7 (1,226) | 93 | 2016 | Briefly the tallest building in Europe until completion of Lakhta Center. | ||
3 | OKO: South Tower | Moscow | Russia | 354.2 (1,162) | 90 | 2015 | Briefly the tallest building in Europe until completion of Federation: East Tower. | ||
4 | Neva Tower 2 | Moscow | Russia | 345 (1,132) | 79 | 2020 | Tallest residential building in Europe. | ||
5 | Mercury City Tower | Moscow | Russia | 338.8 (1,112) | 75 | 2013 | Briefly the tallest building in Europe until completion of OKO: South Tower. | ||
6 | Varso Tower | Warsaw | Poland | 310 (1,017) | 53 | 2022 | Tallest building in the European Union. | ||
7 | The Shard | London | United Kingdom | 309.6 (1,016) | 73 | 2012 | Tallest building in Western Europe. Briefly the tallest building in Europe until completion of Mercury City Tower. | ||
8 | Eurasia | Moscow | Russia | 308.9 (1,013) | 72 | 2015 | |||
9 | Neva Tower 1 | Moscow | Russia | 302 (991) | 65 | 2020 | |||
10 | City of Capitals: Moscow Tower | Moscow | Russia | 301.8 (990) | 76 | 2010 | Briefly the tallest building in Europe until completion of The Shard. | ||
11 | Capital Towers: City Tower | Moscow | Russia | 295 (968) | 67 | 2022 | |||
11 | Capital Towers: Park Tower | Moscow | Russia | 295 (968) | 70 | 2022 | |||
11 | Capital Towers: River Tower[1] | Moscow | Russia | 295 (968) | 67 | 2022 | |||
14 | Skyland İstanbul: Tower 1 | IstanbulA | Turkey | 284 (932) | 65 | 2017 | |||
14 | Skyland İstanbul: Tower 2 | IstanbulA | Turkey | 284 (932) | 64 | 2017 | |||
16 | Grand Tower | Moscow | Russia | 283.4 (930) | 62 | 2022 | |||
17 | 22 Bishopsgate | London | United Kingdom | 278 (912) | 62 | 2020 | |||
18 | Naberezhnaya Tower C | Moscow | Russia | 268.4 (881) | 59 | 2007 | |||
19 | Triumph Palace | Moscow | Russia | 264.1 (866) | 61 | 2005 | |||
20 | Istanbul Sapphire | IstanbulA | Turkey | 261 (856) | 55 | 2010 | |||
21 | Commerzbank Tower | Frankfurt | Germany | 259 (850) | 56 | 1997 | |||
22 | City of Capitals: Saint Petersburg Tower | Moscow | Russia | 256.9 (843) | 65 | 2010 | |||
23 | Messeturm | Frankfurt | Germany | 256.5 (842) | 55 | 1990 | |||
24 | Torre de Cristal | Madrid | Spain | 249 (817) | 50 | 2008 | |||
25 | Torre Cepsa | Madrid | Spain | 248.3 (815) | 45 | 2008 | |||
26 | Karlatornet | Gothenburg | Sweden | 247 (810) | 74 | 2023 | |||
27 | Evolution Tower | Moscow | Russia | 245.9 (807) | 53 | 2014 | |||
28 | Federation: West Tower | Moscow | Russia | 243.2 (798) | 62 | 2007 | |||
29 | Moscow State University | Moscow | Russia | 240 (787) | 36 | 1953 | |||
30 | Imperia Tower | Moscow | Russia | 238.7 (783) | 60 | 2011 | |||
31 | Palace of Culture and Science | Warsaw | Poland | 237 (778) | 42 | 1955 | |||
32 | 1 Canada Square | London | United Kingdom | 236 (774) | 50 | 1991 | |||
32 | Torre PwC | Madrid | Spain | 236 (774) | 52 | 2008 | |||
34 | Landmark Pinnacle | London | United Kingdom | 233.2 (765) | 75 | 2019 | |||
35 | Tour First | ParisB | France | 231 (758) | 56 | 2011 | |||
36 | Heron Tower | London | United Kingdom | 230 (755) | 46 | 2011 | |||
37 | Torre Emperador | Madrid | Spain | 228 (748) | 57 | 2008 | |||
38 | Leadenhall Building | London | United Kingdom | 224 (735) | 48 | 2014 | |||
38 | OKO: North Tower | Moscow | Russia | 224 (735) | 46 | 2015 | |||
40 | DC Towers: Tower 1[2] | Vienna | Austria | 220 (722) | 60 | 2013 | |||
40 | Nurol Life[3] | IstanbulA | Turkey | 220 (722) | 60 | 2017 | |||
40 | Istanbul Tower 205[4] | IstanbulA | Turkey | 220 (722) | 53 | 2018 | |||
40 | Warsaw Spire | Warsaw | Poland | 220 (722) | 49 | 2016 | |||
40 | Tour Hekla | Paris | France | 220 (722) | 41 | 2022 | |||
45 | Newfoundland | London | United Kingdom | 219.7 (721) | 58 | 2019 | |||
46 | Unicredit Tower | Milan | Italy | 217.7 (714) | 33 | 2012 | |||
47 | Zalmhaven Tower | Rotterdam | Netherlands | 215 (705) | 58 | 2022 | |||
47 | Sky Tower[5] | Wrocław | Poland | 215 (705) | 51 | 2013 | |||
47 | South Quay Plaza I | London | United Kingdom | 214.5 (704) | 68 | 2018 | |||
50 | House on Mosfilmovskaya: Tower 1 | Moscow | Russia | 213.3 (700) | 54 | 2011[6] | |||
51 | Tour Montparnasse | Paris | France | 210 (689) | 59 | 1972 | |||
52 | Allianz Tower | Milan | Italy | 209.2 (686) | 50 | 2015 | |||
53 | Westend Tower | Frankfurt | Germany | 208 (682) | 53 | 1993 | |||
54 | Hotel Ukraina | Moscow | Russia | 206 (676) | 34 | 1955 | |||
55 | Roche Tower 2 | Basel | Switzerland | 205 (673) | 50 | 2022 | |||
55 | Piedmont Region Headquarters | Turin | Italy | 205 (673) | 42 | 2022[7] | |||
57 | One Park Drive | London | United Kingdom | 204.9 (672) | 57 | 2021 | |||
58 | 8 Bishopsgate | London | United Kingdom | 204 (669) | 51 | 2022 | |||
59 | Millennium Tower | Vienna | Austria | 202 (663) | 50 | 1999 | |||
60 | Intempo | Benidorm | Spain | 202.5 (664) | 47 | 2021 | |||
60 | Spine Tower | Istanbul | Turkey | 202 (663) | 47 | 2013 | |||
62 | Deansgate Square South Tower | Manchester | United Kingdom | 201 (659) | 64 | 2019 | |||
63 | Warsaw Unit | Warsaw | Poland | 200.7 (658) | 46 | 2021 | |||
64 | MOD Dreiser Tower | Moscow | Russia | 200 (656) | 55 | 2023 | |||
65 | MOD Mann Tower | Moscow | Russia | 200 (656) | 55 | 2023 | |||
66 | 25 Canada Square | London | United Kingdom | 200 (656) | 45 | 2001 | |||
67 | One Nine Elms City Tower | London | United Kingdom | 200 (656) | 58 | 2022 | |||
68 | Main Tower | Frankfurt | Germany | 200 (656) | 55 | 1999 | |||
68 | Tower 185 | Frankfurt | Germany | 200 (656) | 50 | 2011 | |||
70 | Tour Incity | Lyon | France | 200 (656) | 39 | 2015 | |||
71 | 8 Canada Square | London | United Kingdom | 199.5 (655) | 45 | 2002 | |||
72 | Will Towers 1 | Moscow | Russia | 199 (653) | 56 | 2023 | |||
73 | Fili City:Famous Tower | Moscow | Russia | 197 (646) | 57 | 2022 | |||
74 | Wellton Towers 2[8] | Moscow | Russia | 195.2 (640) | 58 | 2020 | |||
75 | Skyliner Karimpol | Warsaw | Poland | 195 (640) | 45 | 2021 | |||
75 | Queen Central Park | Istanbul | Turkey | 195 (640) | 52 | 2018 | |||
77 | Anthill Residence 1[9] | Istanbul | Turkey | 194.5 (638) | 54 | 2011 | |||
77 | Anthill Residence 2[10] | Istanbul | Turkey | 194.5 (638) | 54 | 2011 | |||
79 | Tour Majunga | Paris | France | 194 (636) | 45 | 2014 | |||
79 | Ciftci Tower A | Istanbul | Turkey | 194 (636) | 45 | 2018 | |||
79 | Ciftci Tower B | Istanbul | Turkey | 194 (636) | 45 | 2018 | |||
79 | Tricolor: Tower A[11] | Moscow | Russia | 194 (636) | 56 | 2013 | |||
79 | Tricolor: Tower B[11] | Moscow | Russia | 194 (636) | 56 | 2013 | |||
84 | Sberbank City: Tower A[12] | Moscow | Russia | 193 (633) | 47 | 2015 | |||
85 | Złota 44 | Warsaw | Poland | 192 (630) | 54 | 2012 | |||
86 | D1: Kingchess Tower[13] | Moscow | Russia | 191 (627) | 59 | 2020 | |||
86 | D1: Excelsior Tower | Moscow | Russia | 191 (627) | 59 | 2020 | |||
86 | Continental[14] | Moscow | Russia | 191 (627) | 48 | 2011 | |||
86 | Symphony 34: Graphite Tower | Moscow | Russia | 191 (627) | 54 | 2023 | |||
90 | ONE | Frankfurt | Germany | 190.9 (627) | 49 | 2022 | |||
91 | HSB Turning Torso | Malmö | Sweden | 190 (623) | 57 | 2005 | |||
92 | The Scalpel | London | United Kingdom | 190 (623) | 38 | 2018 | |||
93 | Omniturm | Frankfurt | Germany | 189.9 (623) | 45 | 2019 |
Timeline of tallest buildings
Name | City | Country | Years tallest | Height | Floors | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Metres | Feet | |||||
Lakhta Center | Saint Petersburg | Russia | 2017–present | 462.5 | 1,517 | 87 |
Federation: East Tower | Moscow | Russia | 2016–2017 | 373.7 | 1,226 | 95 |
OKO: South Tower | Moscow | Russia | 2015–2016 | 354.1 | 1,162 | 85 |
Mercury City Tower | Moscow | Russia | 2012–2014 | 338.8 | 1,112 | 75 |
The Shard | London | United Kingdom | 2011–2012 | 309.6 | 1,016 | 87 |
CoC: Moscow Tower | Moscow | Russia | 2009–2011 | 301.6 | 990 | 77 |
Naberezhnaya Tower C | Moscow | Russia | 2007–2009 | 268.4 | 881 | 59 |
Triumph Palace | Moscow | Russia | 2005–2007 | 264.1 | 866 | 57 |
Commerzbank Tower | Frankfurt | Germany | 1997–2005 | 259 | 850 | 56 |
Messeturm | Frankfurt | Germany | 1990–1997 | 257 | 843 | 55 |
Moscow State University | Moscow | Russia | 1953–1990 | 240 | 787 | 42 |
Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building | Moscow | Russia | 1952–1953 | 176 | 577 | 32 |
Terrazza Martini Tower | Genoa | Italy | 1940–1952 | 108 | 354 | 31 |
Boerentoren | Antwerp | Belgium | 1932-1940 | 95.8 | 314 | 26 |
Telefónica Building | Madrid | Spain | 1929–1932 | 89 | 292 | 14 |
Ullsteinhaus[15] | Berlin | Germany | 1926–1929 | 77 | 253 | 12 |
Hansahochhaus | Cologne | Germany | 1925–1926 | 65 | 213 | 17 |
The Ginsburg skyscraper † | Kyiv | Ukraine | 1912–1925 | 67.5 (spire) | 221 | 12 |
Royal Liver Building | Liverpool | United Kingdom | 1911–1912 | 98 (by clock towers) | 322 | 13 |
PAST | Warsaw | Poland | 1908–1911 | 51.5 | 169 | 11 |
Witte Huis | Rotterdam | Netherlands | 1898–1908 | 43 | 141 | 10 |
Under construction
Name | City | Country | Height | Floors | Estimated completion | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Metres | Feet | |||||
One Tower | Moscow | Russia | 442.8[16] | 1,453 | 109 | 2030 (On hold) |
Dau House[17] | Moscow | Russia | 340 | 1115 | 85 | 2027 |
National Space Centre | Moscow | Russia | 288[18] | 814 | 47 | 2024 |
iCity: Space Tower | Moscow | Russia | 257 | 843 | 61 | 2024 |
Elbtower | Hamburg | Germany | 245 | 807 | 57 | 2026 |
The Link | ParisD | France | 244 | 801 | 52 | 2025 |
Four Frankfurt Tower 1[19] | Frankfurt | Germany | 233 | 764 | 59 | 2023 |
Level South Port[20] | Moscow | Russia | 225 | 738 | 69 | 2026 |
Aspen at Consort Place | London | United Kingdom | 216 | 708 | 64 | 2023 |
Era[21] | Moscow | Russia | 210 | 700 | 54 | |
Paveletskaya City | Moscow | Russia | 206 | 675 | 56 | |
Mount Tirana[22] | Tirana | Albania | 205 | 672 | 58 | 2030 |
Sky Fort[23] | Sofia | Bulgaria | 202 | 663 | 52 | 2024 |
Upside Towers[24] | Moscow | Russia | 199 | 650 | 57 | |
Riviera Tower[25] | Athens | Greece | 198 | 650 | 45 | 2025 |
Indy Tower[26] | Moscow | Russia | 195.7 | 640 | 43 | |
Harcourt Gardens | London | United Kingdom | 192 | 630 | 56 | 2024 |
Cancelled
This list ranks notable buildings that have been cancelled in Europe that were meant to rise to at least 160 metres (525 ft).
Name | City | Height | Floors | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Metres | Feet | |||
Russia Tower | Moscow | 612 | 2,008 | 118 |
Palace of the Soviets | Moscow | 495 | 1,624 | 100 |
Tour Sans Fins | Paris | 425.6 | 1,396 | 103 |
Dubai Towers Istanbul: Tower 1 | Istanbul | 395 | 1,296 | 102 |
London Millennium Tower | London | 386 | 1,266 | 92 |
Hermitage plaza 1 | Paris | 320 | 1050 | 86 |
Hermitage plaza 2 | Paris | 320 | 1050 | 85 |
Dubai Towers Istanbul: Tower 2 | Istanbul | 316 | 1,037 | 81 |
City Hall and City Duma | Moscow | 308.4 | 1,012 | 71 |
Otterspool Tower | Liverpool | 305 | 1,001 | 79 |
Vortex Tower | London | 300 | 984 | 70 |
King Edward Tower | Liverpool | 199 | 653 | 67 |
Criterion Place | Leeds | 180 | 591 | |
Lumiere | Leeds | 172 | 564 | 55 |
Diagrams
See also
- List of tallest structures in Europe
- List of tallest buildings in Europe by year
- List of tallest buildings in the European Union
- List of tallest buildings in the Balkans
- List of tallest buildings in Africa
- List of tallest buildings in Asia
- List of tallest buildings in Oceania
- List of tallest buildings in the world
- List of tallest buildings in Scandinavia
Notes
- ^A Only skyscrapers located in the European part of Istanbul are included. See Europe for more details.
- ^B Specifically located in the La Défense district, town of Courbevoie, in the inner suburbs of Paris
- ^C Specifically located in Nanterre, in the inner suburbs of Paris
- ^D Specifically located in La Défense district, town of Puteaux, in the inner suburbs of Paris
- ^E Specifically located in Saint-Denis, in the inner suburbs of Paris
- ^F Specifically located in La Défense, in the inner suburbs of Paris
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