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Amsterdam, Netherlands

Barcelona, Spain

Benidorm, Spain

Berlin, Germany

Birmingham, United Kingdom

Brussels, Belgium

Canary Wharf, London, United Kingdom

City of London, London, United Kingdom

Essen, Germany

Frankfurt, Germany

Genoa, Italy

The Hague, Netherlands

Hamburg, Germany

International Business Center, Moscow, Russia

Kiev, Ukraine

Katowice, Poland

Madrid, Spain

La Défense, Paris, France

Levent, Istanbul, Turkey

Leeds, United Kingdom

Liverpool, United Kingdom

Naples, Italy

Rotterdam, Netherlands

Stockholm, Sweden

This list of tallest buildings in Europe ranks skyscrapers in Europe by height. While skyscrapers remain sparser in Europe than in Asia or North America, a significant number of cities still distinguish themselves by the number of highrise buildings they host. While traditional cities hosting highrise buildings such as Moscow, Paris, London, Frankfurt or Warsaw remain very active, skyscrapers in the recent years have also boomed in other cities such as Istanbul, Madrid, Benidorm, Rotterdam, Brussels and many other cities.

Since 2009, the tallest skyscraper in Europe has been Moscow's 302 metre tall City of Capitals Moscow Tower. There are several other taller buildings are under construction in the same city and some of them may become the tallest buildings in Europe by 2011 and later.

Tallest European skyscrapers

This lists ranks skyscrapers in Europe that stand at least 140 metres (459 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. Existing structures are included for ranking purposes based on present height. This list includes under construction buildings that have already been topped out.

Name	City		Height A		Floors	Year built
			metres	feet
City of Capitals: Moscow [1] [2]	Moscow		301.6	989	76	2010 [3]
Naberezhnaya Tower C	Moscow		268.4	881	59	2007
Triumph-Palace [4]	Moscow		264.3	867	57	2005
Sapphire of Istanbul	Istanbul		261	856	54	2009[5]
Commerzbank Tower	Frankfurt		258.7	849	56	1997
City of Capitals: Saint Petersburg [1] [6]	Moscow		256.9	843	65	2010 [5]
Messeturm	Frankfurt		256.6	842	55	1990
Torre Caja Madrid	Madrid		250	820	45	2008
Torre de Cristal	Madrid		249.5	817	45	2008
Federation West Tower	Moscow		242.4	795	62	2007
Moscow State University	Moscow		240	787	36	1953
Torre Espacio	Madrid		236	775	57	2008
Torre Sacyr Vallehermoso	Madrid		236	774	52	2008
1 Canada Square	London		235.1	771.10	50	1991
Palace of Culture and Science	Warsaw		230.7	758	43	1955
House on Mosfilmovskaya 1 [7]	Moscow		213.3	700	54	2009 [3]
Tour Montparnasse	Paris		210	689	59	1972
Westendstraße 1	Frankfurt		208	682	53	1993
Millennium Tower	Vienna		202	663	51	1999
Maintower	Frankfurt		200	656	55	1999
25 Canada Square	London		199.5	654.4	45	2001
8 Canada Square	London		199.5	654.4	45	2002
Hotel Ukraine	Moscow		198	650	34	1955
Continental [8]	Moscow		-	-	48	2010 [3]
HSB Turning Torso	Malmö		190	623	57	2005
Sparrow Hills Tower II	Moscow		188.2	617	49	2004
Antey 3[9]	Yekaterinburg		188	617	50	2009[5]
Gran Hotel Bali	Benidorm		187	614	52	2002
Tour Total	ParisB		187	614	48	1985
Trianon	Frankfurt		186	610	45	1993
Tour T1	ParisB		185	607	36	2008
Tour Areva	ParisB		184	604	44	1974
Warsaw Trade Tower	Warsaw		184	604	43	1999
Tower 42	London		183	600	43	1980
Tour Granite	ParisB		183	600	36	2008
Isbank Tower 1	Istanbul		181	594	52	2000
30 St Mary Axe	London		179.8	589.9	41	2003
Tour Gan	ParisB		179	587	44	1974
Edelweiss[10]	Moscow		176	577	43	2003
Kotelnicheskaya Embankment	Moscow		176	577	32	1952
Aliye Parusa 2[11]	Moscow		175.6	576	48	2003
Avaz Twist Tower	Sarajevo		172	564.3	41	2007
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Moscow		172	564	27	1953
Nordstar Tower	Moscow		171.5	563	42	2009
Sparrow Hills Tower I	Moscow		-	-	44	2004
Sparrow Hills Tower III	Moscow		-	-	44	2004
Sisli Plaza	Istanbul		170	558	46	2007
Beetham Tower	Manchester		169	554	50	2006
Tekstilkent Plaza 1	Istanbul		168	551	44	2000
Tekstilkent Plaza 2	Istanbul		168	551	44	2000
Tour Alicante	ParisC		167	548	37	1995
Tour Chassagne	ParisC		167	548	37	1995
Swissotel Krasnye Holmy[12]	Moscow		166.5	546	35	2005
Silver Tower	Frankfurt		166	545	32	1978
Maastoren	Rotterdam		165	541	35	2009
Tour du Crédit Lyonnais	Lyon		165	541	42	1977
Tour EDF	ParisD		165	541	41	2001
Broadgate Tower	London		164.3	539	35	2007
InterContinental Warsaw	Warsaw		163.5	536	45	2003
Continental[citation needed]	Kiev		164	538	35	2009
Post Tower[13]	Bonn		163	535	42	2002
Palazzo Lombardia Lombardy Region Headquarters [14]	Milan		163	535	39	2010
Well House na Leninskom [15]	Moscow		162	531	46	2009[5]
Cœur Défense	ParisB		161	528	40	2001
Kudrinskaya Square[16]	Moscow		160	525	22	1954
Tour Assur (AXA)	ParisB		159	522	39	1974
Plaza Büro Center	Frankfurt		159	522	47	1976
Rondo 1-B[17]	Warsaw		159.1	522	40	2006
Akbank Tower	Istanbul		158	518	39	1993
Torre Lugano[18]	Benidorm		158	518	43	2008
Torre Picasso	Madrid		156	512	43	1988
Parus Business Centre	Kiev		156	512	34	2007
One Churchill Place	London		156	512	32	2004
Avenue 77 block 1[19][20]	Moscow		-	-	43	2008
Avenue 77 block 2[19][20]	Moscow		-	-	43	2008
Avenue 77 block 3[19][20]	Moscow		-	-	43	2008
Tour Adria	ParisB		155	509	40	2002
Tour Egée	ParisB		155	509	40	1999
Deutsche Bank Tower I	Frankfurt		155	509	40	1984
Deutsche Bank Tower II	Frankfurt		155	509	38	1984
Hotel Arts Barcelona	Barcelona		154	505	44	1992
Torre Mapfre	Barcelona		154	505	40	1992
Skyper	Frankfurt		154	505	38	2004
Süzer Plaza Ritz-Carlton[21]	Istanbul		154	504	34	1998
Polat Tower Residence[22]	Istanbul		153	500	40	2001
25 Bank Street	London		153	502	33	2003
40 Bank Street	London		153	502	33	2003
Tour Ariane	ParisD		152	499	36	1975
Gebouw Delftse Poort 1[23]	Rotterdam		151	495	41	1992
Gazprom[24]	Moscow		151	495	35	1994
10 Upper Bank Street	London		151	495	32	2003
Hochhaus Neue Donau[25]	Vienna		150	492	34	2001
Tour du Midi	Brussels		150	492	38	1967
Rembrandt Tower[26]	Amsterdam		150	492	36	1995
Millennium Tower	Rotterdam		149	489	35	2000
KölnTurm[27]	Cologne		148	486	43	2001
Eurotower	Frankfurt		148	486	39	1977
Pan Peninsula	London		147.39	483.56	48	2008
Colonia-Hochhaus	Cologne		147	482	42	1972
Sun Plaza[28]	Istanbul		147	482	38	2005
House in Sokolniki[29]	Moscow		146.9	482	43	2008
Selçuklu Kulesi[30]	Konya		146.5	480	42	2007
Hochaus Uptown München[31]	Munich		146	479	38	2004
Finance Tower[32]	Brussels		145	476	36	1984
Dexia Tower[33]	Brussels		145	476	38	2006
Jen-Tower	Jena		145	476	30	1973
Neguri Gane[34]	Benidorm		145	476	40	2002
Torre Agbar	Barcelona		144.44	474	33	2004
Tour de Bretagne	Nantes		144	472	32	1976
Warsaw Financial Center[35]	Warsaw		144	472	35	1998
Tour Pleyel	ParisE		143	469	37	1972
Metrocity Tower 2	Istanbul		143	469	35	2000
Metrocity Tower 3	Istanbul		143	469	35	2000
TAT Tower 1[36]	Istanbul		143	469	34	2000
TAT Tower 2[36]	Istanbul		143	469	34	2000
Metrocity Tower 1	Istanbul		143	469	31	2000
Guy's Tower	London		142.6	467.8	34	1974
Tour CBX	ParisB		142	466	36	2005
City-Haus[37]	Frankfurt		142	466	42	1974
Frankfurter Büro Center[38]	Frankfurt		142	466	40	1980
City-Hochhaus Leipzig[39]	Leipzig		142	466	36	1971
Hoftoren	The Hague		142	466	30	2003
Westpoint Tower	Tilburg		142	466	48	2004
Torre de Madrid	Madrid		142	466	37	1957
Sea Towers	Gdynia		141.6	464	36	2009
USCE Tower	Belgrade		141.1	463	24	2004
Montevideo	Rotterdam		140	459	43	2005
Centrum LIM[40]	Warsaw		140	459	43	1989
Oxford Tower	Warsaw		140	459	42	1979
West Tower	Liverpool		140	459	40	2007
IZD Tower [41]	Vienna		140	459	37	2001
Izmailovsky block 1[42]	Moscow		140	459	37	2008
Izmailovsky block 2[42]	Moscow		140	459	37	2008
Sabanci Center 2	Istanbul		140	459	34	1993
Sisli Elit Residence[43]	Istanbul		140	459	35	2000
Edificio Kronos[44]	Benidorm		140	459	41	2008

Timeline of tallest buildings

Projects under construction

Federation Tower under construction, Moscow

The Heron Tower, under construction in London, will soon become Britain's tallest building by pinnacle height.

This lists buildings that are under construction in Europe and are planned to rise at least 140 metres (459 ft).

Name	City	Metres	Feet	Floors	Finalised
Federation Tower East	Moscow	242.4	795	62	2010
Mercury City Tower	Moscow	380	1247	70	2011
Shard London Bridge	London	310	1016	87	2012
Eurasia [45]	Moscow	309	1014	70	2010
City Hall and City Duma	Moscow	308.4	1012	72	2010
Bishopsgate Tower	London	288	945	63	2012
Diamond of Istanbul	Istanbul	270	885	61	2010
Sky Tower[46]	Wroclaw	258	846	56	2011
Zvenigorodsky	Moscow	253	830	62	2012
Heron Tower	London	246	807	46	2011
Sky Park - AZKOR [47]	Baku	240	787	55	2012
Riverside South	London	236	774	45	2010
Flame Tower 1	Baku	235	771	39	2012
First Tower	Paris	231	737	55	2010
Flame Tower 2	Baku	220	721	37	2012
Tour Air2	Paris	220	721	43	2013
CityLife (Milan) - Il Dritto[48]	Milan	220	720	51	2014
Garibaldi Torre Cesar Pelli (Milan)[49]	Milan	215	710	35	2011
House on Mosfilmovskaya 1[7]	Moscow	213.3	700	54	2009
Flame Tower 3	Baku	208	682	34	2012
Tower 185	Frankfurt	204	669	55	2011
Crescent Tower	Baku	203	666	43	2013
Residencial In Tempo[50]	Benidorm	200	656	52	2010
Grattacielo Intesa SanPaolo	Turin	200	656	44	2011
Silesian Investment Center	Katowice	200	656	48	2012
Angel Wings A	Wrocław	200	656	43	2011
Majunga Tower	Paris	195	639	45	2012
Mirax-Plaza	Moscow	193	633	47	2010
Złota 44	Warsaw	192	630	52	2010
Mirax-Plaza	Kiev	192	630	46	2010
CityLife (Milan) - Lo Storto [51]	Milan	190	624	44	2014
Riverside South	London	185	610	37	2010
Skytower	Frankfurt	185	606	50	2011
Balaklava BayFront Plaza	Sevastopol	173	567	45	2011
Piccadilly Tower	Manchester	188	617	58	2010
Lumiere (skyscraper)	Leeds	171		54	2009
CLA Invest	Wrocław	170	557	44	2012
Opernturm	Frankfurt	170	557	42	2009
Tour Carpe Diem	Paris	166	545	32	2012
Iberdrola Tower	Bilbao	165	541	40	2011
Angel Wings B	Wrocław	163	534	37	2011
Well House on Leninsky	Moscow	162	531	46	2009
Promenady Wrocławskie	Wrocław	160	525	41	2012
Tour D2	Paris	160	525	37	2013
New Orleans[52]	Rotterdam	158	520	45	2010
Gamma Office	Wrocław	155	509	40	2013
Bastion	Moscow	153	502	40	2009
PRISMA[53][54]	Yekaterinburg	151	495	37	2009
Riverview	Wrocław	150	492	30	2013
Strata[55]	London	147	482	43	2010
Tour CMA-CGM[56]	Marseille	147	476	33	2009
AVA Tower	Paris	142	465	34	2012
Light House	Århus	142	465	43	2010
House Parus	Minsk	140	459	32	2011
Lazyrnye Skies	Kazan	140		40	2011

Tallest European skyscrapers by pinnacle height

Upper section of Commerzbank Tower

Naberezhnaya Tower complex

Some skyscraper enthusiasts prefer this measurement, claiming that the extensions that can or cannot be deemed "architectural" are subjective. However, 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. The list includes all skyscrapers at least 200 metres (656 ft) tall, but it is subject to change because of simplicity of mast changes.

Rank	Name	City	Metres	Feet	Floors	Completed
1	Commerzbank Tower	Frankfurt	300	985	56	1997
2	Naberezhnaya Tower C	Moscow	268	881	59	2007
3	Triumph-Palace	Moscow	264	868	57	2005
4	Messeturm	Frankfurt	257	843	55	1990
5	Torre Caja Madrid	Madrid	250	820	45	2008
6	Torre de Cristal	Madrid	249	817	45	2007
7	Federation West Tower	Moscow	242	795	62	2007
8	Sky Park - AZKOR [47]	Baku	240	787	55	2012
8	Moscow State University	Moscow	240	787	36	1953
8	Maintower	Frankfurt	240	787	55	1999
10	Torre Sacyr Vallehermoso	Madrid	236	774	52	2007
11	One Canada Square	London	235	771	50	1991
12	City of Capitals: Saint Petersburg[1]	Moscow	255	836	65	2009[5]
13	Palace of Culture and Science	Warsaw	231	758	43	1955
14	Torre Espacio	Madrid	223	749	57	2007
15	Gran Hotel Bali	Benidorm	210	689	52	2002
15	Tour Montparnasse	Paris	210	689	59	1972
16	Europe Tower Sofia	Sofia	209	686	46	2011
17	Westendstraße 1	Frankfurt	208	682	53	1993
18	Warsaw Trade Tower	Warsaw	208	682	43	1999
19	Millennium Tower	Vienna	202	663	51	1999
20	25 Canada Square	London	200	656	45	2001

Notes and References

• ^A By the architectural tip
• ^B Specifically located in Courbevoie, in the inner suburbs of Paris
• ^C Specifically located in Nanterre, in the inner suburbs of Paris
• ^D Specifically located in Puteaux, in the inner suburbs of Paris
• ^E Specifically located in Saint-Denis, in the inner suburbs of Paris

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Frankfurt
• List of tallest buildings in Istanbul
• List of tallest buildings and structures in London
• List of tallest buildings in Manchester
• List of tallest buildings in Moscow
• List of tallest buildings and structures in the Paris region