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List of tallest buildings in Europe by year

This list of tallest buildings in Europe by year ranks the tallest buildings in Europe by year according to height. Only the ten tallest buildings are included for all decades other than those buildings currently tallest in Europe. The current tallest building in Europe is the Lakhta Center in Saint Petersburg, Russia, which rises 463 metres (1,519 ft) and was completed in 2018.

Current tallest edit

This is a list of the tallest completed buildings in Europe. Heights are measured to the structural height, which includes architectural elements, but not communications spires or antennas. All measurements are according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Only the tallest 20 completed buildings in Europe are included.

Rank Building City Country Height (m) Height (ft) Floors Completed
1 Lakhta Center Saint Petersburg   Russia 462.5 m 1516 ft 87 2018
2 Federation Tower: East Tower Moscow   Russia 373.7 1,226 ft 95 2016
3 OKO Towers: South Tower Moscow   Russia 354 m 1,160 ft 85 2015
4 Neva Tower 2 Moscow   Russia 345 m 1,132 79 2019
5 Mercury City Tower Moscow   Russia 339 m 1112 ft 75 2013
6 Varso Tower Warsaw   Poland 310 m 1,020 54 2021
7 The Shard London   United Kingdom 309 m 1017 ft 85 2012
7 Eurasia Tower Moscow   Russia 309 m 1013 ft 72 2014
8 Neva Tower 1 Moscow   Russia 302 m 991 ft 69 2019
9 CoC: Moscow Tower Moscow   Russia 302 m 990 ft 76 2010
10 Skyland İstanbul 1[1][2] Istanbul   Turkey 293.1 m 932 ft 65 2017
11 Skyland İstanbul 2[1][2] Istanbul   Turkey 293.1 m 932 ft 65 2017
12 Metropol İstanbul[3] Istanbul   Turkey 280 m 919 ft 66 2017
13 22 Bishopsgate London   United Kingdom 278 m 912 ft 62 2019
14 Baku Tower Baku   Azerbaijan 276 m 906 ft 49 2020
15 Naberezhnaya Tower Block C Moscow   Russia 268 m 881 ft 61 2007
16 Triumph Palace Moscow   Russia 264 m 866 ft 61 2005
17 Commerzbank Tower Frankfurt   Germany 259 m 850 ft 56 1997
18 CoC: St. Petersburg Tower Moscow   Russia 257 m 844 ft 65 2010
19 Messeturm Frankfurt   Germany 257 m 842 ft 64 1990
20 Nurol Life[4][5] Istanbul   Turkey 252 m 820 ft 58 2016

Historical tallest edit

This is a list of the tallest completed buildings in Europe at the end of recent decades. Heights are measured to the structural height, which includes architectural elements, but not communications spires or antennas. All measurements are according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Only the tallest 10 completed buildings in Europe are included in each section.

2000s edit

Rank Building City Height (m) Height (ft) Built
1 Naberezhnaya Tower Block C   Moscow 268 m 881 ft 2007
2 Triumph Palace   Moscow 264 m 866 ft 2005
3 Commerzbank Tower   Frankfurt 259 m 850 ft 1997
4 MesseTurm   Frankfurt 257 m 842 ft 1990
5 Torre de Cristal   Spain 249 m 817 ft 2008
6 Torre Caja Madrid   Spain 248 m 815 ft 2008
7 Federation Towers - Zapad Tower   Moscow 242 m 795 ft 2008
8 MV Lomonosov State University   Moscow 239 m 784 ft 1953
9 Torre Sacyr Vallehermoso   Madrid 236 m 774 ft 2008
10 One Canada Square   London 236 m 774 ft 1991

1990s edit

Rank Building City Height (m) Height (ft) Built
1 Commerzbank Tower   Frankfurt 259 m 850 ft 1997
2 Messeturm   Frankfurt 257 m 842 ft 1990
3 Moscow State University   Moscow 239 m 784 ft 1953
4 One Canada Square   London 236 m 774 ft 1991
5 Palace of Culture and Science   Warsaw 231 m 757 ft 1955
6 Tour Montparnasse   Paris 209 m 686 ft 1973
7 Westendstraße 1   Frankfurt 208 m 682 ft 1993
8 Warsaw Trade Tower   Warsaw 208 m 682 ft 1999
9 Ukraina Hotel   Moscow 206 m 676 ft 1955
10 Millennium Tower   Vienna 202 m 663 ft 1999

1980s edit

Rank Building City Height (m) Height (ft) Built
1 Moscow State University   Moscow 239 m 784 ft 1953
2 Palace of Culture and Science   Warsaw 231 m 757 ft 1955
3 Tour Montparnasse   Paris 209 m 686 ft 1973
4 Ukraina Hotel   Moscow 206 m 676 ft 1955
5 Tower 42   London 183 m 600 ft 1980
6 Tour Total Coupole   Paris 179 m 587 ft 1985
7 Tour Areva   Paris 178 m 584 ft 1974
8 Mersin Complex   Mersin 177 m 580 ft 1987
9 Kotelnicheskaya Naberezhnaya   Moscow 176 m 577 ft 1952
10 Ministry of Foreign Affairs   Moscow 172 m 564 ft 1953

1970s edit

Rank Building City Height (m) Height (ft) Built
1 Moscow State University   Moscow 239 m 784 ft 1953
2 Palace of Culture and Science   Warsaw 231 m 757 ft 1955
3 Tour Montparnasse   Paris 209 m 686 ft 1973
4 Ukraina Hotel   Moscow 206 m 676 ft 1955
5 Tour Areva   Paris 178 m 584 ft 1974
6 Kotelnicheskaya Naberezhnaya   Moscow 176 m 577 ft 1952
7 Ministry of Foreign Affairs   Moscow 172 m 564 ft 1953
8 Silver Tower   Frankfurt 166 m 546 ft 1978
9 Tour Gan   Paris 166 m 545 ft 1974
10 Tour de Credit Lyonnais   Lyon 165 m 541 ft 1977

1960s edit

Rank Building City Height (m) Height (ft) Built
1 Moscow State University   Moscow 239 m 784 ft 1953
2 Palace of Culture and Science   Warsaw 231 m 757 ft 1955
3 Ukraina Hotel   Moscow 206 m 676 ft 1955
4 Kotelnicheskaya Naberezhnaya   Moscow 176 m 577 ft 1952
5 Ministry of Foreign Affairs   Moscow 172 m 564 ft 1953
6 Kudrinskaya Square   Moscow 156 m 512 ft 1954
7 Tour du Midi   Brussels 148 m 486 ft 1966
8 Torre de Madrid   Madrid 142 m 466 ft 1957
9 Red Gate Square   Moscow 138 m 453 ft 1953
10 Hilton Moscow Leningradskaya   Moscow 136 m 446 ft 1954

1950s edit

Rank Building City Height (m) Height (ft) Built
1 Moscow State University   Moscow 239 m 784 ft 1953
2 Palace of Culture and Science   Warsaw 231 m 757 ft 1955
3 Ukraina Hotel   Moscow 206 m 676 ft 1955
4 Kotelnicheskaya Naberezhnaya   Moscow 176 m 577 ft 1952
5 Ministry of Foreign Affairs   Moscow 172 m 564 ft 1953
6 Kudrinskaya Square   Moscow 156 m 512 ft 1954
7 Torre de Madrid   Madrid 142 m 466 ft 1957
8 Red Gate Square   Moscow 138 m 453 ft 1953
9 Hilton Moscow Leningradskaya   Moscow 136 m 446 ft 1954
10 Pirelli Building   Milan 127 m 417 ft 1958

Timeline of tallest buildings edit

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   UK 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
Tour Perret Amiens   France 1949–1952 110 361 26
Terrazza Martini Tower Genoa   Italy 1940–1949 108 354 31
New Town Hall (Leipzig) Leipzig   Germany 1905–1940 114.8 377
Hamburg City Hall Hamburg   Germany 1897–1905 112 367
City Hall Vienna   Austria 1892–1897[6] 105 344
Palace of Justice Brussels   Belgium 1883–1892 104 341
Victoria Tower London   UK 1860–1883 98.5 323
Augsburg Town Hall Augsburg   Germany 1624–1860 57 187 7

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "SKYLAND ISTANBUL". Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Skyland Towers Istanbul - Werner Sobek". 14 August 2015. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Havadan Istanbul". Retrieved 26 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Nurol Life". Archived from the original on 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
  5. ^ "Nurol Life Tower". Archived from the original on 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
  6. ^ Vienna City Hall was originally 98 meters high, until the Rathausmann was added on top of the central tower in 1892.
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