This list ranks the tallest buildings in the European Union that stand at least 150 metres (492 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement. This means that spires and other architectural details are included in the official height, but not antenna masts, as it is defined by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Only habitable buildings are ranked, which excludes radio masts and towers, observation towers, cathedrals, steeples, chimneys and other tall architectural structures.
Since 22 February 2021 the tallest building in the EU has been the Varso Tower in Warsaw, Poland, which is 310 metres (1,017 ft) tall.[1]
Existing buildings
This list includes buildings under construction that have already been architecturally topped out. Architectural height is considered, so masts and other elements added after completion of building are not considered.
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| Rank | Name | Image | City | Height in m (ft)[2] | Floors | Year built |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Varso Tower | .jpg.webp) |
Warsaw | 310 m (1,017 ft) | 53 | 2022 |
| 2 | Commerzbank Tower |  | Frankfurt | 259 m (850 ft) | 56 | 1997 |
| 3 | Messeturm |  | Frankfurt | 256.5 m (842 ft) | 64 | 1990 |
| 4 | Torre de Cristal | _06a.jpg.webp) | Madrid | 249 m (817 ft) | 52 | 2009 |
| 5 | Torre Cepsa | _01.jpg.webp) | Madrid | 248.3 m (815 ft) | 45 | 2008 |
| 6 | Palace of Culture and Science |  | Warsaw | 237 m (778 ft)[lower-alpha 1] | 42 | 1955 |
| 7 | Torre PwC | _002.jpg.webp) | Madrid | 236 m (774 ft) | 52 | 2008 |
| 8 | Unicredit Tower |  | Milan | 231 m (758 ft) | 35 | 2011 |
| Tour First |  | Paris | 231 m (758 ft) | 52 | 2011 | |
| 10 | Torre Emperador | _09a.jpg.webp) | Madrid | 224.2 m (736 ft) | 57 | 2008 |
| 11 | DC Towers |  | Vienna | 220 m (722 ft) | 60 | 2013 |
| Tour Hekla |  | Paris | 220 m (722 ft) | 48 | 2022 | |
| Warsaw Spire |  | Warsaw | 220 m (722 ft) | 49 | 2016 | |
| 14 | De Zalmhaven | .jpg.webp) | Rotterdam | 215 m (705 ft) | 61 | 2021 |
| 15 | Sky Tower |  | Wrocław | 212 m (696 ft) | 50 | 2012 |
| 16 | Allianz Tower |  | Milan | 209 m (686 ft) | 50 | 2014 |
| 17 | Tour Montparnasse |  | Paris | 209 m (686 ft) | 59 | 1972 |
| Piedmont Region Headquarters[4] |  | Turin | 209 m (686 ft) | 42 | 2021 | |
| 19 | Westendstraße 1 |  | Frankfurt | 208 m (682 ft) | 53 | 1993 |
| Warsaw Trade Tower |  | Warsaw | 208 m (682 ft) | 43 | 1999 | |
| 21 | Intempo |  | Benidorm | 202.5 m (664 ft) | 55 | 2021 |
| 22 | Millennium Tower |  | Vienna | 202 m (663 ft) | 50 | 1999 |
| Warsaw Unit |  | Warsaw | 200.7 m (658 ft) | 46 | 2021 | |
| 24 | Main Tower |  | Frankfurt | 200 m (656 ft) | 55 | 1999 |
| Tower 185 |  | Frankfurt | 200 m (656 ft) | 55 | 2011 | |
| Tour Incity |  | Lyon | 200 m (656 ft) | 39 | 2015 | |
| 27 | Skyliner |  | Warsaw | 195 m (640 ft) | 45 | 2021 |
| 28 | Tour Majunga | Paris | 194 m (636 ft) | 45 | 2014 | |
| 29 | Złota 44 |  | Warsaw | 192 m (630 ft) | 54 | 2012 |
| 30 | ONE |  | Frankfurt | 191 m (627 ft) | 49 | 2022 |
| 31 | Turning Torso |  | Malmö | 190 m (623 ft) | 54 | 2005 |
| 32 | Omniturm[5] |  |
Frankfurt | 189.9 m (623 ft) | 45 | 2019 |
| 33 | Trianon |  | Frankfurt | 186 m (610 ft) | 45 | 1993 |
| Gran Hotel Bali |  | Benidorm | 186 m (610 ft) | 52 | 2002 | |
| 35 | Tour GDF Suez |  | Paris | 185 m (607 ft) | 37 | 2008 |
| European Central Bank Headquarters |  | Frankfurt | 185 m (607 ft) | 45 | 2014 | |
| 37 | Tour Granite | Paris | 183 m (600 ft) | 35 | 2008 | |
| 38 | Caleido Tower |  | Madrid | 181 m (594 ft) | 38 | 2020 |
| 39 | Olivia Star |  | Gdańsk | 180.6 m (593 ft) | 47 | 2018 |
| 40 | Sevilla Tower |  | Seville | 180.5 m (592 ft) | 40 | 2016 |
| 41 | Grand Tower[6] |  |
Frankfurt | 180 m (591 ft) | 47 | 2019 |
| 42 | Tours Duo 1[7] |  |
Paris | 180 m (591 ft) | 39 | 2021 |
| 43 | Tour Total |  | Paris | 179 m (587 ft) | 48 | 1985 |
| 44 | Tour Areva |  | Paris | 178 m (584 ft) | 44 | 1974 |
| 45 | Tour Saint-Gobain | Paris | 178 m (584 ft) | 39 | 2019 | |
| 46 | Generali Tower |  | Milan | 177.4 m (582 ft) | 44 | 2017 |
| 47 | Libeskind Tower |  | Milan | 175.5 m (576 ft) | 34 | 2021 |
| 48 | Tour D2 |  | Paris | 171 m (561 ft) | 37 | 2014 |
| 49 | Tour To-Lyon | Lyon | 171 m (561 ft) | 43 | 2023 | |
| 50 | Opernturm |  | Frankfurt | 170 m (558 ft) | 42 | 2010 |
| Taunusturm[8] |  | Frankfurt | 170 m (558 ft) | 40 | 2014 | |
| ONE |  |
Limassol | 170 m (558 ft) | 37 | 2021 | |
| 53 | Tours Société Générale (Tour Alicante) |  | Paris | 167 m (548 ft) | 37 | 1995 |
| Tours Société Générale (Tour Chassagne) | | Paris | 167 m (548 ft) | 37 | 1995 | |
| Torre Intesa Sanpaolo[9] |  | Turin | 167 m (548 ft) | 39 | 2014 | |
| 56 | Tour CB21 |  | Paris | 166 m (545 ft) | 42 | 1974 |
| Silberturm |  | Frankfurt | 166 m (545 ft) | 32 | 1978 | |
| Tour Carpe Diem | Paris | 166 m (545 ft) | 34 | 2013 | ||
| 59 | Cosmopolitan Twarda 2/4[10] |  | Warsaw | 165.4 m (543 ft) | 46 | 2013 |
| 60 | Tour Part-Dieu |  | Lyon | 165 m (541 ft) | 42 | 1977 |
| Maastoren |  | Rotterdam | 165 m (541 ft) | 44 | 2009 | |
| Torre Iberdrola |  | Bilbao | 165 m (541 ft) | 41 | 2011 | |
| 63 | InterContinental Warsaw |  | Warsaw | 164 m (538 ft) | 45 | 2003 |
| 64 | Post Tower |  | Bonn | 162 m (531 ft) | 41 | 2002 |
| 65 | Cœur Défense |  | Paris | 161 m (528 ft) | 40 | 2001 |
| Palazzo Lombardia |  | Milan | 161 m (528 ft) | 44 | 2010 | |
| 67 | Tour Alto[11] | Paris | 160 m (525 ft) | 38 | 2020 | |
| 68 | Tribunal de Paris[12] |  | Paris | 159.7 m (524 ft) | 38 | 2018 |
| 69 | Westend Gate |  | Frankfurt | 159 m (522 ft) | 47 | 1976 |
| Rondo 1 |  | Warsaw | 159 m (522 ft) | 40 | 2006 | |
| Q22 |  | Warsaw | 159 m (522 ft) | 47 | 2016 | |
| 72 | Torre Lúgano[13] |  | Benidorm | 158 m (518 ft) | 43 | 2007 |
| New Orleans |  | Rotterdam | 158 m (518 ft) | 43 | 2010 | |
| Torre Picasso | _10.jpg.webp) | Madrid | 156 m (512 ft) | 43 | 1988 | |
| 75 | Deutsche Bank I |  | Frankfurt | 155 m (509 ft) | 40 | 1984 |
| Deutsche Bank II | | Frankfurt | 155 m (509 ft) | 38 | 1984 | |
| Torre Eurosky |  | Rome | 155 m (509 ft) | 35 | 2012 | |
| Tour Egée |  | Paris | 155 m (509 ft) | 40 | 1999 | |
| Tour Adria | Paris | 155 m (509 ft) | 40 | 2002 | ||
| Marienturm[14] |  | Frankfurt | 155 m (509 ft) | 38 | 2019 | |
| Cooltoren | Rotterdam | 155 m (509 ft) | 50 | 2022 | ||
| Skysawa[15] |  | Warsaw | 155 m (509 ft) | 36 | 2022 | |
| 83 | Torre Mapfre |  | Barcelona | 154 m (505 ft) | 40 | 1992 |
| Hotel Arts |  | Barcelona | 154 m (505 ft) | 44 | 1994 | |
| Skyper |  | Frankfurt | 154 m (505 ft) | 38 | 2004 | |
| 86 | Tour Ariane |  | Paris | 152 m (499 ft) | 36 | 1975 |
| Montevideo |  | Rotterdam | 152 m (499 ft) | 43 | 2005 | |
| 88 | De Rotterdam[16] |  | Rotterdam | 151.3 m (496 ft) | 44 | 2013 |
| 89 | Gebouw Delftse Poort I |  | Rotterdam | 151 m (495 ft) | 41 | 1991 |
| Torre Pontina |  | Latina | 151 m (495 ft) | 37 | 2010 | |
| Tour Trinity | Paris | 151 m (495 ft) | 33 | 2020 | ||
| 92 | Tour Les Poissons | Paris | 150 m (492 ft) | 42 | 1970 | |
| Rembrandt Tower |  | Amsterdam | 150 m (492 ft) | 41 | 1992 | |
| Hochhaus Neue Donau[17] |  | Vienna | 150 m (492 ft) | 33 | 2002 |
Alternative height measurement
When measuring the height of a building several different points can be viewed as the tallest. Some skyscraper enthusiasts prefer these other measurements. The pinnacle height is the most straightforward measurement, it includes non-architectural elements such as antennas or lightning rods. The architectural height, used as the official height does not include parts that are easily added and removed from tall buildings without significantly changing the style and design of the building. The highest occupied floor (HOF) is another measurement. This is the height to the top floor of the building that is in use.
The list includes all skyscrapers with a pinnacle height of at least 200 metres (656 ft) tall. However, the height data is subject to fluctuations due to simple changing of mast extensions.
| Name | City | Highest Occupied Floor in m (ft)[18] | Architectural height (Official) in m (ft) | Pinnacle Height in m (ft) | Floors | Completed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Messeturm | Frankfurt | 214 m (702 ft) | 256.6 m (842 ft) | 256.6 m (842 ft) | 55 | 1990 |
| Torre Espacio | Madrid | 211 m (692 ft) | 224.2 m (736 ft) | 230 m (755 ft) | 57 | 2007 |
| Torre de Cristal | Madrid | 210 m (689 ft) | 249 m (817 ft) | 250 m (820 ft) | 45 | 2007 |
| Torre Cepsa | Madrid | 209 m (686 ft) | 248.3 m (815 ft) | 248.3 m (815 ft) | 45 | 2008 |
| Varso Tower | Warsaw | 205 m (673 ft) | 310 m (1,017 ft) | 310 m (1,017 ft) | 53 | 2021 |
| DC Towers | Vienna | 203 m (666 ft) | 220 m (722 ft) | 250 m (820 ft) | 60 | 2013 |
| Tour Montparnasse | Paris | 197 m (646 ft) | 209 m (686 ft) | 209 m (686 ft) | 59 | 1972 |
| Torre PwC | Madrid | 197 m (646 ft) | 236 m (774 ft) | 236 m (774 ft) | 52 | 2007 |
| Tour Hekla | Paris | 196 m (643 ft) | 220 m (722 ft) | 220 m (722 ft) | 50 | 2022 |
| Sky Tower | Wrocław | 195 m (640 ft) | 212 m (696 ft) | 212 m (696 ft) | 50 | 2012 |
| Commerzbank Tower | Frankfurt | 194 m (636 ft) | 258.7 m (849 ft) | 300 m (984 ft) | 56 | 1997 |
| Allianz Tower | Milan | 193 m (633 ft) | 300 m (984 ft) | 259 m (850 ft) | 50 | 2014 |
| Main Tower | Frankfurt | 189 m (620 ft) | 200 m (656 ft) | 240 m (787 ft) | 55 | 1999 |
| Tower 185 | Frankfurt | 185 m (607 ft) | 200 m (656 ft) | 200 m (656 ft) | 51 | 2011 |
| Intempo | Benidorm | 183 m (600 ft) | 187 m (614 ft) | 200 m (656 ft) | 55 | 2014 |
| De Zalmhaven | Rotterdam | 179 m (587 ft) | 215 m (705 ft) | 215 m (705 ft) | 58 | 2022 |
| Westendstrasse 1 | Frankfurt | 178 m (584 ft) | 208 m (682 ft) | 208 m (682 ft) | 53 | 1993 |
| European Central Bank Headquarters | Frankfurt | 176 m (577 ft) | 183.7 m (603 ft) | 217.3 m (713 ft) | 45 | 2014 |
| Warsaw Unit | Warsaw | 176 m (577 ft) | 200 m (656 ft) | 200.7 m (658 ft) | 46 | 2021 |
| Tour First | Paris | 173 m (568 ft) | 231 m (758 ft) | 231 m (758 ft) | 56 | 2010 |
| Piedmont Region Headquarters[4] | Turin | 170 m (558 ft) | 181 m (594 ft) | 209 m (686 ft) | 42 | 2017 |
| Gran Hotel Bali | Benidorm | 168 m (551 ft) | 186 m (610 ft) | 210 m (689 ft) | 52 | 2002 |
| Warsaw Spire | Warsaw | 161 m (528 ft) | 220 m (722 ft) | 220 m (722 ft) | 49 | 2016 |
| Warsaw Trade Tower | Warsaw | 154 m (505 ft) | 187.2 m (614 ft) | 208 m (682 ft) | 43 | 1999 |
| Millennium Tower | Vienna | 143 m (469 ft) | 171 m (561 ft) | 202 m (663 ft) | 51 | 1999 |
| Tour Incity | Lyon | 141 m (463 ft) | 202 m (663 ft) | 202 m (663 ft) | 39 | 2015 |
| Unicredit Tower | Milan | 131 m (430 ft) | 231 m (758 ft) | 231 m (758 ft) | 35 | 2011 |
| Palace of Culture and Science | Warsaw | 124 m (407 ft) | 230.7 m (757 ft) | 237 m (778 ft) | 44 | 1955 |
Buildings under construction
This lists buildings that are under construction in European Union and are planned to rise at least 150 metres (492 ft). Approved or proposed buildings are not included in the table. Included are renders of the finished towers or images of the current construction sites.
| Image | Name | City | Metres | Feet | Floors | Planned completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Karlatornet | Gothenburg | 246 | 807 | 74 | 2024 |
 |
Elbtower | Hamburg | 245 | 804 | 64 | 2026 |
 |
The Link[19] | Paris | 244 | 801 | 52 | 2024 |
 |
Four Frankfurt 1 | Frankfurt | 233 | 765 | 59 | 2023 |
| Central Business Tower[20] | Frankfurt | 205 | 672 | 52 | 2028 | |
| Sky Fort | Sofia | 202 | 663 | 47 | 2024 | |
| Riviera Tower[21] | Athens | 198 | 650 | 45 | 2025 | |
| Danube Flats | Vienna | 180 | 590 | 48 | 2023 | |
| DC-Tower 2 | Vienna | 180 | 590 | 53 | 2025 | |
 |
Estrel Tower | Berlin | 176 | 577 | 45 | 2024 |
| The Bridge[22] | Warsaw | 174 | 570 | 40 | 2025 | |
| Four Frankfurt 2 | Frankfurt | 173 | 568 | 50 | 2023 | |
 |
Eurovea Tower[23] | Bratislava | 168 | 552 | 46 | 2023 |
| Trilogy East Tower[24][25] | Limassol | 165 | 541 | 37 | 2023 | |
| Trilogy West Tower[26][27] | Limassol | 161 | 528 | 39 | 2023 | |
| Olszynki Park[28] | Rzeszów | 161 | 509 | 36 | 2023 | |
| Forum Donaustadt | Vienna | 153 | 502 | 42 | 2022 | |
Timeline of the tallest buildings in the EU/EEC
The following is a timeline of the tallest buildings in the European Union (EU) and its direct predecessor, the European Economic Community (EEC) established in 1957.
| Name | City | Years as tallest | Metres | Feet | Floors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varso Tower | Warsaw | 2021–present | 310 | 1,017 | 53 |
| Commerzbank Tower | Frankfurt | 2020–2021 | 259 | 850 | 56 |
| The Shard | London | 2011–2020 | 306[lower-alpha 2] | 1,004 | 73 |
| Commerzbank Tower | Frankfurt | 1997–2011 | 259 | 850 | 56 |
| Messeturm | Frankfurt | 1990–1997 | 257 | 843 | 55 |
| Tour Montparnasse | Paris | 1972–1990 | 210 | 689 | 59 |
| Tour du Midi / Zuidertoren | Brussels | 1966–1972 | 150 | 492 | 38 |
| Pirelli Tower | Milan | 1958–1966 | 127 | 416 | 32 |
Prior to 1966, Edificio España and Torre de Madrid in Madrid surpassed the height of the then tallest EU building, but Spain didn't become a European Union member until 1986. Similarly, before 1990, the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw surpassed the height of the then tallest EU building; however, Poland did not become a member of the European Union until 2004.
The Shard ceased to be tallest building in the EU in 2020 due to the United Kingdom exiting the European Union. The title then returned to the previous holder, Frankfurt's Commerzbank Tower.
See also
Footnotes and references
- ↑ Height according to the official website of the Palace of Culture which claims that the additional 6-meter spire-antenna addition is an integral part of the spire[3]
- ↑ Height according to Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat methodology, according to other sources the height is 309.6 m (1,016 ft)[29]
- ↑ Bretan, Juliette (22 February 2021). "Warsaw skyscraper becomes EU's tallest building". Notes From Poland. Retrieved 23 February 2021.
- ↑ "Buildings in Europe, No Min. Year-No Max. Year". skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
- ↑ "Information about the Palace (in Polish)". Retrieved 25 February 2021.
- 1 2 GmbH, Emporis. "La Muratella, Rome - 256356 - EMPORIS". Archived from the original on 13 July 2012. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ↑ "Omniturm". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
- ↑ "Grand Tower". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
- ↑ "Tours DUO 1". CTBUH Skyscraper Center. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ↑ "TaunusTurm". Tishman Speyer.
- ↑ "Grattacielo Intesa SanPaolo". UrbanFile. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ↑ "Cosmopolitan Twarda 2/4 Warszawa – inwestycja Tacit Development Polska". Urbanity.pl.
- ↑ "Tour ALTO". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
- ↑ "Tribunal de Paris". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
- ↑ "Torre Lugano - The Skyscraper Center". Retrieved 26 December 2016.
- ↑ "Marienturm". CTBUH Skyscraper Center. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ↑ "Skysawa". CTBUH Skyscraper Center. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ↑ "De Rotterdam". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
- ↑ "Hochhaus Neue Donau". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
- ↑ "Building Data". skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ↑ "The Link". CTBUH Skyscraper Center. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ↑ "New landmark for Frankfurt skyline: Ed. Züblin AG leads construction of "central business tower" for Helaba". Züblin. 9 November 2021. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ↑ "Riviera Tower - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 17 February 2023.
- ↑ "Budowa ponad 170-metrowego wieżowca w centrum Warszawy wkracza w kolejny etap". www.urbanity.pl. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
- ↑ "Eurovea Tower". CTBUH Skyscraper Center. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ↑ "Trilogy Limassol Seafront East Tower". CTBUH Skyscraper Center. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ↑ "Trilogy East Tower". Emporis.
- ↑ "Trilogy Limassol Seafront West Tower". CTBUH Skyscraper Center. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
- ↑ "Trilogy West Tower". Emporis.
- ↑ Gubernat, Bartosz (20 September 2020). "Olszynki Park. W Rzeszowie powstaje jeden z najwyższych budynków mieszkalnych w Polsce. Tak będzie wyglądał [WIZUALIZACJE]". Nowiny (in Polish). Retrieved 17 July 2022.
- ↑ "A Vertical City". Retrieved 26 December 2016.
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