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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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]

* List of tallest buildings in Europe
* List of tallest buildings in the European Union
* List of tallest buildings in the World

## 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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