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 Mercury City Tower in Moscow, Russia, which rises 339 metres (1,112 ft) and was completed in 2012. The 463 metres (1,519 ft) Lakhta Center in Saint Petersburg, Russia, will become Europe's tallest building when completed in 2017.
Current Tallest
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.
Future Tallest
This is a list of the future tallest buildings in Europe. Buildings included are the tallest completed or under construction buildings in Europe, with approved, proposed, or otherwise buildings being excluded. 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 future tallest 19 buildings in Europe are included.
Rank | Building | City | Country | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Floors | Completed |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lakhta Center | Moscow | ![]() |
462.5m | 1516;ft | 87 | 2018 |
2 | Federation Tower: East Tower | Moscow | ![]() |
373.7 | 1,226;ft | 95 | 2016 |
3 | OKO Towers: South Tower | Moscow | ![]() |
354 m | 1160 ft | 85 | 2015 |
4 | Mercury City Tower | Moscow | ![]() |
339 m | 1112 ft | 75 | 2013 |
5 | The Shard | London | ![]() |
310 m | 1017 ft | 85 | 2012 |
6 | Eurasia Tower | Moscow | ![]() |
309 m | 1013 ft | 72 | 2014 |
7 | Capital Tower Moscow Tower | Moscow | ![]() |
302 m | 990 ft | 76 | 2010 |
8 | Naberezhnaya Tower Block C | Moscow | ![]() |
268 m | 881 ft | 61 | 2007 |
9 | Triumph Palace | Moscow | ![]() |
264 m | 866 ft | 61 | 2005 |
10 | Commerzbank Tower | Frankfurt | ![]() |
259 m | 850 ft | 56 | 1997 |
11 | Capital Tower St. Petersburg Tower | Moscow | ![]() |
257 m | 844 ft | 65 | 2010 |
12 | MesseTurm | Frankfurt | ![]() |
257 m | 842 ft | 64 | 1990 |
13 | Torre de Cristal | Madrid | ![]() |
249 m | 817 ft | 50 | 2008 |
14 | Torre Cepsa | Madrid | ![]() |
248 m | 815 ft | 49 | 2008 |
15 | Federation Towerst: Zapad Tower | Moscow | ![]() |
242 m | 795 ft | 63 | 2008 |
16 | MV Lomonosov State University | Moscow | ![]() |
239 m | 784 ft | 39 | 1953 |
17 | Imperia Tower | Moscow | ![]() |
239 m | 783 ft | 60 | 2011 |
18 | Torre PwC | Madrid | ![]() |
236 m | 774 ft | 52 | 2008 |
19 | One Canada Square | London | ![]() |
236 m | 770;ft | 50 | 1991 |
20 | Tour First | Paris | ![]() |
231m | 758;ft | 50 | 1974 |
bold | Denotes building is currently topped out |
bold | Denotes building is currently under construction |
Rank | Building | City | Country | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Floors | Built |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Federation Towers - Vostok Tower | Moscow | ![]() |
375 m | 1181;ft | 93 | 2016 |
2 | Oko Tower 1 | Moscow | ![]() |
352 m | 1155;ft | 85 | 2015 |
3 | Mercury City Tower | Moscow | ![]() |
339 m | 1112 ft | 75 | 2013 |
4 | Varso Tower | Warsaw | ![]() |
310 m | 1018 ft | 53 | 2020 |
5 | The Shard | London | ![]() |
310 m | 1017 ft | 85 | 2012 |
6 | Eurasia | Moscow | ![]() |
309 m | 1013 ft | 72 | 2014 |
7 | Capital City Moscow Tower | Moscow | ![]() |
302 m | 990 ft | 76 | 2010 |
8 | 17 IBC | Moscow | ![]() |
288 m | 945 ft | 65 | 2016 |
9 | 18 IBC | Moscow | ![]() |
288 m | 945 ft | 60 | 2016 |
10 | Skyland Office Tower | Istanbul | ![]() |
284 m | 932 ft | 65 | 2016 |
11 | Skyland Residential Tower | Istanbul | ![]() |
284 m | 932 ft | 64 | 2016 |
12 | Naberezhnaya Tower Block C | Moscow | ![]() |
268 m | 881 ft | 61 | 2007 |
13 | Triumph Palace | Moscow | ![]() |
264 m | 866 ft | 61 | 2005 |
14 | Sapphire Tower | Istanbul | ![]() |
261 m | 856 ft | 55 | 2010 |
15 | Commerzbank Tower | Frankfurt | ![]() |
259 m | 850 ft | 56 | 1997 |
16 | Capital City St. Petersburg Tower | Moscow | ![]() |
257 m | 844;ft | 65 | 2010 |
17 | MesseTurm | Frankfurt | ![]() |
257 m | 842 ft | 64 | 1990 |
18 | Evolution | Moscow | ![]() |
255 m | 837;ft | 53 | 2014 |
19 | Metropol Tower Istanbul | Istanbul | ![]() |
250 m | 820;ft | 58 | 2016 |
Historical Tallest
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
Rank | Building | City | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Built |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Naberezhnaya Tower Block C | ![]() |
268 m | 881 ft | 2007 |
2 | Triumph Palace | ![]() |
264 m | 866 ft | 2005 |
3 | Commerzbank Tower | ![]() |
259 m | 850 ft | 1997 |
4 | MesseTurm | ![]() |
257 m | 842 ft | 1990 |
5 | Torre de Cristal | ![]() |
249 m | 817 ft | 2008 |
6 | Torre Caja Madrid | ![]() |
248 m | 815 ft | 2008 |
7 | Federation Towers - Zapad Tower | ![]() |
242 m | 795 ft | 2008 |
8 | MV Lomonosov State University | ![]() |
239 m | 784 ft | 1953 |
9 | Torre Sacyr Vallehermoso | ![]() |
236 m | 774 ft | 2008 |
10 | One Canada Square | ![]() |
236 m | 774 ft | 1991 |
1990s
Rank | Building | City | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Built |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Commerzbank Tower | ![]() |
259 m | 850 ft | 1997 |
2 | MesseTurm | ![]() |
257 m | 842 ft | 1990 |
3 | MV Lomonosov State University | ![]() |
239 m | 784 ft | 1953 |
4 | One Canada Square | ![]() |
236 m | 774 ft | 1991 |
5 | Palace of Culture and Science | ![]() |
231 m | 757 ft | 1955 |
6 | Tour Montparnasse | ![]() |
209 m | 686 ft | 1973 |
7 | Westendstraße 1 | ![]() |
208 m | 682 ft | 1993 |
8 | Warsaw Trade Tower | ![]() |
208 m | 682 ft | 1999 |
9 | Ukraina Hotel | ![]() |
206 m | 676 ft | 1955 |
10 | Millennium Tower | ![]() |
202 m | 663 ft | 1999 |
1980s
Rank | Building | City | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Built |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | MV Lomonosov State University | ![]() |
239 m | 784 ft | 1953 |
2 | Palace of Culture and Science | ![]() |
231 m | 757 ft | 1955 |
3 | Tour Montparnasse | ![]() |
209 m | 686 ft | 1973 |
4 | Ukraina Hotel | ![]() |
206 m | 676 ft | 1955 |
5 | Tower 42 | ![]() |
183 m | 600 ft | 1980 |
6 | Tour Total Coupole | ![]() |
179 m | 587 ft | 1985 |
7 | Tour Areva | ![]() |
178 m | 584 ft | 1974 |
8 | Mersin Complex | ![]() |
177 m | 580 ft | 1987 |
9 | Kotelnicheskaya Naberezhnaya | ![]() |
176 m | 577 ft | 1952 |
10 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs | ![]() |
172 m | 564 ft | 1953 |
1970s
Rank | Building | City | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Built |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | MV Lomonosov State University | ![]() |
239 m | 784 ft | 1953 |
2 | Palace of Culture and Science | ![]() |
231 m | 757 ft | 1955 |
3 | Tour Montparnasse | ![]() |
209 m | 686 ft | 1973 |
4 | Ukraina Hotel | ![]() |
206 m | 676 ft | 1955 |
5 | Tour Areva | ![]() |
178 m | 584 ft | 1974 |
6 | Kotelnicheskaya Naberezhnaya | ![]() |
176 m | 577 ft | 1952 |
7 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs | ![]() |
172 m | 564 ft | 1953 |
8 | Silver Tower | ![]() |
166 m | 546 ft | 1978 |
9 | Tour Gan | ![]() |
166 m | 545 ft | 1974 |
10 | Tour de Credit Lyonnais | ![]() |
165 m | 541 ft | 1977 |
1960s
Rank | Building | City | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Built |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | MV Lomonosov State University | ![]() |
239 m | 784 ft | 1953 |
2 | Palace of Culture and Science | ![]() |
231 m | 757 ft | 1955 |
3 | Ukraina Hotel | ![]() |
206 m | 676 ft | 1955 |
4 | Kotelnicheskaya Naberezhnaya | ![]() |
176 m | 577 ft | 1952 |
5 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs | ![]() |
172 m | 564 ft | 1953 |
6 | Kudrinskaya Square | ![]() |
156 m | 512 ft | 1954 |
7 | Tour du Midi | ![]() |
148 m | 486 ft | 1966 |
8 | Torre de Madrid | ![]() |
142 m | 466 ft | 1957 |
9 | Red Gate Square | ![]() |
138 m | 453 ft | 1953 |
10 | Hilton Moscow Leningradskaya | ![]() |
136 m | 446 ft | 1954 |
1950s
Rank | Building | City | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Built |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | MV Lomonosov State University | ![]() |
239 m | 784 ft | 1953 |
2 | Palace of Culture and Science | ![]() |
231 m | 757 ft | 1955 |
3 | Ukraina Hotel | ![]() |
206 m | 676 ft | 1955 |
4 | Kotelnicheskaya Naberezhnaya | ![]() |
176 m | 577 ft | 1952 |
5 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs | ![]() |
172 m | 564 ft | 1953 |
6 | Kudrinskaya Square | ![]() |
156 m | 512 ft | 1954 |
7 | Torre de Madrid | ![]() |
142 m | 466 ft | 1957 |
8 | Red Gate Square | ![]() |
138 m | 453 ft | 1953 |
9 | Hilton Moscow Leningradskaya | ![]() |
136 m | 446 ft | 1954 |
10 | Pirelli Building | ![]() |
127 m | 417 ft | 1958 |
Timeline of tallest buildings
Building | City | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Floors | Period |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mercury City Tower | ![]() |
339 | 1112 | 75 | 2012–2015 |
The Shard | ![]() |
310 | 1017 | 87 | 2012 (30 Mar-31 Oct) |
Capital City Moscow Tower | ![]() |
302 | 990 | 76 | 2009–2012 |
Naberezhnaya Tower Block C | ![]() |
268 | 881 | 61 | 2007–2009 |
Triumph Palace | ![]() |
264 | 866 | 61 | 2005–2007 |
Commerzbank Tower | ![]() |
259 | 850 | 56 | 1997–2005 |
MesseTurm | ![]() |
257 | 842 | 64 | 1990–1997 |
MV Lomonosov State University | ![]() |
239 | 784 | 39 | 1953–1990 |
Kotelnicheskaya Naberezhnaya | ![]() |
176 | 577 | 32 | 1952–1953 |
Torre Piacentini | ![]() |
108 | 354 | 31 | 1940–1952 |
Royal Liver Building | ![]() |
98 | 322 | 13 | 1911–1940 |
PAST | ![]() |
51 | 169 | 11 | 1908-1911 |
Witte Huis | ![]() |
42 | 139 | 10 | 1898–1908 |
See also
- List of tallest buildings in Europe
- List of tallest buildings in the European Union
- List of tallest buildings in the World
References
- Skyscraper Center (Detailed information on specific buildings)