Tour Montparnasse - Paris
First 200 m/656 ft+ skyscraper in Western Europe and European Union.
Constructed from 1969 to 1973 it reaches a roof height of 210m (689ft) with 59 floors.
Tour Montparnasse by
Haxtorm, auf Flickr
Tower 42 (NatWest Tower) - London
Tower 42 is an 183 m (600 ft) high skyscraper in the City of London.
The building was completed in 1980 and was London's first skyscraper according to today's standards.
Tower 42, London, UK by
globetrekimages, auf Flickr
Messeturm - Frankfurt/Main
First 200m / 656ft skyscraper in Germany and tallest building in Europe from 1990 to 1997.
Designed by architect Helmut Jahn, Messeturm reaches a height of 256.5 m (842 ft) with 63 floors.
Its design is comparable with some American skyscrapers such as Bank of America Plaza in Atlanta and Key Tower in Cleveland.
Messeturm by
Nihil Baxter007, auf Flickr
Commerzbank Tower - Frankfurt/Main
In 1997, the Commerzbank Tower replaced the Messeturm as the tallest building in Europe.
The skyscraper was designed by Norman Foster and reaches a height of 258.7 m (849 ft) with 56 floors.
The building is also the first ecologically built skyscraper including sky gardens, natural lighting and air circulation.
Frankfurt, Bethmannstraße, Blick zur Commerzbank (view of the Commerzbank) by
HEN-Magonza, auf Flickr
Triumph Palace - Moscow
For the first time in 15 years, the title of the tallest building in Europe returned to Moscow.
The 264 meter tall (866 ft), 57-story building was completed in 2005 and was at the time the tallest apartment building in Europe.
The building, architecturally based on the monumental style of the Stalin skyscrapers of the late 1950s, is often referred to as Eighth Sister.
by
User:A.Savin (
Wikimedia Commons)
Naberezhnaya Tower C - Moscow
The Naberezhnaya Tower C is the tallest tower of an office complex in the new emerging business district
"Moscow International Business Center". The skyscraper reaches a height of 268 m (879 ft) with 59 floors and was completed in 2007.
121. Naberezhnaya Tower C Moscow Russia by
rungsun klinkaeo, auf Flickr
City of Capitals - Moscow
At the time of completion the tallest twin towers in Europe.
The taller of both towers reaches a height of 301.6 m (990 ft) and 73 stories. The complex was completed in 2009.
IMG_9442.jpg by
GeorgeDement, auf Flickr
The Shard - London
First Supertall in United Kingdom, first in the European Union and for a short time the tallest building in Europe.
The Shard reaches a height of 309.6 m (1016 ft) and has 72 floors. At a height of 244 m there is also a observation
platform with a wonderful view over London.
Shard by
Paul F 36, auf Flickr
Mercury City Tower - Moscow
The Mercury City Tower is probably the tallest building with golden brown facade
in the world. The Tower reaches a height of 339 m (1112 ft) with 75 floors and was completed in 2013.
Originally, the tower was planned to reach a total height of 380 m/1247 ft including a mast.
Due to new building regulations, the mast was no longer realised.
DSC_7493e by
Ed Kaas, auf Flickr
OKO (South Tower) - Moscow
Mixed-use complex houses apartments, office space and a 5-star hotel.
Completed in 2015, it reaches a height of 354 m (1,162 ft) with 85 floors and
is the tallest residential building in Europe.
Not New York, not Hong Kong, this is Moscow! Oko tower 354m. by
Canary Black, auf Flickr
Federation Tower (Vostok) - Moscow
Second tallest building in Europe. The taller of both towers reaches a height of 373,7 m (1226 ft) with 95 floors
and was completed on December 7, 2017. The complex was designed by Sergei Tchoban and Peter Schweger.
by Igor3188, Wikimedia Commons
Lakhta Center - Saint Petersburg
Currently the tallest skyscraper in Europe with a height of 462.5 m (1517 ft) and 87 floors.
Built for Gazprom, the building was topped out on 29 January 2018 and completed in 2019
Gazprom tower (Lakhta Center) St Petersburg. Russia by
Mark Freeth, auf Flickr