List of tallest buildings in Europe by year

Last updated January 26, 2025

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.

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.

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	CBRT Tower	Istanbul	Turkey	352 m	1,155 ft	59	2024
5	Neva Tower 2	Moscow	Russia	345 m	1,132 ft	79	2019
6	Mercury City Tower	Moscow	Russia	339 m	1112 ft	75	2013
7	Varso Tower	Warsaw	Poland	310 m	1,020 ft	54	2021
8	The Shard	London	United Kingdom	309 m	1017 ft	85	2012
9	Eurasia Tower	Moscow	Russia	309 m	1013 ft	72	2014
10	Neva Tower 1	Moscow	Russia	302 m	991 ft	69	2019
11	CoC: Moscow Tower	Moscow	Russia	302 m	990 ft	76	2010
12	Capital Towers 1	Moscow	Russia	295 m	968 ft	65	2023
13	Capital Towers 2	Moscow	Russia	295 m	968 ft	65	2023
14	Capital Towers 3	Moscow	Russia	295 m	968 ft	65	2023
15	Skyland İstanbul 1 ^[1]^[2]	Istanbul	Turkey	293.1 m	932 ft	65	2017
16	Skyland İstanbul 2 ^[1]^[2]	Istanbul	Turkey	293.1 m	932 ft	65	2017
17	Moscow Towers	Moscow	Russia	283.4 m	930 ft	62	2024
18	Metropol İstanbul ^[3]	Istanbul	Turkey	280 m	919 ft	66	2017
19	22 Bishopsgate	London	United Kingdom	278 m	912 ft	62	2019
20	Baku Tower	Baku	Azerbaijan	276 m	906 ft	51	2020
21	Naberezhnaya Tower Block C	Moscow	Russia	268 m	881 ft	61	2007
22	Triumph Palace	Moscow	Russia	264 m	866 ft	61	2005
23	Commerzbank Tower	Frankfurt	Germany	259 m	850 ft	56	1997
24	CoC: St. Petersburg Tower	Moscow	Russia	257 m	844 ft	65	2010
25	Messeturm	Frankfurt	Germany	257 m	842 ft	64	1990
26	Nurol Life ^[4]^[5]	Istanbul	Turkey	252 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	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

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

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

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

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

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

Name	City	Country	Years tallest	Height		Floors
Name	City	Country	Years tallest	Metres	Feet	Floors
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

References

1 2 "SKYLAND ISTANBUL". Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
1 2 "Skyland Towers Istanbul - Werner Sobek". 14 August 2015. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
↑ "Havadan Istanbul". 24 February 2016. Retrieved 26 December 2016.
↑ "Nurol Life". Archived from the original on 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
↑ "Nurol Life Tower". Archived from the original on 2019-03-24. Retrieved 2020-03-05.
↑ 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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[Skyland_Istanbul2-1] 1 2 "SKYLAND ISTANBUL". Archived from the original on 16 November 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2016.

[Skyland_Istanbul_height2-2] 1 2 "Skyland Towers Istanbul - Werner Sobek". 14 August 2015. Archived from the original on 24 March 2019. Retrieved 26 December 2016.

[3] "Havadan Istanbul". 24 February 2016. 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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