List of tallest buildings in the European Union

Tallest buildings in the European Union.

Canary Wharf (London) at night.

The City of London in 2014. Featuring the tallest building in the EU, The Shard.

Skyline of Frankfurt in Germany.

Skyline of La Défense, Paris.

Porta Nuova, Milan.

The skyline of Warsaw, Poland.

This list ranks the tallest buildings in the European Union that stand at least 140 metres (459 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 2011, the tallest building in the EU has been The Shard in London, United Kingdom, at 310 metres (1,017 feet).

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.

Rank	Name	Image	City	Height in m (ft)[1]	Floors	Year built
1	The Shard		London	310 m (1,017 ft)[2]	73	2012
2	Commerzbank Tower		Frankfurt	259 m (850 ft)	56	1997
3	Messeturm		Frankfurt	256.5 m (842 ft)	63	1990
4	Torre de Cristal		Madrid	249 m (817 ft)	45	2009
5	Torre Cepsa		Madrid	248.3 m (815 ft)	45	2008
6	Palace of Culture and Science		Warsaw	237 m (778 ft)	43	1955
7	Torre PwC		Madrid	236 m (774 ft)	52	2008
	One Canada Square		London	236 m (774 ft)	50	1991
9	Tour First		Paris	231 m (758 ft)	52	2011
	Unicredit Tower		Milan	231 m (758 ft)	35	2011
11	Heron Tower		London	230 m (755 ft)	46	2010
12	Torre Espacio		Madrid	224.2 m (736 ft)	57	2008
13	122 Leadenhall Street		London	224 m (735 ft)	50	2013
14	DC Towers		Vienna	220 m (722 ft)	60	2013
	Warsaw Spire		Warsaw	220 m (722 ft)	49	2016
16	Sky Tower		Wrocław	212 m (696 ft)	50	2012
17	Allianz Tower		Milan	209 m (686 ft)	50	2014
18	Tour Montparnasse		Paris	209 m (686 ft)	59	1972
	Piedmont Region Headquarters[3]		Turin	209 m (686 ft)	42	2017
20	Westendstraße 1		Frankfurt	208 m (682 ft)	53	1993
	Warsaw Trade Tower		Warsaw	208 m (682 ft)	43	1999
22	Millennium Tower		Vienna	202 m (663 ft)	50	1999
23	25 Canada Square		London	201 m (659 ft)	45	2001
24	Main Tower		Frankfurt	200 m (656 ft)	55	1999
	Tower 185		Frankfurt	200 m (656 ft)	55	2011
	Intempo		Benidorm	200 m (656 ft)	55	2014
	Tour Incity		Lyon	200 m (656 ft)	39	2015
28	8 Canada Square		London	199.5 m (655 ft)	45	2002
29	Tour Majunga		Paris	194 m (636 ft)	45	2014
30	The Scalpel		London	192.1 m (630 ft)	38	2018
31	Złota 44		Warsaw	192 m (630 ft)	54	2012
32	Turning Torso		Malmö	190 m (623 ft)	54	2005
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
36	European Central Bank Headquarters		Frankfurt	183.7 m (603 ft)	45	2014
37	Tower 42		London	183 m (600 ft)	47	1980
38	Tour Granite		Paris	183 m (600 ft)	35	2008
39	Tower 42		London	182.9 m (600 ft)	47	1980
40	St George Wharf Tower		London	180.6 m (593 ft)	52	2014
41	Olivia Star		Gdańsk	180.6 m (593 ft)	47	2016
42	Cajasol Tower		Seville	180.5 m (592 ft)	40	2016
43	30 St Mary Axe		London	179.8 m (590 ft)	41	2003
44	Tour Total		Paris	179 m (587 ft)	48	1985
45	Tour Areva		Paris	178 m (584 ft)	44	1974
47	Generali Tower		Milan	177.4 m (582 ft)	44	2017
48	Tour D2		Paris	171 m (561 ft)	37	2014
47	Opernturm		Frankfurt	170 m (558 ft)	42	2010
	Taunusturm[4]		Frankfurt	170 m (558 ft)	40	2014
49	Beetham Tower		Manchester	169 m (554 ft)	47	2006
50	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[5]		Turin	167 m (548 ft)	39	2014
53	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
56	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
59	InterContinental Warsaw		Warsaw	164 m (538 ft)	45	2003
60	Post Tower		Bonn	162 m (531 ft)	41	2002
61	Cœur Défense		Paris	161 m (528 ft)	40	2001
	Broadgate Tower		London	161 m (528 ft)	33	2009
	Palazzo Lombardia		Milan	161 m (528 ft)	44	2010
64	Cosmopolitan Twarda 2/4[6]		Warsaw	160 m (525 ft)	46	2013
	20 Fenchurch Street		London	160 m (525 ft)	36	2014
66	Tribunal de Paris[7]		Paris	159.7 m (524 ft)	38	2018
67	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
70	Torre Lúgano[8]		Benidorm	158 m (518 ft)	43	2007
	New Orleans		Rotterdam	158 m (518 ft)	43	2010
	Torre Picasso		Madrid	156 m (512 ft)	43	1988
	One Churchill Place		London	156 m (512 ft)	32	2004
74	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
79	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
82	25 Bank Street		London	153 m (502 ft)	33	2003
	40 Bank Street		London	153 m (502 ft)	33	2003
84	Tour Ariane		Paris	152 m (499 ft)	36	1975
	Montevideo		Rotterdam	152 m (499 ft)	43	2005
86	Gebouw Delftse Poort I		Rotterdam	151 m (495 ft)	41	1991
	Torre Pontina		Latina	151 m (495 ft)	37	2010
	10 Upper Bank Street		London	151 m (495 ft)	32	2003
89	South Bank Tower		London	150.4 m (493 ft)	42	2016
90	Tour Les Poissons		Paris	150 m (492 ft)	42	1970
	Rembrandt Tower		Amsterdam	150 m (492 ft)	41	1992
	Hochhaus Neue Donau[9]		Vienna	150 m (492 ft)	33	2002
94	Baltimore Tower		London	149.1 m (489 ft)	44	2017
95	Millennium Tower		Rotterdam	149 m (489 ft)	34	2000
	De Rotterdam[10]		Rotterdam	151 m (495 ft)	44	2013
97	KölnTurm		Cologne	148 m (486 ft)	43	2001
	Tour EDF		Paris	148 m (486 ft)	41	2001
	Neguri Gane[11]		Benidorm	148 m (486 ft)	40	2002
	Europa Tower		Vilnius	148 m (486 ft)	39	2004
	Eurotower		Frankfurt	148 m (486 ft)	39	1977
	Tour du Midi/Zuidertoren		Brussels	148 m (486 ft)	38	1967
	Strata SE1		London	148 m (486 ft)	43	2010
104	Pan Peninsula East Tower		London	147 m (482 ft)	48	2009
	Colonia-Haus		Cologne	147 m (482 ft)	42	1973
	Atlantic Hotel Sail City[12]		Bremerhaven	147 m (482 ft)	21	2008
107	CMA CGM Tower		Marseille	147 m (482 ft)	33	2010
	Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations		The Hague	147 m (482 ft)	37	2012
	Ministry of Justice and Security		The Hague	147 m (482 ft)	37	2012
110	Hochhaus Uptown München		Munich	146 m (479 ft)	38	2004
111	Tour des Finances/Financietore		Brussels	145 m (476 ft)	36	1984
112	JenTower		Jena	144.5 m (474 ft)	29	1972
	Tour Bretagne		Nantes	144 m (472 ft)	37	1976
	Warsaw Financial Center		Warsaw	144 m (472 ft)	35	1999
	Torre Agbar		Barcelona	144 m (472 ft)	33	2004
	Sea Towers		Gdynia	144 m (472 ft)	36	2009
117	Tour Dexia		Paris	143 m (469 ft)	34	2005
	Torre Solaria		Milan	143 m (469 ft)	37	2013
	Tour Pleyel		Paris	143 m (469 ft)	38	1973
	Guy's Hospital		London	143 m (469 ft)	34	1974
	Manhattan Loft Gardens		London	143 m (469 ft)	42	2017
122	Torre de Madrid		Madrid	142 m (466 ft)	37	1957
	City-Hochhaus Leipzig		Leipzig	142 m (466 ft)	36	1972
	City-Haus		Frankfurt	142 m (466 ft)	42	1974
	Frankfurter Büro Center		Frankfurt	142 m (466 ft)	40	1980
	Hoftoren		The Hague	142 m (466 ft)	30	2003
	Westpoint Tower		Tilburg	142 m (466 ft)	47	2004
	UP-site[13]		Brussels	142 m (466 ft)	42	2014
129	New Babylon City Tower[14]		The Hague	141.8 m (465 ft)	45	2013
130	Centrum LIM		Warsaw	140 m (459 ft)	43	1989
	Torre Diamante		Milan	140 m (459 ft)	32	2012
	West Tower		Liverpool	140 m (459 ft)	40	2008
	Edificio Kronos		Benidorm	140 m (459 ft)	41	2008
	22 Marsh Wall		London	140 m (459 ft)	44	2010
	New Henninger Turm[15]		Frankfurt	140 m (459 ft)	37	2017

Buildings by pinnacle height

Some skyscraper enthusiasts prefer this measurement, claiming that the extensions that can or cannot be deemed "architectural" are subjective. However, many non-architectural extensions (such as radio antennas) are easily added and removed from tall buildings without significantly changing the style and design of the building, which is seen as a significant part of the value of these buildings.

The list includes all skyscrapers of at least 180 metres (591 ft) tall. However the height data is subject to fluctuations due to simple changing of mast extensions. This list includes buildings under construction that have already been architecturally topped out.

bold	†Denotes building with pinnacle height higher than architectural

Name	City	Height in m (ft)	Floors	Completed
The Shard	London	310 m (1,017 ft)	72	2012
Commerzbank Tower†	Frankfurt	300 m (984 ft)	56	1997
Messeturm	Frankfurt	256.5 m (842 ft)	55	1990
DC Towers†	Vienna	250 m (820 ft)	60	2013
Torre de Cristal†	Madrid	250 m (820 ft)	45	2007
Allianz Tower†	Milan	249 m (817 ft)	50	2014
Torre Cepsa	Madrid	248.3 m (815 ft)	45	2008
Main Tower†	Frankfurt	240 m (787 ft)	55	1999
Palace of Culture and Science†	Warsaw	237 m (778 ft)	43	1955
Torre PwC	Madrid	236 m (774 ft)	52	2007
One Canada Square	London	236 m (774 ft)	50	1991
Tour First	Paris	231 m (758 ft)	56	2010
Unicredit Tower	Milan	231 m (758 ft)	35	2011
Torre Espacio†	Madrid	230 m (755 ft)	57	2007
Heron Tower	London	230 m (755 ft)	47	2010
122 Leadenhall Street	London	224 m (735 ft)	50	2014
Warsaw Spire	Warsaw	220 m (722 ft)	49	2016
European Central Bank Headquarters†	Frankfurt	217.3 m (713 ft)	45	2014
Sky Tower	Wrocław	212 m (696 ft)	50	2012
Tour Montparnasse	Paris	209 m (686 ft)	59	1972
Piedmont Region Headquarters[3]	Turin	209 m (686 ft)	42	2017
Westendstrasse 1	Frankfurt	208 m (682 ft)	53	1993
Warsaw Trade Tower†	Warsaw	208 m (682 ft)	43	1999
Millennium Tower	Vienna	202 m (663 ft)	51	1999
Tour Incity†	Lyon	202 m (663 ft)	39	2015
25 Canada Square	London	201 m (659 ft)	45	2001
Tower 185	Frankfurt	200 m (656 ft)	51	2011
Intempo†	Benidorm	200 m (656 ft)	55	2014
8 Canada Square	London	199.5 m (655 ft)	45	2002
Tour Majunga	Paris	194 m (636 ft)	45	2014
The Scalpel	London	192.1 m (630 ft)	38	2018
Złota 44	Warsaw	192 m (630 ft)	54	2012
Turning Torso	Malmö	190 m (623 ft)	54	2005
Trianon	Frankfurt	186 m (610 ft)	45	1993
Gran Hotel Bali	Benidorm	186 m (610 ft)	52	2002
Tour GDF Suez	Paris	185 m (607 ft)	37	2008
Tour Granite	Paris	183 m (600 ft)	35	2008
Tower 42	London	182.9 m (600 ft)	47	1980
St George Wharf Tower	London	180.6 m (593 ft)	52	2014
Cajasol Tower	Seville	180.5 m (592 ft)	40	2016
many lower buildings

Buildings under construction

This lists buildings that are under construction in European Union and are planned to rise at least 140 metres (459 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
	Hermitage Plaza II	Paris	323	1060	86	2024
	Hermitage Plaza I	Paris	323	1060	85	2024
	Varso Tower	Warsaw	310	1017	53	2020
	22 Bishopsgate	London	278	912	62	2019
	Karlatornet	Gothenburg	245	804	73	2021
	Landmark Pinnacle	London	233	764	75	2018
	Tour Hekla	Paris	220	722	51	2022
	Newfoundland	London	220	719	60	2018
	South Quay Plaza	London	215	705	60	2018
	One Park Drive	London	205	673	57	2019
	Spinnaker Office Tower	Warsaw	203	666	46	2019
	Sky Fort	Sofia	202	666	47	2019
	Deansgate Square South Tower	Manchester	201	664	64	2018
	Aura	Limassol	197	646	37	On hold
	Skyliner	Warsaw	195	640	50	2020
	ONE	Frankfurt	191	627	49	2020
	Omniturm	Frankfurt	190	623	45	2018
	TRILOGY 1	Limassol	190	623	39	2023
	Wardian London (East Tower)	London	187	614	55	2019
	The Madison	London	184	604	53	2019
	Caleido Tower	Madrid	181	603	33	2020
	Generation Park	Warsaw	180	591	34	2019
	Tour Duo 1	Paris	180	591	39	2020
	Tour Saint-Gobain	Paris	178	584	44	2019
	TRILOGY 2	Limassol	175	574	37	2023
	Il Curvo	Milan	175	574	28	2018
	Limassol NEO Tower 1	Limassol	173	568	43	2024
	100 Bishopsgate	London	172	564	40	2018
	Grand Tower	Frankfurt	172	564	47	2018
	One	Limassol	170	558	37	2019
	Wardian London (West Tower)	London	168	552	50	2019
	1 Blackfriars	London	165	541	52	2018
	TRILOGY 3	Limassol	165	541	36	2023
	Principal Tower	London	163	535	51	2018
	Port Praski	Warsaw	160	525	?	2022
	Tour Alto	Paris	160	525	38	2020
	Marienturm	Frankfurt	155	509	38	2019
	Openville	Timisoara	155	508	27	2019
	Tour Trinity	Paris	151	495	33	2019
	10 Park Drive	London	150	492	43	2019
	Carrara Tower	London	149.6	491	43	2018
	Limassol NEO Tower 2	Limassol	148	486	38	2024
	Mennica Legacy Tower	Warsaw	141	463	38	2019
	Deansgate Square West Tower	Manchester	140	459	44	2018
	Liberty Tower	Warsaw	140	459	42	2020
	One Forty West	Frankfurt	140	459	40	2019

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
The Shard	London	2011–present	306	1,004	87
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

Note: Until 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. Also, Madrid buildings Edificio España and Torre de Madrid also surpassed the height of the then tallest EU building until 1966, but Spain became a European Union member in 1986.

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Europe

Footnotes and references

Bibliography

• Skyscrapers at Emporis
• Skyscrapers at SkyscraperPage
• Skyscrapers at Structurae