This list of tallest buildings in Europe ranks skyscrapers in Europe by height. While skyscrapers remain sparser in Europe than in Asia or North America, a significant number of cities still distinguish themselves by the number of highrise buildings they host. While traditional cities hosting highrise buildings such as Moscow, Paris, London, Frankfurt or Warsaw remain very active, skyscrapers in the recent years have also boomed in other cities such as Istanbul, Madrid, Benidorm, Rotterdam, Brussels and many other cities.

Since its inauguration in 2007, the tallest skyscraper in Europe has been Moscow's 268 metre Naberezhnaya Tower block C. Six other taller buildings are under construction in the same city and some of them may become the tallest buildings in Europe by 2009 and later. Projects include Federation Tower complex with 506 metre tall East Tower, that will be completed in 2010.

Tallest European skyscrapers

This lists ranks skyscrapers in the Europe that stand at least tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. Existing structures are included for ranking purposes based on present height. This list includes under construction buildings that have already been topped out.

Name	City		Height		Floors	Year built
			metres	feet
City of Capitals: Moscow	Moscow		299.9	948	77	2009
Naberezhnaya Tower C	Moscow		268.4	881	59	2007
Triumph-Palace	Moscow		264.3	867	57	2005
Sapphire of Istanbul	Istanbul		261	856	54	2009
Commerzbank Tower	Frankfurt		258.7	849	56	1997
Messeturm	Frankfurt		256.6	842	55	1990
City of Capitals: Saint Petersburg	Moscow		255.3	838	65	2009
Torre Caja Madrid	Madrid		250	820	45	2008
Torre de Cristal	Madrid		249.5	817	45	2008
Federation West Tower	Moscow		242.4	795	62	2007
Moscow State University	Moscow		240	787	36	1953
Torre Espacio	Madrid		236	775	57	2008
Torre Sacyr Vallehermoso	Madrid		236	774	52	2008
1 Canada Square	London		235.1	771.10	50	1991
Palace of Culture and Science	Warsaw		230.7	758	43	1955
House on Mosfilmovskaya 1	Moscow		213.3	700	54	2009
Tour Montparnasse	Paris		210	689	59	1972
Westendstraße 1	Frankfurt		208	682	53	1993
Warsaw Trade Tower	Warsaw		208	682	43	1999
Avala Tower	Belgrade		205	669		2009
Millennium Tower	Vienna		202	663	51	1999
Maintower	Frankfurt		200	656	55	1999
25 Canada Square	London		199.5	654.4	45	2001
8 Canada Square	London		199.5	654.4	45	2002
Hotel Ukraine	Moscow		198	650	34	1955
Rondo 1	Warsaw		192		40	2006
Continental	Moscow		191	-	50	2010
HSB Turning Torso	Malmö		190	623	57	2005
Sparrow Hills Tower II	Moscow		188.2	617	49	2004
Antey 3	Yekaterinburg		188	617	50	2009
Gran Hotel Bali	Benidorm		187	614	52	2002
Tour Total	Paris		187	614	48	1985
Trianon	Frankfurt		186	610	45	1993
Tour T1	Paris		185	607	36	2008
Tour Areva	Paris		184	604	44	1974
Tower 42	London		183	600	43	1980
Tour Granite	Paris		183	600	36	2008
Isbank Tower 1	Istanbul		181	594	52	2000
30 St Mary Axe	London		179.8	589.9	41	2003
Tour Gan	Paris		179	587	44	1974
Edelweiss	Moscow		176	577	43	2003
Kotelnicheskaya Embankment	Moscow		176	577	32	1952
Aliye Parusa 2	Moscow		175.6	576	48	2003
Avaz Twist Tower	Sarajevo		172	564.3	41	2007
Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Moscow		172	564	27	1953
Sparrow Hills Tower I	Moscow		-	-	44	2004
Sparrow Hills Tower III	Moscow		-	-	44	2004
Centrum LIM: Marriott	Warsaw		170	-	43	1989
Sisli Plaza	Istanbul		170	558	46	2007
Beetham Tower	Manchester		169	554	50	2006
Tekstilkent Plaza 1	Istanbul		168	551	44	2000
Tekstilkent Plaza 2	Istanbul		168	551	44	2000
Tour Alicante	Paris		167	548	37	1995
Tour Chassagne	Paris		167	548	37	1995
Swissotel Krasnye Holmy	Moscow		166.5	546	35	2005
Silver Tower	Frankfurt		166	545	32	1978
Maastoren	Rotterdam		165	541	35	2009
Tour du Crédit Lyonnais	Lyon		165	541	42	1977
Tour EDF	Paris		165	541	41	2001
Warsaw Financial Center	Warsaw		165	-	34	1999
Broadgate Tower	London		164.3	539	35	2007
InterContinental Warsaw	Warsaw		164	538	45	2003
Continental	Kiev		164	538	35	2009
Post Tower	Bonn		163	535	42	2002
Well House na Leninskom	Moscow		162	531	46	2009
Cœur Défense	Paris		161	528	40	2001
Kudrinskaya Square	Moscow		160	525	22	1954
Tour Assur (AXA)	Paris		159	522	39	1974
Plaza Büro Center	Frankfurt		159	522	47	1976
Rondo 1-B	Warsaw		159	522	40	2006
Akbank Tower	Istanbul		158	518	39	1993
Torre Lugano	Benidorm		158	518	43	2008
Torre Picasso	Madrid		156	512	43	1988
Parus Business Centre	Kiev		156	512	34	2007
One Churchill Place	London		156	512	32	2004
Avenue 77 block 1	Moscow		-	-	43	2008
Avenue 77 block 2	Moscow		-	-	43	2008
Avenue 77 block 3	Moscow		-	-	43	2008
Tour Adria	Paris		155	509	40	2002
Tour Egée	Paris		155	509	40	1999
Deutsche Bank Tower I	Frankfurt		155	509	40	1984
Deutsche Bank Tower II	Frankfurt		155	509	38	1984
Hotel Arts Barcelona	Barcelona		154	505	44	1992
Torre Mapfre	Barcelona		154	505	40	1992
Skyper	Frankfurt		154	505	38	2004
Süzer Plaza Ritz-Carlton	Istanbul		154	504	34	1998
Polat Tower Residence	Istanbul		153	500	40	2001
25 Bank Street	London		153	502	33	2003
40 Bank Street	London		153	502	33	2003
Tour Ariane	Paris		152	499	36	1975
Gebouw Delftse Poort 1	Rotterdam		151	495	41	1992
Gazprom	Moscow		151	495	35	1994
10 Upper Bank Street	London		151	495	32	2003
Hochhaus Neue Donau	Vienna		150	492	34	2001
Tour du Midi	Brussels		150	492	38	1967
Oxford Tower	Warsaw		150	-	42	1979
Rembrandt Tower	Amsterdam		150	492	36	1995
Millennium Tower	Rotterdam		149	489	35	2000
KölnTurm	Cologne		148	486	43	2001
Eurotower	Frankfurt		148	486	39	1977
Pan Peninsula	London		147.39	483.56	48	2008
Colonia-Hochhaus	Cologne		147	482	42	1972
Sun Plaza	Istanbul		147	482	38	2005
House in Sokolniki	Moscow		146.9	482	43	2008
Hochaus Uptown München	Munich		146	479	38	2004
Finance Tower	Brussels		145	476	36	1984
Dexia Tower	Brussels		145	476	38	2006
Jen-Tower	Jena		145	476	30	1973
Neguri Gane	Benidorm		145	476	40	2002
Torre Agbar	Barcelona		144.44	474	33	2004
Tour de Bretagne	Nantes		144	472	32	1976
Warsaw Financial Center	Warsaw		144	472	35	1998
Tour Pleyel	Paris		143	469	37	1972
Metrocity Tower 2	Istanbul		143	469	35	2000
Metrocity Tower 3	Istanbul		143	469	35	2000
TAT Tower 1	Istanbul		143	469	34	2000
TAT Tower 2	Istanbul		143	469	34	2000
Metrocity Tower 1	Istanbul		143	469	31	2000
Guy's Tower	London		142.6	467.8	34	1974
Tour CBX	Paris		142	466	36	2005
City-Haus	Frankfurt		142	466	42	1974
Frankfurter Büro Center	Frankfurt		142	466	40	1980
City-Hochhaus Leipzig	Leipzig		142	466	36	1971
Hoftoren	The Hague		142	466	30	2003
Westpoint Tower	Tilburg		142	466	48	2004
Torre de Madrid	Madrid		142	466	37	1957
Sea Towers	Gdynia		141.6	464	36	2009
USCE Tower	Belgrade		141.1	463	24	2004
Montevideo	Rotterdam		140	459	43	2005
Centrum LIM	Warsaw		140	459	43	1989
West Tower	Liverpool		140	459	40	2007
Izmailovsky block 1	Moscow		140	459	37	2008
Izmailovsky block 2	Moscow		140	459	37	2008
Sabanci Center 2	Istanbul		140	459	34	1993
Sisli Elit Residence	Istanbul		140	459	35	2000
Edificio Kronos	Benidorm		140	459	41	2008

Timeline of tallest buildings

Name	City	Years as Tallest	Metres	Feet	Floors
Naberezhnaya Tower C	Moscow	2007-2009	268	881	59
Triumph-Palace	Moscow	2005-2007	264	866	57
Commerzbank Tower	Frankfurt	1997-2005	259	849	56
Messeturm	Frankfurt	1990-1997	257	843	55
Moscow State University	Moscow	1953-1990	240	787	36
Kotelnicheskaya Embankment	Moscow	1952-1953	176	577	32
Boerentoren	Antwerp	1931-	87.5

Projects under construction

This lists buildings that are under construction in Europe and are planned to rise at least .

Name	City	Metres	Feet	Floors	Finalised
Federation Tower East	Moscow	506	1660	93	2010
Mercury City Tower	Moscow	380	1247	70	2011
Shard London Bridge	London	310	1017	71	2012
Generali Tower	Paris	307	1010	50	2013
Eurasia	Moscow	309	1014	70	2010
City Hall and City Duma	Moscow	308.4	1012	72	2010
Tour Signal	Paris	301	987	71	2015
Phare Tower	Paris	300	984	68	2015
Bishopsgate Tower	London	288	945	63	2011
Diamond of Istanbul	Istanbul	270	885	61	2010
Sky Tower	Wroclaw	258	846	56	2011
Zvenigorodsky	Moscow	253	830	62	2012
Sky Park - AZKOR	Baku	240	787	55	2012
Riverside South	London	236	774	45	2010
First Tower	Paris	231	737	55	2010
Tour Air2	Paris	220	721	43	2013
CityLife - Il Dritto	Milan	220	720	51	2014
House on Mosfilmovskaya 1	Moscow	213.3	700	54	2009
Tower 185	Frankfurt	204	669	55	2011
Residencial In Tempo	Benidorm	200	656	52	2010
Silesian Investment Center	Katowice	200	656	48	2012
Angel Wings A	Wrocław	200	656	43	2011
Majunga Tower	Paris	195	639	45	2012
Mirax-Plaza	Moscow	193	633	47	2010
Złota 44	Warsaw	192	630	52	2010
Mirax-Plaza	Kiev	192	630	46	2010
CityLife - Lo Storto	Milan	190	624	44	2014
Riverside South	London	185	610	37	2010
Tower 185	Frankfurt	185	606	50	2011
Balaklava BayFront Plaza	Sevastopol	173	567	45	2011
Piccadilly Tower	Manchester	188	617	58	2010
Lumiere	Leeds	171		54	2009
CityLife - Il Curvo	Milan	170	558	35	2014
CLA Invest	Wrocław	170	557	44	2012
Opernturm	Frankfurt	170	557	42	2009
Tour Carpe Diem	Paris	166	545	32	2012
Maastoren	Rotterdam	165	541	45	2009
Iberdrola Tower	Bilbao	165	541	40	2011
Well House on Leninsky	Moscow	162	531	46	2009
Lombardy Region Headquarters	Milan	161	535	39	2010
Promenady Wrocławskie	Wrocław	160	525	41	2012
Tour D2	Paris	160	525	37	2013
New Orleans	Rotterdam	158	520	45	2010
Gamma Office	Wrocław	155	509	40	2013
Bastion	Moscow	153	502	40	2009
PRISMA	Yekaterinburg	151	495	37	2009
Riverview	Wrocław	150	492	30	2013
Strata	London	147	482	43	2010
Tour CMA-CGM	Marseille	147	476	33	2009
AVA Tower	Paris	142	465	34	2012
Light House	Århus	142	465	43	2010

Tallest European skyscrapers 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 at least tall, but it is subject to change because of simplicity of mast changes.

Rank	Name	City	Metres	Feet	Floors	Completed
1	Commerzbank Tower	Frankfurt	300	985	56	1997
2	Naberezhnaya Tower C	Moscow	268	881	59	2007
3	Triumph-Palace	Moscow	264	868	57	2005
4	Messeturm	Frankfurt	257	843	55	1990
5	Torre Caja Madrid	Madrid	250	820	45	2008
6	Torre de Cristal	Madrid	249	817	45	2007
7	Federation West Tower	Moscow	242	795	62	2007
8	Sky Park - AZKOR	Baku	240	787	55	2012
8	Moscow State University	Moscow	240	787	36	1953
8	Maintower	Frankfurt	240	787	55	1999
10	Torre Sacyr Vallehermoso	Madrid	236	774	52	2007
11	One Canada Square	London	235	771	50	1991
12	City of Capitals: Saint Petersburg	Moscow	255	836	65	2009
13	Palace of Culture and Science	Warsaw	231	758	43	1955
14	Torre Espacio	Madrid	223	749	57	2007
15	Gran Hotel Bali	Benidorm	210	689	52	2002
15	Tour Montparnasse	Paris	210	689	59	1972
16	Europe Tower Sofia	Sofia	209	686	46	2011
17	Westendstraße 1	Frankfurt	208	682	53	1993
18	Warsaw Trade Tower	Warsaw	208	682	43	1999
19	Millennium Tower	Vienna	202	663	51	1999
20	25 Canada Square	London	200	656	45	2001

Notes and References

• By the architectural tip
• Specifically located in Courbevoie, in the inner suburbs of Paris
• Specifically located in Nanterre, in the inner suburbs of Paris
• Specifically located in Puteaux, in the inner suburbs of Paris
• Specifically located in Saint-Denis, in the inner suburbs of Paris
• The data refers to Work In Progress design. The final data could differs by several meters.

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Frankfurt
• List of tallest buildings in Istanbul
• List of tallest buildings and structures in London
• List of tallest buildings in Manchester
• List of tallest buildings in Moscow
• List of tallest buildings and structures in the Paris region