List of tallest buildings in the European Union


This list ranks the tallest buildings in the European Union that stand at least 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.
The tallest building in the EU is the Commerzbank Tower in Frankfurt, Germany, at 259 meters. It had been the tallest building in the EU once before, from 1997 until 2011, when The Shard was completed in London, United Kingdom. Because of the United Kingdom leaving the EU the Commerzbank Tower is once again the EU's tallest building, since January 31, 2020, until the scheduled completion of Varso Tower in Warsaw, Poland later in 2020.

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.
RankNameImageCityHeight in m FloorsYear built
1Commerzbank TowerFrankfurt561997
2MesseturmFrankfurt531990
3Torre de CristalMadrid522009
4Torre CepsaMadrid452008
5Palace of Culture and ScienceWarsaw421955
6Torre PwCMadrid522008
7Tour FirstParis522011
7Unicredit TowerMilan352011
9Torre EspacioMadrid572008
10DC TowersVienna602013
10Warsaw SpireWarsaw492016
12Sky TowerWrocław502012
13Allianz TowerMilan502014
14Tour MontparnasseParis591972
14Piedmont Region HeadquartersTurin422017
16Westendstraße 1Frankfurt531993
16Warsaw Trade TowerWarsaw431999
18Millennium TowerVienna501999
19Main TowerFrankfurt551999
19Tower 185Frankfurt552011
19IntempoBenidorm552014
19Tour IncityLyon392015
23Q22Warsaw472016
24Tour MajungaParis452014
25Złota 44Warsaw542012
25Rondo 1Warsaw402006
27Turning TorsoMalmö542005
28OmniturmFrankfurt452019
29TrianonFrankfurt451993
29Gran Hotel BaliBenidorm522002
31Tour GDF SuezParis372008
32European Central Bank HeadquartersFrankfurt452014
33Tour GraniteParis352008
34Caleido TowerMadrid382020
35:pl:Olivia Star|Olivia StarGdańsk472018
36Cajasol TowerSeville402016
37Tour TotalParis481985
38Tour ArevaParis441974
39Paris392019
40Generali TowerMilan442017
41Grand TowerFrankfurt472019
42Tour D2Paris372014
43OpernturmFrankfurt422010
43TaunusturmFrankfurt402014
45Tours Société Générale Paris371995
45Tours Société Générale Paris371995
45Torre Intesa SanpaoloTurin392014
48Tour CB21Paris421974
48SilberturmFrankfurt321978
48Tour Carpe DiemParis342013
51Tour Part-DieuLyon421977
51MaastorenRotterdam442009
51Torre IberdrolaBilbao412011
54InterContinental WarsawWarsaw452003
55Post TowerBonn412002
56Cœur DéfenseParis402001
56Palazzo LombardiaMilan442010
58Cosmopolitan Twarda 2/4Warsaw462013
59Paris382020
60Tribunal de ParisParis382018
61Westend GateFrankfurt471976
62Torre LúganoBenidorm432007
62New OrleansRotterdam432010
62Torre PicassoMadrid431988
65Deutsche Bank IFrankfurt401984
65Deutsche Bank IIFrankfurt381984
65Torre EuroskyRome352012
65Tour EgéeParis401999
65Tour AdriaParis402002
65MarienturmFrankfurt382019
71Torre MapfreBarcelona401992
71Hotel ArtsBarcelona441994
71SkyperFrankfurt382004
74Tour ArianeParis361975
74MontevideoRotterdam432005
76Gebouw Delftse Poort IRotterdam411991
76Torre PontinaLatina372010
78Tour Les PoissonsParis421970
78Rembrandt TowerAmsterdam411992
78Hochhaus Neue DonauVienna332002
81Millennium TowerRotterdam342000
81De RotterdamRotterdam442013
83KölnTurmCologne432001
83Tour EDFParis412001
83Neguri GaneBenidorm402002
83Europa TowerVilnius392004
83EurotowerFrankfurt391977
83Tour du MidiBrussels381967
89Colonia-HausCologne421973
89Atlantic Hotel Sail CityBremerhaven212008
91CMA CGM TowerMarseille332010
91Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom RelationsThe Hague372012
91Ministry of Justice and SecurityThe Hague372012
94Hochhaus Uptown MünchenMunich382004
95Tour des FinancesBrussels361984
96JenTowerJena291972
97Tour BretagneNantes371976
97Warsaw Financial CenterWarsaw351999
97Torre AgbarBarcelona332004
97Sea TowersGdynia362009
101Tour DexiaParis342005
101Torre SolariaMilan372013
101Tour PleyelParis381973
104Torre de MadridMadrid371957
104City-Hochhaus LeipzigLeipzig361972
104City-HausFrankfurt421974
104Frankfurter Büro CenterFrankfurt401980
104HoftorenThe Hague302003
104Westpoint TowerTilburg472004
104UP-siteBrussels422014
111New Babylon City TowerThe Hague452013
112Mennica Legacy TowerWarsaw382019
113Centrum LIMWarsaw431989
113Torre DiamanteMilan322012
113Edificio KronosBenidorm412008
113New Henninger TurmFrankfurt372017
113Paris322020

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 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 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

Buildings under construction

This lists buildings that are under construction in European Union and are planned to rise at least.Approved or proposed buildings are not included in the table. Included are renders of the finished towers or images of the current construction sites.
ImageNameCityMetresFeetFloorsPlanned
completion
Varso TowerWarsaw3101017532021
KarlatornetGothenburg245804732022
Tour HeklaParis220722512022
ZalmhaventorenRotterdam215705582021
Warsaw203666462021
Sky FortSofia202666472021
SkylinerWarsaw195640502021
ONEFrankfurt191627492021
TRILOGY 1Limassol190623392023
Generation Park YWarsaw180590372021
CaleidoMadrid181594362020
Tour Duo 1Paris180591392020
PwC TowerMilan175574282020
TRILOGY 2Limassol175574372023
Limassol NEO Tower 1Limassol173568432024
One LimassolLimassol170558372021
Eurovea TowerBratislava168552452023
TRILOGY 3Limassol165541362023
Olszynki ParkRzeszow161528372023
SkysawaWarsaw155508362021
OpenvilleTimisoara155508272019

Timeline of the tallest buildings in the EU/EEC

The following is a timeline of the tallest buildings in the European Union and its direct predecessor, the European Economic Community established in 1957.
Name
City
Years as tallest
Metres
Feet
Floors
The ShardLondon2011–20203061,01673
Commerzbank TowerFrankfurt1997–2011, 2020-present25985056
MesseturmFrankfurt1990–199725784355
Tour MontparnasseParis1972–199021068959
Tour du Midi / ZuidertorenBrussels1966–197215049238
Pirelli TowerMilan1958–196612741632

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.

Footnotes and references