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 Completed1Lakhta CenterSaint Petersburg 462.5 m1516 ft872018 2Federation Tower: East Tower Moscow 373.7 1,226 ft 95 20163OKO Towers: South TowerMoscow354 m1,160 ft85 20154CBRT TowerIstanbul352 m1,155 ft5920245Neva Tower 2Moscow345 m1,132 ft7920196Mercury City TowerMoscow339 m1112 ft75 20137Varso TowerWarsaw310 m1,020 ft5420218The ShardLondon309 m1017 ft85 20129Eurasia TowerMoscow309 m1013 ft72 201410Neva Tower 1Moscow302 m991 ft69201911CoC: Moscow TowerMoscow302 m990 ft76 201012Capital Towers 1Moscow295 m968 ft65202313Capital Towers 2Moscow295 m968 ft65202314Capital Towers 3Moscow295 m968 ft65202315Skyland İstanbul 1Istanbul293.1 m932 ft65201716Skyland İstanbul 2Istanbul293.1 m932 ft65201717Moscow TowersMoscow283.4 m930 ft62202418Metropol İstanbulIstanbul280 m919 ft6620171922 BishopsgateLondon278 m912 ft62201920Baku TowerBaku276 m906 ft51202021Naberezhnaya Tower Block CMoscow268 m881 ft61 200722Triumph PalaceMoscow264 m866 ft61 200523Commerzbank TowerFrankfurt259 m850 ft56 199724CoC: St. Petersburg TowerMoscow257 m844 ft65201025MesseturmFrankfurt257 m842 ft64 199026Nurol LifeIstanbul252 m820 ft582016

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) Built1Naberezhnaya Tower Block C Moscow268 m881 ft20072Triumph Palace Moscow264 m866 ft20053Commerzbank Tower Frankfurt259 m850 ft19974MesseTurm Frankfurt257 m842 ft19905Torre de Cristal Spain249 m817 ft20086Torre Caja Madrid Spain248 m815 ft20087Federation Towers - Zapad Tower Moscow242 m795 ft20088MV Lomonosov State University Moscow239 m784 ft19539Torre Sacyr Vallehermoso Madrid236 m774 ft200810One Canada Square London236 m774 ft1991

1990s Rank Building City Height (m) Height (ft) Built1Commerzbank Tower Frankfurt259 m850 ft19972Messeturm Frankfurt257 m842 ft19903Moscow State University Moscow239 m784 ft19534One Canada Square London236 m774 ft19915Palace of Culture and Science Warsaw231 m757 ft19556Tour Montparnasse Paris209 m686 ft19737Westendstraße 1 Frankfurt208 m682 ft19938Warsaw Trade Tower Warsaw208 m682 ft19999Ukraina Hotel Moscow206 m676 ft195510Millennium Tower Vienna202 m663 ft1999

1980s Rank Building City Height (m) Height (ft) Built1Moscow State University Moscow239 m784 ft19532Palace of Culture and Science Warsaw231 m757 ft19553Tour Montparnasse Paris209 m686 ft19734Ukraina Hotel Moscow206 m676 ft19555Tower 42 London183 m600 ft19806Tour Total Coupole Paris179 m587 ft19857Tour Areva Paris178 m584 ft19748Mersin Complex Mersin177 m580 ft19879Kotelnicheskaya Naberezhnaya Moscow176 m577 ft195210Ministry of Foreign Affairs Moscow172 m564 ft1953

1970s Rank Building City Height (m) Height (ft) Built1Moscow State University Moscow239 m784 ft19532Palace of Culture and Science Warsaw231 m757 ft19553Tour Montparnasse Paris209 m686 ft19734Ukraina Hotel Moscow206 m676 ft19555Tour Areva Paris178 m584 ft19746Kotelnicheskaya Naberezhnaya Moscow176 m577 ft19527Ministry of Foreign Affairs Moscow172 m564 ft19538Silver Tower Frankfurt166 m546 ft19789Tour Gan Paris166 m545 ft197410Tour de Credit Lyonnais Lyon165 m541 ft1977

1960s Rank Building City Height (m) Height (ft) Built1Moscow State University Moscow239 m784 ft19532Palace of Culture and Science Warsaw231 m757 ft19553Ukraina Hotel Moscow206 m676 ft19554Kotelnicheskaya Naberezhnaya Moscow176 m577 ft19525Ministry of Foreign Affairs Moscow172 m564 ft19536Kudrinskaya Square Moscow156 m512 ft19547Tour du Midi Brussels148 m486 ft19668Torre de Madrid Madrid142 m466 ft19579Red Gate Square Moscow138 m453 ft195310Hilton Moscow Leningradskaya Moscow136 m446 ft1954

1950s Rank Building City Height (m) Height (ft) Built1Moscow State University Moscow239 m784 ft19532Palace of Culture and Science Warsaw231 m757 ft19553Ukraina Hotel Moscow206 m676 ft19554Kotelnicheskaya Naberezhnaya Moscow176 m577 ft19525Ministry of Foreign Affairs Moscow172 m564 ft19536Kudrinskaya Square Moscow156 m512 ft19547Torre de Madrid Madrid142 m466 ft19578Red Gate Square Moscow138 m453 ft19539Hilton Moscow Leningradskaya Moscow136 m446 ft195410Pirelli Building Milan127 m417 ft1958

Timeline of tallest buildings NameCityCountryYears tallestHeightFloorsMetresFeet Lakhta Center Saint Petersburg 2017–present 462.5 87 Federation: East Tower Moscow 2016–2017 373.7 95 OKO: South Tower Moscow 2015–2016 354.1 85 Mercury City Tower Moscow 2012–2014 338.8 75 The Shard London 2011–2012 309.6 87 CoC: Moscow Tower Moscow 2009–2011 301.6 77 Naberezhnaya Tower C Moscow 2007–2009 268.4 59 Triumph-Palace Moscow 2005–2007 264.1 57 Commerzbank Tower Frankfurt 1997–2005 259 56 Messeturm Frankfurt 1990–1997 257 55 Moscow State University Moscow 1953–1990 240 42 Kotelnicheskaya Embankment Building Moscow 1952–1953 176 32 Tour Perret Amiens 1949–1952 110 26 Terrazza Martini Tower Genoa 1940–1949 108 31 New Town Hall (Leipzig) Leipzig 1905–1940 114.8 Hamburg City Hall Hamburg 1897–1905 112 City Hall Vienna 1892–1897Vienna City Hall was originally 98 meters high, until the Rathausmann was added on top of the central tower in 1892. 105 Palace of Justice Brussels 1883–1892 104 Victoria Tower London 1860–1883 98.5 Augsburg Town Hall Augsburg 1624–1860 57 7

See also List of tallest buildings in Europe List of tallest buildings in the World

References

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