europe / originals

images of tall office buildings in 1911

this collection includes buildings of least 40 meters tall that were completed before 1945. Buildings that are shorter than 40 meters but possess skyscraperesque features are included in this list, though they are not ranked

giraffes
during this period, a significant number of 'giraffe' buildings were constructed. A giraffe is defined as a low-rise building with a tower integrated into its design. To qualify for inclusion in this collection, the tower section must have habitable floors occupying more than fifty percent of its total height

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later reconstructed later demolished

1. Royal Liver Building
Liverpool • GB • 104 m • 1911

Chowells via Wikimedia Commons

2. Polska Akcyjna Spółka Telefoniczna
Warsaw • PL • 52 m • 1910

Emptywords at Wikimedia Commons

3. Tower Building
Liverpool • GB • 46 m • 1908

Derek Harper via Wikimedia Commons

4. Edificio Metrópolis
Madrid • ES • 45 m • 1911

Diego Delso via Wikimedia Commons

5. City Chambers
Edinburgh • GB • 42 m • 1760

6. Witte Huis
Rotterdam • NL • 42 m • 1898

7. Narva-Turm
Berlin • DE • 40 m • 1909

Gebouw Astoria
Amsterdam • NL • 37 m • 1905

Jvhertum, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Lietuvos geležinkeliai
Vilnius • LT • 36 m • 1903

De Utrecht
Amsterdam • NL • 35 m • 1906

Casa Lancia
Milan • IT • 30 m • 1907 - 1937

Oriel Chambers
Liverpool • GB • 21 m • 1864

europe / originals

1. Royal Liver Building

2. Polska Akcyjna Spółka Telefoniczna

3. Tower Building

4. Edificio Metrópolis

5. City Chambers

6. Witte Huis

7. Narva-Turm

Gebouw Astoria

Lietuvos geležinkeliai

De Utrecht

Casa Lancia

Oriel Chambers