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images of tall office buildings in 1918



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

Chowells via Wikimedia Commons
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2. Siemensturm
Berlin • DE • 71 m • 1918

Gunnar Klack via Wikimeda Commons
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3. Behrensbau
Berlin • DE • 60 m • 1917

A.Savin via Wikimedia Commons
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4. Polska Akcyjna Spółka Telefoniczna
Warsaw • PL • 52 m • 1910

Emptywords at Wikimedia Commons
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5. Sjömansinstitutet
Stockholm • SE • 47 m • 1914

I99pema via Wikimedia Commons
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6. Bau 15
Jena • DE • 47 m • 1915
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7. Tower Building
Liverpool • GB • 46 m • 1908

Derek Harper via Wikimedia Commons
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8. Edificio Metrópolis
Madrid • ES • 45 m • 1911

Diego Delso via Wikimedia Commons
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9. City Chambers
Edinburgh • GB • 42 m • 1760
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10. Witte Huis
Rotterdam • NL • 42 m • 1898
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11. Narva-Turm
Berlin • DE • 40 m • 1909
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Gebouw Astoria
Amsterdam • NL • 37 m • 1905

Jvhertum, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
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Lietuvos geležinkeliai
Vilnius • LT • 36 m • 1903
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De Utrecht
Amsterdam • NL • 35 m • 1906
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The Yellow Building
Sofia • BG • 35 m • 1914
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  Casa Lancia
Milan • IT • 30 m • 1907 - 1937
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Oriel Chambers
Liverpool • GB • 21 m • 1864