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images of tall residential buildings in 1930

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. Ginzburg House
Kyiv • UA • 63 m • 1912 - 1941

2. Queen Anne's Mansions
London • GB • 49 m • 1890 - 1971

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3. Le Saillant de l'Yser
Brussels • BE • 47 m • 1930

4. Yusuf Ziya Pasha Mansion
Istanbul • TR • 46 m • 1911

5. Fairy-Tale House
Saint Petersburg • RU • 45 m • 1909 - 1942

6. Residenza Bertola
Turin • IT • 45 m • 1930

7. Grattacieli Gemelli 1
Milan • IT • 43 m • 1923

7. Grattacieli Gemelli 2
Milan • IT • 43 m • 1923

9. Grattacielo di via Vittorio Veneto
La Spezia • IT • 43 m • 1927

10. Nirnsee House
Moscow • RU • 41 m • 1915

11. Mosselprom House
Moscow • RU • 40 m • 1925

Gennady Grachev via Wikimedia Commons

Haus Rheinpark 1
Düsseldorf • DE • 38 m • 1929

Haus Rheinpark 2
Düsseldorf • DE • 38 m • 1929

Afremov House
Moscow • RU • 35 m • 1905

Bogunilia via Wikimedia Commons

Palais du Congo
Brussels • BE • 32 m • 1930

Immeuble Cateland
Lyon • FR • 31 m • 1911

Hochhaus Glückauf
Hanover • DE • 31 m • 1927

Bernd Schwabe via Wikipedia Commons

Trinity Compound on Ilyinka
Moscow • RU • 30 m • 1876

Bogunilia via Wikimedia Commons

Prinz-Georg-Straße 100
Düsseldorf • DE • 29 m • 1925

Mathenesserplein
Rotterdam • NL • 28 m • 1929

Hanhil, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Nirwanaflat
The Hague • NL • 25 m • 1929

M.Minderhoud, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons