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images of tall hotel buildings in 1932



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. Hotel Torni
Helsinki • FI • 70 m • 1931
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2. Midland Grand Hotel
London • GB • 57 m • 1873
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3. Balmoral Hotel
Edinburgh • GB • 56 m • 1902

Stephencdickson via Wikimedia Commons
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4. Strand Hotel
Stockholm • SE • 47 m • 1912

Julian Herzog via Wikimedia Commons
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5. Albergo a Torre
Sestriere • IT • 46 m • 1932
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6. The Langham
London • GB • 44 m • 1865

The Langham via Wikimedia Commons
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7. Otto-Moericke-Turm
Konstanz • DE • 40 m • 1929

Wikimedia Commons
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Hotel Savoy
Łódź • PL • 37 m • 1911

Paweł Schmidt via Wikimedia Commons
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Hotel Admiralspalast
Zabrze • PL • 33 m • 1927

Nemo5576 via Wikimedia Commons