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images of tall residential 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.   Ginzburg House
Kyiv • UA • 63 m • 1912 - 1941
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2. Edificio Los Sótanos
Valencia • ES • 62 m • 1931
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3.   Queen Anne's Mansions
London • GB • 49 m • 1890 - 1971

RIBApix
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4. Le Saillant de l'Yser
Brussels • BE • 47 m • 1930
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5. 12-verdiepingenhuis
Amsterdam • NL • 47 m • 1932

Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed via Wikimedia Commons
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6. Yusuf Ziya Pasha Mansion
Istanbul • TR • 46 m • 1911
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7.   Fairy-Tale House
Saint Petersburg • RU • 45 m • 1909 - 1942
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8. Residenza Bertola
Turin • IT • 45 m • 1930
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9. House on the Embankment
Moscow • RU • 45 m • 1931

Ludvig14 via Wikimedia Commons
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10. Grattacieli Gemelli 1
Milan • IT • 43 m • 1923
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10. Grattacieli Gemelli 2
Milan • IT • 43 m • 1923
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12. Grattacielo di via Vittorio Veneto
La Spezia • IT • 43 m • 1927
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13. Flatbuilding Willemspark
The Hague • NL • 42 m • 1931
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14. Nirnsee House
Moscow • RU • 41 m • 1915
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15. Rascacielos de Collblanc
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat • ES • 41 m • 1932
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16. Mosselprom House
Moscow • RU • 40 m • 1925

Gennady Grachev via Wikimedia Commons
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Haus Rheinpark 1
Düsseldorf • DE • 38 m • 1929
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Haus Rheinpark 2
Düsseldorf • DE • 38 m • 1929
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Afremov House
Moscow • RU • 35 m • 1905

Bogunilia via Wikimedia Commons
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Palais du Congo
Brussels • BE • 32 m • 1930
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Immeuble Cateland
Lyon • FR • 31 m • 1911
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Hochhaus Glückauf
Hanover • DE • 31 m • 1927

Bernd Schwabe via Wikipedia Commons
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Trinity Compound on Ilyinka
Moscow • RU • 30 m • 1876

Bogunilia via Wikimedia Commons
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Prinz-Georg-Straße 100
Düsseldorf • DE • 29 m • 1925
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Mathenesserplein
Rotterdam • NL • 28 m • 1929

Hanhil, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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Nirwanaflat
The Hague • NL • 25 m • 1929

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