From the glass spires of London's Square Mile to the Soviet Empire-style towers of Moscow-City — Europe holds the world's second place for buildings over 150 m. A catalog of 30 countries, 412 skyscrapers, and 89 projects under construction.
Six European capitals concentrate nearly two-thirds of every high-rise in the region. Click a point on the map to jump to the city's card in the catalog.
The Gazprom headquarters on the shore of the Gulf of Finland became the first building on European soil to break the 400-meter mark. A spiraling facade and glass "feathers" form a torch visible from 30 km away.
The horizontal scale makes the gap between Lakhta Center and the rest of the top eight instantly visible — an 88-meter lead over the closest pursuer.
Click a column header to sort. Dots in the first column indicate status: black — completed, brass — under construction, outlined — proposed.
| Floors | Status | ↑ Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lakhta Center Saint Petersburg, Russia | 462m | 87 | 2019 | Completed | №1 |
Federation (East) Moscow, Russia | 374m | 93 | 2017 | Completed | №2 |
OKO (North Tower) Moscow, Russia | 354m | 85 | 2015 | Completed | №3 |
Mercury City Tower Moscow, Russia | 339m | 75 | 2013 | Completed | №4 |
Eiffel Tower Paris, France | 330m | 3 | 1889 | Completed | №5 |
The Shard London, United Kingdom | 310m | 93 | 2012 | Completed | №6 |
One Crown Place North London, United Kingdom | 294m | 76 | 2026 | Under construction | №7 |
Torre Caleido Madrid, Spain | 288m | 70 | 2026 | Under construction | №8 |
Commerzbank Tower Frankfurt, Germany | 259m | 56 | 1997 | Completed | №9 |
Torre de Cristal Madrid, Spain | 249m | 52 | 2008 | Completed | №10 |
Hafenstadt Tower Hamburg, Germany | 245m | 58 | 2029 | Proposed | №11 |
UniCredit Tower Milan, Italy | 231m | 35 | 2012 | Completed | №12 |
The 1880s gave the world its first high-rise landmark; the 2010s marked the peak of the Moscow and London boom. The 2020s are still being built, with 89 active projects already promising a new record.
Real floor height varies from 2.7 m in residential buildings to 4.5 m in commercial towers. Move the sliders to see how the building's silhouette and floor count change.
From the cast-iron spire above the Champ de Mars to the glass corkscrew of Lakhta Center — European high-rise architecture has traveled from engineering experiment to visual manifesto.
Gustave Eiffel builds the 330-meter lattice tower for the World Exhibition in Paris. For 40 years it remains the tallest structure on the planet and sets the tone for engineering modernism.
Paris · 330 m · cast ironThe Seven Sisters of Moscow define a new type of "governmental skyscraper" — Stalinist Empire style in concrete and granite. The main building of Moscow State University becomes the tallest building in Europe for 23 years.
Moscow · 240 m · Stalinist EmpireNorman Foster designs the 259-meter "eco-skyscraper" in Frankfurt — the first high-rise with natural ventilation through spiraling winter gardens. The ESG standard in architecture is born.
Frankfurt · 259 m · Foster + PartnersRenzo Piano completes the 310-meter glass shard above the Thames. It becomes the tallest building in the European Union and reignites the London high-rise boom on the south bank of the Thames.
London · 310 m · Renzo PianoRMJM and Tony Kettle build the first spire above 400 meters on European soil. The spiral facade of 13,500 glass panels forms a light torch over the Gulf of Finland at night.
Saint Petersburg · 462 m · RMJM