The tallest towers in Europe
Construction takes place on The Shard building in London November 16, 2010. — Reuters picPARIS, July 5 — Here is a list of the 20 tallest buildings in Europe, following the inauguration of The Shard in London, which takes over the number one spot from the Capital City Moscow Tower in Russia.
Unenclosed structures like the Eiffel Tower in Paris, which, at 324m, is slightly taller than The Shard, are not included.
The tallest building in the world remains the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, opened in 2010. It soars 828m above the Gulf emirate, and boasts 200 floors.
Europe’s tallest buildings (height in metres, country, year opened):
1: 310m — The Shard, London Britain 2012
2: 302m — Capital City Moscow Tower Russia 2010
3: 268m — Naberezhnaya Tower, Moscow Russia 2007
4: 264m — Triumph-Palace, Moscow Russia 2005
5: 261m — Istanbul Sapphire Turkey 2011
6: 259m — Commerzbank Tower, Frankfurt Germany 1997
7: 257m — Capital City St Petersburg Tower, Moscow Russia 2010
=: 257m — MesseTurm, Frankfurt Germany 1990
9: 250m — Torre Caja, Madrid Spain 2008
=: 250m — Torre de Cristal, Madrid Spain 2008
11: 242m — Federation Tower West, Moscow Russia 2008
12: 240m — Moscow State University Russia 1953
13: 239m — Imperia Tower, Moscow Russia 2011
14: 236m — Torre PwC, Madrid Spain 2008
15: 235m — One Canada Square, London Britain 1991
=: 235m — Torre Espacio, Madrid Spain 2007
17: 231m — Torre Garibaldi, Milan Italy 2011
=: 231m — Tour First, Paris France 2011
=: 231m — Palace of Culture and Science, Warsaw Poland 1955
20: 230m — Heron Tower, London Britain 2011 — AFP/Relaxnews
