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The Shard in London became the tallest building in Europe. Take a look at 20 tallest buildings in Europe, according to Emporis...
1. The Shard, London
Height: 310 metres
Year: 2012
Designed by Renzo Piano,The Shard has 72 habitable floors, with a viewing gallery and open-air observation deck – the UK's highest – on the 72nd floor, at a height of 245 metres (804 ft).
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Capital City Moscow Tower, Moscow
Height: 302 metres
Year: 2010
It is a multifunctional complex, including twin tower skyscrapers, in the International Business Center Moscow City in Moscow.
The City of Capitals, symbolising Moscow and St. Petersburg was completed in 2009.
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3. Naberezhnaya Tower C, Moscow
Height: 268 metres
Year: 2007
Naberezhnaya Tower is an office complex consisting of 3 individual office buildings connected to each other via a common basement.
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4.Triumph-Palace, Moscow
Height: 264 metres
Year: 2005
Triumph-Palace is a 57-storey building, with about 1,000 luxury apartments.
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5. Commerzbank Tower, Frankfurt
Height: 259 metres
Year: 1997
Commerzbank Tower is the second-tallest skyscraper in the European Union. With a height of 259 metres (850 ft), 86 stories, it provides 1,300,000 sq ft of office space for the Commerzbank headquarters.
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6. St. Petersburg Tower, Moscow
Height: 257 metres
Year: 2010
The Сity of Capitals consists of two towers - the 76-level Moscow Tower and the 65-level St. Petersburg Tower. The tower has offices, shops, a fitness centre, presentation halls, and restaurants.
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7. MesseTurm, Frankfurt
Height: 256 metres
Year: 1990
MesseTurm means 'Trade fair Tower' in German. The Messeturm's ground floor area is 18,090 sq ft. Designed by Helmut Jahn, Messeturm is directly located near the Frankfurt Trade Fair grounds.
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8. Torre de Cristal, Madrid
Height: 250 metres
Year: 2008
The Torre de Cristal (Tower of Glass) is a skyscraper in the Cuatro Torres Business Area in Madrid, Spain, completed in 2008.
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9. Torre Caja, Madrid
Height: 250 metres
Year: 2008
The Torre Caja Madrid is located in the Cuatro Torres Business Area in Madrid, Spain. Designed by Lord Foster, it is the tallest of the four buildings in the Cuatro Torres Business Area complex.
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10. Zapad Federation, Moscow
Height: 242 metres
Year: 2008
The Federation Tower is a complex of skyscrapers being built in Moscow. The complex has two towers built on one podium - Tower East with 93-storeys and Tower West with 62-storeys.
Alain Robert climbed this tower in September 2007.
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11. Heron Tower, London
Height: 242 metre
Year: 2011
The Heron Tower is a skyscraper owned by Heron International in London, United Kingdom. Designed by architects Kohn Pedersen Fox, it was completed in 2011 and is the tallest building in London.
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12. Moscow State University, Moscow
Height: 240 metres
Year: 1953
Lomonosov Moscow State University is the oldest and largest university in Russia. Founded in 1755, the university claims to have the tallest educational building in the world.
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13. Imperia Tower, Moscow
Height: 239 metres
Year: 2011
Imperia Tower in Moscow is a 60-floor building complex that includes offices, a business center, a hotel and private apartments.
Designed by NBBJ, the tower has an exit to the water and access to the city's main transportation routes.
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14. Torre Sacyr Vallehermoso, Madrid
Height: 236 metres
Year: 2008
The Torre PwC is a 52-floor, 774 feet tall skyscraper completed in 2008. It has been designed by Carlos Rubio Carvajal and Enrique Alvarez-Sala Walter.
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15. One Canada Square, London
Height: 235 metres
Year: 1991
One Canada Square is a skyscraper in Canary Wharf, London. It was the tallest building in the United Kingdom from 1991 to 2010.
One Canada Square is primarily used by offices and some retail stores.
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16. Porta Nuova Garibaldi Tower A, Milan
Height: 231 metres
Year: 2011
The Garibaldi Tower is a skyscraper in Milan designed by architect Cesar Pelli. The building serves as the headquarters of UniCredit Bank.
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17. Tour First Courbevoie
Height: 231 metres
Year: 2011
Tour First is an office skyscraper located in Courbevoie, a Paris suburb in the La Defense district. The tower was built in 1974 by Bouygues for the UAP insurance company.
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18. Palace of Culture and Science, Warsaw
Height: 231 metres
Year: 1955
The Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw is the tallest building in Poland, the eighth tallest building in the European Union.
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19. Torre Espacio, Madrid
Height: 224 metres
Year: 2007
The Torre Espacio is a skyscraper in Madrid with 57 floors.
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20. Sky Tower 1, Wroclaw
Height: 212 metres
Sky Tower is currently under construction in Wroclaw, Poland. The construction began in December 2007 with the demolition of the 24-storey Poltegor structure.
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