berlin / originals

list of tall 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

color codes
  later reconstructed      later demolished

# name height usage year
1 Ullsteinhaus 83 office 1927
2 Siemensturm 71 office 1918
3 Behrensbau 60 office 1917
4 Borsigturm 60 office 1924
5 Wernerwerk-Hochhaus 57 office 1930
6 Europahaus 51 office 1931
7 Kathreiner-Haus 48 office 1930
8 Siemens Schaltwerk-Hochhaus 47 factory 1928
9 Kraftwerk Klingenberg 43 office 1926
10 Narva-Turm 40 office 1909
11 Knorr-Bremse Gebäude 40 office 1927
12 Columbushaus   40 office / retail 1932
- Reichsversicherungsanstalt für Angestellte 37 cultural 1930
- Shell-Haus 37 office 1932
- Kant-Garagen 24 car park 1930