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list of tall buildings in 1945



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 Résidence de la Cambre 61 residential 1937
2 Tour Albert 56 residential 1937
2 Tour Léopold 56 residential 1937
4 Les Pavillons français 55 residential 1934
5 Le Saillant de l'Yser 47 residential 1930
- Résidence Ernestine 35 residential 1936
- Palais du Congo 32 residential 1930