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images of tall buildings in 1865



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

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1. Victoria Tower
London • GB • 99 m • 1860

Rose cottage via Wikimedia Commons
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2. Rathaus
Augsburg • DE • 57 m • 1624

Wikimedia Commons
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3. Mathematische Turm
Kremsmünster • AT • 49 m • 1758
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4. The Langham
London • GB • 44 m • 1865

The Langham via Wikimedia Commons
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5. City Chambers
Edinburgh • GB • 42 m • 1760
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48 Rue de Valois
Paris • FR • 26 m • 1781
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Oriel Chambers
Liverpool • GB • 21 m • 1864
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Ditherington Flax Mill
Shrewsbury • GB • 17 m • 1797