europe / originals

list of tall buildings in 1797



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 city height usage year
1 Rathaus Augsburg 57 city hall 1624
2 Mathematische Turm Kremsmünster 49 observatory / museum 1758
3 City Chambers Edinburgh 42 office 1760
- 48 Rue de Valois Paris 26 hotel / residential 1781
- Ditherington Flax Mill Shrewsbury 17 factory 1797