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list of tall buildings in 1904

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	Victoria Tower	London	99	storage	1860
2	Rathaus	Augsburg	57	city hall	1624
3	Midland Grand Hotel	London	57	hotel	1873
4	Balmoral Hotel	Edinburgh	56	hotel	1902
5	Mathematische Turm	Kremsmünster	49	observatory / museum	1758
6	Queen Anne's Mansions	London	49	residential	1890
7	The Langham	London	44	hotel	1865
8	City Chambers	Edinburgh	42	office	1760
9	Witte Huis	Rotterdam	42	office	1898
-	Lietuvos geležinkeliai	Vilnius	36	office	1903
-	Market Street storehouse	Dublin	36	storage	1904
-	Trinity Compound on Ilyinka	Moscow	30	residential	1876
-	48 Rue de Valois	Paris	26	hotel / residential	1781
-	Oriel Chambers	Liverpool	21	office	1864
-	Ditherington Flax Mill	Shrewsbury	17	factory	1797