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list of tall office buildings in 1917



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 year
1 Royal Liver Building Liverpool 104 1911
2 Behrensbau Berlin 60 1917
3 Polska Akcyjna Spółka Telefoniczna Warsaw 52 1910
4 Sjömansinstitutet Stockholm 47 1914
5 Bau 15 Jena 47 1915
6 Tower Building Liverpool 46 1908
7 Edificio Metrópolis Madrid 45 1911
8 City Chambers Edinburgh 42 1760
9 Witte Huis Rotterdam 42 1898
10 Narva-Turm Berlin 40 1909
- Gebouw Astoria Amsterdam 37 1905
- Lietuvos geležinkeliai Vilnius 36 1903
- De Utrecht Amsterdam 35 1906
- The Yellow Building Sofia 35 1914
- Casa Lancia   Milan 30 1907
- Oriel Chambers Liverpool 21 1864