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list of tall residential buildings in 1923



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
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# name city height year
1 Ginzburg House   Kyiv 63 1912
2 Queen Anne's Mansions   London 49 1890
3 Yusuf Ziya Pasha Mansion Istanbul 46 1911
4 Fairy-Tale House   Saint Petersburg 45 1909
5 Grattacieli Gemelli 1 Milan 43 1923
5 Grattacieli Gemelli 2 Milan 43 1923
7 Nirnsee House Moscow 41 1915
- Afremov House Moscow 35 1905
- Immeuble Cateland Lyon 31 1911
- Trinity Compound on Ilyinka Moscow 30 1876