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list of tall office buildings in 1931



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 Royal Liver Building Liverpool 104 1911
2 Edificio Telefónica Madrid 89 1929
3 Boerentoren Antwerp 88 1931
4 Ullsteinhaus Berlin 83 1927
5 Országos Társadalombiztosító Intézet Budapest 73 1931
6 Siemensturm Berlin 71 1918
7 Hansahochhaus Cologne 65 1925
8 Derzhprom Kharkiv 63 1928
9 Edificio La Unión and Fénix Español Madrid 62 1931
10 Södra Kungstornet Stockholm 61 1924
11 Tagblatt-Turm Stuttgart 61 1928
12 Behrensbau Berlin 60 1917
13 Borsigturm Berlin 60 1924
13 Norra Kungstornet Stockholm 60 1924
15 Palacio de la Prensa Madrid 60 1929
16 De Inktpot Utrecht 58 1921
17 Opelturm Rüsselsheim 58 1929
18 Wernerwerk-Hochhaus Berlin 57 1930
19 Wilhelm-Marx-Haus Düsseldorf 56 1924
20 Europahaus Leipzig 56 1929
20 Otterhall Gothenburg 56 1929
22 Deutschnationalen Handlungsgehilfen-Verband Hamburg 55 1931
22 GEB-toren Rotterdam 55 1931
24 55 Broadway London 54 1929
25 Polska Akcyjna Spółka Telefoniczna Warsaw 52 1910
26 68 King William Street London 51 1922
27 Ballinhaus Hamburg 51 1924
28 Anzeiger-Hochhaus Hanover 51 1928
29 Europahaus Berlin 51 1931
30 Philips Lichttoren Eindhoven 48 1921
31 Ernemann-Turm Dresden 48 1923
32 Kathreiner-Haus Berlin 48 1930
33 Sjömansinstitutet Stockholm 47 1914
34 Bau 15 Jena 47 1915
35 Tower Building Liverpool 46 1908
36 Städtisches Hochhaus Munich 46 1929
37 Edificio Metrópolis Madrid 45 1911
38 Postscheckamt Breslau 45 1929
39 Správní budova Spolchemie Usti nad Labem 44 1930
39 Zentrale der Konsumgenossenschaft Vorwärts-Befreiung Wuppertal 44 1930
41 Adelaide House London 43 1925
42 Kraftwerk Klingenberg Berlin 43 1926
43 Krochhochhaus Leipzig 43 1929
44 City Chambers Edinburgh 42 1760
45 Witte Huis Rotterdam 42 1898
46 Stummhaus Düsseldorf 42 1925
47 Westfalenhaus Dortmund 42 1928
48 Edificio del Banco Pastor en La Coruña La Coruña 41 1925
49 Städtische Sparkasse Breslau 41 1931
50 Narva-Turm Berlin 40 1909
51 Cammann-Hochhaus Chemnitz 40 1925
52 Knorr-Bremse Gebäude Berlin 40 1927
53 Haus Grenzwacht Aachen 40 1929
- Deutschlandhaus Essen 39 1929
- Palazzo Aedes Trieste 38 1928
- Gebouw Astoria Amsterdam 37 1905
- Hochhaus am Albertplatz Dresden 37 1929
- Lietuvos geležinkeliai Vilnius 36 1903
- Handelshof Gera 36 1929
- De Utrecht Amsterdam 35 1906
- The Yellow Building Sofia 35 1914
- Mittnachtbau Stuttgart 35 1928
- Capitol-Hochhaus Hanover 35 1930
- Ämterhochhaus Würzburg 33 1930
- Gewerkschaftshaus Frankfurt am Main 33 1931
- Casa Lancia   Milan 30 1907
- Industriehaus Düsseldorf 30 1923
- Karl-Bröger-Haus Nuremberg 27 1930
- Oriel Chambers Liverpool 21 1864