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timeline of tall residential buildings in 1945

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

1876

Trinity Compound on Ilyinka
Moscow, RU
30 meter

1890

Queen Anne's Mansions
London, GB
49 meter

1905

Afremov House
Moscow, RU
35 meter

1911

Yusuf Ziya Pasha Mansion
Istanbul, TR
46 meter

Immeuble Cateland
Lyon, FR
31 meter

1915

Nirnsee House
Moscow, RU
41 meter

1923

Grattacieli Gemelli 1
Milan, IT
43 meter

Grattacieli Gemelli 2
Milan, IT
43 meter

1925

Prinz-Georg-Straße 100
Düsseldorf, DE
29 meter

Mosselprom House
Moscow, RU
40 meter

1927

Hochhaus Glückauf
Hanover, DE
31 meter

Grattacielo di via Vittorio Veneto
La Spezia, IT
43 meter

1929

Haus Rheinpark 1
Düsseldorf, DE
38 meter

Haus Rheinpark 2
Düsseldorf, DE
38 meter

Nirwanaflat
The Hague, NL
25 meter

Mathenesserplein
Rotterdam, NL
28 meter

1930

Palais du Congo
Brussels, BE
32 meter

Le Saillant de l'Yser
Brussels, BE
47 meter

Residenza Bertola
Turin, IT
45 meter

1931

Flatbuilding Willemspark
The Hague, NL
42 meter

House on the Embankment
Moscow, RU
45 meter

Edificio Los Sótanos
Valencia, ES
62 meter

1932

12-verdiepingenhuis
Amsterdam, NL
47 meter

Rascacielos de Collblanc
L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, ES
41 meter

1933

Flatgebouw Parklaan
Rotterdam, NL
30 meter

Hochhaus Herrengasse
Vienna, AT
52 meter

1934

Ungerpleinflat
Rotterdam, NL
43 meter

Bergpolderflat
Rotterdam, NL
27 meter

Les Pavillons français
Brussels, BE
55 meter

Gratte Ciel Est
Villeurbanne, FR
61 meter

Gratte Ciel Ouest
Villeurbanne, FR
61 meter

Drapacz Chmur
Katowice, PL
53 meter

1935

Obchodný a obytný dom Manderla
Bratislava, SK
45 meter

Palazza Moderno
Bologna, IT
43 meter

1936

Résidence Ernestine
Brussels, BE
35 meter

Casa della Fontana
Milan, IT
44 meter

1937

Résidence de la Cambre
Brussels, BE
61 meter

Tour Albert
Brussels, BE
56 meter

Tour Léopold
Brussels, BE
56 meter

Casa Alta
Trieste, IT
47 meter

Palazzo Lancia
Bologna, IT
50 meter

Palazzi Federici
Rome, IT
42 meter

1939

Torre Locatelli
Milan, IT
67 meter

Àrbori Palace
Fiume, IT
53 meter

Mali Neboder
Fiume, IT
43 meter

1944

Edifício Rialto
Porto, PT
38 meter