germany / originals

images of tall buildings in 1925

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

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later reconstructed later demolished

1. Siemensturm
Berlin • 71 m • 1918

Gunnar Klack via Wikimeda Commons

2. Hansahochhaus
Cologne • 65 m • 1925

Raimond Spekking via Wikimedia Commons

3. Behrensbau
Berlin • 60 m • 1917

A.Savin via Wikimedia Commons

4. Borsigturm
Berlin • 60 m • 1924

5. Rathaus
Augsburg • 57 m • 1624

Wikimedia Commons

6. Wilhelm-Marx-Haus
Düsseldorf • 56 m • 1924

7. Ballinhaus
Hamburg • 51 m • 1924

Wikimedia Commons

8. Ernemann-Turm
Dresden • 48 m • 1923

Adornix via Wikimeda Commons

9. Bau 15
Jena • 47 m • 1915

10. Stummhaus
Düsseldorf • 42 m • 1925

Wikimedia Commons

11. Narva-Turm
Berlin • 40 m • 1909

12. Beyer-Bau
Dresden • 40 m • 1913

adornix via Wikimedia Commons

13. Cammann-Hochhaus
Chemnitz • 40 m • 1925

Andreas Praefcke via Wikimeda Commons

Industriehaus
Düsseldorf • 30 m • 1923

Prinz-Georg-Straße 100
Düsseldorf • 29 m • 1925

germany / originals

1. Siemensturm

2. Hansahochhaus

3. Behrensbau

4. Borsigturm

5. Rathaus

6. Wilhelm-Marx-Haus

7. Ballinhaus

8. Ernemann-Turm

9. Bau 15

10. Stummhaus

11. Narva-Turm

12. Beyer-Bau

13. Cammann-Hochhaus

Industriehaus

Prinz-Georg-Straße 100