germany / originals

list of tall buildings in 1924



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 usage year
1 Siemensturm Berlin 71 office 1918
2 Behrensbau Berlin 60 office 1917
3 Borsigturm Berlin 60 office 1924
4 Rathaus Augsburg 57 city hall 1624
5 Wilhelm-Marx-Haus Düsseldorf 56 office 1924
6 Ballinhaus Hamburg 51 office 1924
7 Ernemann-Turm Dresden 48 office 1923
8 Bau 15 Jena 47 office 1915
9 Narva-Turm Berlin 40 office 1909
10 Beyer-Bau Dresden 40 observatorium 1913
- Industriehaus Düsseldorf 30 office 1923