poland / originals

list of tall buildings in 1933



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 Prudential House Warsaw 69 office 1933
2 Polska Akcyjna Spółka Telefoniczna Warsaw 52 office 1910
- Budynek Feniksa Kraków 39 residential / office 1933
- Hotel Savoy Łódź 37 hotel 1911
- Hotel Admiralspalast Zabrze 33 hotel 1927