sweden / originals

list of tall buildings in 1929



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 Södra Kungstornet Stockholm 61 office 1924
2 Norra Kungstornet Stockholm 60 office 1924
3 Sankt Erikspalatset Stockholm 58 residential / office 1910
4 Otterhall Gothenburg 56 office 1929
5 Strand Hotel Stockholm 47 hotel 1912
6 Sjömansinstitutet Stockholm 47 office 1914