Warsaw - The Skyscraper Center

Facts

# of 150m+ buildings

8 Completed • 3 Under Construction

First 150m+ Building

Palace of Culture and Science (1955)

Tallest Building

Palace of Culture and Science (231 m)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

106

Tallest City in

the World

7

Tallest City in

Europe

1

Tallest City in

Poland

Buildings

Rank	Name	Height
1	Varso Tower	310 m / 1,017 ft
2	Palace of Culture and Science	230.7 m / 757 ft
3	Warsaw Spire	220 m / 722 ft
4	Warsaw Unit	202 m / 663 ft
5	Skyliner	195 m / 640 ft
6	Złota 44	192 m / 630 ft
7	Warsaw Trade Tower	187.2 m / 614 ft
8	Cosmopolitan Twarda 2/4	165.4 m / 543 ft
9	InterContinental Warszawa	163.5 m / 536 ft
10	Rondo 1	159.2 m / 522 ft

Building Completions Timeline

Warsaw CTBUH Members

Name	City	Level	# of 150m+ buildings	Fields Of Expertise ACAD: Academic / University ARCH: Architecture BACS: Building Automation Control Systems BMNT: Building Maintenance CIV: Civil Engineering COMP: Computers / IT / Software CON: Construction / Contractor COST: Cost Consulting DEV: Developer ENGO: Engineering, Other ENVE: Environmental Engineering ENVP: Environmental Protection FAC: Façade Design / Engineering FIN: Financial Industry FIRE: Fire Engineering GEO: Geotechnic / Foundations HIST: Historical Preservation INSU: Insurance / Risk INTR: Interior Design LAND: Landscape Architecture LEGL: Legal MRKT: Marketing / Sales MATR: Materials / Products / Systems Supplier MEP: Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing NONP: Non-Profit Org. / Assoc. / Gov't OWN: Owner (Buildings, Land) PMNG: Project Management PROP: Property Management RES: Research Institute SEC: Security Consultancy SEIS: Seismic Design STRC: Structural Engineering SURV: Surveying TRAN: Transportation / Urban Infrastructure URB: Urban Design VERC: Vertical Transportation Consultant WIND: Wind Engineering OTHR: Other FACS: Façade Systems VERS: Vertical Transportation Supplier ENGM: Engineering, Multi-discipline
Arup	Abu Dhabi	Platinum	338	CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC
Epstein	Chicago	Silver	6	CIV • STRC • ARCH
Ghelamco Poland	Brussels	Silver	3	DEV • PROP
Protect Tadeusz Cisek i Wspolnicy Sp. J.	Warsaw	Silver	0	FIRE

CTBUH People & Events

1972 Warsaw Conference: Planning & Design of Tall Buildings

27-30 November 1972

The 1972 Regional Conference on the Planning &…

Research

17 October 2016

Increased High-Rise Resilience to Stabilize Cities of the Future

Dense urban city environments consist of an agglomeration of tall buildings. The resilience of cities as a whole depends, among other components, on the resilience...

Global News

26 August 2019

Warsaw’s Varso Tower Rises Past 75 Meters

The Varso Place complex, named after Varsovia, the Latin name for Warsaw, is being built next to the capital’s central station. Three buildings will be...

Global News

05 July 2019

Warsaw Office Complex Acquires Major Tenants

The Warsaw HUB, a flagship investment of Ghelamco Poland, has gained a new tenant — GATX Rail Poland, a company operating in the freight rail...