Warsaw

Poland

Facts

First 150m+ Building

Palace of Culture and Science (1955)

Tallest Building

Varso Tower (310 m)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

Tallest City in

the World

Tallest City in

Europe

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	200.7 m / 659 ft
5	Skyliner	195.1 m / 640 ft
6	Złota 44	192 m / 630 ft
7	Warsaw Trade Tower	187.2 m / 614 ft
8	The Bridge	174 m / 571 ft
9	Cosmopolitan Twarda 2/4	165.4 m / 543 ft
10	InterContinental Warszawa	163.5 m / 536 ft

Building Completions Timeline

Warsaw CTBUH Members

Name	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	Platinum	379	CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC
Epstein	Silver	6	CIV • STRC • ARCH
Ghelamco Poland	Silver	3	DEV • PROP
Protect Tadeusz Cisek i Wspolnicy Sp. J.	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...

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Global News

01 November 2022

Foundation Work Wraps Up on Warsaw Office Skyscraper

The foundation plate and parking facilities have been completed under The Bridge. The 174-meter-tall office tower is Ghelamco’s latest development on pl. Europejski in Warsaw....

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Global News

27 October 2022

Poland's Tallest Building Reaches Completion in Warsaw

Foster + Partners has completed the 53-story Varso Tower in Warsaw, which, at 310 meters high, is currently the tallest tower in the European Union...

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