List of Tallest Buildings in The European Union - Timeline of Tallest Buildings

Timeline of Tallest Buildings

The following is a timeline of the tallest buildings in the European Union (EU) and its direct predecessor, the European Economic Community (EEC).

Name
 City
 Years as tallest
 Metres
 Feet
 Floors
The Shard London 2012–present 310 1,017 87
Commerzbank Tower Frankfurt 1997–2012 259 850 56
Messeturm Frankfurt 1990–1997 257 843 55
Tour Montparnasse Paris 1972–1990 210 689 59
Tour du Midi/Zuidertoren Brussels 1966–1972 150 492 38
Pirelli Tower Milan 1958–1966 127 417 32
Torre Breda Milan 1957–1958 117 384 30

Until 1990, the Palace of Culture of Science in Warsaw surpassed the height of the tallest EU building; however, Poland became a member of the European Union not until 2004.

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