List of tallest buildings in the Balkans

This is a list of the tallest buildings in the Balkans.^[1] This list includes buildings in the Balkans with a height of 74m or at least 20 floors, including Slovenia and the European part of Turkey.

The highest building in the Balkans is Skyland İstanbul 1, located in the European side of Istanbul, Turkey (293m). The tallest building in Bosnia and Herzegovina is Avaz Twist Tower (142m). The tallest building in Albania is Downtown One (150m), in Bulgaria Sky Fort (202m), in Croatia is Dalmatia Tower (115m), in Romania is Floreasca City Center (137m), in Serbia is West 65 Tower (155m), in Slovenia is Crystal Palace (89m), in Kosovo is OAK Tower (167m), in North Macedonia is Cevahir Towers (130m) and the tallest building in Greece is Athens Tower 1 (103m).

Tallest buildings[]

This list ranks buildings in the Balkans that stand at least 70 m (230 ft) or 20 floors, based on standard height measurement.

Was the tallest skyscraper in the Balkans upon completion

Name	City	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year	Country	Notes
Skyland İstanbul 1	Istanbul	293 m	65	2017	Turkey	Tallest building in the Balkans
Istanbul Sapphire	Istanbul	261 m	66	2011	Turkey
Spine Tower	Istanbul	202 m	51	2013	Turkey
Anthill Residence 1 and 2	Istanbul	195 m	54	2010	Turkey
Isbank Tower 1	Istanbul	181 m	52	2000	Turkey
Şişli Plaza	Istanbul	170 m	46	2007	Turkey
Soyak Tower	Istanbul	170 m	40	2014	Turkey
Levent 199	Istanbul	170 m	40	2014	Turkey
Terrace Tema	Istanbul	170 m	39	2014	Turkey
Özdilek Plaza 1	Istanbul	170 m	38	2012	Turkey
Tekstilkent Plaza 1 and 2	Istanbul	168 m	44	2000	Turkey
42 Maslak 1 and 2	Istanbul	167 m	42	2014	Turkey
Selenium Twins 1 and 2	Istanbul	165 m	34	2008	Turkey
Rixos Bomonti Residence	Istanbul	169 m	43	2010	Turkey
Akbank Tower	Istanbul	158 m	39	1993	Turkey
Trump Towers Istanbul 1	Istanbul	155 m	39	2010	Turkey
West 65	Belgrade	155 m	40	2021	Serbia	Tallest building in Serbia
Süzer Plaza Ritz-Carlton	Istanbul	154 m	38	1998	Turkey
Polat Tower Residence	Istanbul	153 m	40	2001	Turkey
Istanbloom	Istanbul	150 m	44	2013	Turkey
Özdilek Plaza 2	Istanbul	148 m	37	2013	Turkey
Sun Plaza	Istanbul	147 m	38	2005	Turkey
Trump Towers Istanbul 2	Istanbul	145 m	37	2010	Turkey
IFC Bomonti Hotel	Istanbul	143 m	35	2012	Turkey
Tat Twin Towers 1 and 2	Istanbul	143 m	34	2000	Turkey
Metrocity Millennium Towers 1, 2 and 3	Istanbul	143 m	31	2000	Turkey
Cevahir Towers	Skopje	142 m	42	2020	North Macedonia	Tallest building in North Macedonia
Avaz Twist Tower	Sarajevo	142 m	38	2008	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Tallest building in Bosnia and Herzegovina; 172 m high with the antenna
Sabancı Merkezi	Istanbul	140 m	34	1993	Turkey
Uphill Court 1 and 2	Istanbul	140 m	33	2008	Turkey
Floreasca City Center Sky Tower	Bucharest	137 m	37	2013	Romania	Tallest building in Romania
Capital Fort	Sofia	126 m	28	2015	Bulgaria	Tallest building in Bulgaria
Millennium Center – Hotel Tower	Sofia	121 m	28	2016	Bulgaria
Bosmal City Center	Sarajevo	118 m	35	2007	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Globalworth Tower	Bucharest	118 m	23	2015	Romania
Genex Tower	Belgrade	117 m	35	1980	Serbia	137 m high with the antenna
Ušće Tower 1	Belgrade	115 m	27	1964	Serbia
Dalmatia Tower	Split	115 m	27	2020	Croatia
Basarab Tower	Bucharest	114 m	23	1988	Romania
Arena Center	Tirana	112 m	24	2019	Albania	Tallest building in Albania
Alban Tower^[2]	Tirana	110 m	25	2021	Albania
Mellain Center	Tuzla	110 m	23	2014	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bucharest Tower Center	Bucharest	106 m	23	2008	Romania
	Sofia	106 m	18	2021	Bulgaria
	Bucharest	105 m	25	2019	Romania
Zagreb Cathedral	Zagreb	105 m	N/A	1899	Croatia
Millennium Center – Office Tower	Sofia	105 m	24	2017	Bulgaria
Ušće Tower 2	Belgrade	104 m	22	2020	Serbia
Hotel Rodina	Sofia	104 m	25	1981	Bulgaria
House of the Free Press	Bucharest	104m	12	1957	Romania
Athens Tower 1	Athens	103 m	28	1971	Greece	Tallest building in Greece
Park Sankt Peterburg Hotel	Plovdiv	103 m	22	1986	Bulgaria
Lamela	Zenica	102 m	27	1976	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Beograđanka	Belgrade	101 m	30	1974	Serbia
Rudo A, B, C	Belgrade	100 m	30	1976	Serbia
CITUB Administrative Building	Sofia	99 m	22	1978	Bulgaria
Hotel Marinela	Sofia	98 m	22	1979	Bulgaria
United Investment and Trading Company	Sarajevo	97 m	25	1981	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Administrative Palace, Satu Mare	Satu Mare	97 m	18	1984	Romania
Mostarka	Mostar	95 m	22		Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hotel Mirage	Burgas	95 m	21	2003	Bulgaria
Poslovni centar Strojarska	Zagreb	96.15 m	25	2015	Croatia
Eurotower I	Zagreb	96 m	26	2006	Croatia
Zagrepčanka	Zagreb	95 m	27	1976	Croatia
	Cluj-Napoca	95 m	25	2019	Romania
Hotel Mirage	Burgas	95 m	21	2003	Bulgaria
Asmita Gardens	Bucharest	92.2 m	24	2009	Romania
Cibona Tower	Zagreb	92 m	22	1987	Croatia
TV5 Skyscraper	Niš	91 m	20	1973	Serbia
Hotel Dobrudja	Albena	91 m	19	1983	Bulgaria
Rajfi Residence	Durrës	91 m	27	2018	Albania
Infinity Tower	Sofia	90.5	19	2013	Bulgaria
Timișoara Orthodox Cathedral	Timișoara	90.5 m	1	1941	Romania
GM stroi	Burgas	90 m	30	2012	Bulgaria
Arting Highrise	Prishtina	90 m	23	2020	Kosovo
Osijek Co-cathedral	Osijek	90 m	N/A	1898	Croatia
Greece–Bosnia and Herzegovina Friendship Building	Sarajevo	90 m	21	1982	Bosnia and Herzegovina
Crystal Palace	Ljubljana	89 m	20	2011	Slovenia	Tallest building in Slovenia
Rilindja Tower^[3]	Prishtina	89 m	19	1978	Kosovo
InterContinental Bucharest	Bucharest	87 m	24	1971	Romania
Hemus Hotel	Sofia	86 m	20	1976	Bulgaria
Sopharma Business Center – Tower 3	Sofia	85.3	22	2011	Bulgaria
Maritim Plaza Tirana	Tirana	85 m	25	2012	Albania
Home of the builder	Stara Zagora	85 m	18	1970	Bulgaria
Orhideea Towers	Bucharest	85 m	17	2018	Romania
Lazuren Briag	Burgas	85 m	22	2017	Bulgaria
Hotel Cosmos	Burgas	84.3 m	19		Bulgaria
Hotel Riga	Ruse	84 m	20	1975	Bulgaria
Palace of the Parliament	Bucharest	84 m	12	1997	Romania
Đakovo Cathedral	Đakovo	84 m	N/A	1882	Croatia
ABA Business Center	Tirana	83 m	21	2008	Albania
BRD Tower	Bucharest	83 m	19	2003	Romania
Bucharest Financial Plaza	Bucharest	83 m	18	1997	Romania
Park Hotel Moskva	Sofia	82.5 m	23	1974	Bulgaria
Zagrebtower	Zagreb	82.5 m	22	2006	Croatia
	Tirana	82 m	23	2016	Albania
Blok S2 Novo Sarajevo	Sarajevo	82 m	19	2015	Bosnia and Herzegovina
NDK – Prono	Sofia	82 m	19	1981	Bulgaria
Hotel Moskva	Plovdiv	81 m	26	1980	Bulgaria
Sky Office Tower	Zagreb	81 m	22	2012	Croatia
Hotel Kuban	Sunny Beach	80.2 m	20	1967	Bulgaria
	Bucharest	80 m	20	2009	Romania
Euro Tower	Bucharest	80 m	18	2012	Romania
	Bucharest	80 m	20	2010	Romania
Cathedral of the Nativity, Suceava	Suceava	80 m	1	2015	Romania
Atrina Center Tower	Athens	80 m		1980	Greece
One Verdi Park	Bucharest	77 m	20	2021	Romania

Tallest buildings under construction or proposed[]

This list ranks buildings that are under construction in the Balkans and are planned to rise at least 70 m (230 ft) or 20 floors. Buildings that are approved, on-hold or proposed are included in this table.

Name	City	Height ft (m)	Floors	Country	Notes
V-Towers - 1.Tower	Sofia	305 m	N/A	Bulgaria	Proposed
Kopernikus tower	Belgrade	278 m	N/A	Serbia	Proposed
Kopernikus tower 2	Belgrade	241 m	95	Serbia	Approved
V-Towers - 2.Tower	Sofia	215 m	67	Bulgaria	Approved
Paradise Tower	Sofia	215 m	55	Bulgaria	Approved
Sky Fort	Sofia	202 m	47	Bulgaria	Under construction
Belgrade Tower	Belgrade	168 m	45	Serbia	Under construction
OAK Tower	Prishtina	167 m	41	Kosovo	Under construction
R Tower	Sarajevo	156 m^[4]	40	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Approved
Open Ville	Timișoara	155 m	27	Romania	Under construction
Downtown One	Tirana	150 m	40	Albania	Under construction
Tirana Boulevard	Tirana	140 m	34	Albania	Starts in 2022
Hotel Kempinski tower one	Belgrade	140 m	33	Serbia	Approved
Hotel Kempinski tower two	Belgrade	140 m	33	Serbia	Approved
Tirana International Hotel 2	Tirana	133 m	33	Albania	Under construction
Skyline Belgrade	Belgrade	132 m	31	Serbia	Under construction
Prishtina City Center	Prishtina	125 m, 115 m	32, 29	Kosovo	Under construction
Tower 123	Zagreb	123 m	31	Croatia	Proposed
Belgrade	4 Towers in blok 26	120m,120m,120m,120m	28	Serbia	Approved
Romanian People's Salvation Cathedral 2	Bucharest	120 m	20	Romania	Under construction
	Bucharest	120 m	35	Romania	Proposed
	Bucharest	120 m	35	Romania	Proposed
Grand Kanyon	Sofia	118 m	30	Bulgaria	Preparation
Eyes of Tirana	Tirana	115 m	26	Albania	Under construction
	Maribor	112 m	N/A	Slovenia	Proposed
West Gate Tower B	Split	110 m	24	Croatia	Under construction
iTower	Sofia	108 m	30	Bulgaria	Under construction
Open Ville 2	Timișoara	108 m	19	Romania	Under construction
Emonika	Ljubljana	107 m	N/A	Slovenia	Approved
Merin tower	Belgrade	106 m	29	Serbia	Approved
Dukagjini Residence	Prishtina	100 m	24	Kosovo	Under construction
T-tower	Niš	95 m	21	Serbia	Approved
Kolizej	Ljubljana	95 m	N/A	Slovenia	Proposed
Ekspozita Building	Tirana	93 m	24	Albania	Under construction
Donika II	Prishtina	92 m	22	Kosovo	Under construction
Marigona Tower	Prishtina	90 m	24	Kosovo	Under construction
Prime Residence II	Prishtina	86 m	25	Kosovo	Under construction
Tirana's Rock	Tirana	85 m	25	Albania	Under construction
Tirana Garden Building	Tirana	85 m	24	Albania	Under construction
Te Hysi Twin Towers	Prishtina	85 m	24	Kosovo	On hold
NIRO Tower	Bucharest	85 m	23	Romania	Under construction
Sarajevo Tower	Sarajevo	83 m	26	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Under construction
BW Parkview	Belgrade	82 m	23	Serbia	Finished
BW Vista	Belgrade	82 m	23	Serbia	Finished
InterContinental Hotel Ljubljana	Ljubljana	81 m	24	Slovenia	Under Construction
Prime Residence III	Prishtina	80 m	21	Kosovo	Under construction
East Fort	Sofia	80 m	20	Bulgaria	Proposed
Business Center Miramara	Zagreb	80 m	20	Croatia	On hold
Book Building	Tirana	77 m	21	Albania	Under construction
Skyline Belgrade tower 2	Belgrade	77 m	19	Serbia	Approved
Tirana Vertical Forest	Tirana	75 m	21	Albania	Under construction
BW Residences – two towers	Belgrade	72 m	20	Serbia	Finished
Severna mestna vrata / Immorent City Tower	Ljubljana	72 m	21	Slovenia	Proposed
ISHO RiverSide A	Timișoara	70 m	20	Romania	Under construction
One Mircea Eliade	Bucharest	70 m	20	Romania	Under construction

Gallery[]

Skyland İstanbul 1 in Istanbul, is the tallest building in the Balkans
Floreasca City Center
Ušće Tower 1
Capital Fort
Genex Tower
Zagreb Cathedral
Richter's Skyscrapers
Cibona Tower
Arena Center
Rilindja Tower
Avaz Twist Tower
Bosmal City Center

Notes[]

References[]

^ "Europe". Emporis. Retrieved 2 January 2014.
^ "Forever Green Tower in Tirana". Archived from the original on 2016-12-02. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
^ Rilindja Tower in Albanian
^ Avaz R Tower in Bosnian

External links[]

Kosovo starts building 'highest building in Balkans'

[1] "Europe". Emporis. Retrieved 2 January 2014.

[2] "Forever Green Tower in Tirana". Archived from the original on 2016-12-02. Retrieved 2016-12-02.

[3] Rilindja Tower in Albanian

[4] Avaz R Tower in Bosnian

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