List of tallest buildings in Balkans

This is list of the tallest buildings in the Balkans. This list includes skyscrapers in the Balkans with a height of 74 m or more including Slovenia and the European part of Turkey.

The highest building in the Balkans is Istanbul Sapphire locating in the European side of Istanbul, Turkey. The tallest building in Albania is TID Tower, in Croatia is Poslovni centar Strojarska, and the tallest building in Serbia is Ušće Tower, in Slovenia Crystal Palace, in the Republic of Macedonia MRT Center and the tallest building in Bulgaria is Capital Fort.

Tallest buildings

Sapphire Tower in Istanbul, is the tallest building in the Balkans Ušće Tower Capital Fort Genex Tower Zagreb Cathedral Richter's Skyscrapers Cibona Tower

This list ranks buildings in the Balkans that stand at least 74 m (243 ft) or 20 floors, based on standard height measurement.

Rank

Name

City

Height
ft (m)

Floors

Year

Country

Notes

Istanbul Sapphire

Istanbul

261 m

66

2011

Turkey

Tallest building in the Balkans

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

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

Avaz Twist Tower

Sarajevo

142 m

38

2008

Tallest building in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Sabancı Merkezi

Istanbul

140 m

34

1993

Turkey

Uphill Court 1 and 2

Istanbul

140 m

33

2008

Turkey

Capital Fort

Sofia

126 m

28

2015

Tallest building in Bulgaria.

Bosmal City Centar

Sarajevo

118 m

35

2007

Ušće Tower

Belgrade

115 m

27

2005

Tallest building in Serbia

Genex Tower

Belgrade

115 m

35

1980

Mellain Center

Tuzla

110 m

23

2014

Zagreb Cathedral

Zagreb

105 m

N/A

1899

Tallest building in Croatia

Hotel Rodina

Sofia

104 m

25

1981

Athens Tower 1

Athens

103 m

28

1971

Tallest building in Greece

Park Sankt Peterburg Hotel

Plovdiv

103 m

22

Beograđanka

Belgrade

101 m

30

1974

| Rudo A, B, C

Belgrade

100 m

30

1976

CITUB Administrative Building

Sofia

99 m

22

1978

Kempinski Hotel Zografski

Sofia

98 m

22

1979

| Poslovni centar Strojarska

Zagreb

96.15 m

25

2015

| Eurotower I

Zagreb

96 m

26

2006

| Zagrepčanka

Zagreb

95 m

27

1976

Hotel Mirage

Burgas

95 m

21

2003

| Cibona Tower

Zagreb

92 m

22

1987

Hotel Dobrudja

Albena

91 m

19

Infinity Tower

Sofia

90.5

19

2013

GM stroi

Burgas

90 m

30

2012

| Osijek Co-cathedral

Osijek

90 m

N/A

1898

| United Investment and Trading Company

Sarajevo

90 m

25

1981

| Greece – Bosnia and Herzegovina Friendship Building

Sarajevo

90 m

21

1982

| Crystal Palace

Ljubljana

89 m

20

2011

Tallest building in Slovenia

| Rilindja Tower

Prishtina

89 m

18

1978

Tallest building in Kosovo

Hemus Hotel

Sofia

86 m

20

1976

Sopharma Business Center - Tower 3

Sofia

85.3

22

2011

TID Tower

Tirana

85 m

25

2012

Tallest building in Albania

Home of the builder

Stara Zagora

85 m

18

Hotel Cosmos

Burgas

84.3 m

19

Hotel Riga

Ruse

84 m

20

1975

| Đakovo Cathedral

Đakovo

84 m

N/A

1882

ABA Business Center

Tirana

83 m

21

2008

Park Hotel Moskva

Sofia

82.5 m

23

1974

| Zagrebtower

Zagreb

82.5 m

22

2006

NDK - Prono

Sofia

82 m

19

1981

Hotel Moskva

Plovdiv

81 m

26

1980

| Sky Office Tower

Zagreb

81 m

22

2012

Hotel Kuban

Sunny Beach

80.2 m

20

Atrina Center Tower

Athens

80 m

1980

Apollo Tower

Athens

80 m

1973

OTE Tower

Thessaloniki

76 m

1965

Town hall

Subotica

76 m

| Panorama Hotel Zagreb

Zagreb

75.2 m

20

| World Trade Center Ljubljana

Ljubljana

75 m

18

1993

| Prisavlje 6-12

Zagreb

73.1 m

25

| Trešnjevka Beauty

Zagreb

73 m

24

1969

| Braće Domany 2-8

Zagreb

73 m

23

Situla

Ljubljana

72 m

21

2013

| MRT Center

Skopje

70 m

25

1984

Tallest building in the Republic of Macedonia

| Richter's Skyscrapers

Zagreb

70 m

22

1968

BS3

Ljubljana

63.7 m

21

1981

Tallest buildings under construction or proposed

This list ranks buildings that are under construction in the Balkans and are planned to rise at least 74 m (243 ft) or 20 floors. Buildings that are approved, on-hold or proposed are included in this table.

Rank

Name

City

Height
ft (m)

Floors

Country

Notes

1

Sky Fort

Sofia

202 m

47

Under construction

2

Belgrade Tower

Belgrade

168 m

48

Under construction

2

ENK Complex

Prishtina

165 m

42

Under construction

3

West 65

Belgrade

146 m

33

Approved

4

Hotel Kempinski tower one

Belgrade

140 m

33

Approved |- |-

6

Cevahir Towers I, II, III, IV

Skopje

136 m

42

Under construction

7

Tower 123

Zagreb

123 m

31

Proposed

8

Millennium Center

Sofia

121 m

32

Topped out

9

Grand Kanyon

Sofia

118 m

30

Preparation

10

Dravska vrata

Maribor

112 m

N/A

Proposed

11

iTower

Sofia

108 m

30

Preparation

12

USCE tower 2

Belgrade

104 m

22

Approved

13

Emonika

Ljubljana

107 m

N/A

Proposed

14

WTC Prishtina

Prishtina

100 m

24

Under construction

15

Stadium Tower

Tirana

100 m

N/A

Under Construction

16

Kolizej

Ljubljana

95

N/A

Proposed

17

Rajfi Group Tower

Durrës

91

27

Under construction

18

4-Ever Green Tower

Tirana

85

25

Under Construction

19

Bulgaria Mall Tower

Sofia

85

19

Topped out

20

BW Vista

Belgrade

82 m

23

Under construction

21

InterContinental Hotel Ljubljana

Ljubljana

81

22

Under Construction

23

East Fort

Sofia

80 m

20

Proposed

24

Business Center Miramara

Zagreb

80 m

20

On hold

25

City Tower

Sofia

74 m

20

Topped out

26

BW Residences

Belgrade

72 m

20

Under construction

27

Severna mestna vrata / Immorent City Tower

Ljubljana

72

21

Proposed

28

Diamond

Sofia

70

20

Under construction

See also

  • List of tallest buildings in Albania
  • List of tallest buildings in Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • List of tallest buildings in Bulgaria
  • List of tallest buildings in Croatia
  • List of tallest buildings and structures in Greece
  • List of tallest structures in Kosovo
  • List of tallest buildings in the Republic of Macedonia
  • List of tallest structures in Serbia
  • List of tallest buildings in Slovenia
  • List of tallest buildings in Turkey
  • List of tallest buildings in Europe
  • List of tallest buildings and structures in the world

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