List of tallest buildings in the Balkans explained

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.

The highest building in the Balkans is Rousse TV Tower, located in Bulgaria (204m). The tallest building in Bosnia and Herzegovina is Avaz Twist Tower (142m). The tallest building in Albania is Downtown One (150m), in Bulgaria is Rousse TV Tower (204m), in Croatia is Dalmatia Tower (135m), in Romania is Floreasca City Center (137m), in Serbia is Belgrade Tower (168m), in Slovenia is Crystal Palace (89m), in Kosovo is Prishtina City Center (125m), 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.

data-sort-type="text"	Name	data-sort-type="text"	City	data-sort-type="number"	Height ft (m)	data-sort-type="number"	Floors	data-sort-type="number"	Year	data-sort-type="text"	Country	Notes
Skyland İstanbul 1	Istanbul	293 m	65	2017	Turkey	Tallest building in the Balkans
Istanbul Sapphire	Istanbul	261 m	66	2011	Turkey
Sky Fort	Sofia	202 m	47	2024	Bulgaria	Tallest building in Bulgaria
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
Belgrade Tower	Belgrade	168 m	42	2022	Serbia	Tallest building in Serbia
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
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
Downtown One	Tirana	150 m	40	2024	Albania	Tallest building in Albania
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	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
InterContinental Hotel Tirana	Tirana	133.5 m	34	2023	Albania	153.8 m high with the antenna
		132 m	31	2022	Serbia
		130 m	42	2020
		130 m	42	2020
		130 m	42	2020
		130 m	42	2020
		126 m	28	2015
		121 m	28	2016
		118 m	35	2007
		118 m	23	2015
Genex Tower	Belgrade	117 m	35	1979	Serbia	137 m high with the antenna
Ušće Tower 1	Belgrade	115 m	27	1964	Serbia
		115 m	27	2023		Tallest building in Croatia	Tallest building in Croatia; 135 m with antenna
Arena Center	Tirana	112 m	24	2019	Albania
		110 m	23	2014
		108 m	N/A	1906		Tallest sacral building on Balkan
Alban Tower^[2]	Tirana	107 m	25	2021	Albania
NV Tower		107 m	21	2021
		106 m	23	2008
ANA Tower	Bucharest	105 m	25	2019
Millennium Center – Office Tower	Sofia	105 m	24	2017	Bulgaria
Ušće Tower 2	Belgrade	104 m	22	2020	Serbia
		104 m	25	1981
		104 m	12	1957
Athens Tower 1	Athens	103 m	28	1971	Greece	Tallest building in Greece
		103 m	22	1986
		102 m	27	1976
		101 m	30	1974
		100 m	30	1976
CITUB Administrative Building	Sofia	99 m	22	1978	Bulgaria
Hotel Marinela	Sofia	98 m	22	1979	Bulgaria
UNITIC World Trade Towers	Sarajevo	97 m	25	1981	Bosnia and Herzegovina
		97 m	18	1984
		96.15 m	25	2015
		96 m	26	2006
		96 m	30	1975
		95 m	25	1978
Mostarka	Mostar	95 m	22		Bosnia and Herzegovina
		95 m	27	1976		110 m with antenna
West City Tower	Cluj-Napoca	95 m	25	2019	Romania
Hotel Mirage	Burgas	95 m	21	2003	Bulgaria
		92.2 m	24	2009
		92 m	22	1987		105 m with antenna
Rajfi Residence	Durrës	91 m	27	2018	Albania
		91 m	24	1982
TV5 Skyscraper	Niš	91 m	20	1973
Hotel Dobrudja	Albena	91 m	19	1983	Bulgaria
Infinity Tower	Sofia	90.5 m	19	2013	Bulgaria
		90.5 m	1	1941
GM stroi	Burgas	90 m	30	2012	Bulgaria
Arting Highrise	Prishtina	90 m	23	2020		Tallest building in Kosovo
		90 m	N/A	1898
		90 m	21	1982
		89 m	20	2011		Tallest building in Slovenia
Rilindja Tower^[3]		89 m	19	1978
		87 m	24	1971
		86 m	20	1976
Sopharma Business Center – Tower 3	Sofia	85.3 m	22	2011	Bulgaria
Maritim Plaza Tirana	Tirana	85 m	25	2012	Albania
Tirana Garden Building	Tirana	85 m	24	2023	Albania
Home of the builder	Stara Zagora	85 m	18	1970	Bulgaria
Orhideea Towers	Bucharest	85 m	17	2018
Lazuren Briag	Burgas	85 m	22	2017	Bulgaria
Hotel Cosmos	Burgas	84.3 m	19		Bulgaria
Piraeus Tower	Piraeus	84 m	24	1972 (2024 Reconstructed)	Greece
Hotel Riga	Ruse	84 m	20	1975	Bulgaria
		84 m	12	1997
		84 m	N/A	1882
BW Verde	Belgrade	83 m	24	2022	Serbia
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
		82.5 m	22	2006
Ambasador III	Tirana	82 m	23	2014	Albania
BW Arcadia	Belgrade	82 m	24	2021	Serbia
BW Aurora	Belgrade	82 m	23	2021	Serbia
		82 m	23	2019
		82 m	23	2019
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
		81 m	25	1973
		81 m	22	2012
Hotel Kuban	Sunny Beach	80.2 m	20	1967	Bulgaria
Asmita Gardens T6		80 m	20	2009
Apollo Tower	Athens	80 m	20	1973	Greece
Euro Tower	Bucharest	80 m	18	2012	Romania
Nusco Tower	Bucharest	80 m	20	2010	Romania
Cathedral of the Nativity, Suceava	Suceava	80 m	1	2015	Romania
	Rijeka	80 m	25	1973	Croatia
Atrina Center Tower	Athens	80 m	20	1980	Greece
		79 m	N/A	2004
		78 m	N/A
Skyline Belgrade Residential Tower 2	Belgrade	77 m	27	2024	Serbia
One Verdi Park	Bucharest	77 m	20	2021	Romania
OTE Tower	Thessaloniki	76.4 m		1965	Greece
		76 m	N/A	1910
		75 m	19	1990
		75 m	19	1968
		75 m	23	1974
		75 m	17
		75 m	21-27
		74 m	18	2014
		73.5 m	N/A	1904
		73.1 m	25	1974
		73 m	23	1975
		73 m	24	1969
		72 m	14+2	1973
		72 m	20	2018
		72 m	N/A	1906
		72 m	N/A	1894
		70.35 m	13	1933
		70 m	17	2007
		70 m	22	1968
		70 m	22	1984

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.

data-sort-type="text"	Name	data-sort-type="text"	City	data-sort-type="number"	Height ft (m)	data-sort-type="number"	Floors	data-sort-type="text"	Country	Notes
FM Tower	Prishtina	230 m	47		Under construction
Paradise Tower	Sofia	215 m	55	Bulgaria	Proposed
Mount Tirana	Tirana	205 m	58	Albania	Under construction
Lana Riverside Tower	Tirana	204.45 m	56	Albania	Under construction
Barcelona Tower	Tirana	202 m	51	Albania	Approved
Sky Fort	Sofia	202 m	47	Bulgaria	Under construction
Bond Tower	Tirana	199.5 m	55	Albania	Approved
Riviera Tower	Athens	198 m	50	Greece	Under construction
Tirana Gate	Tirana	168 m	50	Albania	Approved
Green Line (Block 4 Commercial Building)	Belgrade	160 m	N/A	Serbia	Preparations^[4]
Vouliagmenis Mixed-Use Tower	Athens	160 m	N/A	Greece	Proposed
Tirana New Boulevard	Tirana	159 m	44	Albania	Approved
R Tower	Sarajevo	156 m^[5]	40	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Approved
Ritz-Carlton Hotel	Belgrade	155 m	N/A	Serbia	Preparations^[6] ^[7] ^[8] ^[9]
Open Ville	Timișoara	155 m	27	Romania	Rescheduled for a total height of 90 meters.
Vertical Hora	Tirana	142.26 m	41	Albania	Approved
Tirana Boulevard	Tirana	140 m	34	Albania	Proposed
Hotel Kempinski tower one	Belgrade	140 m	33	Serbia	Approved
-	Hotel Kempinski tower two	Belgrade	140 m	33	Serbia	Approved
Tirana Fik-Park	Tirana	136 m	40	Albania	Approved
Eyes of Tirana	Tirana	135 m	31	Albania	Under construction
Vlora Landmark Resort	Vlorë	125.5 m	33	Albania	Approved
Prishtina City Center	Prishtina	125 m, 115 m	32, 29		Under construction
Multifunctional Tower	Tirana	123 m	33	Albania	Approved
Tower 123	Zagreb	123 m	31	Croatia	Proposed
Lion Residences II	Tirana	122 m	34	Albania	Under construction
Tempo Tower	Belgrade	120 m	34	Serbia	Preparation^[10]
4 Towers in blok 26	Belgrade	120 m,120 m,120 m,120 m	28	Serbia	Approved
Green Line (3 Block 3 Commercial Building)	Belgrade	120 m - 112 m	N/A	Serbia	Preparations
Romanian People's Salvation Cathedral 2	Bucharest	120 m	20	Romania	Under construction
Videanu Tower 1	Bucharest	120 m	35	Romania	Proposed
Videanu Tower 2	Bucharest	120 m	35	Romania	Proposed
Tirana Tower	Tirana	119.34 m	34	Albania	Under construction
Grand Kanyon	Sofia	118 m	30	Bulgaria	Preparation
Dravska Vrata		112 m	N/A		Proposed
West Gate Tower B	Split	110 m	24	Croatia	Under construction
Manhattan I	Tirana	108.8 m	30	Albania	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
		106 m	29		Approved
Tirana East Tower Residence	Tirana	105.5 m	27	Albania	Approved
Bazaar Gate	Tirana	103.65 m	27	Albania	Approved
InterContinental Beograd	Belgrade	100 m	N/A	Serbia	Under construction^[11]
Dukagjini Residence		100 m	24		Under construction
Tirana Boulevard		97.38 m	25	Albania	Under construction
United Towers of Tirana	Tirana	95.7 m	25	Albania	Under construction
T-tower	Niš	95 m	21	Serbia	Approved
Kolizej	Ljubljana	95 m	N/A	Slovenia	Proposed
Marigona Tower	Prishtina	93.1 m	24		Under construction
Ekspozita Building	Tirana	93 m	24	Albania	Under construction
Donika II	Prishtina	92 m	22		Under construction
Wind Tower	Tirana	87.36 m	22	Albania	Approved
Prime Residence II	Prishtina	86 m	25		Under construction
Tirana's Rock	Tirana	85 m	25	Albania	Under construction
NIRO Tower	Bucharest	85 m	23	Romania	Under construction
Tirana Multifunctional Tower	Tirana	83.7 m	23	Albania	Under construction
Sarajevo Tower	Sarajevo	83 m	26	Bosnia and Herzegovina	Under construction
InterContinental Hotel Ljubljana	Ljubljana	81 m	24	Slovenia	Under Construction
Prime Residence III	Prishtina	80 m	21		Under construction
East Fort	Sofia	80 m	20	Bulgaria	Proposed
Business Center Miramara	Zagreb	80 m	20	Croatia	On hold
Kuka Twin Towers	Prishtina	77 m	22		Under construction
Book Building	Tirana	77 m	21	Albania	Under construction
Tirana Vertical Forest	Tirana	75 m	21	Albania	Under construction
Green Tower	Tirana	73 m	18	Albania	Approved
Glowing Tower	Prishtina	72.11 m	18		Under construction
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

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 buildings in Kosovo
• List of tallest buildings in North Macedonia
• List of tallest buildings in Romania
• 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
• List of tallest buildings in Scandinavia

Notes and References

1. Web site: Europe. https://web.archive.org/web/20120123152424/http://www.emporis.com/continent/europe. dead. January 23, 2012. Emporis. 2 January 2014.
2. Web site: Forever Green Tower in Tirana. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20161202233608/http://ales.al/portfolio-item/4-ever-green/?lang=en. 2016-12-02. 2016-12-02.
3. http://koha.net/?id=4&l=51994 Rilindja Tower
4. Web site: Stojanović. Marko. Green Line: Kompleks na mestu IMT-a sa kulom visine 160 metara. gradnja.rs. 3 June 2024. 4 June 2024. Serbian.
5. https://indikator.ba/Vijest.aspx?p=1&id=32465&naslov=Avaz+dobija+uslove+za+gradnju+drugog+tornja+na+40+eta%C5%BEa Avaz R Tower
6. Web site: Conić. Igor. Hotel Jugoslavija postaje Ritz-Carlton po projektu UNStudija. gradnja.rs. 27 March 2024. 29 March 2024. Serbian.
7. Web site: Stojanović. Marko. Zašto Jugoslavija sve više nestaje, a kule sve više rastu?. gradnja.rs. 3 April 2024. 30 April 2024. Serbian.
8. Web site: Rušenje sve izvesnije: Novi renderi kompleksa na mestu hotela Jugoslavija. gradnja.rs. 15 April 2024. 30 April 2024. Serbian.
9. Web site: Hotel "Jugoslavija" odlazi u istoriju. beobuild.rs. 15 April 2024. 16 April 2024. Serbian.
10. Web site: Conić. Igor. Tempo Tower: Nova zapadna kapija Beograda. gradnja.rs. 12 February 2024. 15 February 2024. Serbian.
11. Web site: Kule visine do 100 metara gradiće se kod Sava centra. gradnja.rs. 22 December 2020. 30 April 2024. Serbian.