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Cyprus is going through a really big construction phase that first began in late 2013 when the legislation passed encouraging construction. Ever since, hundreds of new housing units and mushrooming businesses, are introduced to the Cypriot community each year. The construction industry in
Cyprus is going through a really big construction phase that first began in late 2013 when the legislation passed encouraging construction. Ever since, hundreds of new housing units and mushrooming businesses, are introduced to the Cypriot community each year. The construction industry in Cyprus
Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is ge ...
counts for 7% of the country's GDP
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.
Currently, there are about 60 buildings that are proposed and/or under construction, that will stand taller than 50m upon completion, out of which about the half of them, are skyscrapers. The recently completed One high-rise residential building, is the tallest tower in Cyprus
Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is ge ...
, the tallest seafront residential building in Europe
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and the 48th tallest building in the European Union
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. Amongst the recently completed projects, is the 'City of Dreams Mediterranean' which is European Union
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's largest casino resort
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Many residents fear that Cyprus
Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is ge ...
' high-rise future is going to disrupt the landscape and they are worried about the negative environmental consequences that the sprouting multi storey buildings will cause, that ultimately led to demonstrations opposing their construction. Organisations are pointing out that the deep foundations of these high-rise structures, will interfere with the aquifer and have irreversible environmental consequences, though this was never officially proven.
Tallest buildings in Cyprus
The following lists rank all skyscrapers and high-rise buildings inCyprus
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, standing at least 100 metres (328 ft) and at least 50 metres (164 ft) tall, respectively.
Skyscrapers (≥100 meters)
High-Rise Buildings (50-100 meters)
Tallest building history
Tallest building by usage
The list below denotes the tallest buildings by their usage. Buildings with multiple usages aren't listed.Tallest building by city
The list below denotes the tallest building per city.Buildings under construction
This list denotes buildings that are under construction or that have been proposed inCyprus
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, and are planned to rise at least 50 metres.
Under Construction: 18 (11 skyscrapers, 7 high-rise buildings)
Approved: 24 (6 skyscrapers, 18 high-rise buildings)
Proposed: 18 (7 skyscrapers, 11 high-rise buildings)
Total: 60 (24 skyscrapers, 36 high-rise buildings)
Tallest structures
The following is a list of all structures inCyprus
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, other than buildings, with a height greater than 100 meters. A structure differs from a high-rise by its lack of floors and habitability.
See also
*List of tallest buildings in the European Union
This list ranks the tallest buildings in the European Union that stand at least tall, based on standard height measurement. This means that spires and other architectural details are included in the official height, but not Radio masts and towe ...
*List of tallest buildings in Europe
This list of tallest buildings in Europe ranks skyscrapers in Europe by height exceeding 190 meters. For decades, only a few major cities, such as Frankfurt, Paris, London and Moscow contained skyscrapers. In recent years, however, construction ...
*List of tallest buildings in the world
This list of tallest buildings includes skyscrapers with continuously occupiable floors and a height of at least . Non-building structures, such as towers, are not included in this list (for these, see '' List of tallest buildings and structu ...
* List of tallest buildings in Malta
*List of tallest buildings in Israel
This list of the tallest buildings and structures in Israel ranks skyscrapers and towers in Israel by height.
This list contains completed and topped out high-rise buildings located within Israel that are over in height. The list is sorted by of ...
References
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Skyscrapers in Cyprus
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