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Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populou ...

has 56 high-rise buildings that stand at least tall, being also one of 17 countries in the world to have a

supertall A supertall building is an occupied "supertall" structure higher than and beneath . A form of skyscraper, it falls midway between a common minimum definition of "skyscraper" (a building taller ) and a " megatall" building (taller than ). Diff ...

skyscraper (building that rises at least ). Historically, the title of the tallest building in Poland since the

Middle Ages In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire ...

up until the 18th century was held by the more than 100-metre (330 ft) tall Mary Magdalene Collegiate Church, in

Poznań Poznań () is a city on the River Warta in west-central Poland, within the Greater Poland region. The city is an important cultural and business centre, and one of Poland's most populous regions with many regional customs such as Saint Joh ...

, which collapsed in 1780 as a result of a fire. The oldest building in Poland exceeding 100 metres is the St. Stanislaus and St. Wenceslaus Cathedral, in Świdnica, built in 1565. The tallest sacral building in the country is the Basilica of Our Lady of Licheń, whose

bell tower A bell tower is a tower that contains one or more bells, or that is designed to hold bells even if it has none. Such a tower commonly serves as part of a Christian church, and will contain church bells, but there are also many secular bell tow ...

measures , making it one of the tallest churches in the world. The first non-sacral high-rise buildings in Poland started to be constructed in

Warsaw Warsaw ( pl, Warszawa, ), officially the Capital City of Warsaw,, abbreviation: ''m.st. Warszawa'' is the capital and largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the River Vistula in east-central Poland, and its population is officiall ...

Katowice Katowice ( , , ; szl, Katowicy; german: Kattowitz, yi, קאַטעוויץ, Kattevitz) is the capital city of the Silesian Voivodeship in southern Poland and the central city of the Upper Silesian metropolitan area. It is the 11th most popu ...

Łódź Łódź, also rendered in English as Lodz, is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is located approximately south-west of Warsaw. The city's coat of arms is an example of ca ...

and

Wrocław Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, r ...

in the first half of the 20th century. Notable examples include the PAST Building and Prudential, in Warsaw, as well as

Drapacz Chmur Drapacz Chmur ( en, Skyscraper) is a historical building in Katowice, Silesia, Poland. It was the second skyscraper built in post- World War I Poland. Finished in 1934 after five years of construction, it made pioneering Polish use of steel frame ...

, in Katowice. In the 21st century, the country saw a major boom of new skyscrapers, most of which are located in the capital Warsaw. The tallest building in Poland is currently the 310-metre (1017 ft) tall

Varso Tower Varso or Varso Place is a neomodern office building complex in Warsaw, Poland. It was designed by Foster and Partners and developed by HB Reavis. The complex features three buildings, of which the main one, Varso Tower, at in height, is the t ...

, in Warsaw, which is also the tallest building in the European Union.

Completed

This list ranks completed buildings that stand at least tall by architectural height.

Under construction

This table lists buildings that are under construction in Poland and are planned to rise at least . Buildings that are only approved or proposed are not included in this table.

Approved

This table lists buildings planned to rise at least that have been approved but the construction has not started yet.

Proposed

Cities with the most skyscrapers

Cities with the most skyscrapers under construction

References

External links

Pictures of tallest buildings in Warsaw

Tallest buildings in Poland in CTBUH database

Up in the Sky: Polish Skyscrapers
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