Poland

Europe

Warsaw

Poznan

Facts

Population

38,092,000

Area

312,685 km² • 120,728 mi²

Density

121.8 people per km²

315.5 people per mi²

First 150m+ Building

Palace of Culture and Science (1955)

Tallest Building

Varso Tower (310 m)

Tallest City

Warsaw

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

Tallest City in

the World

Tallest City in

Europe

Buildings

RANK	Name	Height
1	Varso Tower	310 m / 1,017 ft
2	Palace of Culture and Science	230.7 m / 757 ft
3	Olszynki Park W	220.4 m / 723 ft
4	Warsaw Spire	220 m / 722 ft
5	Sky Tower B2	215 m / 705 ft
6	Warsaw Unit	200.7 m / 659 ft
7	Skyliner	195.1 m / 640 ft
8	Złota 44	192 m / 630 ft
9	Warsaw Trade Tower	187.2 m / 614 ft
10	The Bridge	174 m / 571 ft

Building Completions Timeline

Poland CTBUH Members

Name	Level	# of 150m+ buildings	Fields Of Expertise ACAD: Academic / University ARCH: Architecture BACS: Building Automation Control Systems BMNT: Building Maintenance CIV: Civil Engineering COMP: Computers / IT / Software CON: Construction / Contractor COST: Cost Consulting DEV: Developer ENGO: Engineering, Other ENVE: Environmental Engineering ENVP: Environmental Protection FAC: Façade Design / Engineering FIN: Financial Industry FIRE: Fire Engineering GEO: Geotechnic / Foundations HIST: Historical Preservation INSU: Insurance / Risk INTR: Interior Design LAND: Landscape Architecture LEGL: Legal MRKT: Marketing / Sales MATR: Materials / Products / Systems Supplier MEP: Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing NONP: Non-Profit Org. / Assoc. / Gov't OWN: Owner (Buildings, Land) PMNG: Project Management PROP: Property Management RES: Research Institute SEC: Security Consultancy SEIS: Seismic Design STRC: Structural Engineering SURV: Surveying TRAN: Transportation / Urban Infrastructure URB: Urban Design VERC: Vertical Transportation Consultant WIND: Wind Engineering OTHR: Other FACS: Façade Systems VERS: Vertical Transportation Supplier ENGM: Engineering, Multi-discipline
Arup	Platinum	466	CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC
Protect Tadeusz Cisek i Wspolnicy Sp. J.	Silver	0	FIRE
SMAY	Silver	6	ENGO
Building Research Institute	Nonprofit/Governmental	0	ACAD

CTBUH People & Events

Country Representative

Artur Piekarczuk

Building Research Institute

1972 Warsaw Conference: Planning & Design of Tall Buildings

27-30 November 1972

The 1972 Regional Conference on the Planning &…

Research

16 May 2023

World Surpasses 2,000 Buildings of 200 Meters or Greater Height

This report shows that 147 buildings of 200 meters’ height or greater were completed in 2022, a 25 percent increase from 2021, when 118 such...

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Global News

13 June 2025

Warsaw’s Historic Intraco Skyscraper to Be Demolished and Rebuilt

Intraco I, one of Warsaw’s earliest skyscrapers, will be demolished and replaced with a modern high-rise, recently announced by owner Polski Holding Nieruchomości (PHN). The...

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Global News

14 November 2023

27-Story Building in Warsaw Complex to Begin Construction

The second phase of an office complex in Warsaw is Skanska's latest investment and will add a gross leasable area of around 26,600 square meters....

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