List of tallest buildings in Croatia
This list of tallest buildings in Croatia ranks buildings in Croatia by official height.
The tallest structure in Croatia is the 340-metre (1,120 ft) chimney of the Plomin Power Station in Plomin, Istria. The tallest Croatian skyscraper is Dalmatia Tower in Split. It is 135-metre (443 ft) tall and it was completed in 2022. The first skyscraper was the Loewy Building built in 1933, by Croatian architect Slavko Löwy. It has 9 floors and it is 35-metre (115 ft) tall, it was built in Zagreb. One of the most popular skyscrapers in Zagreb is Neboder - Ilica 1, it was renovated in 2006 but originally was completed in 1958.
Tallest buildings
The following ranks existing 50 buildings over 50 metres (160 ft) in Croatia by height.
| Rank | Name | Location | Height meters / feet |
Floors | Year | Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N/A | Zagreb TV Tower | Sljeme, Medvednica | 169 (554)[1] | N/A | 1973 | TV Tower and tallest structure in Croatia. Currently works as TV Tower station and observation deck. Located on the peak of Medvednica mountain above Zagreb | |
| 1 | Dalmatia Tower | Split | 135 (443)[2] | 27 | 2023 | Tallest skyscraper in Split and Croatia with AC Hotel by Marriott on top of the building | |
| 2 | Zagreb Cathedral | Zagreb | 108.5 (356)[3] | / | 1902 | Roman Catholic Cathedral | |
| 3 | Strojarska Business Center | Zagreb | 96.15 (315.5)[4] | 25 | 2015 | Second tallest skyscraper in Croatia, and tallest skyscraper in Zagreb | |
| 4 | Eurotower | Zagreb | 96 (315)[5] | 26 | 2006 | Headquarters of the Zagreb Stock Exchange and third tallest skyscraper in Croatia. | |
| 5 | 23A and 23B Franjo Čardek Street | Rijeka | 96 (315)[6] | 30 | 1975 | Pair of residential buildings, tallest in Rijeka and tallest residential buildings in Croatia. | |
| 6 | Zagrepčanka | Zagreb | 95 (312)[5] | 27 | 1976 | Office building, third tallest skyscraper in Zagreb. | |
| 7 | Osijek Co-cathedral | Osijek | 94 (308)[7] | / | 1898 | Roman Catholic co-cathedral | |
| 8 | Cibona Tower | Zagreb | 92 (302)[5] | 22 | 1987 | Nicknamed "Mirko's cigar", its a home of KK Cibona basketball team.[8] | |
| 9 | Đakovo Cathedral | Đakovo | 84 (276)[9] | / | 1882 | Roman Catholic cathedral | |
| 10 | Sky Office Tower | Zagreb | 81 (266)[10] | 22 | 2012 | Office building | |
| 11 | Rastočine 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 | Rijeka | 80 (260)[11] | 25 | 1973 | Set of four residential buildings | |
| 12 | Zagrebtower | Zagreb | 79 (259)[5][12] | 22 | 2006 | Office building | |
| 13 | Karamanova 4 | Split | 78 (256)[13] | 21 | Second tallest building in Split | ||
| 14 | Zonar Hotel Zagreb | Zagreb | 75 (246)[14] | 20 | 1968 | Former Four Points by Sheraton hotel which later turned into Panorama Hotel and then Zonar Hotel Zagreb | |
| 15 | Prisavlje 6-12 | Zagreb | 73.1 (240)[5] | 25 | 1974 | Residential building | |
| 16 | Trešnjevačka Ljepotica | Zagreb | 73 (240)[15] | 24 | 1969 | Residential building | |
| 17 | Braće Domany 2-8 | Zagreb | 73 (240)[5] | 23 | 1975 | Residential building | |
| 18 | Richter's Skyscrapers | Zagreb | 70 (230) | 22 | 1968 | Colloquially called Rakete ("The Rockets") due to their shape.[5] | |
| 19 | HOTO Tower | Zagreb | 67.5 (221)[5] | 16 | 2004 | Also known as T-Com Tower. | |
| 20 | Vjesnik | Zagreb | 67 (220)[5][16] | 16 | 1972 | Nicknamed "Chocolate Tower" for its brown glass windows, it is the first Croatian journalistic skyscraper.[17] | |
| 21 | The Westin Zagreb | Zagreb | 65 (213)[18] | 17 | 1970 | Former Intercontinental Hotel which later turned into The Westin Zagreb | |
| 22 | Eurodom Osijek | Osijek | 65 (213)[19] | 14 | 2015 | Office and shopping building | |
| 23 | Neboder - Ilica 1 | Zagreb | 64 (210)[20] | 18 | 1958 | Office building and Observation Deck | |
| 24 | Green Gold Building | Zagreb | 63.5 (208)[21] | 17 | 2011[22] | DoubleTree by Hilton hotel Zagreb and headquarters of Croatian Football Federation | |
| 25 | Tower Centar Rijeka | Rijeka | 63 (207)[23] | 17 | 2007 | Office building | |
| 26 | Hotel Osijek | Osijek | 62.5 (205)[24] | 16 | 1977 | High-rise building, later turned into Hotel Osijek | |
| 27 | Mamutica | Zagreb | 60 (200)[25] | 19 | 1974 | Tallest and biggest residential building in Zagreb and one of biggest in Europe. It has 19 floors, 1169 apartments and 5000 people live in it. | |
| 28 | Četverolist | Osijek | 60 (200)[26] | 18 | 1973 | Tallest residential building in Osijek | |
| 29 | HRT Building | Zagreb | 60 (200)[27] | 6 | 1975 | Croatian Radiotelevision headquarters building | |
| 30 | Chromos Tower | Zagreb | 58.5 (192)[5] | 15 | 1989 | Office building | |
| 31 | Cathedral of Saint Domnius | Split | 57 (187)[28] | / | 13th century | Roman Catholic cathedral | |
| 32 | Cathedral of Saint Anastasia | Zadar | 56 (184)[29][30] | / | 1894 | Roman Catholic cathedral | |
| 33 | West Gate Tower A | Split | 55 (180) | 12 | 2016 | Office building | |
| 34 | Almeria Business Centre | Zagreb | 55 (180) | 15 | 2008 | Business Centre | |
| 35 | Super Andrija | Zagreb | 53 (174)[31] | 14 | 1973 | Residential building in Zagreb suburb Siget | |
| 36 | Fiumme Skyscraper | Rijeka | 53 (174)[32] | 12 | 1942 | Residential building, first skyscraper in Fiumme-then part of Kingdom of Italy | |
| 37 | Crveni neboder ("Red skyscraper") | Osijek | 52.7 (173) | 14 | 1968 | Residential building | |
| 38 | Papagajke | Zagreb | 51 (167) | 14 | 1970s | Residential buildings | |
| 39 | Ibler Building | Zagreb | 51 (167) | 9 | 1958 | Residential building | |
| 40 | Avenue Mall Building | Zagreb | 51 (167) | 9 | 2005 | Office & Shopping Mall in Novi Zagreb | |
| 41 | Zadarska Street Building | Zagreb | 51 (167) | 11 | Office building | ||
| 42 | Zagreb Mosque | Zagreb | 51 (167)[33] | / | 1987 | Biggest mosque in Croatia | |
| 43 | Industrogradnja | Zagreb | 50 (160) | 15 | Headquarters for Ministry of Croatian Veterans | ||
| 44 | FER Building | Zagreb | 50 (160) | 13 | 1956 | Faculty of Electrical engineering building | |
| 45 | Euroherc Building | Zagreb | 50 (160) | 12 | 2006 | Office building | |
| 46 | Eurotower II | Zagreb | 50 (160) | 12 | 2008 | Residential & Office building, smaller building opposite Eurotower | |
| 47 | Kockica | Zagreb | 50 (160) | 10 | 1968 | Designed by Ivan Vitić, currently being used as headquarters for Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Transport and Infrastructure |
Prospective
This list contains tallest buildings in Croatia which are under construction or approved.
Approved
| Name | Location | Height meters / feet |
Floors above ground | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarun Panorama [34] | Zagreb | 150 | 37 | Approved in 2019 |
| Poslovni Centar Savica [35] | Zagreb | 137 | 37 | Approved in 2014 |
Timeline of tallest buildings in Zagreb
This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Zagreb.
| Name | District | Height meters / feet |
Floors | Year | Notes | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loewy Building | Lower Town | 34.95 (114.7) | 9 | 1934 | First skyscraper built in Zagreb by Slavko Löwy | |
| Ibler Building | Lower Town | 51 (167) | 14 | 1958 | Residential building, first building built in Zagreb over 10 floors. Built by Drago Ibler | |
| Neboder - Ilica 1 | Ban Jelačić Square | 64 (210) | 18 | 1958 | First business building/skyscraper in Zagreb and Croatia | |
| Richter's Skyscrapers | Vrbik, Trnje | 70 (230) | 22 | 1968 | Tallest residential building at the time in Zagreb. Shape resembles "rockets", therefore the name. | |
| Zonar Hotel Zagreb | Ciglenica, Trešnjevka | 75 (246) | 20 | 1968 | First super-tall hotel in Croatia opened as “Omladinski hotel Sport”, later becoming Four Points by Sheraton, later Panorama Hotel and now Zonar Hotel Zagreb. | |
| Zagrepčanka[5] | Vrbik, Trnje | 95 (312) | 27 | 1976 | Business tower, first skyscraper over 90 m in Croatia, inspired by Dreischeibenhaus building in Düsseldorf. Tallest skyscraper in Zagreb and Croatia until 2006. | |
| Euro Tower I | Vrbik, Trnje | 96 (315) | 26 | 2006 | Headquarters of the Zagreb Stock Exchange was tallest skyscraper in Zagreb and Croatia until 2015.[5] | |
| Strojarska Business Center | Kanal, Trnje | 96.15 (315.5) | 25 | 2015 | Commercial and residential building, tallest skyscraper in Croatia until Dalmatia Tower surpassed it in 2023.[4] Currently the tallest skyscraper in Zagreb. |
See also
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External links
- Croatia Page on Emporis.com
- Diagram of Croatia buildings on SkyscraperPage