List of tallest buildings in Bucharest

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File:Sky Tower, Bucuresti.jpg
The tallest building in Bucharest the Floreasca Sky Tower

Bucharest, the capital of Romania, is the site of 47 high-rises,[1] 30 of which stand taller than 30 metres (98 ft). The tallest skyscraper in the city and Romania is the SkyTower, which rises 137 m (449 ft) in Sector 1.[2] The city has been the site of several construction projects that mostly consist of new office buildings, residential towers and hotel developments.

Bucharest's history of high-rises began with the 1932 completion of the 14-storey Carlton Bloc.[3] The 47 m (154 ft) structure was, at the time of its completion, the tallest building in the city; it remained the tallest in Bucharest until the 53 m (174 ft) Telephone Palace was completed in 1934.[4][5] Bucharest underwent a major building boom during the communist regime which led to many systematization works.[6] During this time, the Casa Presei Libere became the tallest building in the city; the 104 m (341 ft) structure was also the tallest building in Romania until 2007, when the Tower Center International was completed.[2] The most recent high-rise construction project to be completed in Bucharest was the Pipera Business Tower. The project consisted of a 54 m (177 ft) office building of 13 storeys.[7] The building, located on the Dimitrie Pompei street was completed in July 2009, becoming the 19th-tallest building in the city. The Olympia Tower is another recently completed high-rises in the city being topped out in June 2009.

As of August 2009, there are 24 buildings under construction in Bucharest that are planned to rise over 50 m (164 ft) in height. The largest construction projects in the city are Floreasca City Center, Dâmboviţa Center and the Esplanada City Center. Floreasca City Center is an under-construction 131 m (430 ft) tower that is expected to be completed by 2010, the Dâmboviţa Center will consist of a mall of 100,000 m2 (1,100,000 sq ft), a five star hotel with 320 rooms, a residential area with 300 apartments and three office towers of 26, 30 and 34 floors with the last tower having 155 m (509 ft)[8] and Esplanada City Center is a planned multifunctional complex with eight skyscrapers, the tallest rising 210 m (689 ft).[9] Another development in Bucharest is Cathedral Plaza, an under-construction office building. Since its topping out, the 19-storey building has stood as the 10th-tallest in the city.[10] The project was suspended indefinitely in 2008 after the local government of Sector 1 cancelled the construction authorization on grounds that the building might jeopardize the structural integrity of the nearby St. Joseph Cathedral.[11]

Tallest buildings

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List of tallest buildings in Bucharest (black buildings are completed, gray ones are proposed or under construction)

This lists ranks Bucharest high-rises that stand at least 30 m (98 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.[citation needed]

Rank Name Image Height
m (ft)		 Floor count Built
1 SkyTower 100px 137 m (449 ft) 37 2012
2 Tower Center International Bucharest Tower Center.jpg 106.3 m (349 ft) 26 2008
3 Casa Presei Libere 100px 104 m (341 ft) 23 1956
4 Asmita Gardens 100px 92.2 m (302 ft) 24 2009
5 InterContinental Bucharest Statuie Caragiale - Hotel Intercontinental.jpg 87 m (285 ft) 25 1970
6 Palace of the Parliament 100px 84 m (276 ft) 12 1997
7 Bucharest Financial Plaza Financial Plaza Bucuresti 1.jpg 83 m (272 ft) 18 1997
8 BRD Tower 100px 82 m (269 ft) 19 2003
9 Nusco Tower 80 m (260 ft) 20 2010
10 Cascade Euro Tower 100px 80 m (260 ft) 19 2009
12 Doamna Ghica Plaza (ex-Romfelt) 24 2011
13 Monaco Towers 77 m (253 ft) 20 2009
15 Cathedral Plaza 100px 75 m (246 ft) 19 2011
16 Millennium Business Center 100px 72 m (236 ft) 19 2009
17 City Gate Towers City Gate Towers.jpg 72 m (236 ft) 18 2009
18 Alia Apartments 70 m (230 ft) 20 2010
19 Sheraton Bucharest Hotel 100px 70 m (230 ft) 18 2001
20 Charles de Gaulle Plaza 100px 70 m (230 ft) 16 2005
21 Business Development Center 68 m (223 ft) 17 2004
22 Rin Grand Hotel 100px 65 m (213 ft) 15 2008
23 BOS Tower 64 m (210 ft) 16 2007
24 Bucharest Corporate Center 100px 60 m (200 ft) 15 2007
25 Griro Tower 60 m (200 ft) 15 1984
26 BSE Tower 56 m (184 ft) 16 2003
27 UpGround 55 m (180 ft) 16 2010
28 Pipera Business Tower 54 m (177 ft) 13 2009
29 Telephone Palace 100px 53 m (174 ft) 10 1933
30 Hotel Pullman 100px 52 m (171 ft) 13 1994
31 Oracle Tower Oracle Tower.jpg 45 m (148 ft) 14 2005
32 Monte Carlo Palace 44 m (144 ft) 15 2009
33 The Fire Tower 100px 42 m (138 ft) 4 1890
34 Hotel Best Western Park 39 m (128 ft) 13 1978
35 Olympia Tower 39 m (128 ft) 13 2009
36 Anchor Plaza 36 m (118 ft) 12 2006

Tallest under construction, proposed, and approved

Under construction

This lists buildings that are under construction in Bucharest and are planned to rise at least 30 m (98 ft). A floor count of 15 storeys is used as the cutoff for buildings whose heights have not yet been released by their developers.

Name Image Height m (ft)* Floors Year
(est.)		 Coordinates Notes
Dâmbovița Center View of a project that consists of three buildings, a Ferris wheel and a mall 155 (509) 34 2015 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Construction on hold
Cefin Tower
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 125 (410) 36 2010 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [12]
Romfelt Plaza
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 80 (262) 24 2009 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [13]
Cathedral Plaza* 100px 75 (246) 19
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Sema Parc Hotel
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 — 25 2010 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [15]
Victoria Complex
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 — 18 2009 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [16]
Piraeus Bank Tower
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 — 15 2009 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [17]
Open Sky Residence
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Approved

This lists buildings that are approved in Bucharest and are planned to rise at least 30 m (98 ft). A floor count of 15 storeys is used as the cutoff for buildings whose heights have not yet been released by their developers.

Name Height Floors Year
(est.)		 Notes
Esplanada City Center 210 (689) 70 2017 Would stand as the tallest building in the city upon completion[9]
Colosseum Tower 125 (410) 32 2011 [19]
Ana Tower 120 (394) 28 2012 [20]
N.O.C. Tower 90 (295) 26 2011 [21]
Niro Hotel Tower — 22 2011 [22]

Proposed

This lists buildings that are proposed in Bucharest and are planned to rise at least 30 m (98 ft). A floor count of 15 storeys is used as the cutoff for buildings whose heights have not yet been released by their developers.

Name Height* Floors Year
(est.)		 Notes
Dorobanţi Tower 200 (656) 50 2013 Would stand as the tallest building in the city upon completion[23]
Tron Tower 105 (344) 25 2010 [24]
Kiseleff Business Plaza 91 (299) 31 2013 [25]
Orhideea Towers 84 (276) 21 2011 [26][27]
Olympic Tower — 33 — [28]
Politehnica Office Tower — 36 — [29]
Carol Tower — 35 2013 [30]
Cuprom Tower — 19 2013 Would become the largest office building in the city by floor area upon completion[31]
Prime Towers — 17 2013 [32]

* Table entries without text indicate that information regarding building heights has not yet been released.

Timeline of tallest buildings

This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Bucharest. The Turnul Colţei was the tallest structure in Bucharest from 1714 until 1888; because the bell tower was not a habitable building, it never stood as the tallest building in the city, but is included in this table for comparative purposes.

Name Image Location Years as tallest Height
m (ft)		 Floors Coordinates Reference
Turnul Colţei Drawing of a tall tower with a clock and a tapering pyramidal roof; a status is located on top of the pointed roof near today's University Square [Note D] 50 (164) 2 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [33]
Foişorul de Foc 100px between Obor, Calea Moşilor and Nerva-Traian streets 1890–1932 42 (138) 4 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [34]
Carlton Bloc[E] — between Magheru and Regala streets 1932–1934 47 (154) 14 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [3]
Telephone Palace 100px Calea Victoriei 1934–1956 53 (174) 10 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [4][5]
Casa Presei Libere Casa Scînteii on the reverse of a 100-lei banknote, 1952 Presei Libere Square 1956–2007 104 (341) 14 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [35]
Tower Center International tall blue building with trees Victoria Square 2007–2012 120 (394) 26 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [2]
Floreasca City Center 100px Calea Floreasca 2012–present 137 (449) 37 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [36]

See also

Notes

A. ^ This height figure is an estimate based on the building's floor heights; official height figures have not been released by Monte Carlo Palace's developer.
B. ^ This height figure is an estimate based on the building's floor heights; official height figures have not been released by Olympia Tower's developer.
C. ^ This height figure is an estimate based on the building's floor heights; official height figures have not been released by Anchor Plaza's developer.
D. ^ Because the Turnul Colţei was not a habitable building, it never held the title of tallest building in Bucharest. The tower was, however, the tallest free-standing structure in the city from 1714 until 1888. The building's clock tower was destroyed on October 14, 1802 by an earthquake.[37] In 1888, the building was demolished.[38]
E. ^ This building was destroyed by an earthquake on November 10, 1940.[39]

References

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