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.

  Was the tallest skyscraper in Croatia upon completion
  Depicts Churches
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) 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) / 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.[6]
9 Đakovo Cathedral Đakovo 84 (276) / 1882 Roman Catholic cathedral
10 Zagrebtower Zagreb 82.5 (271)[5] 22 2006 Office building
11 Sky Office Tower Zagreb 81 (266)[7] 22 2012 Office building
12 Rastočine 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 Rijeka 80 (260) 25 1973 Set of four residential buildings
13 Karamanova 4 Split 78 (255) 21 Second tallest building in Split
14 Zonar Hotel Zagreb Zagreb 75 (246)[8] 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) 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][9] 16 1972 Nicknamed "Chocolate Tower" for its brown glass windows, it is the first Croatian journalistic skyscraper.[10]
21 Neboder - Ilica 1 Zagreb 66.5 (218) 18 1958 Office building and Observation Deck
22 The Westin Zagreb Zagreb 65 (213)[11] 17 1970 Former Intercontinental Hotel which later turned into The Westin Zagreb
23 Eurodom Osijek Osijek 65 (213)[12] 14 2015 Office and shopping building
24 Green Gold Building Zagreb 63.5 (208)[13] 17 2011[14] DoubleTree by Hilton hotel Zagreb
25 Tower Centar Rijeka Rijeka 63 (207) 17 2007 Office building
26 Hotel Osijek Osijek 62.5 (205) 16 1977 High-rise building, later turned into Hotel Osijek
27 Mamutica Zagreb 60 (200)[15] 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) 18 1973 Tallest residential building in Osijek
29 HRT Building Zagreb 60 (200) 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)[16] / 13th century Roman Catholic cathedral
32 Cathedral of Saint Anastasia Zadar 56 (184) / 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)[17] 14 1973 Residential building in Zagreb suburb Siget
36 Fiumme Skyscraper Rijeka 53 (174)[18] 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 Industrogradnja Zagreb 50 (160) 15 Headquarters for Ministry of Croatian Veterans
43 FER Building Zagreb 50 (160) 13 1956 Faculty of Electrical engineering building
44 Euroherc Building Zagreb 50 (160) 12 2006 Office building
45 Eurotower II Zagreb 50 (160) 12 2008 Residential & Office building, smaller building opposite Eurotower
46 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 [19] Zagreb 150 37 Approved in 2019
Poslovni Centar Savica [20] 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 Location Height
meters / feet
Floors Year Notes Image
Ibler Building Zagreb 51 (167) 14 1958
Neboder - Ilica 1 Zagreb 66.5 (218) 18 1958
Vjesnik[5] Zagreb 67 (220) 16 1972 First Croatian journalistic skyscraper[9]
Super Andrija Zagreb 72 (236) 14 1973 Residential building in Zagreb suburb Siget
Zagrepčanka[5] Zagreb 95 (312) 27 1976
Euro Tower I Zagreb 96 (315) 26 2006 Headquarters of the Zagreb Stock Exchange and second tallest skyscraper in Croatia.[5]
Strojarska Business Center Zagreb 96.15 (315.5) 25 2015 Tallest skyscraper in Croatia[4]

See also

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