Poland

Europe

Poznan

Warsaw

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

Gdansk

Buildings

RANK	Name	Height
1	Varso Tower	310 m / 1,017 ft
2	Palace of Culture and Science	230.7 m / 757 ft
3	Warsaw Spire	220 m / 722 ft
4	Sky Tower B2	215 m / 705 ft
5	Warsaw Unit	200.7 m / 659 ft
6	Skyliner	195.1 m / 640 ft
7	Złota 44	192 m / 630 ft
8	Warsaw Trade Tower	187.2 m / 614 ft
9	The Bridge	174 m / 571 ft
10	Cosmopolitan Twarda 2/4	165.4 m / 543 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	403	CIV • STRC • WIND • ENVE • PMNG • COST • FAC • FIRE • MEP • VERC
Epstein	Silver	12	CIV • STRC • ARCH
Ghelamco Poland	Silver	3	DEV • PROP
Protect Tadeusz Cisek i Wspolnicy Sp. J.	Silver	0	FIRE

CTBUH People & Events

Country Representative

Grzegorz Sypek

Individuals

1972 Warsaw Conference: Planning & Design of Tall Buildings

27-30 November 1972

The 1972 Regional Conference on the Planning &…

Research

17 October 2016

Increased High-Rise Resilience to Stabilize Cities of the Future

Dense urban city environments consist of an agglomeration of tall buildings. The resilience of cities as a whole depends, among other components, on the resilience...

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Research

01 August 2013

Politics, History, and Height In Warsaw’s Skyline

This paper describes the present high-rise boom in Warsaw, which is related to unprecedented development of the capital of Poland in the last 15 years...

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Research

01 June 2013

The Past, Present and Future of the European Skyscraper

There are currently 109 skyscrapers over 150 meters in Europe. This number is set to jump to 161 by the end of 2015, meaning that...

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