--- title: "32 Interesting Skyscrapers and Tall Builidngs ..." description: "Inntel Hotel, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; The Ostankino Tower, Moscow, Russia; Sheraton Hotel, Huzhou, China; Market Hall, Ghent, Belgium; The Walter Towers, Prague, Czech Republic; More ..." url: "https://lifestyle.allwomenstalk.com/interesting-skyscrapers-and-tall-builidngs/" category: "lifestyle" last_updated: "2026-06-17" --- # 32 Interesting Skyscrapers and Tall Builidngs ... Skyscrapers and tall buildings have been part of the human landscape for centuries. The World's great builders and architects - even since ancient times - have pushed their art and design further and further in an effort to touch the sky with their buildings. In the modern world, it has resulted in some amazing skyscrapers and other tall buildings. ## 1. Inntel Hotel, Amsterdam, the Netherlands ![Inntel Hotel, Amsterdam, the Netherlands](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/m6/gk/qtxlgkcn_500x800.jpg) Via [ARCH4150_Pemberton](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/387309636674933532/) To me this looks like a number of Lego houses piled together. It's certainly one of the most interesting tall buildings in Europe. ## 2. The Ostankino Tower, Moscow, Russia ![The Ostankino Tower, Moscow, Russia](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/xh/mr/c8pji2q6_296x707.jpg) Via [Soviet Architecture - SkyscraperCity](https://www.skyscrapercity.com/threads/soviet-architecture.686984/) The radio and television tower is currently the tallest free-standing tower in Europe. ## 3. Sheraton Hotel, Huzhou, China ![Sheraton Hotel, Huzhou, China](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/iq/lq/mb7qhpxi_500x750.jpg) Via [Mr. moon](https://www.flickr.com/photos/moonshepherd2001/) Clever use of lighting make the hotel a spectacular sight at night. ## 4. Market Hall, Ghent, Belgium ![Market Hall, Ghent, Belgium](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/iv/cu/ykn17h6n_528x791.jpg) Via [Amazing Architecture](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/475270566898640099/) The perspective doesn't show that this is a long narrow building with plenty of space for market stalls. And it looks completely different from another angle, as seen below. ![Market Hall, Ghent, Belgium](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/sx/gv/rdufhlvb_528x660.jpg) ## 5. The Walter Towers, Prague, Czech Republic ![The Walter Towers, Prague, Czech Republic](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ba/qt/qi43ard5_307x388.jpg) Via [LOL Laffs](http://www.lollaffs.com/page/45/) Love the W shape. ## 6. L'Agora, Valencia, Spain ![L'Agora, Valencia, Spain](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/yk/ko/ho3d1oqy_600x933.jpg) Via [Official site of the City ...](https://goo.gl/mKbGXD) One of the main buildings of The City of Arts and Sciences. ## 7. Menara Airport, Marrakech, Morocco _ Via travelandleisure.com_ It's always a bonus if the airport is architecturally outstanding. ## 8. Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Center, Noumea, New Caledonia _ Via Jean-Marie Tjibaou Cultural Center - ..._ Not what usually comes to mind when you think of South Pacific architecture. ## 9. The National Library Building, Prague, Czech Republic ![The National Library Building, Prague, Czech Republic](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/td/mz/krxdoyjw_400x400.jpg) Via [Homes Out Of The Ordinary](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/277745501993620087/) It really stands out amongst the medieval buildings of the Old Town. ## 10. The Dancing House, Prague, Czech Republic ![The Dancing House, Prague, Czech Republic](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/rq/r9/e8jmi8un_600x800.jpg) Via [Popular post: 10 glass buildings ...](http://blog.2modern.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) Fondly known as the "Fred and Ginger" house. ## 11. Orbis Apartments Melbourne, Australia ![Orbis Apartments Melbourne, Australia](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/m3/y1/gzt2jjiv_407x534.jpg) Via [AUSTRALIA](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/262968065714810052/) One of the most iconic residential blocks in Melbourne. ## 12. Doors, Seoul, South Korea ![Doors, Seoul, South Korea](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/uy/ht/z18tx1a1_600x800.jpg) Via [Unusual 1,000 Door Building,South Korea ...](https://goo.gl/ncbVit) South Korean artist and designer Choi Jeong-Hwa used 1,000 old doors on the outside of his building. ## 13. Folkart Towers, Izmir, Turkey ![Folkart Towers, Izmir, Turkey](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/iv/oz/oh3z4la5_600x862.jpg) Via [tsbids.com.au](https://goo.gl/kSC4ul) The towers are the third and fourth tallest buildings in Turkey. One is slightly taller. ## 14. Azadi Tower, Tehran, Iran ![Azadi Tower, Tehran, Iran](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/is/m0/ulz6cexg_480x640.jpg) Via [Azadi Tower, Tehran, Iran](https://www.flickr.com/photos/ferryvermeer/6257722846/) Its name translates to "Liberty Tower" in English and it marks the western entrance to the Iranian capital. ## 15. Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, USA ![Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, USA](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/cv/fj/b81oitvr_600x811.jpg) Via [Guggenheim New York – Museum, ...](https://www.e-architect.com/new-york/guggenheim-new-york) One of the many fantastic buildings designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. ## 16. Floating Towers, Singapore _ Via VogueResorts.com: The Leading Vogue Resort ..._ One of the many tall skyscrapers currently under construction - it will be a residential block when complete. ## 17. KUNSTHOFPASSAGE, Dresden, Germany ![KUNSTHOFPASSAGE, Dresden, Germany](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/np/yn/n148zh8s_575x860.jpg) Via [For a Chuckle](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/2674081000725067/) When it rains, water is channeled down the front of the building in a way to make melodic notes that can be called "music." ## 18. The Kuchlbauer Tower, ABENSBERG, Germany ![The Kuchlbauer Tower, ABENSBERG, Germany](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/yr/ng/luecyzum_481x800.jpg) Via [The Hundertwasser tower, designed by ...](http://www.worldofdesigners.com/the-hundertwasser-tower-designed-by-austrian-friedensreich-hundertwasser/) The tower is a museum in the grounds of the Kuchlbauer Brewery. It is home to a huge collection of weissbier glasses and an exhibition explaining the Bavaria Purity Law (a governance covering beer production). ## 19. Casa Batlló, Barcelona, Spain _ Via Amazing Architecture Of Antoni Gaudi ..._ A masterpiece of Antoni Gaudi architecture. ## 20. Water Towers, Kuwait City, Kuwait ![Water Towers, Kuwait City, Kuwait](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/v7/dj/isw2ke8t_290x463.jpg) Via [Places. Middle East](https://www.pinterest.com/pin/134474738846051941/) If you've got to have water towers, you might as well make them beautiful. ## 21. The Montjuïc Communications Tower, Barcelona, Spain _ Via TORRE CALATRAVA, SPAIN_ One of the world's most striking communication towers. ## 22. Flat Iron Building, New York, USA ![Flat Iron Building, New York, USA](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/wt/me/qdaevzqe_600x901.jpg) Via [Flatiron Building, New York City, ...](https://www.expedia.com/pictures) One of the first tall buildings to achieve iconic status. ## 23. Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain ![Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, Spain](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/vs/io/nri2u71b_426x640.jpg) Via [Guggenheim Museum (Bilbao, Spain) | ...](https://goo.gl/SwLv7t) This branch of the Guggenheim opened in 1997 and was designed by the renowned Frank Gehry. ## 24. The Absolute World, Ontario, Canada ![The Absolute World, Ontario, Canada](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/u4/nj/l2g074df_369x600.jpg) Via [HARPA Concert Hall and Conference ...](http://www.architecturaldigest.com?ref=allwomenstalk.com) These are fondly known as the "Marilyn Monroe" towers because of their sexy curves. ## 25. Namaste Hotel, Mumbai, India _ Via spectacularplaces.org_ The hotel is currently under construction in Mumbai, which has some of the most fabulous tall buildings in India. ## 26. NCDC Building, New Delhi, India ![NCDC Building, New Delhi, India](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/my/hv/cq30slit_429x640.jpg) Via [delhi - NCDC building 1](https://www.flickr.com/photos/doctorcasino/7831211340/in/set-72157631170662886) Nicknamed the "Pajama Building," but I'm not sure why! ## 27. Emporia, Malmö in Sweden ![Emporia, Malmö in Sweden](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/ee/o9/vzzy28wg_561x856.jpg) Via [Chevron-Patterned Buildings : 520 West ...](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/520-west-28th-street) Emporia is one of the largest shopping malls in Sweden. ## 28. Ryugyong, Pyongyang, North Korea _ Via North Korea's bizarre buildings and ..._ Once one of the world's tallest hotels in the planning phase, construction began back in 1987 and is still unfinished. Being in North Korea we can only imagine the reasons why. ## 29. One Park West, Liverpool, England ![One Park West, Liverpool, England](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/gk/tz/vq2bdu6v_600x900.jpg) Via [Incredible Photos – Amazing Pictures ...](http://survey-smiles.com/) We have skyscrapers in the UK but I was surprised by this one. It was designed by César Pelli, the same architect who designed the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur and the World Financial Center in NYC. ## 30. The F&F Tower, Panama City, Panama ![The F&F Tower, Panama City, Panama](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/q0/qg/i1ye39pz_297x800.jpg) Via [PANAMA CITY | F&F Tower ...](https://www.skyscrapercity.com/threads/panama-city-f-f-tower-233m-53-fl-com.572274/) The 7th tallest building in Panama City is affectionately known as "The Screw." ## 31. The HAUSSMANNIAN Building, Paris, France ![The HAUSSMANNIAN Building, Paris, France](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/cr/t5/t44xje2i_401x588.jpg) Via [39GeorgeV wrapped building](https://www.flickr.com/photos/alaind20sn/392976953/) The fantastic mural makes it look like the house is melting. ## 32. Bosco Verticale, Milan, Italy ![Bosco Verticale, Milan, Italy](https://resize.allw.mn/1028x0/filters:format(webp)/filters:quality(70)/content/h0/th/itw3ochp_384x640.jpg) Via [Bosco verticale in Italy | ...](https://stunning-places.blogspot.com/2013/06/bosco-verticale-in-italy.html) The World's first vertical forest. What do you think of skyscrapers? 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