Warsaw skyscraper becomes tallest in EU, developer says

The Palace of Culture and Science is seen from the construction site of Varso Tower, which has become the tallest building in the European Union according to its developers, in central Warsaw, Poland February 23, 2021. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

WARSAW (Reuters) - The Varso Tower, a skyscraper in central Warsaw, has become the tallest in the European Union, its developer said on Tuesday, after workers mounted an 80-meter (262-foot) needle bringing the total height of the building to over 310 meters.

But, despite its unique architecture and the fact that it is now taller than London's Shard and Frankfurt's Commerzbank Tower, some of the building's ambitions have been hampered due to the coronavirus pandemic, developer HB Reavis said.