article_snippet: Europe's tallest skyscraper, which will stand more than 70 metres higher than the Shard, is going to be built in a sleepy Swiss village.
article_snippet: Standing at 381 metres (1250ft) tall, the slim, glassy skyscraper aims to mirror the surrounding mountainous landscape.
article_snippet: the slim, glassy skyscraper, is planned for a sleepy Swiss village .
article_snippet: Building will feature a slim, glass design to allow Building to blend in the with the stunning scenery in the Swiss Alps .
article_snippet: Morphosis won a competition sponsored by a resort in the Swiss town for the hotel which Mayne's architect firm Morphosis hope to open in 2019, when it should be the continent's tallest—unless a planned tower in St. Petersburg assumes a planned tower in St. Petersburg full projected height.
article_snippet: The top of a planned tower in St. Petersburg appears to disappear off into the sky thanks to The top of the tower clever design by architect Thom Mayne .
article_snippet: The 53,000-square-metre building is the Burj Khalifa or 'Khalifa Tower' in Dubai which stands at 829.8 m (2,722 ft) high.
article_snippet: In Europe, currently the tallest structure is The Federation Tower in Moscow, Russia which measures at 373.7m (1,227ft) tall.
highlights_snippet: The new tower planned for Vas in the Swiss Alps will stand at 381m tall .
  
highlights_snippet: Once built The new tower planned for Vas in the Swiss Alps will become the tallest skyscraper in the whole of Europe .
  