List of tallest buildings in Asia
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This is the list of tallest buildings in Asia. It ranks the skyscraper
s which are at least 240 meters (787.44 feet) tall. The tallest building, freestanding structure, and man-made structure of any kind is the Burj Khalifa. The Burj Khalifa stands at 828 m (2,717 ft). The Burj Khalifa has 160 floors. The first tallest skyscraper of Asia was Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong
; it stands 367 m (1,204 ft) tall with 74 floors, it was built in 1990. This was the only skyscraper which was built outside North America
. After its construction, it gave rise to the skyscraper boom in Asia. Today, most of the 50 tallest skyscrapers in the world are in Asia.
Before the arrival of skyscrapers in Asia, most skyscrapers were built in North America
between 1800 to the 1980s. The most active skyscraper countries in Asia
are China
, United Arab Emirates
, Malaysia, Singapore
, Taiwan
, Indonesia
and Middle East
. Of these countries, China is the fastest growing country in terms of skyscrapers with respect to other countries in the world; six skyscrapers from worlds 10 tallest buildings are located in China. On the other side, Middle East has seen a skyscraper boom in recent years with many supertall skyscrapers currently proposed and approved and few of them exceed 800 m (2,625 ft) and 1000 m (3,281 ft) barrier. Burj Khalifa, which is one of them, in Dubai
, UAE is the record-breaking skyscraper. In terms of cities, Dubai is ahead of any other city in Asia
; by 2014 it will be a home to six supertall skyscrapers with more than 100 floors. Currently, there are 56 skyscrapers which are taller than 200 m (656 ft) which more than those of Hong Kong
and New York City
where both have 54 and 52 skyscrapers taller than 200 m (656 ft) respectively. But by 2015 there will be more than 80 skyscrapers in Dubai taller than 200 m (656 ft). There are a number of skyscrapers in Asia which are under construction, which are: Shanghai Tower 632 m (2,073 ft) tall, China 117 Tower
, 597 m (1,959 ft) tall, Abraj Al Bait Towers
, 595 m (1,952 ft) tall, Pentominium
516 m (1,693 ft)s tall. While there are a number of extremely supertall skyscrapers currently proposed, the tallest one is Dubai city tower
; if built it will be 2400 m (7,874 ft) tall, with 400 floors.
This list includes skyscrapers which are at least 250 m (820 ft) tall, only completed and topped out buildings are listed here.
Main source: World's Tallest Skyscrapers, emporis.com
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Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...
s which are at least 240 meters (787.44 feet) tall. The tallest building, freestanding structure, and man-made structure of any kind is the Burj Khalifa. The Burj Khalifa stands at 828 m (2,717 ft). The Burj Khalifa has 160 floors. The first tallest skyscraper of Asia was Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
; it stands 367 m (1,204 ft) tall with 74 floors, it was built in 1990. This was the only skyscraper which was built outside North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
. After its construction, it gave rise to the skyscraper boom in Asia. Today, most of the 50 tallest skyscrapers in the world are in Asia.
Before the arrival of skyscrapers in Asia, most skyscrapers were built in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
between 1800 to the 1980s. The most active skyscraper countries in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
are China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates, abbreviated as the UAE, or shortened to "the Emirates", is a state situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman, and Saudi Arabia, and sharing sea borders with Iraq, Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar, and Iran.The UAE is a...
, Malaysia, Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
and Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
. Of these countries, China is the fastest growing country in terms of skyscrapers with respect to other countries in the world; six skyscrapers from worlds 10 tallest buildings are located in China. On the other side, Middle East has seen a skyscraper boom in recent years with many supertall skyscrapers currently proposed and approved and few of them exceed 800 m (2,625 ft) and 1000 m (3,281 ft) barrier. Burj Khalifa, which is one of them, in Dubai
Dubai
Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi...
, UAE is the record-breaking skyscraper. In terms of cities, Dubai is ahead of any other city in Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
; by 2014 it will be a home to six supertall skyscrapers with more than 100 floors. Currently, there are 56 skyscrapers which are taller than 200 m (656 ft) which more than those of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
and New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
where both have 54 and 52 skyscrapers taller than 200 m (656 ft) respectively. But by 2015 there will be more than 80 skyscrapers in Dubai taller than 200 m (656 ft). There are a number of skyscrapers in Asia which are under construction, which are: Shanghai Tower 632 m (2,073 ft) tall, China 117 Tower
China 117 Tower
Goldin Finance 117 - also known as China 117 Tower is a skyscraper under construction in Tianjin, China. The tower is expected to stand at a height of with 117 floors. Construction began in 2008, and the building was scheduled to be completed in 2014, becoming the second tallest building in...
, 597 m (1,959 ft) tall, Abraj Al Bait Towers
Abraj Al Bait Towers
The Abraj Al-Bait Towers, also known as the Mecca Royal Hotel Clock Tower, is a building complex in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The complex holds several world records, including the tallest hotel in the world, the tallest clock tower in the world, the world's largest clock face, and the world's largest...
, 595 m (1,952 ft) tall, Pentominium
Pentominium
The Pentominium is a supertall skyscraper currently under construction in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. When completed, the residential tower will be tall, with 122 floors above ground. It was designed by architects Aedas and funded by Trident International Holdings. The AED 1.46...
516 m (1,693 ft)s tall. While there are a number of extremely supertall skyscrapers currently proposed, the tallest one is Dubai city tower
Dubai City Tower
The Dubai City Tower, also known as the Dubai Vertical City, is a proposed supertall skyscraper design announced on 25 August 2008. The supertall, created by an architect to display possibly future technologies, is the third tallest building ever fully envisioned after the X-Seed 4000 and the...
; if built it will be 2400 m (7,874 ft) tall, with 400 floors.
This list includes skyscrapers which are at least 250 m (820 ft) tall, only completed and topped out buildings are listed here.
Tallest Asian skyscrapers
Rank | Building | City | Country | Height | Floors | Built | |
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1 | Burj Khalifa | Dubai Dubai Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi... |
United Arab Emirates | 828 m | 2,717 ft | 162 | 2010 |
2 | Abraj Al Bait Towers Abraj Al Bait Towers The Abraj Al-Bait Towers, also known as the Mecca Royal Hotel Clock Tower, is a building complex in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The complex holds several world records, including the tallest hotel in the world, the tallest clock tower in the world, the world's largest clock face, and the world's largest... |
Mecca Mecca Mecca is a city in the Hijaz and the capital of Makkah province in Saudi Arabia. The city is located inland from Jeddah in a narrow valley at a height of above sea level... |
Saudi Arabia | 601 m | |1,972 ft | 95 | 2011 |
3 | Taipei 101 Taipei 101 Taipei 101 , formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center, is a landmark skyscraper located in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. The building ranked officially as the world's tallest from 2004 until the opening of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai in 2010... |
Taipei Taipei Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean... |
Republic of China | 509 m | 1,671 ft | 101 | 2004 |
4 | Shanghai World Financial Center Shanghai World Financial Center The most distinctive feature in the design of the building is an aperture at the peak. The original design specified a circular aperture, in diameter, to reduce the stresses of wind pressure, as well as serve as a subtext for the design, since "Chinese mythology represents the earth with a square... |
Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010... |
Mainland China | 492 m | 1,614 ft | 101 | 2008 |
5 | International Commerce Centre International Commerce Centre The International Commerce Centre is a 108 floor, skyscraper completed in 2010 in West Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is a part of the Union Square project built on top of Kowloon Station. The development is owned and jointly developed by MTR Corporation Limited and Sun Hung Kai Properties, Hong... |
Kowloon Kowloon Kowloon is an urban area in Hong Kong comprising the Kowloon Peninsula and New Kowloon. It is bordered by the Lei Yue Mun strait in the east, Mei Foo Sun Chuen and Stonecutter's Island in the west, Tate's Cairn and Lion Rock in the north, and Victoria Harbour in the south. It had a population of... |
Hong Kong | 484 m | 1,588 ft | 118 | 2010 |
6= | Petronas Tower 1 Petronas Twin Towers The Petronas Towers are skyscrapers and twin towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia... |
Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million... |
Malaysia | 452 m | 1,483 ft | 88 | 1998 |
6= | Petronas Tower 2 Petronas Twin Towers The Petronas Towers are skyscrapers and twin towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia... |
Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 452 m | 1,483 ft | 88 | 1998 |
8 | Nanjing Greenland Financial Center | Nanjing Nanjing ' is the capital of Jiangsu province in China and has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having been the capital of China on several occasions... |
Mainland China | 450 m | 1,476 ft | 89 | 2010 |
9 | Guangzhou West Tower | Guangzhou Guangzhou Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port... |
Mainland China | 440 m | 1,444 ft | 103 | 2010 |
10 | Jin Mao Tower | Shanghai | Mainland China | 421 m | 1,380 ft | 88 | 1998 |
11 | Two International Finance Centre | Hong Kong Island Hong Kong Island Hong Kong Island is an island in the southern part of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. It has a population of 1,289,500 and its population density is 16,390/km², as of 2008... |
Hong Kong | 415 m | 1,362 ft | 88 | 2003 |
12 | CITIC Plaza CITIC Plaza CITIC Plaza is a skyscraper built in Tianhe District, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China. Its structural height is 391 m 80 stories including two tall antenna-like spires on the top. Completed in 1997, it is the tallest concrete building in the world... |
Guangzhou | Mainland China | 391 m | 1,283 ft | 80 | 1997 |
13 | Shun Hing Square Shun Hing Square Shun Hing Square , also named "Di Wang" in Shenzhen, is a 384m tall skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China.It is currently the second tallest in Shenzhen, 7th tallest building in mainland China, and the 15th tallest in the world. It was the tallest building in China from its completion... |
Shenzhen Shenzhen Shenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China's first—and one of the most successful—Special Economic Zones... |
Mainland China | 384 m | 1,260 ft | 69 | 1996 |
14= | Emirates Park Tower 1 | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 376 m | 1,234 ft | 77 | 2010 |
14= | Emirates Park Tower 2 | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 376 m | 1,234 ft | 77 | 2010 |
16 | Central Plaza | Kowloon | Hong Kong | 374 m | 1,227 ft | 78 | 1992 |
17 | Bank of China Tower | Hong Kong Island | Hong Kong | 367 m | 1,205 ft | 72 | 1990 |
18 | Almas Tower Almas Tower Almas Tower is a supertall skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Construction of the office building began in early 2005 and was completed in 2009 with the installation of some remaining cladding panels at the top of the tower. The building topped out at in 2008, becoming the third-tallest... |
Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 363 m | 1,191 ft | 68 | 2008 |
19 | Emirates Office Tower Emirates Office Tower The Emirates Office Tower, also known as Emirates Tower One, is a 54-floor office building along Sheikh Zayed Road in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Connected with the 56-floor Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel by a retail boulevard, the two towers form what is commonly referred to as the... |
Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 355 m | 1,163 ft | 54 | 2000 |
20 | Tuntex Sky Tower Tuntex Sky Tower Tuntex Sky Tower, or the T & C Tower or 85 SKYTOWER , is an 85-floor skyscraper located in Lingya District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The structure is high. An antenna pushes the building height to... |
Kaohsiung Kaohsiung Kaohsiung is a city located in southwestern Taiwan, facing the Taiwan Strait on the west. Kaohsiung, officially named Kaohsiung City, is divided into thirty-eight districts. The city is one of five special municipalities of the Republic of China... |
Republic of China | 348 m | 1,140 ft | 85 | 1997 |
21 | The Center The Center The Center is the fifth tallest skyscraper in Hong Kong, after International Commerce Centre, Two International Finance Centre , Central Plaza and Bank of China Tower. With a height of 346 m , it comprises 73 stories. The Center is one of the few skyscrapers in Hong Kong that is entirely... |
Hong Kong Island | Hong Kong | 346 m | 1,135 ft | 73 | 1998 |
22 | Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower is a supertall skyscraper under construction in Pham Hung Boulevard, Cau Giay district, Hanoi, Vietnam. The area is reserved for big companies to set up their headquarters there such as Agribank and VNPT... |
Hanoi Hanoi Hanoi , is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city. Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts, 6.5 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction. From 1010 until 1802, it was the most important political centre of Vietnam... |
345 m | 1,132 ft | 74 | 2011 | |
23 | Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower The Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower is a supertall residential skyscraper that is topped out in 2010 along Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Construction was stopped between November 2006 and May 2007 because the developer fired the main contractor , however it has now resumed... |
Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 342 m | 1,122 ft | 76 | 2010 |
24= | Rose Tower | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 333 m | 1,093 ft | 72 | 2007 |
24= | Shanghai Shimao International Plaza | Shanghai | Mainland China | 333 m | 1,093 ft | 60 | 2006 |
25 | Minsheng Bank Building Minsheng Bank Building The Minsheng Bank Building is a supertall skyscraper located in Wuhan, China. The tall building was completed in 2007 and contains 68 floors. In April 2006, the building was topped out, becoming the 18th-tallest building in the world... |
Wuhan Wuhan Wuhan is the capital of Hubei province, People's Republic of China, and is the most populous city in Central China. It lies at the east of the Jianghan Plain, and the intersection of the middle reaches of the Yangtze and Han rivers... |
Mainland China | 331 m | 1,087 ft | 68 | 2007 |
26= | Ryugyong Hotel Ryugyong Hotel The Ryugyong Hotel is a 105-story skyscraper under construction in Pyongyang, North Korea. Its name is also one of the historic names for Pyongyang. The building is also known as the 105 Building, a reference to its number of floors... |
Pyongyang Pyongyang Pyongyang is the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea, and the largest city in the country. Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River and, according to preliminary results from the 2008 population census, has a population of 3,255,388. The city was... |
North Korea | 330 m | 1,083 ft | 105 | 1992 |
26= | China World Trade Center Tower 3 China World Trade Center Tower 3 China World Trade Center Tower III is a supertall skyscraper with 81 floors, 4 underground floors, and 30 elevators in Beijing, China. It is the third phase of development of the China World Trade Center complex in Beijing's central business district of Chaoyang at the junction of the East Third... |
Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's... |
Mainland China | 330 m | 1,083 ft | 74 | 2008 |
26= | Al Yaqoub Tower | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 330 m | 1,083 ft | 72 | 2010 |
29 | The Index | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 328 m | 1,076 ft | 80 | 2010 |
30 | Burj Al Arab | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 321 m | 1,053 ft | 60 | 1999 |
31 | Nina Tower | Tsuen Wan Tsuen Wan New Town Tsuen Wan New Town is a new town in Hong Kong. It spans over Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung and the eastern part of Tsing Yi Island. Traditionally, the officials of Tsuen Wan managed the area of proper Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung, Tsing Yi Island, Ma Wan and Northeast Lantau Island.In 1982 the Tsuen Wan... |
Hong Kong | 319 m | 1,046 ft | 80 | 2006 |
32 | HHHR Tower HHHR Tower HHHR Tower is a supertall skyscraper on Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The construction of the 72-floor, building started in 2006 and was completed in 2009. Designed by architect Al Hashemi, the building is residential, and its side usages are as commercial... |
Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 317 m | 1,040 ft | 72 | 2010 |
33 | Ocean Heights | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 310 m | 1,017 ft | 84 | 2010 |
34 | Menara Telekom Menara Telekom Menara Telekom is the headquarters of Telekom Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur.It is 310 m tall, has 55 floors, and is shaped to represent a sprouting "bamboo shoot". It is located along the Federal Highway, Sprint Expressway and Jalan Pantai Baru and is served by the Rapid KL Kerinchi LRT station... |
Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 310 m | 1,017 ft | 55 | 2001 |
35 | Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel Jumeirah Emirates Hotel Tower, also known as 'Emirates Tower Two' is a 56-floor hotel in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The hotel includes 40 luxury suites and is operated by the Jumeirah International Group. Connected with 54-floor Emirates Office Tower by a retail boulevard, the two... |
Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 309 m | 1,014 ft | 56 | 2000 |
36 | One Island East One Island East One Island East , is a supertall skyscraper that is located in TaiKoo Place on Island East, Hong Kong. The skyscraper is a commercial office building that rises 298.35 m and has 69 stories of habitable office space and two basement levels, thus contains 71 stories in total. There is a sky lobby... |
Hong Kong Island | Hong Kong | 308 m | 1,011 ft | 70 | 2008 |
37 | The Address Downtown Burj Dubai | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 306 m | 1,004 ft | 63 | 2008 |
38 | Northeast Asia Trade Tower Northeast Asia Trade Tower The Northeast Asia Trade Tower or NEATT is a skyscraper in Songdo International City, the world's most expensive private real estate project in Incheon Free Economic Zone, South Korea. The 305m building is currently South Korea's tallest, and has 88 floors... |
Incheon Incheon The Incheon Metropolitan City is located in northwestern South Korea. The city was home to just 4,700 people when Jemulpo port was built in 1883. Today 2.76 million people live in the city, making it Korea’s third most populous city after Seoul and Busan Metropolitan City... |
South Korea | 305 m | 1,001 ft | 70 | 2009 |
39 | Baiyoke Tower II Baiyoke Tower II Baiyoke Tower II, located on 222 Ratchaprarop Road in the Ratchathewi district of Bangkok is Thailand's tallest building. It contains the Baiyoke Sky Hotel, the tallest hotel in Southeast Asia, and the fourth-tallest all-hotel structure in the world.... |
Bangkok Bangkok Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom... |
Thailand | 304 m | 997 ft | 85 | 1997 |
40= | The Gramercy Residences The Gramercy Residences The Gramercy Residences, also known as The Gramercy Residences @ Century City, is a high-end residential supertall condominium being constructed in Makati City, Philippines. It will be the first of several building projects to be built at the new Century City area along Kalayaan Avenue... |
Makati | Philippines | 302 m | 992 ft | 73 | 2011 |
40= | Kingdom Centre Kingdom Centre Kingdom Centre also called Al Mamlaka Tower is a skyscraper located in the city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is currently the second tallest skyscraper in Saudi Arabia with a height of . It's also the third tallest building with a hole in the world . AL-Mamlka Tower contains a total of 41 floors... |
Riyadh Riyadh Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of Riyadh Province, and belongs to the historical regions of Najd and Al-Yamama. It is situated in the center of the Arabian Peninsula on a large plateau, and is home to 5,254,560 people, and the urban center of a... |
Saudi Arabia | 302 m | 992 ft | 41 | 2002 |
41 | Arraya 2 Arraya 2 The Arraya 2, primarily known as Arraya Tower, is a skyscraper completed in 2009 in Kuwait City, Kuwait. The tower serves as a grade-A office structure. With sixty storeys, and 245 metres high , the slender building will become the tallest tower in Kuwait and one of the fifty tallest towers in the... |
Kuwait City Kuwait City -Suburbs:Although the districts below are not usually recognized as suburbs, the following is a list of a few areas surrounding Kuwait city:Al-Salam ""السلام"" -Economy:... |
Kuwait | 300 m | 984 ft | 56 | 2009 |
42 | Shanghai Wheelock Square Shanghai Wheelock Square Shanghai Wheelock Square is a skyscraper located in Puxi, Shanghai, China. It is the 52nd-tallest building in the world.The Wheelock Square building has 58 floors, and just over 100,000 sqm of prime office space. It is located across the street from the Jing’an Temple Metro station, providing... |
Shanghai | Mainland China | 298 m | 978 ft | 58 | 2009 |
43= | Yokohama Landmark Tower Yokohama Landmark Tower The is the tallest building and 3rd tallest structure in Japan, standing high. It is located in the Minato Mirai 21 district of Yokohama city, right next to Yokohama Museum of Art. Work on the building was finished in 1993. It has the highest observation deck in Japan.The building contains a... |
Yokohama Yokohama is the capital city of Kanagawa Prefecture and the second largest city in Japan by population after Tokyo and most populous municipality of Japan. It lies on Tokyo Bay, south of Tokyo, in the Kantō region of the main island of Honshu... |
Japan | 296 m | 972 ft | 70 | 1993 |
43= | Emirates Crown Emirates Crown Emirates Crown is a 63-floor residential tower in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The tower has a structural height of 296 m . Construction of the Emirates Crown began in 2005, and was completed in 2008... |
Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 296 m | 971 ft | 63 | 2008 |
45 | Central Park Office Tower Central Park Towers The Islamic Bank Towers also known as Central Park Towers, is a complex of two towers under construction in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The complex comprises the Islamic Bank Office Tower which will be 49 floors and tall, and the Islamic Bank Residential Tower which will be 51 floors and tall... |
Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 294 m | 957 ft | 49 | 2010 |
46 | SEG Plaza SEG Plaza SEG Plaza is a skyscraper located at the junction of Shennan Boulevard and Hua Qiang Bei in Shenzhen, People's Republic of China. Completed in 2000, it is 356m high and has 70+ storeys. It is the 13th tallest in China and the 22nd tallest in the world... |
Shenzhen | Mainland China | 292 m | 957 ft | 70 | 2000 |
47 | Plaza 66 Plaza 66 Plaza 66 is a commercial and office complex in Shanghai, consisting of a shopping mall and two skyscrapers. The shopping mall has 5 levels with a total area of over 50,000 square metres... |
Shanghai | Mainland China | 288 m | 945 ft | 66 | 2001 |
48 | Sulafa Tower Sulafa Tower The Sulafa Tower is a 75-floor tower in the Dubai Marina in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The tower has a total structural height of 285 m . Construction of the Sulafa Tower, which Turkish conglomerate TAV has undertaken, was completed in 2010.... |
Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 288 m | 945 ft | 75 | 2009 |
49= | Millennium Tower Millennium Tower (Dubai) The Millennium Tower is located on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The tower rises and has 60 floors. It was completed in 2006. The Millennium Tower contains 301 three-bedroom and 106 two-bedroom apartments. Located beside the tower is a 10-storey carpark with 471 parking... |
Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 285 m | 935 ft | 60 | 2006 |
49= | Tomorrow Square Tomorrow Square Tomorrow Square is the fifth tallest building in Shanghai, China. It is located in the Puxi district, close to People's Square. It is about 285 m tall and has 55 floors.... |
Shanghai | Mainland China | 285 m | 934 ft | 55 | 2003 |
51= | Chongqing World Trade Center Chongqing World Trade Center The Chongqing World Trade Center is a 283.1 metre tall skyscraper located in Chongqing, China. The building was completed in 2005 after 3 years of construction beginning in 2002 and topping out in 2004. The building has 60 floors which can all be accessed by 12 elevators... |
Chongqing Chongqing Chongqing is a major city in Southwest China and one of the five national central cities of China. Administratively, it is one of the PRC's four direct-controlled municipalities , and the only such municipality in inland China.The municipality was created on 14 March 1997, succeeding the... |
Mainland China | 283 m | 929 ft | 60 | 2005 |
52= | Cheung Kong Centre | Hong Kong Island | Hong Kong | 283 m | 928 ft | 62 | 1999 |
52= | Republic Plaza | Singapore | Singapore | 280 m | 919 ft | 66 | 1995 |
52= | UOB Plaza One | Singapore Singapore Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the... |
Singapore | 280 m | 919 ft | 66 | 1992 |
52= | OUB Centre | Singapore | Singapore | 280 m | 919 ft | 63 | 1986 |
56 | Hong Kong New World Tower Hong Kong New World Tower The Hong Kong New World Tower is a 61-floor skyscraper, completed in 2002, located near Huaihai Park in the Luwan District of Shanghai. It is 278 meters high and was built by Bregman and Hamann Architects. It overlooks the People's Square across the Yan'an Elevated Road.-External links:* at... |
Shanghai | Mainland China | 278 m | 913 ft | 61 | 2002 |
57 | Diwang International Commerce Center Diwang International Commerce Center Diwang International Commerce Center is a 54-floor 276 meter tall skyscraper completed in 2006 located in Nanning, China.-External links:**... |
Nanning Nanning Nanning is the capital of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region in southern China. It is known as the "Green City" because of its abundance of lush tropical foliage.-History:... |
Mainland China | 276 m | 906 ft | 54 | 2006 |
58 | Wuhan World Trade Tower Wuhan World Trade Tower The Wuhan World Trade Tower is a 273 metre tall skyscraper located in Wuhan, China. As of April 2006, it is the tallest completed building in Wuhan however will be surpassed in late 2006 by the Minsheng Bank Building.... |
Wuhan | Mainland China | 273 m | 896 ft | 58 | 1998 |
59= | The Cullinan North Tower | Kowloon | Hong Kong | 270 m | 886 ft | 68 | 2007 |
59= | The Cullinan South Tower | Kowloon | Hong Kong | 270 m | 886 ft | 68 | 2007 |
59= | China International Center China International Center China International Center is a 62-floor 270 meter tall skyscraper completed in 2007 located in Guangzhou, China.-External links:**... |
Guangzhou | Mainland China | 270 m | 884 ft | 62 | 2007 |
59= | JAL Hotel Acico Twin Towers Acico Twin Towers is a complex of two towers along Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Nikko Hotel Dubai is the taller of the two, standing at 270 m . It is a hotel tower with 60 floors. It will be operated by Nikko Hotels International. The shorter tower is Acico Office Tower... |
Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 270 m | 884 ft | 60 | 2010 |
63= | Bitexco Financial Tower | Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City , formerly named Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam... |
269 m | 861 ft | 68 | 2010 | |
63= | Dapeng International Plaza Dapeng International Plaza Dapeng International Plaza is a tall skyscraper located in Guangzhou, China. The building was completed in early 2006 following numerous construction delays, including once for a year between 2004 and 2005.... |
Guangzhou | Mainland China | 269 m | 884 ft | 56 | 2004 |
63= | 21st Century Tower 21st Century Tower The 21st Century Tower is a 55-story skyscraper along the Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai . At a height of 269 m it is the world's third-tallest residential building... |
Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 269 m | 883 ft | 55 | 2003 |
63= | One Lujiazui One Lujiazui One Lujiazui, previously known as Development Tower, is a recently built skyscraper in Shanghai, China. It is one of the one hundred tallest buildings in the world and tied for the 7th tallest in Shanghai with the Bocom Financial Towers. Finished in 2008, the tower stands 269 meters tall... |
Shanghai | Mainland China | 269 m | 883 ft | 47 | 2008 |
67 | Al Faisaliyah Center Al Faisaliyah Center The Al Faisaliyah Center is a commercial skyscraper located in the business district of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is the second tallest building in Saudi Arabia after the Kingdom Centre. Immediately below it an outside viewing deck; at ground level, there is a shopping center with major world brands... |
Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | 267 m | 876 ft | 30 | 2000 |
68= | Bocom Financial Towers Bocom Financial Towers The Bocom Financial Towers are two conjoined skyscrapers which reach 265 metres in height. They are located in the Pudong District of Shanghai, China and are split into the North and South Towers. Both towers were designed by ABB Architekten... |
Shanghai | Mainland China | 265 m | 869 ft | 52 | 2002 |
68= | Al Kazim Tower 1 Al Kazim Towers The Al Kazim Towers is a complex of two 53-floor towers in Dubai Media City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Both towers are to have an equal total structural height of and resemble New York City's Chrysler Building... |
Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 265 m | 869 ft | 53 | 2008 |
68= | Al Kazim Tower 2 Al Kazim Towers The Al Kazim Towers is a complex of two 53-floor towers in Dubai Media City in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Both towers are to have an equal total structural height of and resemble New York City's Chrysler Building... |
Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 265 m | 869 ft | 53 | 2008 |
68= | Development Tower | Shanghai | Mainland China | 265 m | 869 ft | 46 | 2008 |
72 | Samsung Tower Palace Samsung Tower Palace The Samsung Tower Palace is a group of seven towers, lettered A-G. They are located in Dogok-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, South Korea. They range from 42–72 floors, all built between 2002 and 2004, and all used as luxury residential complexes... G |
Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... |
264 m | 865 ft | 73 | 2004 | |
73= | Shenzhen Special Zone Press Tower Shenzhen Special Zone Press Tower The Shenzhen Special Zone Press Tower is a 262 metre tall skyscraper located in the Futian borough of Shenzhen, China. The tower was completed in 1998 and has 47 floors above ground and 3 underground floors.... |
Shenzhen | Mainland China | 262 m | 860 ft | 48 | 1998 |
73= | Grand Gateway Shanghai I | Shanghai | Mainland China | 262 m | 859 ft | 52 | 2005 |
73= | Grand Gateway Shanghai II | Shanghai | Mainland China | 262 m | 859 ft | 52 | 2005 |
76= | Hyatt Regency Hong Kong Hyatt Regency Hong Kong Hyatt Regency Hong Kong, Tsim Sha Tsui is a hotel in The Masterpiece, a 64-floor 261 metre tall skyscraper completed in 2007 located in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, China, which also includes the 6-storey K11 shopping centre, and residential flats... |
Kowloon | Hong Kong | 261 m | 856 ft | 64 | 2007 |
76= | Sapphire of Istanbul Sapphire of Istanbul Istanbul Sapphire, or Sapphire, is a skyscraper, and as of 2011, the tallest building in Istanbul and Turkey, located in the central business district of Levent. It will relegate to the second spot upon the completion of the Diamond of Istanbul triple towers, located in the nearby central business... |
Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... |
Turkey | 261 m | 856 ft | 54 | 2009 |
76= | Central Park Residential Tower Central Park Towers The Islamic Bank Towers also known as Central Park Towers, is a complex of two towers under construction in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The complex comprises the Islamic Bank Office Tower which will be 49 floors and tall, and the Islamic Bank Residential Tower which will be 51 floors and tall... |
Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 261 m | 856 ft | 51 | 2010 |
79= | Post & Telecommunication Hub Post & Telecommunication Hub Post & Telecommunication Hub is a tall skyscraper located in Guangzhou, China. The 66 storey building was completed in 2003. The building has 6 underground floors and 66 office floors above ground.-See also:... |
Guangzhou | Mainland China | 260 m | 853 ft | 66 | 2003 |
79= | Vision Tower Vision Tower The Vision Tower is a 60-floor tower in the Business Bay in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The tower has a total structural height of 260 m . Construction of The Vision Tower is expected to be completed in 2011.-External links:* on Emporis... |
Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 260 m | 853 ft | 60 | 2009 |
79= | Dual Tower 1 | Manama Manama Manama is the capital and largest city of Bahrain, with an approximate population of 155,000 people.Long an important trading center in the Persian Gulf, Manama is home to a very diverse population... |
Bahrain | 260 m | 853 ft | 53 | 2007 |
79= | Dual Tower 2 | Manama | Bahrain | 260 m | 853 ft | 53 | 2007 |
79= | Fortune Plaza | Beijing | Mainland China | 260 m | 853 ft | 63 | 2008 |
79= | Khalid Al Attar Tower 2 Khalid Al Attar Tower 2 Khalid Al Attar Tower 2 is a 66-floor tower on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The tower has a total structural height of 294 m . Construction of the Khalid Al Attar Tower 2 is completed in 2011.-External links:... |
Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 260 m | 853 ft | 61 | 2008 |
85 | PBCom Tower PBCOM Tower The Philippine Bank of Communications Tower, more commonly known as PBCom Tower, is an office skyscraper that currently holds the title, since 2000, of the tallest building in the Philippines. It has a total ground to architectural top height of , with 52 storeys including an 8-level radio tower... |
Makati | Philippines | 259 m | 849 ft | 53 | 2000 |
86= | Lanko·Grand Hyatt Hotel Lanko·Grand Hyatt Hotel The Lanko·Grand Hyatt Hotel is a 258 meter tall skyscraper located in the Nan'an District of Chongqing, China. The building has 60 floors and was completed in 2004.... |
Chongqing | Mainland China | 258 m | 846 ft | 60 | 2006 |
86= | Grand Lisboa Grand Lisboa Grand Lisboa is a 58-floor tall hotel in Macau, owned by Sociedade de Turismo e Diversões de Macau and designed by Hong Kong architects Dennis Lau and Ng Chun Man. Its casino and restaurants were opened on February 11, 2007, while the hotel was opened in December 2008. The casino offers 800 mass... |
Macau Macau Macau , also spelled Macao , is, along with Hong Kong, one of the two special administrative regions of the People's Republic of China... |
Mainland China | 258 m | 846 ft | 52 | 2008 |
86= | Run Hua International Building | Wuxi Wuxi Wuxi is an old city in Jiangsu province, People's Republic of China. Split in half by Lake Tai, Wuxi borders Changzhou to the west and Suzhou to the east. The northern half looks across to Taizhou across the Yangtze River, while the southern half also borders the province of Zhejiang to the south... |
Mainland China | 258 m | 846 ft | 55 | 2009 |
89= | Sorrento 1 | Kowloon | Hong Kong | 256 m | 841 ft | 75 | 2003 |
89= | The Harbour Hotel & Residence The Harbour Hotel & Residence Dubai Marriott Harbour Hotel & Suites is a 59-floor 256 meter tall skyscraper completed in 2007. This residential and hotel tower is located in Dubai Marina in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and features 261 suites offering choices of 24 spacious studio rooms, six one-bedroom, 170 two-bedroom and 55... |
Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 256 m | 840 ft | 59 | 2007 |
89= | Mok-dong Hyperion I Tower Hyperion Tower The Hyperion Tower , also known as the Mok-dong Hyperion Towers, is a group of three buildings located in the Yangcheon-gu district of Seoul, South Korea, completed in 2003. The tallest of which, Tower A, is 69 storeys and 256 metres high, making it the second tallest building in Seoul and the... |
Seoul | South Korea | 256 m | 840 ft | 69 | 2003 |
89= | Rinku Gate Tower Building Rinku Gate Tower Building The is a 256 metre tall skyscraper located in Rinku Town, Izumisano, Osaka, Japan. The 56-storey building was completed in August 1996 following the design of Nikken Sekkei and Yasui Architects & Engineers.... |
Izumisano | Japan | 256 m | 840 ft | 56 | 1996 |
93= | Langham Place Office Tower | Kowloon | Hong Kong | 255 m | 837 ft | 59 | 2004 |
93= | New Century Plaza Tower A New Century Plaza Tower A New Century Plaza Tower A is a 255.2 metre tall skyscraper located in Nanjing, China. The tower is under construction as of April 2006 however is topped out making it the 89th tallest existing building in the world when measured up to the highest architectural point which is the spire.The tower is... |
Nanjing | Mainland China | 255 m | 837 ft | 48 | 2006 |
95 | Capital Tower | Singapore | Singapore | 254 m | 833 ft | 52 | 2000 |
96= | Highcliff Highcliff Highcliff is a 252.4-metre tall skyscraper located on a south slope of Happy Valley on the Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong. The 75 storey building's construction began in 2000 and was completed in 2003 under a design by DLN Architects & Engineers... |
Hong Kong Island | Hong Kong | 252 m | 828 ft | 72 | 2003 |
96= | Osaka World Trade Center Building | Osaka Osaka is a city in the Kansai region of Japan's main island of Honshu, a designated city under the Local Autonomy Law, the capital city of Osaka Prefecture and also the biggest part of Keihanshin area, which is represented by three major cities of Japan, Kyoto, Osaka and Kobe... |
Japan | 252 m | 827 ft | 55 | 1995 |
96= | Bank of Shanghai Headquarters Bank of Shanghai Headquarters Bank of Shanghai Headquarters is a 46 floor tower in the Pudong area of Shanghai and was completed in 2005. It was built by architects Kenzo Tange Associates.-In popular culture:... |
Shanghai | Mainland China | 252 m | 827 ft | 42 | 2005 |
99= | The Harbourside | Kowloon | Hong Kong | 251 m | 824 ft | 73 | 2003 |
99= | Jiali Plaza Jiali Plaza Jiali Plaza is a tall skyscraper located in Wuhan, China. The 61 storey building was completed in 1997 under the design by WMKY Lim. The building has two underground floors which are used as a car park.... |
Wuhan | Mainland China | 251 m | 823 ft | 61 | 1997 |
101= | Wisma 46 Wisma 46 Wisma 46 is the tallest building in Indonesia. It is a 250m tall skyscraper located in the Kota BNI complex in Central Jakarta, Indonesia. The 48 storey office tower was completed in 1996 under the design by Zeidler Roberts Partnership and DP Architects Private Ltd.The tower is located on a 15 ha... |
Jakarta | Indonesia | 250 m | 820 ft | 48 | 1996 |
101= | Beijing Yintai Centre Tower 2 Beijing Yintai Centre Tower 2 Beijing Yintai Centre Tower 2 is a 63-floor 250 meter tall skyscraper completed in 2007 located in Beijing Yintai Centre, Beijing, China.-External links:**... |
Beijing | Mainland China | 250 m | 820 ft | 63 | 2007 |
101= | Chelsea Tower Chelsea Tower Chelsea Tower is a skyscraper located on Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The 49 storey building is occupied by a hotel and residential apartments. Chelsea Tower is the 17th-tallest building in Dubai, and one of the tallest residential buildings in the world. The tower stands... |
Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 250 m | 820 ft | 49 | 2005 |
101= | Angsana Suites Tower Angsana Hotel & Suites Angsana Hotel & Suites is a complex of two towers along Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The two towers, Angsana Suites Tower and Angsana Hotel Tower, stand at the same height of 250 metres with 49 floors each... |
Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 250 m | 820 ft | 50 | 2007 |
101= | Angsana Hotel Tower Angsana Hotel & Suites Angsana Hotel & Suites is a complex of two towers along Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The two towers, Angsana Suites Tower and Angsana Hotel Tower, stand at the same height of 250 metres with 49 floors each... |
Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 250 m | 820 ft | 50 | 2008 |
106= | Imperial Tower 1 | Mumbai Mumbai Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million... |
India | 249 m | 817 ft | 60 | 2010 |
106= | Imperial Tower 2 | Mumbai Mumbai Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million... |
India | 249 m | 817 ft | 60 | 2009 |
107= | Sapphire of Istanbul Sapphire of Istanbul Istanbul Sapphire, or Sapphire, is a skyscraper, and as of 2011, the tallest building in Istanbul and Turkey, located in the central business district of Levent. It will relegate to the second spot upon the completion of the Diamond of Istanbul triple towers, located in the nearby central business... |
Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... |
261 m | 856 ft | 54 | 2010 | |
108= | Anthill Residence 1 | Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... |
210 m | 689 ft | 54 | 2011 | |
109= | Anthill Residence 2 | Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... |
210 m | 689 ft | 54 | 2011 | |
110= | Isbank Tower 1 Isbank Tower 1 The 52-floor Isbank Tower 1 was the tallest office building and fourth tallest skyscraper in Turkey and the Balkan peninsula . It entered service with the ceremonies between August 23 and 26, 2000... |
Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... |
181 m | 594 ft | 52 | 2000 | |
111= | Varyap Meridian Grand Tower 2 | Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... |
180 m | 591 ft | 45 | 2011 |
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Rank | Building | City | Country | Height | Floors | Built | |
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1 | Burj Khalifa | Dubai Dubai Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi... |
United Arab Emirates | 828 m | 2,717 ft | 162 | 2010 |
2 | Taipei 101 Taipei 101 Taipei 101 , formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center, is a landmark skyscraper located in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. The building ranked officially as the world's tallest from 2004 until the opening of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai in 2010... |
Taipei Taipei Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean... |
Republic of China | 509.2 m | 1,671 ft | 101 | 2004 |
3 | Shanghai World Financial Center Shanghai World Financial Center The most distinctive feature in the design of the building is an aperture at the peak. The original design specified a circular aperture, in diameter, to reduce the stresses of wind pressure, as well as serve as a subtext for the design, since "Chinese mythology represents the earth with a square... |
Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010... |
Mainland China | 492.0 m | 1,614 ft | 101 | 2008 |
4= | Petronas Tower 1 | Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million... |
Malaysia | 452.0 m | 1,483 ft | 88 | 1998 |
4= | Petronas Tower 2 | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 452.0 m | 1,483 ft | 88 | 1998 |
6 | Nanjing Greenland Financial Center | Nanjing Nanjing ' is the capital of Jiangsu province in China and has a prominent place in Chinese history and culture, having been the capital of China on several occasions... |
Mainland China | 450.0 m | 1,476 ft | 89 | 2009 |
7 | Guangzhou International Finance Center | Guangzhou Guangzhou Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port... |
Mainland China | 437.5 m | 1,435 m | 103 | 2009 |
8 | Jin Mao Tower | Shanghai | Mainland China | 421.0 m | 1,381 ft | 88 | 1998 |
9 | International Finance Centre International Finance Centre The International Finance Centre is an integrated commercial development on the waterfront of Hong Kong's Central District.... |
Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour... |
Hong Kong | 415.8 m | 1,364 ft | 88 | 2003 |
10 | CITIC Plaza CITIC Plaza CITIC Plaza is a skyscraper built in Tianhe District, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China. Its structural height is 391 m 80 stories including two tall antenna-like spires on the top. Completed in 1997, it is the tallest concrete building in the world... |
Guangzhou | Mainland China | 391.0 m | 1,283 ft | 80 | 1997 |
11 | Shun Hing Square Shun Hing Square Shun Hing Square , also named "Di Wang" in Shenzhen, is a 384m tall skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China.It is currently the second tallest in Shenzhen, 7th tallest building in mainland China, and the 15th tallest in the world. It was the tallest building in China from its completion... |
Shenzhen Shenzhen Shenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China's first—and one of the most successful—Special Economic Zones... |
Mainland China | 384.0 m | 1,260 ft | 69 | 1996 |
12 | Tuntex Sky Tower Tuntex Sky Tower Tuntex Sky Tower, or the T & C Tower or 85 SKYTOWER , is an 85-floor skyscraper located in Lingya District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The structure is high. An antenna pushes the building height to... |
Kaohsiung Kaohsiung Kaohsiung is a city located in southwestern Taiwan, facing the Taiwan Strait on the west. Kaohsiung, officially named Kaohsiung City, is divided into thirty-eight districts. The city is one of five special municipalities of the Republic of China... |
Republic of China | 378.0 m | 1,240 ft | 85 | 1997 |
13 | Central Plaza | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 374.0 m | 1,227 ft | 78 | 1992 |
14 | Bank of China Tower | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 367.4 m | 1,205 ft | 72 | 1990 |
15 | Almas Tower Almas Tower Almas Tower is a supertall skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Construction of the office building began in early 2005 and was completed in 2009 with the installation of some remaining cladding panels at the top of the tower. The building topped out at in 2008, becoming the third-tallest... |
Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 360.0 m | 1,181 ft | 74 | 2008 |
16 | Emirates Office Tower Emirates Office Tower The Emirates Office Tower, also known as Emirates Tower One, is a 54-floor office building along Sheikh Zayed Road in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Connected with the 56-floor Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel by a retail boulevard, the two towers form what is commonly referred to as the... |
Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 356.4 m | 1,169 ft | 56 | 2000 |
17 | SEG Plaza SEG Plaza SEG Plaza is a skyscraper located at the junction of Shennan Boulevard and Hua Qiang Bei in Shenzhen, People's Republic of China. Completed in 2000, it is 356m high and has 70+ storeys. It is the 13th tallest in China and the 22nd tallest in the world... |
Shenzhen | Mainland China | 355.8 m | 1,167 ft | 70 | 2000 |
18 | The Center The Center The Center is the fifth tallest skyscraper in Hong Kong, after International Commerce Centre, Two International Finance Centre , Central Plaza and Bank of China Tower. With a height of 346 m , it comprises 73 stories. The Center is one of the few skyscrapers in Hong Kong that is entirely... |
Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 346.0 m | 1,135 ft | 73 | 1998 |
19 | Minsheng Bank Building Minsheng Bank Building The Minsheng Bank Building is a supertall skyscraper located in Wuhan, China. The tall building was completed in 2007 and contains 68 floors. In April 2006, the building was topped out, becoming the 18th-tallest building in the world... |
Wuhan Wuhan Wuhan is the capital of Hubei province, People's Republic of China, and is the most populous city in Central China. It lies at the east of the Jianghan Plain, and the intersection of the middle reaches of the Yangtze and Han rivers... |
Mainland China | 336.0 m | 1,087 ft | 68 | 2007 |
20 | Shanghai Shimao International Plaza | Shanghai | Mainland China | 333.3 m | 1,094 ft | 60 | 2005 |
21= | Ryugyong Hotel Ryugyong Hotel The Ryugyong Hotel is a 105-story skyscraper under construction in Pyongyang, North Korea. Its name is also one of the historic names for Pyongyang. The building is also known as the 105 Building, a reference to its number of floors... |
Pyongyang Pyongyang Pyongyang is the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea, and the largest city in the country. Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River and, according to preliminary results from the 2008 population census, has a population of 3,255,388. The city was... |
North Korea | 330.0 m | 1,083 ft | 105 | 1992 |
21= | China World Trade Center Tower 3 China World Trade Center Tower 3 China World Trade Center Tower III is a supertall skyscraper with 81 floors, 4 underground floors, and 30 elevators in Beijing, China. It is the third phase of development of the China World Trade Center complex in Beijing's central business district of Chaoyang at the junction of the East Third... |
Beijing Beijing Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's... |
Mainland China | 330.0 m | 1,083 ft | 74 | 2008 |
23= | Baiyoke Tower II Baiyoke Tower II Baiyoke Tower II, located on 222 Ratchaprarop Road in the Ratchathewi district of Bangkok is Thailand's tallest building. It contains the Baiyoke Sky Hotel, the tallest hotel in Southeast Asia, and the fourth-tallest all-hotel structure in the world.... |
Bangkok Bangkok Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom... |
Thailand | 328.0 m | 1,076 ft | 85 | 1997 |
23= | The Index | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 328.0 m | 1,076 ft | 80 | 2009 |
25 | Burj Al Arab | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 321.0 m | 1,053 ft | 60 | 1999 |
26 | Nina Tower | Tsuen Wan Tsuen Wan New Town Tsuen Wan New Town is a new town in Hong Kong. It spans over Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung and the eastern part of Tsing Yi Island. Traditionally, the officials of Tsuen Wan managed the area of proper Tsuen Wan, Kwai Chung, Tsing Yi Island, Ma Wan and Northeast Lantau Island.In 1982 the Tsuen Wan... |
Hong Kong | 318.8 m | 1,046 ft | 80 | 2006 |
27 | Menara Telekom Menara Telekom Menara Telekom is the headquarters of Telekom Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur.It is 310 m tall, has 55 floors, and is shaped to represent a sprouting "bamboo shoot". It is located along the Federal Highway, Sprint Expressway and Jalan Pantai Baru and is served by the Rapid KL Kerinchi LRT station... |
Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 310.0 m | 1,017 ft | 55 | 2001 |
28 | Emirates Hotel Tower | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 305.0 m | 1,001 ft | 54 | 2000 |
29 | Kingdom Centre Kingdom Centre Kingdom Centre also called Al Mamlaka Tower is a skyscraper located in the city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It is currently the second tallest skyscraper in Saudi Arabia with a height of . It's also the third tallest building with a hole in the world . AL-Mamlka Tower contains a total of 41 floors... |
Riyadh Riyadh Riyadh is the capital and largest city of Saudi Arabia. It is also the capital of Riyadh Province, and belongs to the historical regions of Najd and Al-Yamama. It is situated in the center of the Arabian Peninsula on a large plateau, and is home to 5,254,560 people, and the urban center of a... |
Saudi Arabia | 302.0 m | 991 ft | 41 | 2002 |
Under construction Asian skyscrapers
This section contains list of skyscrapers taller than 300 m (984 ft) under construction.Name | Planned pinnacle height | Planned roof height | Floors | Completed | Country | City |
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Shanghai Tower | 632 m (2,073 ft) | 565.6 m (1,856 ft) | 127 | 2014 | Mainland China | Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010... |
Abraj Al Bait Towers Abraj Al Bait Towers The Abraj Al-Bait Towers, also known as the Mecca Royal Hotel Clock Tower, is a building complex in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The complex holds several world records, including the tallest hotel in the world, the tallest clock tower in the world, the world's largest clock face, and the world's largest... |
601 m (1,972 ft) | 530 m (1,739 ft) | 76 | 2009 | Saudi Arabia | Mecca Mecca Mecca is a city in the Hijaz and the capital of Makkah province in Saudi Arabia. The city is located inland from Jeddah in a narrow valley at a height of above sea level... |
Lotte World Premium Tower | 555.65 m (1,823 ft) | 555.65 m (1,823 ft) | 123 | 2015 | South Korea | Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... |
Kingkey Finance Tower Kingkey Finance Tower The Kingkey 100 , whose former name is Kingkey Finance Center Plaza, is a supertall skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China. It is located in Shenzhen's Luohu District in an area which can be described as the financial district.... |
439 m (1,440 ft) | |439 m (1,440 ft) | 97 | 2010 | Mainland China | Shenzhen |
Shenyang International Finance Center Shenyang International Finance Center The Shenyang International Finance Center is a late-modernist supertall skyscraper proposed for construction in Shenyang, China. The office tower is set to rise and contain 89 floors, plus three basement levels. Construction of the -glass and steel building is expected to be complete in 2012.... |
427 m (1,401 ft) | |400 m (1,312 ft) | 89 | 2012 | Mainland China | Shenyang Shenyang Shenyang , or Mukden , is the capital and largest city of Liaoning Province in Northeast China. Currently holding sub-provincial administrative status, the city was once known as Shengjing or Fengtianfu... |
Princess Tower Princess Tower The Princess Tower is a residential skyscraper that is under construction in Dubai. It will rise to and have 101 floors. The building was originally proposed at only 90 floors. The supertall will become the tallest residential building in the world and the second tallest building in Dubai upon... |
414 m (1,358 ft) | 414 m (1,358 ft) | 101 | 2009 | United Arab Emirates | Dubai |
Marina 101 Marina 101 Marina 101 is a supertall skyscraper tall with 101 floors under construction in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The skyscraper will have 324 hotel rooms and 516 residential units. The building was designed by National Engineering Bureau. Construction, by Turkish conglomerate TAV Construction, is... |
412 m (1,352 ft) | 412 m (1,352 ft) | 101 | 2010 | United Arab Emirates | Dubai |
Al Hamra Tower Al Hamra Tower The Al Hamra Tower is a topped out skyscraper in downtown Kuwait City, Kuwait. Designed by architectural firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, the tower is the tallest building in Kuwait on completion in 2011 at . It will also be the tallest sculpted tower in the world.The tower will include of... |
412 m (1,352 ft) | 77 | 2009 | Kuwait | Kuwait City Kuwait City -Suburbs:Although the districts below are not usually recognized as suburbs, the following is a list of a few areas surrounding Kuwait city:Al-Salam ""السلام"" -Economy:... |
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23 Marina 23 Marina 23 Marina is a residential skyscraper in Dubai and was built by the Hiranandani Group based in Mumbai, India. The tower has 90 floors and is . It is the world's Tallest all-residential building... |
395 m (1,296 ft) | 395 m (1,296 ft) | 89 | 2009 | United Arab Emirates | Dubai |
Emirates Park Tower 1 | 395 m (1,296 ft) | 329.2 m (1,080 ft) | 77 | 2009 | United Arab Emirates | Dubai |
Emirates Park Tower 2 | 395 m (1,296 ft) | 329.2 m (1,080 ft) | 77 | 2009 | United Arab Emirates | Dubai |
Dalian Yujing Center | 384 m (1,260 ft) | 81 | ?? | Mainland China | Dalian Dalian Dalian is a major city and seaport in the south of Liaoning province, Northeast China. It faces Shandong to the south, the Yellow Sea to the east and the Bohai Sea to the west and south. Holding sub-provincial administrative status, Dalian is the southernmost city of Northeast China and China's... |
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Central Market Residential Tower | 382 m (1,253 ft) | 88 | 2010 | United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi , literally Father of Gazelle, is the capital and the second largest city of the United Arab Emirates in terms of population and the largest of the seven member emirates of the United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi lies on a T-shaped island jutting into the Persian Gulf from the central western... |
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Elite Residence Elite Residence Elite Residence is a supertall skyscraper under construction in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in the Dubai Marina district, overlooking one of the man made palm islands. The building will stand 380 m tall and have 91 floors... |
380 m (1,247 ft) | 380 m (1,247 ft) | 91 | 2010 | United Arab Emirates | Dubai |
Sky Tower Abu Dhabi | 379 m (1,243 ft) | 83 | 2009 | United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | |
Ocean One Ocean One Ocean One is a skyscraper proposed for construction at Jomtien Beach, close to Pattaya, Thailand. The currently planned structure will be tall, with 91 floors and 587 rooms. The proposed building site is just 250 metres from one of Asia's most popular beaches. When completed, Ocean One will be the... |
367 m (1,204 ft) | 367 m (1,204 ft) | 91 | 2010 | Thailand | Pattaya Pattaya Pattaya is a city in Thailand, located on the east coast of the Gulf of Thailand, about 165 km southeast of Bangkok located within but not part of Amphoe Bang Lamung in the province of Chonburi.... |
Lam Tara Tower 1 Lam Tara Towers The Lam Tara Towers was a complex of two towers in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. They were supposed to be built along Sheikh Zayed Road, opposite to Millennium Tower. Bin Manama tower 1 was designed to have 77 storeys and has a total structural height of 384 m... |
360 m (1,181 ft) | 70 | 2010 | United Arab Emirates | Dubai | |
Square Capital Tower Square Capital Tower The Square Capital Tower is a skyscraper on-hold with 70 floors in Kuwait City, Kuwait. Square Capital Tower, which is planned to be tall was designed by NORR Limited.... |
351 m (1,152 ft) | 63 | 2009 | Kuwait | Kuwait City | |
The Marina Torch The Marina Torch The Marina Torch, also known as Dubai Torch or just The Torch, is a supertall residential skyscraper at the Dubai Marina, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The tower became the tallest residential building in the world in 2011, surpassing Q1, in Gold Coast, Australia... |
345 m (1,132 ft) | 80 | 2008 | United Arab Emirates | Dubai | |
Al Attar Tower Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower The Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower is a supertall residential skyscraper that is topped out in 2010 along Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Construction was stopped between November 2006 and May 2007 because the developer fired the main contractor , however it has now resumed... |
342 m (1,122 ft) | 301.1 m (988 ft) | 76 | 2009 | United Arab Emirates | Dubai |
Orchid Crown Tower A Orchid Crown Orchid Crown is a skyscraper located in Prabhadevi, Mumbai. It is under construction and is scheduled to be completed in 2013.. It will have three towers.-External Links:*... |
337 m (1,105.6 ft) | 75 | 2014 | India | Mumbai Mumbai Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million... |
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Orchid Crown Tower B Orchid Crown Orchid Crown is a skyscraper located in Prabhadevi, Mumbai. It is under construction and is scheduled to be completed in 2013.. It will have three towers.-External Links:*... |
337 m (1,105.6 ft) | 75 | 2014 | India | Mumbai Mumbai Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million... a |
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Orchid Crown Tower C Orchid Crown Orchid Crown is a skyscraper located in Prabhadevi, Mumbai. It is under construction and is scheduled to be completed in 2013.. It will have three towers.-External Links:*... |
337 m (1,105.6 ft) | 75 | 2014 | India | Mumbai Mumbai Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million... |
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Tianjin Tower | 337 m (1,106 ft) | 76 | 2010 | Mainland China | Tianjin | |
Parc1 Tower A Parc1 Tower A The Parc 1 Tower A is a supertall skyscraper under construction in Seoul, South Korea. It will stand 334 metres and contain 72 floors.... |
334 m (1,096 ft) | 72 | 2011 | South Korea | Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... |
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Century Star Plaza R6 | 331 m (1,086 ft) | 79 | 2009 | Mainland China | Chongqing Chongqing Chongqing is a major city in Southwest China and one of the five national central cities of China. Administratively, it is one of the PRC's four direct-controlled municipalities , and the only such municipality in inland China.The municipality was created on 14 March 1997, succeeding the... |
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Al Yaquob Tower Al Yaquob Tower The Al Yaqoub Tower is a tall skyscraper under construction along Sheikh Zayed Road in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The tower topped out in 2010, with the expected completion in 2011. It will have 72 floors... |
330 m (1,083 ft) | 72 | 2009 | United Arab Emirates | Dubai | |
Ryugyong Hotel Ryugyong Hotel The Ryugyong Hotel is a 105-story skyscraper under construction in Pyongyang, North Korea. Its name is also one of the historic names for Pyongyang. The building is also known as the 105 Building, a reference to its number of floors... |
330 m (1,083 ft) | 330 m (1,083 ft) | 105 | North Korea | Pyongyang Pyongyang Pyongyang is the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea, and the largest city in the country. Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River and, according to preliminary results from the 2008 population census, has a population of 3,255,388. The city was... |
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Infinity Tower Infinity Tower Infinity Tower is a skyscraper under construction by Palma Real Estate in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The project resumed construction in July 2008, after a delay caused by the collapse of a nearby wall and subsequent flooding of the construction site.... |
330 m (1,083 ft) | 330 m (1,083 ft) | 80 | 2010 | United Arab Emirates | Dubai |
Hang Lung Plaza Tower 1 | 330 m (1,083 ft) | 70 | 2013 | Mainland China | Shenyang | |
Orchid Heights Tower 1 Orchid Heights Orchid Heights is located at Jacob Circle, Mumbai. It is one of the super tall buildings in Mumbai. Its construction has already started and should be completed in 2013.-References:... |
328 m (1,076.1 ft) | 80 | 2013 | India | Mumbai Mumbai Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million... |
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Orchid Heights Tower 2 Orchid Heights Orchid Heights is located at Jacob Circle, Mumbai. It is one of the super tall buildings in Mumbai. Its construction has already started and should be completed in 2013.-References:... |
328 m (1,076.1 ft) | 80 | 2013 | India | Mumbai Mumbai Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million... |
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The Landmark The Landmark (Abu Dhabi) The Landmark is a postmodern supertall skyscraper under construction in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The mixed-use project will stand tall with 72 floors above ground and five basement levels.. The skyscraper is expected for completion in 2011.... |
324 m (1,063 ft) | 72 | 2009 | United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | |
Wenzhou World Trade Center Wenzhou World Trade Center Wenzhou World Trade Center is a 68-floor supertall skyscraper in Wenzhou, China. Construction of the building began on 9 June 2003 and was completed at in 2010 at 333 m , giving it the title of the 25th-tallest building in the world. The building was designed by RTKL Associates... |
323 m (1,060 ft) | 68 | 2009 | Mainland China | Wenzhou Wenzhou Wenzhou is a prefecture-level city in southeastern Zhejiang province, People's Republic of China. The area under its jurisdiction, which includes two satellite cities and six counties, had a population of 9,122,100 as of 2010.... |
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Palais Royale | 320 m (1,050 ft) | 67 | 2011 | India | Mumbai Mumbai Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million... |
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Lopez Center Tower Lopez Center Tower Lopez Center Tower is a proposed supertall skyscraper for the Rockwell Center in Makati City, Philippines. Its height is expected to be 320 meters, which would make it the tallest building in the Philippines. It is somewhat similar to the design of Freedom Tower in New York City.The Lopez Center... |
320 m (1,050 ft) | 65 | 2009 | Philippines | Makati | |
Gate of Kuwait Gate of Kuwait Gate of Kuwait is a supertall skyscraper proposed for construction in Kuwait City, Kuwait. The 84 storey, building is planned to be used as a five-star hotel, office space, multi-storey car park, convention center and high-end retail space.... |
320 m (1,050 ft) | 70 | 2010 | Kuwait | Kuwait City | |
Hang Lung Plaza Tower 2 | 320 m (1,050 ft) | 68 | 2013 | Mainland China | Shenyang | |
Ocean Heights | 310 m (1,017 ft) | 310 m (1,017 ft) | 82 | 2010 | United Arab Emirates | Dubai |
Pearl River Tower Pearl River Tower The Pearl River Tower is a clean technology skyscraper under construction at the junction of Jinsui Road/Zhujiang Avenue West, Tianhe District, Guangzhou, China. The tower's architecture and engineering were performed by Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill with Adrian D. Smith and Gordon Gill as... |
310 m (1,017 ft) | 69 | 2009 | Mainland China | Guangzhou | |
Northeast Asia Trade Tower Northeast Asia Trade Tower The Northeast Asia Trade Tower or NEATT is a skyscraper in Songdo International City, the world's most expensive private real estate project in Incheon Free Economic Zone, South Korea. The 305m building is currently South Korea's tallest, and has 88 floors... |
305 m (1,001 ft) | 305 m (1,001 ft) | 70 | 2009 | South Korea | Incheon Incheon The Incheon Metropolitan City is located in northwestern South Korea. The city was home to just 4,700 people when Jemulpo port was built in 1883. Today 2.76 million people live in the city, making it Korea’s third most populous city after Seoul and Busan Metropolitan City... |
The Gramercy Residences The Gramercy Residences The Gramercy Residences, also known as The Gramercy Residences @ Century City, is a high-end residential supertall condominium being constructed in Makati City, Philippines. It will be the first of several building projects to be built at the new Century City area along Kalayaan Avenue... |
302 m (991 ft) | 68 | 2012 | Philippines | Makati | |
Tianjin International Trade Centre Tianjin International Trade Centre Tianjin International Trade Centre is a skyscraper with 80 floors and a floor area of 260,000 m², which is since under construction at 112 Munan Road in Tianjin, China.Tianjin International Trade Centre will have, when completed, a roof height of .... |
300 m (984 ft) | 80 | 2009 | Mainland China | Tianjin |
Skyscrapers on-hold
This list ranks skyscrapers whose construction is on-hold that are planned to rise over 300 metres (984.3 ft).Building | Planned pinnacle height | Proposed completion | Country | City |
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India Tower India Tower India Tower is a 126-storey, tall skyscraper that was under construction in the city of Mumbai, India. Construction was halted in 2011.... |
720 m (2,362.2 ft) | 2016 | India | Mumbai Mumbai Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million... |
Pingan International Finance Center | 648 m (2,126 ft) | 2015 | Mainland China | Shenzhen Shenzhen Shenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China's first—and one of the most successful—Special Economic Zones... |
Goldin Finance 117 | 597 m (1,958.7 ft) | 2015 | Mainland China | Tianjin Tianjin ' is a metropolis in northern China and one of the five national central cities of the People's Republic of China. It is governed as a direct-controlled municipality, one of four such designations, and is, thus, under direct administration of the central government... |
Barwa Tower Barwa Tower Barwa Tower is a supertall skyscraper undergoing ground preparations in Doha, Qatar.-External links:*... |
573 m (1,879.9 ft) | 2015 | Qatar | Doha Doha Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar... |
Doha Convention Center Tower Doha Convention Center Tower The Doha Convention Center Tower is a tall skyscraper under construction in Doha, Qatar. Construction is currently suspended, but "is expected to restart in 2011". Estimated completion is in 2012.... |
551 m (1,807.7 ft) | 2014 | Qatar | Doha Doha Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar... |
Chow Tai Fook Centre Chow Tai Fook Centre Chow Tai Fook Centre or Guangzhou East Tower is a skyscraper under construction in Guangzhou, China. It will be the second of the two skyscrapers overlooking the Pearl River in Guangzhou. Its final height will be with 116 floors... |
530 m (1,738.8 ft) | 2016 | Mainland China | Guangzhou Guangzhou Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port... |
Pentominium Pentominium The Pentominium is a supertall skyscraper currently under construction in the city of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. When completed, the residential tower will be tall, with 122 floors above ground. It was designed by architects Aedas and funded by Trident International Holdings. The AED 1.46... |
516 m (1,692.9 ft) | 2014 | United Arab Emirates | Dubai Dubai Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi... |
Burj Al Alam Burj al Alam The Burj Al Alam is a 108-story, hyperboloid skyscraper under construction in the Business Bay area of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is designed to resemble a crystal flower. It is to become one of the world's tallest buildings... |
510 m (1,673.2 ft) | 2015 | United Arab Emirates | Dubai Dubai Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi... |
Qatar National Bank Tower Qatar National Bank Tower Qatar National Bank Tower is a supertall skyscraper currently under construction in Doha, Qatar.The tower is planned to be 510 meters tall and will have 101 floors. When completed, it will be become the tallest building in Qatar, and one of the tallest buildings in the world... |
510 m (1,673.2 ft) | 2013 | Qatar | Doha Doha Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar... |
Al Quds Endowment Tower Al Quds Endowment Tower Al Quds Endowment Tower is a multipurpose skyscraper under construction in Doha, Qatar. The foundations were laid down in 2009 and is expected to be completed in 2014.-See also:*List of tallest buildings in Doha, Qatar... |
503 m (1,650.3 ft) | 2014 | Qatar | Doha Doha Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar... |
Dubai Towers Doha | 437 m (1,433.7 ft) | 2011 | Qatar | Doha Doha Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar... |
JW Marriott International Finance Centre JW Marriott International Finance Centre JW Marriott International Finance Centre is a supertall skyscraper with 102 floors and with a roof height of Planned for Chongqing, China. The design has gone through several versions, requiring the demolition of the base for a previous version of the project.... |
431 m (1,414 ft) | 2010 | Mainland China | Chongqing Chongqing Chongqing is a major city in Southwest China and one of the five national central cities of China. Administratively, it is one of the PRC's four direct-controlled municipalities , and the only such municipality in inland China.The municipality was created on 14 March 1997, succeeding the... |
Marina 106 | 425 m (1,394.4 ft) | 2012 | United Arab Emirates | Dubai Dubai Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi... |
Dalian International Trade Center Dalian International Trade Center The Dalian International Trade Center is a supertall skyscraper designed by architecture firm HOK and currently under construction in Dalian, China.... |
420 m (1,378 ft) | 2009 | Mainland China | Dalian Dalian Dalian is a major city and seaport in the south of Liaoning province, Northeast China. It faces Shandong to the south, the Yellow Sea to the east and the Bohai Sea to the west and south. Holding sub-provincial administrative status, Dalian is the southernmost city of Northeast China and China's... |
One Galleon Place One Galleon Place The One Galleon Place is a planned skyscraper that will rise in Pasig City, Philippines. The building will be the flagship project of developer Ortigas & Co. Ltd. Partnership , one of the oldest real estate developers in the Philippines... |
400 m (1,312.3 ft) | 2015 | Philippines | Pasig |
Square Capital Tower Square Capital Tower The Square Capital Tower is a skyscraper on-hold with 70 floors in Kuwait City, Kuwait. Square Capital Tower, which is planned to be tall was designed by NORR Limited.... |
376 m (1,233.6 ft) | 2012 | Kuwait | Kuwait City Kuwait City -Suburbs:Although the districts below are not usually recognized as suburbs, the following is a list of a few areas surrounding Kuwait city:Al-Salam ""السلام"" -Economy:... |
Skycity Skycity (Mandaluyong) Skycity is a proposed 80 story skyscraper for Mandaluyong City, Philippines. It is a joint venture between real estate developer E. Ganzon Inc. and Sam Buena Realty Corporation. Its estimated height is 335 metres . If constructed, it will become the tallest building in the country... |
335 m (1,099.1 ft) | ? | Philippines | Mandaluyong |
White Magnolia Plaza | 320 m (1,049.9 ft) | ? | Mainland China | Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010... |
Lopez Center Tower Lopez Center Tower Lopez Center Tower is a proposed supertall skyscraper for the Rockwell Center in Makati City, Philippines. Its height is expected to be 320 meters, which would make it the tallest building in the Philippines. It is somewhat similar to the design of Freedom Tower in New York City.The Lopez Center... |
320 m (1,049.9 ft) | 2015 | Philippines | Makati |
BDNI Center 1 BDNI Center 1 BDNI Center I is a 317 metre tall skyscraper with 62 floors, whose construction is currently on-hold in the city of Jakarta Pusat, Jakarta in Indonesia. BDNI centre was designed by PT Airmas Asri, Pei Partnership Architects.... |
317 m (1,040 ft) | ? | Indonesia | Jakarta Jakarta Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre... |
Tianjin International Trade Centre Tianjin International Trade Centre Tianjin International Trade Centre is a skyscraper with 80 floors and a floor area of 260,000 m², which is since under construction at 112 Munan Road in Tianjin, China.Tianjin International Trade Centre will have, when completed, a roof height of .... |
300 m (984.3 ft) | 2012 | Mainland China | Tianjin Tianjin ' is a metropolis in northern China and one of the five national central cities of the People's Republic of China. It is governed as a direct-controlled municipality, one of four such designations, and is, thus, under direct administration of the central government... |
Timeline of tallest buildings in Asia
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63 Building 63 Building The 63 Building , officially the 63 City, is a skyscraper on Yeouido island, overlooking the Han River in Seoul, South Korea. At 249 meters high, it surpassed Sunshine 60 in Tokyo and became the tallest building outside North America when completed in 1985, but a few months later the title went to... |
Seoul Seoul Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world... |
1985–1986 | 274 | 866 | 63 |
OUB Centre | Singapore Singapore Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the... |
1986–1990 | 280 | 919 | 63 |
Bank of China Tower C | Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour... |
1990–1992 | 367 | 1,205 | 72 |
Central Plaza | Hong Kong | 1992–1996 | 374 | 1,227 | 78 |
Shun Hing Square Shun Hing Square Shun Hing Square , also named "Di Wang" in Shenzhen, is a 384m tall skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China.It is currently the second tallest in Shenzhen, 7th tallest building in mainland China, and the 15th tallest in the world. It was the tallest building in China from its completion... |
Shenzhen Shenzhen Shenzhen is a major city in the south of Southern China's Guangdong Province, situated immediately north of Hong Kong. The area became China's first—and one of the most successful—Special Economic Zones... |
1996–1997 | 384 | 1,207 | 69 |
CITIC Plaza CITIC Plaza CITIC Plaza is a skyscraper built in Tianhe District, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China. Its structural height is 391 m 80 stories including two tall antenna-like spires on the top. Completed in 1997, it is the tallest concrete building in the world... |
Guangzhou Guangzhou Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port... |
1997–1998 | 391 | 1,283 | 80 |
Petronas Tower 1 Petronas Twin Towers The Petronas Towers are skyscrapers and twin towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia... |
Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million... |
1998–2003 | 452 | 1,483 | 88 |
Petronas Tower 2 Petronas Twin Towers The Petronas Towers are skyscrapers and twin towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia... |
Kuala Lumpur | 1998–2003 | 452 | 1,483 | 88 |
Taipei 101 Taipei 101 Taipei 101 , formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center, is a landmark skyscraper located in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. The building ranked officially as the world's tallest from 2004 until the opening of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai in 2010... |
Taipei Taipei Taipei City is the capital of the Republic of China and the central city of the largest metropolitan area of Taiwan. Situated at the northern tip of the island, Taipei is located on the Tamsui River, and is about 25 km southwest of Keelung, its port on the Pacific Ocean... |
2004–2009 | 509 | 1,671 | 101 |
Burj Khalifa | Dubai Dubai Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi... |
2009 | 828 | 2,717 | 162 |
See also
- List of tallest buildings and structures in the world
- List of tallest structures in the world
- List of tallest freestanding structures in the world
- List of tallest buildings in Europe
- List of buildings taller than 400 metres
- List of tallest buildings in Africa
- List of tallest hotels in the world
- History of the tallest buildings in the worldHistory of the tallest buildings in the worldThrough history, the title of "world's tallest building" has been borne by various buildings. Since the invention of the skyscraper, New York City has been home to the world's tallest building for roughly 87 years . Chicago accumulated 30 years...
- List of tallest residential buildings in the world
- Skyscraper IndexSkyscraper IndexThe Skyscraper Index is a concept put forward in January 1999 by Andrew Lawrence, research director at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, which showed that the world's tallest buildings have risen on the eve of economic downturns...
- List of tallest buildings in India
External links
- Emporis, international database and gallery of buildings
- Structurae, international database and gallery of structures
- World's Tallest Skyscrapers, placemarks of skyscrapers for Google EarthGoogle EarthGoogle Earth is a virtual globe, map and geographical information program that was originally called EarthViewer 3D, and was created by Keyhole, Inc, a Central Intelligence Agency funded company acquired by Google in 2004 . It maps the Earth by the superimposition of images obtained from satellite...
- The World's Tallest buildings list, including u/c and planned buildings, plus historical lists by decade
- Favourite Supertall Project, a poll to find the most popular new skyscraper being built. All projects over 450 m in height are listed.