This list of tallest buildings in Kaohsiung ranks skyscrapers in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung, the third largest city in Taiwan, by height. As of March 2024, Kaohsiung has 12 buildings reaching 150 metres (492 ft) in height.
The tallest building in Kaohsiung is currently the 85-story 85 Sky Tower, which rises 378m (1,240feet), including its antenna, and was completed in 1997. It is also the second tallest building in Taiwan.
Most of the tallest buildings in Kaohsiung were completed in 1990s at the time Kaohsiung's local economy reached a peak. Entering 2000s, many proposed plans were suspended as a result of the continuing economic downturn in southern Taiwan.
Located at the heart of the Asia-Pacific transportation hub, Kaohsiung has a world-class international port and Taiwan's largest deep-water port. In the 1990s, the Kaohsiung Harbor was once the world's third largest integrated port by cargo throughput (it is now currently the 13th in the world), second only to that of New York and Rotterdam. The Kaohsiung Harbor was important in the development of Taiwan's basic industry and helped the rapid increase in the Taiwanese economy in the 1960s. Its landmark skyscrapers also directly witnessed Taiwan’s economic peak in the 1990s, which led to the first wave of skyscraper construction. Amongst them, the 85 Sky Tower has created many unprecedented innovations in Taiwan at that time. In the later period, with the decline of Taiwan's economy and competition from other Asian ports located in emerging countries, the Kaohsiung economy has turned from prosperity to decline. Thus, the construction of skyscrapers in Kaohsiung has gradually receded, and many of the buildings in the project have been put on hold. After 2013, with the implementation of Kaohsiung's public construction and policies, the trend of skyscraper construction has gradually recovered. Some of the planned buildings that have been put on hold have also been relaunched. More than 100 buildings exceeding 100 meters have been completed. The tallest buildings are mostly concentrated in downtown Kaohsiung, which was the original Kaohsiung city before it was merged with Kaohsiung County in 2010.
Only buildings over are included. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year of completion. The list includes only habitable buildings, as opposed to structures such as observation towers, radio masts, transmission towers and chimneys.
| Rank | Name | Image | Height m (ft) | Floors | Year | District | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 85 Sky Tower (高雄85大樓) | 347.5m (1,140.1feet) | 85 | 1997 | 50th tallest in the world, 27th in Asia and tallest in Kaohsiung. Also, first building in Taiwan to reach 300 m.[1] | ||
| 2 | Farglory THE ONE (遠雄THE ONE) | 268.6m (881.2feet) | 70 | 2019 | Tallest residential building in Taiwan.[2] | ||
| 3 | Chang-Gu World Trade Center (長谷世貿大樓) | 222m (728feet) | 50 | 1992 | Sanmin District | Tallest building in Taiwan from 1992–1993 and first building in Taiwan to reach 200 m.[3] | |
| 4 | Han-Lai New World Center (漢來新世界中心) | 186m (610feet) | 42 | 1995 | Qianjin District | [4] | |
| 5 | Guo-Yan Building BC (國揚國硯 BC) | 171m (561feet) | 41 | 2013 | Lingya District | [5] | |
| 6 | Asia-Pacific Financial Plaza (宏總亞太財經廣場) | 169.8m (557.1feet) | 42 | 1992 | Lingya District | [6] | |
| 7 | Next 100 (國城定潮) | 163m (535feet) | 41 | 2021 | Cianjhen District | [7] [8] | |
| 8 | Han-Hsien International Hotel (寒軒國際大飯店) | 160.3m (525.9feet) | 42 | 1994 | Lingya District | [9] | |
| 9 | Kaohsiung Marriott Hotel (高雄萬豪酒店) | 156m (512feet) | 31 | 2019 | Gushan District | [10] | |
| 10 | Kingtown King Park (京城京城) | 154m (505feet) | 36 | 2015 | Gushan District | [11] | |
| 11 | Highwealth - City of Leadership A (興富發華人匯 A棟) | 150m (490feet) | 38 | 2016 | Gushan District | [12] [13] | |
| 11= | Highwealth - City of Leadership B (興富發華人匯 B棟) | 150m (490feet) | 38 | 2016 | Gushan District | [14] [15] | |
| 13 | Xin-Fu-Hwa (馨馥華) | 149m (489feet) | 41 | 2000 | Sinsing District | [16] | |
| 13= | Vespi Tower (維士比大樓) | 149m (489feet) | 32 | 1998 | Lingya District | [17] | |
| 15 | Kaohsiung Main Public Library Phase II (高雄市圖書總館第二期文創會館) | 148m (486feet) | 27 | 2020 | [18] | ||
| 16 | Ba Ba - Central Park (巴巴中央花園) | 144m (472feet) | 38 | 2015 | Qianjin District | [19] | |
| 17 | Guo-Yan Building A (國揚國硯 A) | 144m (472feet) | 38 | 2013 | Lingya District | [20] | |
| 18 | Highwealth - The Only Royal B (興富發國王一號院 B棟) | 143m (469feet) | 33 | 2014 | Lingya District | [21] | |
| 18= | Highwealth - The Only Royal A (興富發國王一號院 A棟) | 143m (469feet) | 33 | 2014 | Lingya District | [22] | |
| 20 | Kaohsiung Twin Towers 1 (夢萊茵 1) | 142m (466feet) | 35 | 1996 | Qianjin District | [23] [24] | |
| 20= | Kaohsiung Twin Towers 2 (夢萊茵 2) | 142m (466feet) | 35 | 1996 | Qianjin District | [25] [26] | |
| 20= | Dali Palace (達麗宮廷) | 141.8m (465.2feet) | 35 | 2014 | Zuoying District | Tallest in Zuoying District.[27] [28] | |
| 23 | Highwealth - King Castle (興富發國王城堡) | 138m (453feet) | 37 | 2014 | Gushan District | [29] [30] | |
| 24 | King's Town Hyatt (京城凱悅) | 137m (449feet) | 35 | 2009 | Qianjin District | [31] [32] | |
| 25 | Bao-Cheng Enterprise Tower (寶成企業大下) | 135m (443feet) | 37 | 1997 | Qianjin District | [33] | |
| 25= | Cathay Pacific Central Plaza (國泰中央廣場) | 135m (443feet) | 30 | 2000 | Cianjhen District | [34] [35] | |
| 25= | China Steel Corporation Headquarters (中鋼集團總部大樓) | 135m (443feet) | 29 | 2013 | Cianjhen District | [36] | |
| 28 | Shr-Hwa Financial Center (世華金融大樓) | 129m (423feet) | 30 | 1996 | Sinsing District | [37] | |
| 29 | Cathay Shi-Wei Financial Center (國泰四維財經大樓) | 126m (413feet) | 27 | 2001 | Lingya District | [38] [39] [40] | |
| 29= | Hsiung Kang Sin Yi Art Museum (雄崗信義美術館) | 126m (413feet) | 33 | 2018 | Gushan District | [41] | |
| 31 | Times Regal Tower (時代富豪優生企業大樓) | 122m (400feet) | 29 | 1999 | Zuoying District | [42] [43] [44] | |
| Rowspan=2 | Rank | Rowspan=2 | Name | Rowspan=2 | District | Rowspan=2 | Height (m) | Rowspan=2 | Floors | Rowspan=2 | Expected completion year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fubon Aozihdi (富邦凹子底開發案) | Gushan | 239.8 | 48 | 2025 | ||||||
| 2 | Eskyland B (義享天地B) | Gushan | 156 | 29 | 2023[45] | ||||||