List of tallest buildings in Kuwait explained

This list of tallest buildings in Kuwait ranks skyscrapers in Kuwait by height. The tallest building in Kuwait is currently the 80–story Al Hamra Tower, which rises and was completed in 2011, it is also the world's fifteenth-tallest building. The Assima Tower is currently the second-tallest completed building in Kuwait, at 302m (991feet). Should it be constructed, the Burj Mubarak Al Kabir would be tall, becoming the world's tallest building, only next to another yet unfinished project - the Jeddah Tower in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia at 1,008 metres, which has recently restarted construction as of 2024.[1]

Tallest completed buildings

Only buildings over 150 metres (as determined by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat) are included.

Rank Name Height (metres) Floors City Use Built
1413m (1,355feet) 84 Office 2011
2302m (991feet) 65 Office 2023
3300m (1,000feet) 61 Kuwait City Office 2019
4300m (1,000feet) 60 Kuwait City Office 2009
5KIPCO Tower240m (790feet) 60 Kuwait City Mixed Use 2011
6Crystal Tower (Kuwait)240m (790feet)52 Kuwait City Office 2013
7Central Bank of Kuwait240m (790feet) 42 Kuwait City Office 2013
8Kuwait Investment Authority Headquarters220m (720feet) 50 Kuwait City Office2018
9Al Tijaria Tower218m (715feet) 41 Kuwait City Office 2009
10Burj Alshaya West Tower205m (673feet)45 Kuwait City Office 2018
11Abdul Aziz Al Babtain Cultural Waqf189m (620feet) 42 Kuwait City Office 2010
12Business Town Tower 5184m (604feet) 39 Kuwait City Office 2011
13171m (561feet) 35 Kuwait City Office 2005
1425 February Tower170m (560feet) 37 Kuwait City Office 2006
15167m (548feet) 34 Kuwait City Office 2009
16Al Jon Tower160m (530feet) 40 Kuwait City Office 2007
17Al Jawhara Tower160m (530feet) 27 Kuwait City Office 2008
18Arabiya Tower150m (490feet) 34 Kuwait City Office 2009

Tallest buildings under construction

Rank Name Height (meters) Floors City Use Completion
1376m (1,234feet) 70 Kuwait City Mixed Use 2028
2Mandarin Oriental Kuwait345m (1,132feet) 80 Kuwait City Hotel 2028
3330m (1,080feet) 85 Kuwait City Mixed Use 2015
4Capital Market Authority Headquarters (Kuwait)240m (790feet) 46 Kuwait City Office 2024
5Boubyan Bank Tower230m (760feet) 83Kuwait CityOffice 2024

Tallest approved buildings

Rank Name Height (meters) Floors City Use Completion
1225m (738feet) 66 Kuwait City Mixed Use On Hold
2Business Town Tower 6168m (551feet) 35 Kuwait City Office On Hold

Tallest proposed buildings

Rank Name Height (meters) Floors City Use
11852m (6,076feet) 300 Kuwait City Mixed Use
2Burj Mubarak Al Kabir1001m (3,284feet) 234 Mixed Use
3Kuwait Commercial Tower220m (720feet) 38 Kuwait City Office
4Al Sharq Office Building180m (590feet) Kuwait City Office
5166m (545feet) 36 Kuwait City Hotel

Tallest structures

Rank Name Height (meters) City Use Completion
1372m (1,220feet) Kuwait City Communication 1996
2187m (614feet) Kuwait City Mixed Use 1979

See also

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.meed.com/jeddah-developer-restarts-worlds-tallest-tower