List of tallest buildings in Asia explained

This list of tallest buildings in Asia ranks skyscrapers which are at least 2740NaN0 tall. The tallest building in Asia (and the tallest in the world) is Burj Khalifa, which stands 8280NaN0 and was opened on January 4, 2010, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Nearly three-quarters of the 50 tallest skyscrapers in the world are located in Asia. Before the construction boom of skyscrapers in Asia since 1997, most of the tallest skyscrapers were built in North America. China has built fifteen of the tallest skyscrapers in the world in the last twenty years. The UAE has also built numerous skyscrapers in the last twenty years, and the city of Dubai has the most skyscrapers in the top fifty list.

The first list includes skyscrapers which are either completed or topped out according to CTBUH criteria. The second list those buildings which are proposed or under construction according to CTBUH criteria.[1]

Tallest buildings

This list ranks completed or topped out buildings in Asia that stand at least 273 m (896 ft) tall according to CTBUH criteria.[1] Buildings that have been the tallest in Asia are shown in boldface.

Under construction, approved or proposed

This section contains list of skyscrapers taller than 3000NaN0 under construction or proposed according to CTBUH criteria.[1]

On hold

This list ranks skyscrapers whose construction is on hold that are planned to rise over 300 metres (984 ft).

BuildingPlanned
pinnacle
height
Proposed
completion
CountryCity
Tradewinds Square Tower A775m (2,543feet)? (Proposed) MalaysiaKuala Lumpur
Tower M700m (2,300feet)2030 (Proposed) MalaysiaKuala Lumpur
Anara Tower655m (2,149feet)? (Proposed)Dubai
Signature Tower Jakarta638m (2,093feet)? (Proposed) IndonesiaJakarta
Al-Aman World Capital Center625m (2,051feet)? Sri LankaColombo
Rama IX Super Tower615m (2,018feet)2033 ThailandBangkok
Incheon Tower613m (2,011feet)2030Incheon
Lanco Hills Signature Tower604m (1,982feet)? IndiaHyderabad[2]
Goldin Finance 117597m (1,959feet)? ChinaTianjin
Port Tower Complex593m (1,946feet)? (Proposed) PakistanKarachi
Baoneng Binhu Center588m (1,929feet)? (Proposed) ChinaHefei
Hyundai Global Business Center569m (1,867feet)2029Seoul
Thai Boon Roong Twin Tower World Trade Center 1567m (1,860feet)? (Proposed) CambodiaPhnom Penh
Thai Boon Roong Twin Tower World Trade Center 2567m (1,860feet)? (Proposed) CambodiaPhnom Penh
Doha Tower and Convention Center560m (1,840feet)? QatarDoha
Burj Jumeirah550m (1,800feet)?Dubai
Evergrande Hefei Center T1518m (1,699feet)2025 ChinaHefei
Dalian Greenland Center518m (1,699feet)2027 ChinaDalian
Suzhou Zhongnan Center499.2m (1,637.8feet)? ChinaSuzhou
Chushang Building475m (1,558feet)2025 ChinaWuhan
Chengdu Greenland Tower468m (1,535feet)2024 ChinaChengdu
Tianjin R&F Guangdong Tower468m (1,535feet)2026 ChinaTianjin
Tianshan Gate of the World450m (1,480feet)2027 ChinaShijiazhuang
Dubai Towers Doha437m (1,434feet)2026 QatarDoha
Asia Plaza431m (1,414feet)2024Kaohsiung
Chongqing Tall Tower[3] [4] 431m (1,414feet)? ChinaChongqing
Nanjing Olympic Suning Tower419.8m (1,377.3feet)2025 ChinaNanjing
Evergrande Center393.9m (1,292.3feet)? ChinaShenzhen
La Maison by HDS386.5m (1,268feet)?Dubai
Forum 66 Tower 2384m (1,260feet)? ChinaShenyang
Icon Towers 1384m (1,260feet)2029 IndonesiaJakarta
Altitude383m (1,257feet)? Sri LankaColombo
Guiyang World Trade Center Landmark Tower380m (1,250feet)? ChinaGuiyang
The One

The One Tower

376m (1,234feet)2027 Sri LankaColombo[5] [6]
Nanchang Ping An Financial Center373m (1,224feet)2026 ChinaNanchang
Coronation Square Tower 1370m (1,210feet)2028 MalaysiaJohor Bahru
Fairmont Kuala Lumpur Tower 1370m (1,210feet)? MalaysiaKuala Lumpur
Arabtec Tower369m (1,211feet)?Dubai
Baoneng Shenyang Global Financial Center366m (1,201feet)? ChinaShenyang
Sino Steel International Plaza T2358m (1,175feet)? ChinaTianjin
KPT Tower352m (1,155feet)? PakistanKarachi
Skyfame Center Landmark Tower346m (1,135feet)2024 ChinaNanning
Yuetai Zhuxi Financial Center336m (1,102feet)2026 ChinaJiangmen
Mandarin Oriental Hotel Tower A333m (1,093feet)? ChinaChengdu
Tianjin Kerry Center333m (1,093feet)? ChinaTianjin
Jiujiang IFC333m (1,093feet)? ChinaJiujiang
Gate of Kuwait330m (1,080feet)? KuwaitKuwait City
The One - Ritz Carlton Hotel and Residences326m (1,070feet)2025 Sri LankaColombo
China South City Tower 1318m (1,043feet)2026 ChinaNanning
Yurun International Tower317m (1,040feet)? ChinaHuaiyin
BDNI Center 1317m (1,040feet)2025 IndonesiaJakarta
Namaste Tower310m (1,020feet)? IndiaMumbai
The One - JW Marriott303m (994feet)2026 Sri LankaColombo
Shang Xin International Plaza301m (988feet)? ChinaChongqing
Tameer Commercial Tower300m (1,000feet)?Abu Dhabi
Brys Buzz300m (1,000feet)? IndiaGreater Noida
Urbana Twisted Tower300m (1,000feet)? (Proposed) IndiaKolkata
Runhua Global Center 1300m (1,000feet)? ChinaChangzhou

Timeline of tallest buildings

NameCountryCityYears as tallestMetresFeetFloors
Nanfang BuildingGuangzhou1922–192749 161 12
Customs House, ShanghaiShanghai1927–1929822699
Sassoon House, ShanghaiShanghai1929-19348327210
Park Hotel ShanghaiShanghai1934–19638427524
Habib Bank Plaza PakistanKarachi1963–196510133125
Shalom Meir Tower IsraelTel Aviv1965–196814246634
Kasumigaseki Building JapanTokyo1968–197014748236
World Trade Center JapanTokyo1970–197115851840
Keio Plaza Hotel JapanTokyo1971–197317858447
Jardine House Hong KongHong Kong1973–197417858652
Shinjuku Sumitomo Building JapanTokyo1974–197421069052
Shinjuku Mitsui Building JapanTokyo1974–197822573855
Sunshine 60 JapanTokyo1978–198523978460
63 BuildingSeoul1985–198624981963
OUB Centre SingaporeSingapore1986–199028091963
Bank of China Tower Hong KongHong Kong1990–19923671,20572
Central Plaza Hong KongHong Kong1992–19963741,22778
Shun Hing SquareShenzhen19963841,26069
CITIC PlazaGuangzhou1996–19983911,28380
Petronas Tower 1 MalaysiaKuala Lumpur1998–20034521,48388
Petronas Tower 2 MalaysiaKuala Lumpur1998–20034521,48388
Taipei 101Taipei2003–20095081,670101
Burj KhalifaDubai2009–present8282,717163

See also

Notes

A. Destroyed buildings not included.

B. Topped out but not completed.

C. Topped out in 1992, when construction was halted. Work was restarted in 2008, exterior work completed in 2011; interior work ongoing.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CTBUH Criteria for Defining and Measuring Tall Buildings. ctbuh. ctbuh.org. en-GB. 2018-11-15.
  2. Web site: Lanco Hills Signature Tower | SkyriseCities .
  3. Web site: JW Marriott International Finance Centre. SkyscraperPage. 20 December 2009.
  4. Web site: Marriott Center. https://archive.today/20130220042312/http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=wanhaofinancialcenter-chongqing-china. dead. February 20, 2013. Emporis. 20 December 2009.
  5. News: 'The One' project ready to showcase tallest skyscraper in South Asia. 2018-06-06. dailymirror.lk. 2018-08-29.
  6. News: 'The One' project set to showcase new heights to Colombo's skyline. 2018-06-08. ft.lk. 2018-08-29.