List of tallest buildings in Jakarta

Jakarta is the capital of Indonesia and the largest city by population in Southeast Asia. The city is a blend as well as contrast of business districts with modern skyscrapers and kampungs with traditional Indonesian style architecture.[1] Jakarta has architecturally significant buildings in a wide range of styles spanning distinct historical and cultural periods. Architectural styles reflect Malay, Javanese, Arabic, Chinese and Dutch influences.[2]

In December 2019, there were 964 highrise buildings and 244 skyscrapers in Jakarta.[3] The city has 90 completed skyscrapers with (150m+) height and another 52 more under construction. At present four supertall buildings (300m+) are being constructed in the city and another five supertall buildings are in proposal stage.[4] Average age of the buildings of the city is about 8 years.[5] Jakarta has more highrise buildings than that of Beijing.[6] There are many other highrise and skyscrapers within Greater Jakarta outside DKI Jakarta, which are not included in this article. There are 40 skyscrapers in Jakarta, which are more than 200 meters tall. Jakarta has the highest numbers of 200-meter-plus skyscrapers among Southeast Asian cities.[7] Seven 200-meter-plus skyscrapers were completed in 2015 in Jakarta, which was the highest among the cities in the world during that year.[8] The city ranked third in the world by completing five 200-meter-plus skyscrapers during 2017.[9]

Night-view of Jakarta skyline

The first high rise building in the city was Sarinah, which was built in 1963. The first building over 100m in Jakarta was Wisma Nusantara, which was built in 1967 and was the tallest building in Southeast Asia at that time[10] Between 1983 and 1996, the tallest building in the city was Graha Mandiri. The first skyscraper above 250 meters height is Wisma 46 (262 m), which was constructed in 1996 and holds the 'unbeatable' record of being the tallest building for nearly 20 years.[11] As of January 2020, Gama Tower is the tallest building and Indosiar Television Tower is the tallest structure in Jakarta, as well as in Indonesia.

Most of the tallest skyscrapers are located within the Golden Triangle of Jakarta, along main avenues such as Jalan M.H. Thamrin, Jalan Jenderal Sudirman, Jalan Gatot Subroto and Jalan H.R. Rasuna Said. Clusters of high-rise buildings are located at SCBD, Mega Kuningan, Puri Indah, Kuningan Persada and along T. B. Simatupang Avenue. The Golden Triangle of Jakarta is one of the fastest evolving CBDs in the Asia-Pacific region.[12]

This list of tallest buildings in Jakarta ranks skyscrapers in the Special Capital Region of Jakarta. Skyscrapers of Greater Jakarta outside DKI Jakarta are not included in this list.