List of tallest buildings in Taipei
This list of tallest buildings in Taipei ranks skyscrapers in the Taiwanese capital region of Greater Taipei by height, which includes the cities of Taipei city and New Taipei city, hereafter simply referred to as Taipei.
Skyline of tallest buildings in Taipei city.
The first building to surpass 150 metres (492 ft) in Taipei is the Shin Kong Life Tower, which was completed in 1993 and is 244.8 m (803 ft) tall. Currently, the tallest building in Taipei is the 101–story Taipei 101, which rises 509.2 metres (1,671 ft) and was completed in 2004. Taipei 101 was officially classified as the world's tallest from 2004 to 2010. Now, it is still the tallest building in Taiwan, Asia's 6th tallest building and the world's 10th tallest building.
There are currently several buildings over 200m under construction in Taipei, including the Gate of Taipei towers A and B, which are under planning and will reach 360 metres (1,181 ft) and 280 metres (919 ft) respectively, the Taipei Sky Tower, which is under construction in Xinyi District and will reach 280 metres (919 ft) and Fubon Xinyi A25 Headquarters, which will reach 266 metres (873 ft).
The tallest buildings are mostly concentrated in the modern central business districts of Xinyi District in Taipei city and Banqiao District and Xinzhuang District in New Taipei city as well as the traditional city centre of Zhongzheng District in Taipei city.
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Tallest Buildings in Taipei
Only buildings over 150 m (490 ft) 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 built | Primary use |
Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taipei 101 (臺北101) |  | 509.2 m (1,671 ft) | 101 | 2004 | Office | Xinyi District, Taipei city | Was the tallest building in the World from 2004-2010, now 9th tallest in the world, 6th tallest in Asia and tallest in Taiwan.[1] |
| 2 | Taipei Nan Shan Plaza (臺北南山廣場) |  | 272 m (892 ft) | 48 | 2018 | Office | Xinyi District, Taipei city | 239th-tallest building in the world and 2nd-tallest in Taipei City.[2] |
| 3 | Shin Kong Life Tower (新光人壽保險大樓) |  | 244.8 m (803 ft) | 51 | 1993 | Office | Zhongzheng District, Taipei city | Tallest building in Taiwan from 1993-1997 and tallest in Zhongzheng District.[3] |
| 4 | Cathay Landmark (國泰置地廣場) |  | 212 m (696 ft) | 46 | 2015 | Office | Xinyi District, Taipei city | [4] |
| 5 | Farglory Financial Center (遠雄金融中心) |  | 208.3 m (683 ft) | 32 | 2012 | Office | Xinyi District, Taipei city | [5] |
| 6 | Far Eastern Mega Tower (百揚大樓) |  | 207 m (679 ft) | 50 | 2013 | Mixed | Banqiao District, New Taipei city | Tallest building in Banqiao District and New Taipei city [6] |
| 7 | Neo Sky Dome Block B (新巨蛋 B棟) |  | 188 m (617 ft) | 46 | 2010 | Residential | Banqiao District, New Taipei city | Tallest residential building in Taipei. [7] |
| 8 | Farglory 95rich (遠雄九五) |  | 184 m (604 ft) | 42 | 2017 | Mixed | Xinzhuang District, New Taipei city | Tallest building in Xinzhuang District. [8] |
| 9 | Chicony Electronics Headquarters (群光電子總部大樓) |  | 181 m (594 ft) | 39 | 2015 | Office | Sanchong District, New Taipei city | Tallest building in Sanchong District.[9] |
| 10 | HongWell i-Tower (宏匯i-Tower) |  | 180.6 m (593 ft) | 39 | 2021 | Office | Xinzhuang District, New Taipei city | |
| 11 | Panhsin Twin Towers (板信雙子星花園廣場) |  | 180 m (590 ft) | 34 | 2009 | Office | Banqiao District, New Taipei city | [10] |
| 12 | Neo Sky Dome Block C (新巨蛋 C棟) | | 177.5 m (582 ft) | 46 | 2010 | Residential | Banqiao District, New Taipei city | [11] |
| 12= | Neo Sky Dome Block D (新巨蛋 D棟) | | 177.5 m (582 ft) | 46 | 2010 | Residential | Banqiao District, New Taipei city | [12] |
| 14 | Far Eastern Plaza Tower 1 (遠企中心) |  | 164.7 m (540 ft) | 41 | 1994 | Office | Daan District, Taipei city | Tallest building in Daan district as well as the tallest twin towers in Taipei. [13] |
| 14= | Far Eastern Plaza Tower 2 (遠企中心) |  | 164.7 m (540 ft) | 41 | 1994 | Hotel | Daan District, Taipei city | [14] |
| 16 | Sunland 41 Tower A (森聯摩天41 A棟) |  | 160.8 m (528 ft) | 41 | 2020 | Residential | Linkou District, New Taipei city | Tallest building in Linkou District. |
| 16= | Sunland 41 Tower B (森聯摩天41 B棟) | | 160.8 m (528 ft) | 41 | 2020 | Residential | Linkou District, New Taipei city | |
| 18 | Yihwa International Residential Tower A (宜華國際飯店住宅A) |  | 160 m (520 ft) | 45 | 2014 | Residential | Zhongshan District, Taipei city | Tallest building in Zhongshan District. [15] |
| 18= | Yihwa International Residential Tower B (宜華國際飯店住宅B) | | 160 m (520 ft) | 45 | 2014 | Residential | Zhongshan District, Taipei city | [16] |
| 18= | Farglory U-Town Tower B (汐止遠雄U-TOWN B棟) |  | 160 m (520 ft) | 37 | 2014 | Mixed | Xizhi District, New Taipei city | Tallest building in Xizhi District. [17] |
| 18= | Farglory U-Town Tower C (汐止遠雄U-TOWN C棟) | | 160 m (520 ft) | 37 | 2014 | Mixed | Xizhi District, New Taipei city | [18] |
| 18= | The Crystal Plaza (淡水水立方) |  | 160 m (520 ft) | 41 | 2012 | Residential | Tamsui District, New Taipei city | Tallest building in Tamsui District. [19] |
| 23 | Huaku Sky Garden (華固天鑄) | 156.7 m (514 ft) | 38 | 2016 | Residential | Shilin District, Taipei city | Tallest building in Shilin District. [20] | |
| 24 | Neo Sky Dome Block A (新巨蛋 A棟) | | 156 m (512 ft) | 40 | 2010 | Residential | Banqiao District, New Taipei city | [21] |
| 25 | Hua Nan Bank Headquarters (華南銀行總行世貿大樓) |  | 154.5 m (507 ft) | 27 | 2014 | Office | Xinyi District, Taipei city | [22] |
| 26 | Uni-President International Tower (統一國際大樓) |  | 154 m (505 ft) | 30 | 2004 | Office | Xinyi District, Taipei city | [23] |
| 27 | Kee Tai Zhongxiao (基泰忠孝) |  | 153 m (502 ft) | 37 | 2019 | Mixed | Zhongzheng District, Taipei city | |
| 27= | Tuntex Highrise Building (摩天東帝市) |  | 153 m (502 ft) | 41 | 1998 | Residential | Zhonghe District, New Taipei city | Tallest building in Zhonghe District. [24] |
| 29 | Farglory U-Town Tower D (汐止遠雄U-TOWN D棟) | | 151.8 m (498 ft) | 37 | 2014 | Mixed | Xizhi District, New Taipei city | [25] |
| 29= | Farglory U-Town Tower A (汐止遠雄U-TOWN A棟) | | 151 m (495 ft) | 37 | 2014 | Mixed | Xizhi District, New Taipei city | [26] |
| 31 | Taipei City Hall Bus Station (市府轉運站) |  | 151 m (495 ft) | 31 | 2010 | Office | Xinyi District, Taipei city | [27] |
| 32 | Yihwa International Hotel (宜華國際觀光旅館C) | | 150 m (490 ft) | 42 | 2014 | Hotel | Zhongshan District, Taipei city | [28] |
| 32= | Blue Ocean (藍海) | 150 m (490 ft) | 38 | 2010 | Residential | Tamsui District, New Taipei city | [29] | |
Tallest Buildings Proposed/ Under Construction
| Rank | Name | District | Height (m) | Floors | Expected year of completion | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taipei Twin Tower 1 (臺北雙子星大樓 1) | Zhongzheng District | 360 | 76 | 2027 | Under planning [30][31] |
| 2 | Taipei Sky Tower (臺北天空塔) | Xinyi District, Taipei city | 280 | 46 | 2021 | Under Construction [32] |
| 3 | Taipei Twin Tower 2 (臺北雙子星大樓 2) | Zhongzheng District, Taipei city | 280 | 56 | 2027 | Under planning[33] |
| 4 | Fubon Xinyi A25 Headquarters (富邦信義A25總部) | Xinyi District, Taipei city | 266.3 | 52 | 2021 | Under Construction [34] |
| 5 | Taipei Xinyi District Municipal Tower A26 (A26 信義區公所都市更新) | Xinyi District, Taipei city | 234 | 46 | ? | Proposed |
| 6 | CHP Towers A & B (中華郵政塔 A & B) | Zhongzheng District, Taipei city | TBC | 50, 30 | ? | Proposed [35] |
| 7 | Taiwan Rail Towers E1/E2 (臺鐵 E1/E2) | Zhongzheng District, Taipei city | TBC | 42, 39 | ? | Proposed |
| 8 | HongWell i-Tower (宏匯i-Tower) | Xinzhuang District, New Taipei | 180.6 | 39 | 2021 | Under construction |
Timeline of tallest buildings
| Name | Image | Period | Height m (ft) | Floors | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Office of the Governor-General of Taiwan/ Office of the President of the Republic of China (臺灣總督府/中華民國總統府) |  | 1919 - | 60.0 | 9 | Zhongzheng District |
| Kikumoto department store (菊元商行) |  | 1932- | 6 | Zhongzheng District | |
| Hilton International Taipei (臺北希爾頓大飯店) |  | Jul. 15 - Oct. 10, 1973 | 71 | 20 | Zhongzheng District |
| Grand Hotel (圓山大飯店) |  | Oct. 10, 1973–1981 | 87 | 12 | Zhongshan District |
| First Commercial Bank Building (第一銀行總行大樓) |  | 1981–1983 | 87.7 | 22 | Zhongzheng District |
| Taiwan Power Building (台電大樓) |  | 1983–1988 | 127.4 | 27 | Zhongzheng District |
| TWTC International Trade Building (國貿大樓) |  | 1988–1990 | 142.6 | 33 | Xinyi District |
| Tuntex Tower (敦南東帝士大樓) |  | 1990–1993 | 143.4 | 38 | Daan District |
| Shin Kong Life Tower (新光人壽保險大樓) | | Dec. 21, 1993–2004 | 244.8 | 51 | Zhongzheng District |
| Taipei 101 (臺北101) | | 2004–present | 508 | 101 | Xinyi District |
Skylines
Linkou, New Taipei city
Sanchong, New Taipei city
Tamsui, New Taipei city
Xinzhuang, New Taipei city- Xizhi, New Taipei city
Zhonghe, New Taipei city
Zhongzheng District, Taipei city
See also
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