List of tallest buildings by country
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The following is a list of the tallest buildings in the world by country, listing only the tallest building in each country. The list is including only completed (or at least topped out) buildings. A total of 20 countries featured in the list have supertall skyscrapers (300 m and more). Many countries constructed new tallest buildings in the 2010s, with the oldest tallest building in a country being Caracol in Belize, which has stood as the country's tallest building since 1200 BC.
Completed
The list includes the tallest (completed or topped out) buildings in each country in the world. Heights are measured to architectural top, with antennae being excluded.[1]
Under construction
The list includes the tallest (under construction) buildings that will become their nation's tallest building upon completion.
References
- ^ CTBUH Criteria for Defining and Measuring Tall Buildings
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- ^ New Great Mosque of Algiers - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Grand Mosque, Algiers - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Mosquée d'Algérie, Algiers - Emporis
- ^ "Caldea Hotel Tower". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
- ^ IMOB Business Tower - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ IMOB Business Tower, Luanda - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Imob Business Tower, Luanda - Emporis
- ^ Alvear Tower Puerto Madero - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Alvear Tower Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Alvear Tower Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires - Emporis
- ^ Q1 Tower - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Q1 Tower, Surfer's Paradise - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Q1 Tower, Gold Coast City - Emporis
- ^ DC Tower I - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ DC Tower 1, Vienna - SkyscraperPage
- ^ DC Tower 1, Vienna - Emporis
- ^ The Crescent City - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Crescent City, Baku - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Crescent City, Baku - Emporis
- ^ Four Seasons Hotel - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Four Seasons Hotel & Residences, Manama - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Four Seasons Hotel Bahrain Bay, Manama - Emporis
- ^ "Central Bank of Barbados | Consulting Engineers Partnership Limited". www.cep.com.bb. Retrieved 2021-12-31.
- ^ Parus - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ The Parus, Minsk - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Parus, Minsk - Emporis
- ^ Tour du Midi - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Tour du Midi, Brussels - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Tour du Midi / Zuidertoren, Brussels - Emporis
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Avaz Twist Tower - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Avaz Twist Tower, Sarajevo - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Avaz Twist Tower, Sarajevo - Emporis
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- ^ Ministry of Finance - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Ministry of Finance Building, Bandar Seri Begawan - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Ministry of Finance Building, Bandar Seri Begawan - Emporis
- ^ Capital Fort Business Center - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Capital Fort Business Center, Sofia - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Capital Fort, Sofia - Emporis
- ^ "Le Panoramique Hotel". CTBUH Skyscraper Center. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ "The Peak 1". Emporis.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Prime Ministry Building". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
- ^ First Canadian Place - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ First Canadian Place, Toronto - SkyscraperPage
- ^ First Canadian Place, Toronto - Emporis
- ^ "ONRTV Tower". CTBUH Skyscraper Center. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ Torre Costanera - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Gran Torre Santiago, Santiago - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Gran Torre Santiago, Santiago - Emporis
- ^ Shanghai Tower - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Shanghai Tower, Shanghai - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Shanghai Tower, Shanghai - Emporis
- ^ BD Bacata Torre 1 - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ BD Bacata Torre Sur, Bogota - SkyscraperPage
- ^ BD Bacata Torre Sur, Bogota - Emporis
- ^ "Moroni Mosque (Moroni)". Structurae. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
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- ^ "RTNC Congo Building". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
- ^ "At 140 meters tall: the new giant of Costa Rica". Q COSTA RICA. 11 January 2021. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "The 10 Tallest Buildings in Croatia". croatiaweek.com. Croatia Week. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
- ^ Edificio FOSCA - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Edificio FOCSA, Havana - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Edificio FOCSA, Havana - Emporis
- ^ AZ Tower - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ AZ Tower, Brno - SkyscraperPage
- ^ AZ Tower, Brno - Emporis
- ^ Herlev Hospital - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Amtssygehuset i Herlev, Herlev - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Herlev Hospital, Herlev - Emporis
- ^ Anacaona 27 - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Torre Anacaona 27, Santo Domingo - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Torre Anacaona 27, Santo Domingo - Emporis
- ^ DFBC Tower 1 at Emporis. Retrieved 2021-06-19.
- ^ The Point - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ The Point Ciudad Del Rio, Guayaquil - SkyscraperPage
- ^ The Point, Guayaquil - Emporis
- ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cairo - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cairo - Emporis
- ^ El Pedregal - Multiplaza - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ El Pedregal Torre I, San Salvador - SkyscraperPage
- ^ El Pedregal - Multiplaza, San Salvador - Emporis
- ^ "Ethiopian Insurance Building, Asmara | 1466653 | EMPORIS". www.emporis.com. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ St. Olaf's Church, Tallinn - SkyscraperPage
- ^ St. Olav Church, Tallinn - Emporis
- ^ Saint Olaf's Church (Tallinn) - Structurae
- ^ "Mona Residence, Mbabane | 1442905 | EMPORIS". www.emporis.com. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ Commercial Bank of Ethiopia Headquarters at Emporis
- ^ "Commercial Bank of Ethiopia". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
- ^ Batumi Technological University Tower - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Batumi Technological University Tower, Batumi - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Batumi Technological University Tower, Batumi - Emporis
- ^ Commerzbank Tower - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Commerzbank Zentrale, Frankfurt - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Commerzbank Tower, Frankfurt am Main - Emporis
- ^ Athens Tower 1 - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Athens Tower 1, Athens - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Athens Tower 1, Athens - Emporis
- ^ Club Premier - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Torre Premier Club, Ciudad de Guatemala - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Condominio Premier Club, Guatemala City - Emporis
- ^ "Bissau Cathedral (Bissau)". Structurae. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ "Cathedral Bissau, Guinea-Bissau". Heritage of Portuguese Influence. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ "Pegasus Hotel". Emporis.
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ Torres Igvanas Tara Eco City - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Iguanas Tara Eco City, San Pedro Sula - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Igvanas Tara Eco City, San Pedro Sula - Emporis
- ^ Parkin, Benjamin (2019-07-14). "How India's tallest building ended as an unfinished construction site". Financial Times. Retrieved 2022-02-04.
- ^ Gama Tower - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Gama Tower, Jakarta - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Gama Tower, Jakarta - Emporis
- ^ The Skyscraper Center - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Grand Millennium Hotel - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Azrieli Sarona - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Sarona Azrieli Tower, Tel Aviv - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Azrieli Sharona, Tel Aviv - Yaffo - Emporis
- ^ Unicredit Tower - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Porta Nuova Garibaldi Towers A B C, Milan - SkyscraperPage
- ^ UniCredit Tower, Milan - Emporis
- ^ Basilica of Our Lady of Peace Yamoussoukro, Yamoussoukro - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Basilica of Our Lady of Peace Yamoussoukro, Yamoussoukro - Emporis
- ^ Basilica of Our Lady of Peace (Yamoussoukro, 1989) - Structurae
- ^ "Hendrickson Planning Jamaica's Tallest High-Rise". Jamaica Gleaner. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ^ Abeno Harukas - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Abeno Harukas, Osaka - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Abeno Harukas, Osaka - Emporis
- ^ Amman Rotana Hotel - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Rotana Hotel Amman, Amman - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Amman Rotana Hotel, Amman - Emporis
- ^ Abu Dhabi Plaza - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Abu Dhabi Plaza - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Abu Dhabi Plaza Residential Tower - Emporis
- ^ Britam Tower - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Britam Tower, Nairobi - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Britam Tower, Nairobi - Emporis
- ^ "Kiribati New Parliament Building, Tarawa". Emporis. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ "Kiribati Parliament Building (South Tarawa)". Structurae. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ Al Hamra Tower - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Al Hamra Tower, Kuwait City - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Al Hamra Tower, Kuwait City - Emporis
- ^ Z-tornis A - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Z-Towers, Riga - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Z-Tower South, Riga - Emporis
- ^ Sama Beirut - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Sama Beirut, Beirut - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Sama Beirut, Beirut - Emporis
- ^ Burj Bulaya Office Tower 1 - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Europa Tower - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Europe Tower, Vilnius - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Europa Tower, Vilnius - Emporis
- ^ "Cour de Justice Tower III, Luxembourg | 1425161 | EMPORIS". www.emporis.com. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ "Orange Telecommunication Tower". The Skyscraper Center. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ "Orange Telecommunication Tower, Antananarivo". SkyscraperPage. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
- ^ https://www.expatgo.com/my/2021/06/10/malaysia-now-officially-has-a-new-tallest-building-champ/ - ExpatGo
- ^ https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/country/malaysia - Skyscraper Center
- ^ https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/merdeka-pnb118/10115 - Skyscraper Center
- ^ "BCEAO Tower". The Skyscraper Center. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ "BCEAO Building, Bamako". SkyscraperPage. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ "BCEAO Building, Bamako". Emporis. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ Bank of Mauritius Building - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Bank of Mauritius Headquarters, Port Louis - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Bank of Mauritius Building, Port Louis - Emporis
- ^ "The Skyscraper Center - Mexico". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Tour Odeon - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Tour Odéon, Monaco - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Tour Odéon, Monaco - Emporis
- ^ Shangri-La Wind Valley Wing Hotel - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Shangri-La Wind Valley Wing Hotel, Ulan Bator - Emporis
- ^ Banco de Mocambique Tower 1 - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Banco de Moçambique, Tower 1, Maputo - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Banco de Moçambique Tower 1, Maputo - Emporis
- ^ "Diamond Inya Palace, Yangon". Emporis. Retrieved 12 January 2018.
- ^ a b Old Mutual Namibia Headquarters - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ a b Old Mutual Namibia Headquarters, Windhoek - SkyscraperPage
- ^ a b Old Mutual Namibia Headquarters, Windhoek - Emporis
- ^ "Nauru Parliament Building (Yaren)". Structurae. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ De Zalmhaven - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ De Zalmhaven, Rotterdam - SkyscraperPage
- ^ De Zalmhaven, Rotterdam - Emporis
- ^ PwC Tower - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ "WAQF Tower, Niamey | 1444213 | EMPORIS". www.emporis.com. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ NECOM House - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ NITEL Building, Lagos Island - SkyscraperPage
- ^ NECOM House, Lagos - Emporis
- ^ a b Ryugyong Hotel - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ a b Ryugyong Hotel, Pyongyang - SkyscraperPage
- ^ a b Ryugyong Hotel, Pyongyang - Emporis
- ^ Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Radisson SAS Plaza Hotel, Oslo - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Radisson BLU Plaza Hotel, Oslo - Emporis
- ^ Bahria Town ICON - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Bahria Icon Tower, Karachi - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Trump Ocean Club International Hotel & Tower - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Trump International Hotel & Tower Panama, Panama - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Trump Ocean Club International Hotel & Tower, Panama City - Emporis
- ^ "Noble Center, Port Moresby | 1444604 | EMPORIS". www.emporis.com. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ Icono Lofts - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Torre Icono, Asuncion - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Torre Ícono, Asunción - Emporis
- ^ Torre Banco De La Nación - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Torre Banco De La Nación, Lima - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Banco de la Nación - Centro de Convenciones, Lima - Emporis
- ^ Grand Hyatt Manila, Taguig - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Grand Hyatt Hotel Manila, Taguig - Emporis
- ^ Torre Vasco da Gama - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Aspire Tower - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Aspire Tower, Doha - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Aspire Tower, Doha - Emporis
- ^ Floreasca City Sky Tower - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Sky Tower - Floreasca City Center, Bucharest - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Sky Tower, Bucharest - Emporis
- ^ "Lakhta Center". The Skyscraper Center. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Lakhta Center, St. Petersburg". SkyscraperPage. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Lakhta Center, St. Petersburg". Emporis. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "Saint George's Anglican Church (Basseterre, 1859)". Structurae. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ "National Insurance Building, Castries". Emporis. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ "Saint George's Anglican Cathedral (Kingstown)". Structurae. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ "World Trade Center East Building". The Skyscraper Center. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ "World Trade Center East Building, Serravalle". Emporis. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ^ Makkah Royal Clock Tower - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Makkah Clock Royal Tower Hotel, Mecca - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Makkah Clock Royal Tower, Makkah - Emporis
- ^ The Skyscraper Center - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ "Završena konstrukcija Kule u Beogradu na vodi, otvaranje na proleće". N1 (in Serbian). 1 July 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ Tanjong Pagar Centre - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Tanjong Pagar Centre, Singapore - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Tanjong Pagar Centre, Singapore - Emporis
- ^ "Yes in My Bratislava | Nivy Tower je takmer dokončená, Stanica Nivy získava fasádu".
- ^ "Nivy Tower".
- ^ "Anthony Saru Building, Honiara | 1438476 | EMPORIS". www.emporis.com. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ^ https://www.emporis.com/statistics/tallest-buildings/country/100155/somalia
- ^ "New Sandton skyscraper is the tallest building in Africa - it offers a view of Magaliesberg". Fin24. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ Lotte World Tower - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Lotte World Tower, Seoul - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Lotte World Tower, Seoul - Emporis
- ^ "South Sudan tallest building construction completed". Hot in Juba. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
- ^ Torre de Cristal - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Torre de Cristal, Madrid - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Torre de Cristal, Madrid - Emporis
- ^ Altair - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ NTC Tower - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ NTC Tower, Khartoum - SkyscraperPage
- ^ NTC Tower, Khartoum - Emporis
- ^ Turning Torso - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Turning Torso, Malmo - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Turning Torso, Malmö - Emporis
- ^ Roche Turm Bau 1 - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Roche Tower - Building 1, Basel - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Roche Turm Bau 1, Basel - Emporis
- ^ "Damascus Tower". The Skyscraper Center. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Damascus Tower, Damascus". SkyscraperPage. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Damascus Tower, Damascus". Emporis. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
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- ^ PSPF Commercial Tower A - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ PSPF Commercial Towers - Tower B, Dar es Salaam - SkyscraperPage
- ^ PSPF Commercial Towers South, Dar es Salaam - Emporis
- ^ 2 Fevrier Sofitel Hotel - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ 2 Fevrier Sofitel Hotel, Lome - SkyscraperPage
- ^ 2 Fevrier Sofitel Hotel, Lomé - Emporis
- ^ "National Reserve Bank of Tonga, Nuku'alofa". Emporis. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ International Waterfront Tower C - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Port-Of- Spain International Waterfront Office Tower, Port of Spain - SkyscraperPage
- ^ International Waterfront Tower C, Port-of-Spain - Emporis
- ^ Skyland Office Tower - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Skyland Tower B (office), Istanbul - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Skyland Office Tower, Istanbul - Emporis
- ^ Turkmenistan Broadcasting Center - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Madrigal, Alexis (7 May 2010). "New Global Map of Every Country's Tallest Building". WIRED. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ "Kampala Hilton". Emporis. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ Klovski Descent 7A - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ 7 Klovskyi Descent, Kyiv - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Klovski Descent 7A, Kyiv - Emporis
- ^ Burj Khalifa - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Burj Khalifa, Dubai - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Burj Khalifa, Dubai - Emporis
- ^ The Shard - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ Shard London Bridge, London - SkyscraperPage
- ^ The Shard, London - Emporis
- ^ One World Trade Center - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ One World Trade Center, New York City - SkyscraperPage
- ^ One World Trade Center, New York City - Emporis
- ^ Torre ANTEL - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ ANTEL Telecommuincations Tower, Montevideo - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Torre Antel, Montevideo - Emporis
- ^ The Skyscraper Center - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ "Grand Hotel and Casino Vanuatu, Port Vila". Emporis. Retrieved 15 January 2018.
- ^ Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City - SkyscraperPage
- ^ Saint Peter's Basilica, Vatican City - Emporis
- ^ The Dome - vaticanstate.va
- ^ Parque Central Torre Officinas I - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ The Skyscraper Center - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ "Vincom Landmark 81". The Skyscraper Center. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "The Landmark 81, Ho Chi Minh City". SkyscraperPage. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ Al-Saleh Mosque Archived 8 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine - yementourism.com
- ^ "Findeco House". CTBUH Skyscraper Center.
- ^ New Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe - The Skyscraper Center
- ^ New Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, Harare - SkyscraperPage
- ^ New Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, Harare - Emporis
- ^ "The Edge, Beirut | 1233584". Emporis. Retrieved 2022-04-11.
- ^ "Apartments in the skyscraper".