List of tallest buildings in Kuwait

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 Firdous Tower, which rises 413 metres (1,355 ft) and was completed in 2011, it is also the world's fifteenth-tallest building. Liberation Tower is currently the second-tallest completed tower in Kuwait, built in 1996 it rises 372 metres (1,220 ft). Should it be constructed, the Burj Mubarak Al Kabir would be 1,001 metres (3,284 ft) tall, it would become the world's tallest building, standing one metre taller than the approved Jeddah Tower in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Tallest completed buildings

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

Kuwait City skyline in 2008

Rank	Name	Height (metres)	Floors	City	Use	Built
1	Al Hamra Firdous Tower	413 m (1,355 ft)	80	Kuwait City	Office	2011
2	Arraya 2	300 m (980 ft)	60	Kuwait City	Office	2009
3	United Tower	240 m (790 ft)	60	Kuwait City	Mixed Use	2011
4	Al Tijaria Tower	218 m (715 ft)	41	Kuwait City	Office	2009
5	Abdul Aziz Al Babtain Cultural Waqf	189 m (620 ft)	42	Kuwait City	Office	2010
6	Business Town Tower 5	184 m (604 ft)	39	Kuwait City	Office	2011
7	Dar Al Awadi	171 m (561 ft)	35	Kuwait City	Office	2005
8	Panasonic Tower	167 m (548 ft)	34	Kuwait City	Office	2009
10	Al Jon Tower	160 m (520 ft)	40	Kuwait City	Office	2007
11	Al Jawhara Tower	160 m (520 ft)	27	Kuwait City	Office	2008
12	Arabiya Tower	150 m (490 ft)	34	Kuwait City	Office	2009

Tallest buildings under construction

Rank	Name	Height (meters)	Floors	City	Use	Completion
1	Gate of Kuwait Tower	330 m (1,080 ft)	80	Kuwait City	Mixed Use	2015
2	NBK Tower	300 m (980 ft)	70	Kuwait City	Office	2014
3	Central Bank of Kuwait	240 m (790 ft)	42	Kuwait City	Office	2013
4	Crystal Tower (Kuwait)	207 m (679 ft)	52	Kuwait City	Office	2013

Tallest approved buildings

Rank	Name	Height (meters)	Floors	City	Use	Completion
1	The Square Capital Tower	376 m (1,234 ft)	70	Kuwait City	Mixed Use	On Hold
2	Intercontinental Hotel and Tower	225 m (738 ft)	66	Kuwait City	Mixed Use	On Hold
3	25 February Tower	170 m (560 ft)	37	Kuwait City	Office	On Hold
4	Business Town Tower 6	168 m (551 ft)	35	Kuwait City	Office	On Hold

Tallest proposed buildings

Rank	Name	Height (meters)	Floors	City	Use
1	Burj Mubarak Al Kabir	1,001 m (3,284 ft)	234	Madinat al-Hareer	Mixed Use
2	Kuwait Investment Authority Headquarters	220 m (720 ft)	50	Kuwait City	Office
3	Kuwait Commercial Tower	220 m (720 ft)	38	Kuwait City	Office
4	Al Sharq Office Building	180 m (590 ft)		Kuwait City	Office
5	Montana Hotel	166 m (545 ft)	36	Kuwait City	Hotel

Tallest structures

Rank	Name	Height (meters)	City	Use	Completion
1	Liberation Tower	372 m (1,220 ft)	Kuwait City	Communication	1996
2	Kuwait Towers	187 m (614 ft)	Kuwait City	Communication	1979

References

External links

Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat Documents most planned, built and under-construction skyscrapers
Emporis, International database of various buildings
Urbika, Includes many projects not documented by other websites
SkyscraperPage, Database and diagrams of most skyscrapers

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