List of tallest twin buildings and structures

The term twin towers in architecture refers to two tall structures with nearly identical characteristics and similar height, usually constructed close to each other and part of a single complex. The charts below lists most twin and other multi-column structures with similar characteristics. Buildings and structures shorter than 100 m (330 ft) are not included.

Tallest twin buildings in the world

Twin buildings

Completed or topped-out buildings

The tallest twin tower complex in the world, the Petronas Twin Towers, with the skybridge clearly visible at the center
Lincoln and Morrill Towers, on the campus of The Ohio State University
Imperial Twin Towers, in Mumbai, are currently the tallest residential towers in India
Palm Towers, in Doha, are currently the tallest twin towers in Qatar
JW Marriott Marquis Dubai, second highest twin tower
City National Plaza, in Los Angeles, was briefly the tallest twin tower complex in the world, until the World Trade Center was completed.
Zarai Taraqiati Bank Limited Headquarters in Islamabad, Pakistan
BSA Twin Towers second highest twin tower in the Philippines
The St. Francis Shangri-La Place, Philippines
The two WTC towers on the right, the tallest twin buildings in Sri-Lanka and the BOC tower on the left. The Presidential Secretariat and Galadari hotel are also visible.
Torres de Santa Cruz, tallest twin towers in Spain

The following list includes only twin buildings that are continuously habitable.

NameCityCountryHeight (max.)Floors (T1/T2)Notes
Petronas Twin TowersKuala Lumpur Malaysia452 m (1,483 ft)88/88Former world's tallest buildings.
JW Marriott Marquis Dubai Dubai United Arab Emirates355 m (1,165 ft)77/77
Emirates TowersDubai United Arab Emirates354 m (1,161 ft)54/56 
Huaguoyuan TowersGuiyang China335 m (1,099 ft)64/64Topped-out.[1] Tallest twin buildings in China.
The CullinanHong Kong China270 m (886 ft)68/68 
Al Kazim TowersDubai United Arab Emirates265 m (869 ft)53/53 
Grand Gateway ShanghaiShanghai China262 m (860 ft)52/52 
Bahrain Financial HarbourManama Bahrain260 m (853 ft)53/53 
The ImperialMumbai India256 m (840 ft)60/60 
Palm Towers Doha Qatar251 m (823 ft)58/58&nbsp[2];
Angsana Hotel & SuitesDubai United Arab Emirates250 m (820 ft)49/49 
Futures Trading PlazaDalian China243 m (797 ft)53/53 
Bahrain WTCManama Bahrain240 m (787 ft)50/50 
Time Warner CenterNew York City United States229 m (751 ft)55/55Tallest twin towers in North America
One Shangri-La Place Twin TowersMandaluyong Philippines227 m (745 ft)64/64 
Parque Central ComplexCaracas Venezuela225 m (738 ft)56/56Tallest twin towers in South America
BSA Twin TowersMandaluyong Philippines221 m (725 ft)55/55 
The Peak Twin TowersJakarta Indonesia218 m (715 ft)55/55 
CITIC Pacific HQ & Mandarin OrientalShanghai China218 m (715 ft)49/49 
Sheraton International Business CenterChongqing China218 m (715 ft)42/42 
City National PlazaLos Angeles United States213.1 m (699 ft)52/52 
Keangnam Hanoi Landmark TowerHanoi Vietnam213 m (699 ft)48/48 
The St. Francis Shangri-La PlaceMandaluyong Philippines212.88 m (698 ft)60/60 
Anthill Residence TowerIstanbul Turkey210 m (689 ft)54/54 
Orchid EnclaveMumbai India210 m (689 ft)54/54 
Dolmen CityKarachi Pakistan210 m (689 ft)40/40 
Berjaya Times SquareKuala Lumpur Malaysia203 m (666 ft)48/48 
Bankers HallCalgary Canada197 m (646 ft)52/52 
The Tokyo TowersTokyo Japan194 m (636 ft)58/58 
Lippo CentreHong Kong China186 m (610 ft)44/48 
Immigration Tower and Revenue TowerHong Kong China181 m (594 ft)49/49 
Jordan Gate TowersAmman Jordan180 m (591 ft)44/44 
Absolute WorldMississauga Canada179.5 m (589 ft)56/50 
Marina CityChicago United States179 m (587 ft)65/65Were both the tallest residential and tallest concrete structures in the world upon completion
Pacific Plaza TowersTaguig Philippines179 m (587 ft)49/49 
Pacific Village TowersPanama City Panama179 m (587 ft)47/47 
Century Plaza TowersCentury City United States174 m (571 ft)44/44 
Concourse V & VISandy Springs United States173.7 m (570 ft)34/34 
Commerce SquarePhiladelphia United States172 m (564 ft)41/41 
Renoir towersBuenos Aires Argentina171.2 m (562 ft)41/50 
Blue and Green DiamondMiami Beach United States170 m (558 ft)44/44 
Tekstilkent PlazaIstanbul Turkey168 m (551 ft)44/44 
Jade Beach and Jade OceanSunny Isles Beach United States167 m (548 ft)52/51 
Tours Société GénéraleParis France167 m (548 ft)37/37Tallest twin towers in Europe
Selenium TwinsIstanbul Turkey165 m (541 ft)34/34 
GA Twin TowersMandaluyong Philippines165 m (541 ft)30/30 
Villa Serena Home ClubBalneário Camboriú Brazil164 m (538 ft)46/46[3]
Mulieris towersBuenos Aires Argentina164 m (538 ft)46/46 
El Faro towersBuenos Aires Argentina160 m (525 ft)46/46 
Sky TowersKiev Ukraine160 m (525 ft)42/32 
Roppongi Hills Residences B and CTokyo Japan159 m (522 ft)43/43 
Sabanci CenterIstanbul Turkey158 m (518 ft)39/34 
Trump Towers IstanbulIstanbul Turkey155 m (509 ft)39/37 
Deutsche Bank Twin TowersFrankfurt Germany155 m (509 ft)40/38 
Residences of College ParkToronto Canada155 m (509 ft)51/45 
PSPF Towers[4][5]Dar Es Salaam Tanzania153 m (502 ft)35/35Tallest twin towers in Africa
WTC ColomboColombo Sri Lanka152 m (499 ft)40/40 
Salcedo Park Twin TowersMakati Philippines151 m (495 ft)45/45 
Centre SquarePhiladelphia United States150 m (492 ft)40/32 
The Columns at Legazpi VillageMakati Philippines150 m (492 ft)41/41 
JuBi Building The Hague  Netherlands 146 m (479 ft) 37/37 The towers share a base building of 10 storeys.

One half of the building is clad with red bricks, the other with white bricks.

Headquarters of the Dutch Ministry of Justice (Justitie) and Ministry of the Interior (Binnenlandse Zaken).

Cantavil PremierHo Chi Minh City Vietnam144 m (472 ft)36/36 
TAT Twin TowersIstanbul Turkey143 m (469 ft)42/32 
Koryo HotelPyongyang North Korea143 m (469 ft)40/40 
Uphill CourtIstanbul Turkey143 m (469 ft)42/32 
Metrocity Millennium 2,3Istanbul Turkey143 m (469 ft)35/35 
Mirabilia TowersBuenos Aires Argentina142 m (466 ft)46/45 
Empire TowerColombo Sri Lanka142 m (466 ft)37/35 
Nile City TowersCairo Egypt142 m (466 ft)34/34 
Yacht TowersBuenos Aires Argentina140.8 m (462 ft)44/44 
Alto Palermo TowersBuenos Aires Argentina140 m (459 ft)35/35 
TOBB TowersAnkara Turkey140 m (459 ft)34/34 
Dolfines GuaraníRosario Argentina136.5 m (448 ft)42/42 
Saigon PearlHo Chi Minh City Vietnam136 m (446 ft)38/38 
GS TowersColombo Sri Lanka135 m (443 ft)36/36 
Insignia TowersSeattle United States134 m (440 ft)41/41 
Belgacom TowersBrussels Belgium134 m (440 ft)28/28 
Şişli TAT CenterIstanbul Turkey130 m (427 ft)26/26 
Residencial del Bosque 1Mexico City Mexico128 m (420 ft)30/30 
Kempinski Residences AstoriaIstanbul Turkey127 m (417 ft)27/27 
Highlight TowersMunich Germany126 m (413 ft)32/27 
Enel TowersNaples Italy122 m (400 ft)33/33 
Tours MercurialesParis France122 m (400 ft)33/33 
Harbor Towers Boston  United States 121 m (400 ft) 40/40
Alem Plaza and Catalinas PlazaBuenos Aires Argentina120 m (394 ft)32/29 
Royal Park TowersKotte Sri Lanka120 m (394 ft)25/25 
Torres de Santa CruzSanta Cruz de Tenerife Spain120 m (394 ft)35/35 
Hung Vuong PlazaHo Chi Minh City Vietnam120 m (394 ft)29/29 
Sky City TowerHanoi Vietnam120 m (394 ft)31/31 
Bulnes and Ruggieri towersBuenos Aires Argentina120 m (394 ft)37/37 
Bosmal City CenterSarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina118 m (387 ft)34/34 
Saverio and Francesco TowersNaples Italy118 m (387 ft)34/34 
İşbank Tower 2,3Istanbul Turkey118 m (387 ft)36/36 
Swissôtel TallinnTallinn Estonia117 m (384 ft)31/28 
Rosslyn Twin TowersArlington United States116 m (381 ft)31/31Tallest twin towers in the Washington, D.C. area and Virginia
Iceland ResidenciesColombo Sri Lanka116 m (381 ft)31/31 
Oficinas en el Parque Torre 2Monterrey Mexico115 m (377 ft)28/24 
Vincom CenterHo Chi Minh City Vietnam115 m (377 ft)28/28 
Casablanca Twin CenterCasablanca Morocco115 m (377 ft)28/28 
Gate of EuropeMadrid Spain115 m (377 ft)26/26 
Gemelos 26Benidorm Spain114 m (374 ft)33/33 
Torres d'OboeBenidorm Spain114 m (374 ft)31/31 
Saint Gabriel and Saint Raphael TowersLisbon Portugal110 m (361 ft)32/32 
The Centaurus Residential TowersIslamabad Pakistan110 m (361 ft)32/32 
Ocean Club[6][7]Atlantic City United States360 ft (110 m)34/34 
Denver World Trade CenterDenver United States109 m (358 ft)28/29 
Port of Spain International Waterfront CentrePort of Spain Trinidad and Tobago108.8 m (357 ft)27/27 
Sky Office TowerZagreb Croatia108 m (354 ft)22/22 
Plaza San Marco and Plaza Bucale towersBuenos Aires Argentina107 m (351 ft)36/34 
Caballito Nuevo I-IIBuenos Aires Argentina106 m (348 ft)35/35 
Rabobank BestuurscentrumUtrecht Netherlands105 m (344 ft)27/27 
Juan Felipe Ibarra ComplexSantiago del Estero Argentina104.5 m (343 ft)25/18 
Residencial Islamar (Towers II and III)Benidorm Spain104 m (341 ft)31/31 
Centro Simon BolivarCaracas Venezuela103 m (338 ft)25/25 
Ren Cen Towers 500 and 600Detroit United States103 m (338 ft)21/21 
De Hoge HerenRotterdam Netherlands102 m (335 ft)34/34 
Las Terrazas de BenidormBenidorm Spain101 m (331 ft)30/30 
Gemelos 22Benidorm Spain100 m (328 ft)33/33 
Canning TowersBuenos Aires Argentina100 m (328 ft)31/31 
River View TowersBuenos Aires Argentina100 m (328 ft)31/31 
Torri GaribaldiMilan Italy100 m (328 ft)25/25 
Deneys ReitzSandton South Africa100 m (328 ft)24/18 
Torres de ManantialesMar del Plata Argentina100 m (328 ft)29/29 
AGP SquareDili Timor-Leste N/A21/21[8]

 

Proposed, under construction, or destroyed

The original World Trade Center in New York City pictured in March 2001, six months before they were destroyed.
NameCityCountryHeight (max.)Floors (T1/T2)StatusNotes
Thai Boon Roong Twin Trade CenterPhnom Penh Cambodia587 m (1,926 ft)133/133Under constructionFuture tallest twin buildings in the world. This buildings will finish their construction in 2022.  
Twin Towers IINew York City United States450 m (1,476 ft)115/115Never built 
World Trade CenterNew York City United States417 m (1,368 ft)110/110DestroyedDestroyed on September 11, 2001
Oasis TowerMumbai India372 m (1,220 ft)53/82Under construction 
Gateway TowersGandhinagar India362 m (1,188 ft)27/27Under construction 
Haeundae LCT The SharpBusan South Korea339 m (1,112 ft)85/85Under construction 
Orchid CrownMumbai India337 m (1,106 ft)75/75/75Under construction 
Orchid HeightsMumbai India328 m (1,076 ft)80/80Under construction 
Hermitage TowersParis France320 m (1,050 ft)86/85Proposed 
Lokhandwala MinervaMumbai India310 m (1,017 ft)85/85Under construction 
Lamar TowersJeddah Saudi Arabia310 m (1,017 ft)73/73Under construction 
Indonesia One TowersJakarta Indonesia303 m (994 ft)64/60Under constructionTo be the tallest twin towers in Indonesia
Sky linkMumbai India301 m (988 ft)85/85Approved 
Vida Za'abeelDubai United Arab Emirates329 m (1,079 ft)73/64ProposedTo be the tallest twin towers in the Zabeel Park
Broadway Corridor Twin TowersPortland United States296 m (971 ft)???ProposedWould be the tallest twin towers in the Western Hemisphere
Chelsea Gardens TowerToronto Canada285 m (935 ft)88/88Approved 
Yachthouse Residence ClubBalneário Camboriú Brazil277 m (909 ft)81/81Under constructionTo be the tallest twin towers in the Western Hemisphere
India Bulls Sky Forest TowerMumbai India276 m (906 ft)80/60Under construction 
Capital TowersMoscow Russia266 m (873 ft)61/61/61Under construction 
One Avighna ParkMumbai India260 m (853 ft)64/64Under construction 
NEB TowersKotte Sri Lanka256 m (840 ft)70/70On hold 
The Destiny (Tower)Colombo Sri Lanka44/44Under construction 
Oberoi Esquire TowersMumbai India50/50/50Under construction 
Bhoomi CelestiaMumbai India250 m (820 ft)40/40Under construction 
Queens PlaceMelbourne Australia249 m (817 ft)79/79Approved 
The One HCMCHo Chi Minh City Vietnam240 m (787 ft)55/48Under construction 
One Shangri-la PlaceMandaluyong Philippines229 m (751 ft)64/64Under construction 
Vien Dong MeridianDa Nang Vietnam220 m (722 ft)48/48Under construction 
Karachi Financial TowersKarachi Pakistan215 m (705 ft)45/45Under construction 
Sanya TowersAmman Jordan200 m (656 ft)50/50Under construction 
Gold Towers 42Phnom Penh Cambodia192 m (630 ft)42/42Under construction 
Vauxhall SquareLondon United Kingdom168 m (551 ft)49/49Under construction 
Limketkai HotelCagayan de Oro Philippines159 m (522 ft)36/19Under construction 
Ocean View ResidencesColombo Sri Lanka152 m (499 ft)47/47Under construction 
The DestinyColombo Sri Lanka44/44Under construction[9]
The Modern (building)Fort Lee United States151 m (495 ft)47/47Under construction[10][11][12]
RoccabellaMontreal Canada147 m (482 ft)40/40Under construction 
Swissotel TowersGuayaquil Ecuador145 m (476 ft)40/40Proposed 
Dawson GrandColombo Sri Lanka140 m (459 ft)42/42Under construction 
James Monroe BuildingRichmond United States137 m (449 ft)29ProposedProposed as twin towers, only one was built
1120 Denny WaySeattle United States134 m (440 ft)41/41Under construction 

Other twin non-habitable structures

This list consists of nonbuilding structures. In other words, they are not continuously habitable. Masts and towers are considered structures.

StructureCityCountryHeight (max.)StatusRef
RKS Liblice 2Liblice Czech Republic355 m (1,165 ft)Complete 
Sender DonebachMudau Germany363 m (1,191 ft)Complete 

Buildings and structures with more than two identical columns

NameCityCountryHeight (max.)No. of columnsFloors (max./min.)StatusRef
Flame TowersBaku Azerbaijan182 m (597 ft)333/30/28Completed 
Krrish SquareColombo Sri Lanka420 m (1,378 ft)395/91/65Under construction 
Orchid CrownMumbai India337 m (1,106 ft)375/75Under construction 
One Za'abeelDubai United Arab Emirates330 m (1,083 ft)390/70Under construction 
Vietnam Financial CentreHo Chi Minh City Vietnam285 m (935 ft)548/48Proposed 
SorrentoHong Kong China256 m (840 ft)581/73/71/69/67Completed 
The Belcher'sHong Kong China227 m (745 ft)663/63/63/63/63/61Completed 
Marina Bay SandsSingapore Singapore195 m (640 ft)355/55/55Completed[13]
The BridgePhnom Penh Cambodia154 m (505 ft)445/45/45/45Completed 
Ren Cen Towers 100, 200, 300 and 400Detroit United States159 m (522 ft)439/39Completed 
Park Gate Residence (Wasl1)Dubai United Arab Emirates 455/50/40/31Under construction 
Keells OnThree20Colombo Sri Lanka337/37/37Under construction 
Malecon CenterSanto Domingo Dominican Republic122 m (400 ft)331/31Completed 
The CentaurusIslamabad Pakistan110 m (361 ft)332/32Completed 
Oberoi Esquire TowersMumbai India 350/50Under construction 
Abraj Al LuluSeef Bahrain 350/40Completed 
Havelock City ProjectColombo Sri Lanka 929/29/27/27/22/22/22/22/19Phase 1 complete, other phases Under construction 
Mezza ResidencesQuezon City Philippines124.75 m (409.284777 ft)438/38/38/38Completed[14][15][16]

List by continent

The following list shows the tallest completed twin buildings located in each continent:

Continent Building Height Floor count Completed Country City
AsiaPetronas Twin Towers452 m (1,483 ft)88/881996 MalaysiaKuala Lumpur
EuropeTours Société Générale167 m (548 ft)37/371995 FranceParis
North AmericaTime Warner Center229 m (751 ft)55/552003 United StatesNew York City
OceaniaN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
South AmericaParque Central Complex225 m (738 ft)60/601983 VenezuelaCaracas
AfricaPSPF Towers[17][5]153 m (502 ft)35/352014 TanzaniaDar Es Salaam
AntarcticaLong Duration Balloon (LDB) Payload Preparation Buildings[18]15 m (49 ft)-2005[19] AntarcticaMcMurdo Station

See also

Notes

  • A. ^ By pinnacle height (height to tip of antenna, in this case)

References

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  7. ↑ "Ocean Club West Tower". Emporis. Retrieved 2011-05-05.
  8. ↑ "AGP Square Dili"
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  10. ↑ "The Modern". SJP Residential. Retrieved 2012-11-01.
  11. ↑ Ma, Miles (October 17, 2012), "Construction starts on $500 million development in Fort Lee", The Star-Ledger, retrieved 2012-11-01
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  14. ↑ Mezza Residences - SMDC Development in Quezon City Archived 2014-11-09 at the Wayback Machine.
  15. ↑ Mezza Residences - Condominium for sale near SM Sta. Mesa in Sta. Mesa, Manila
  16. ↑ Mezza Residences, 2BR, 3BR, Ready for Occupancy, Condo for sale in Philippines
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  18. ↑ "McMurdo Station - Antarctica", StratoCat. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  19. ↑ Jones, W. Vernon. "Report on the Balloon Program", NASA Astrophysics Subcommittee Meeting. 16 April 2013.
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