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 building complex in the world, the Petronas Twin Towers, with the skybridge clearly visible at the center
Imperial Twin Towers, in Mumbai, are currently the tallest residential buildings in India


JW Marriott Marquis Dubai, second tallest twin building
City National Plaza, in Los Angeles, was briefly the tallest twin building complex in the world, until the World Trade Center was completed.
BSA Twin Towers second tallest twin building in the 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 buildings in Spain

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

NameCityCountryHeight (max.)Floors (T1/T2)Notes
Petronas Twin TowersKuala Lumpur Malaysia451.8 m (1,482 ft)[1]88/88Tallest twin buildings in the world. Former world's tallest buildings.
JW Marriott Marquis DubaiDubai United Arab Emirates355 m (1,165 ft)77/77Tallest twin buildings in the United Arab Emirates.
Emirates TowersDubai United Arab Emirates354 m (1,161 ft)54/56
Huaguoyuan TowersGuiyang China335 m (1,099 ft)74/74Topped-out. Tallest twin buildings in China.[2]
City of CapitalsMoscow Russia301 m (988 ft)76/65Tallest twin buildings in Europe.
Yachthouse Residence ClubBalneario Camboriu Brazil280 m (919 ft)81/81Tallest twin buildings in the Americas
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)53/53Tallest twin buildings in Bahrain.
The ImperialMumbai India256 m (840 ft)60/60Tallest twin buildings in India.
Palm TowersDoha Qatar251 m (823 ft)58/58Tallest twin buildings in Qatar.[3]
Angsana Hotel & SuitesDubai United Arab Emirates250 m (820 ft)49/49 
Futures Trading PlazaDalian China243 m (797 ft)53/53 
AltairColombo Sri Lanka240 m (787 ft)68/63 
Bahrain WTCManama Bahrain240 m (787 ft)50/50 
Harbour PlazaToronto Canada237 m (778 ft)67/63Tallest twin residential buildings in Canada
Time Warner CenterNew York City United States229 m (751 ft)55/55Tallest twin buildings in North America.
One Shangri-La Place Twin TowersMandaluyong Philippines227 m (745 ft)64/64Tallest twin buildings in the Philippines.
Parque Central ComplexCaracas Venezuela225 m (738 ft)56/56Tallest twin buildings in Venezuela.
BSA Twin TowersMandaluyong Philippines221 m (725 ft)55/55 
The Peak Twin TowersJakarta Indonesia218 m (715 ft)55/55Tallest twin buildings in Indonesia.
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)48/48Tallest twin buildings in Vietnam.
The St. Francis Shangri-La PlaceMandaluyong Philippines212.88 m (698 ft)60/60 
Anthill Residence TowerIstanbul Turkey210 m (689 ft)54/54Tallest twin buildings in Turkey.
Orchid EnclaveMumbai India210 m (689 ft)54/54 
Dolmen CityKarachi Pakistan210 m (689 ft)40/40Tallest twin buildings in Pakistan.
Berjaya Times SquareKuala Lumpur Malaysia203 m (666 ft)48/48 
Bankers HallCalgary Canada197 m (646 ft)52/52Tallest twin office buildings in Canada.
Midtown TowersTel Aviv-Yafa Israel197 m (646 ft)50/50Tallest twin buildings in Israel.
The Tokyo TowersTokyo Japan194 m (636 ft)58/58Tallest twin buildings in Japan.
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)44/44Tallest twin buildings in Jordan.
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 in 1968.
Pacific Plaza TowersTaguig Philippines179 m (587 ft)49/49
Pacific Village TowersPanama City Panama179 m (587 ft)47/47Tallest twin buildings in Panama.
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)41/50Tallest twin buildings in Argentina.
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 buildings in the European Union.
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[4]
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)42/32Tallest twin buildings in Ukraine.
HaArba'a TowersTel Aviv-Yafa Israel160 m (525 ft)38/34
Roppongi Hills Residences B and CTokyo Japan159 m (522 ft)43/43
Alon TowersTel Aviv-Yafa Israel158 m (518 ft)40/40
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)40/38Tallest twin buildings in Germany.
Residences of College ParkToronto Canada155 m (509 ft)51/45
PSPF Towers[5][6]Dar Es Salaam Tanzania153 m (502 ft)35/35Tallest twin buildings in Africa.
WTC ColomboColombo Sri Lanka152 m (499 ft)40/40Tallest twin buildings in Sri Lanka.
The ModernFort Lee United States151 metres (495 ft)47/47Tallest twin buildings in New Jersey
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 
RoccabellaMontreal Canada147 m (482 ft)40/40 
JuBi BuildingThe Hague Netherlands146 m (479 ft)37/37The buildings 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)40/40Tallest twin buildings in North Korea.
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)34/34Tallest twin buildings in Egypt.
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
Veer TowersLas Vegas United States137 m (449 ft)37/37Tallest twin inclined buildings in the world.
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)28/28Tallest twin buildings in Belgium.
Şişli TAT CenterIstanbul Turkey130 m (427 ft)26/26
Residencial del Bosque 1Mexico City Mexico128 m (420 ft)30/30Tallest twin buildings in Mexico.
Kempinski Residences AstoriaIstanbul Turkey127 m (417 ft)27/27
Highlight TowersMunich Germany126 m (413 ft)32/27
Enel TowersNaples Italy122 m (400 ft)33/33Tallest twin buildings in Italy.
Tours MercurialesParis France122 m (400 ft)33/33
Harbor TowersBoston United States121 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)35/35Tallest twin buildings in Spain.
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)34/34Tallest twin buildings in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
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)31/28Tallest twin buildings in Estonia.
Rosslyn Twin TowersArlington United States116 m (381 ft)31/31
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)28/28Tallest twin buildings in Morocco.
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)32/32Tallest twin buildings in Portugal.
The Centaurus Residential TowersIslamabad Pakistan110 m (361 ft)32/32
Ocean Club[7][8]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)27/27Tallest twin buildings in Trinidad and Tobago.
Sky Office TowerZagreb Croatia108 m (354 ft)22/22Tallest twin buildings in Croatia.
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)24/18Tallest twin buildings in South Africa.
Torres de ManantialesMar del Plata Argentina100 m (328 ft)29/29

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
Twin Towers IINew York City United States450 m (1,476 ft)115/115Never builtWould have been the tallest twin buildings in the Western Hemisphere.
World Trade CenterNew York City United States417 m (1,368 ft)110/110DestroyedDestroyed on September 11, 2001
Three Sixty WestMumbai India372 m (1,220 ft)53/85Under construction[9]
Gateway TowersGandhinagar India362 m (1,188 ft)27/27Under construction 
Rustomjee CrownMumbai India337 m (1,106 ft)75/75/75Under construction 
Orchid HeightsMumbai India328 m (1,076 ft)80/80On-hold 
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 buildings 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 buildings in the Zabeel Park.
Broadway Corridor Twin TowersPortland United States296 m (971 ft)???Never builtWould have been the tallest twin buildings 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)79/79Under constructionWhen completed in 2020, the two nearly-identical skyscrapers will become the tallest twin buildings in Oceania.
Spirit of SaigonHo 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 
Maestria CondominiumsMontreal Canada198.5 m (651 ft)58/55Under constructionWhen completed in 2023, the two nearly-identical skyscrapers will become the tallest twin buildings in Canada and the third tallest in North America.[10]
Gold Towers 42Phnom Penh Cambodia192 m (630 ft)42/42Under construction 
Xinyanzhao Fortune CenterShijiazhuang China186.8 m (613 ft)46/46Under 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[11]
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)29Partially builtOriginally proposed as a pair of buildings, but only one was built.
1120 Denny WaySeattle United States134 m (440 ft)41/41Under construction 

Buildings and structures with more than two identical columns

NameCityCountryHeight (max.)No. of columnsFloors (max./min.)StatusRef
The OneColombo Sri Lanka420 m (1,378 ft)395/91/65Under construction
Haeundae LCT The SharpBusan South Korea411.6 m (1,350 ft)3101/85/85Topped-out[12]
Rustomjee 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 
CityPlex TowersTulsa United States197.5 m (648 ft)360/30/20Completed[13]
Marina Bay SandsSingapore Singapore195 m (640 ft)355/55/55Completed[14]
Flame TowersBaku Azerbaijan182 m (597 ft)333/30/28Completed 
Empire State PlazaUnited States United States180 m (591 ft)544/23/23/23/23Completed
The BridgePhnom Penh Cambodia154 m (505 ft)445/45/45/45Completed 
Ren Cen Towers 100, 200, 300 and 400Detroit United States159 m (522 ft)439/39/39/39Completed
Park Gate Residence (Wasl1)Dubai United Arab Emirates 455/50/40/31Under construction
Presidential TowersChicago United States141 metres (463 ft)449/49/49/49Completed
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[15][16][17]

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
EuropeCity of Capitals301 m (988 ft)76/652009 RussiaMoscow
North AmericaTime Warner Center229 m (751 ft)55/552003 United StatesNew York City
OceaniaN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
South AmericaYachthouse Residence Club280 m (919 ft)81/812019 BrazilBalneário Camboriú
AfricaPSPF Towers[18][6]153 m (502 ft)35/352014 TanzaniaDar Es Salaam
AntarcticaLong Duration Balloon (LDB) Payload Preparation Buildings[19]15 m (49 ft)-2005[20] AntarcticaMcMurdo Station

See also

  • List of tallest buildings in the world
  • List of tallest structures in the world

Notes

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

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