List of tallest buildings in South Korea

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Seoul skyline at night in 2016

Tallest buildings in South Korea, before Lotte World Tower completion.

This list of tallest buildings in South Korea ranks skyscrapers in South Korea by height. The tallest building in South Korea is currently the 123–story Lotte World Tower, which rises 555 metres (1,821 ft) and was completed in 22 December 2016. It is also the world's 5th tallest building. Other building complexes topping 300m include the three-building complex Haeundae LCT The Sharp in Busan (412 metres (1,352 ft)), Parc1 in Seoul's Yeouido district (333 metres (1,093 ft)), as well as the Northeast Asia Trade Tower in Incheon (305 metres (1,001 ft)). The Hyundai Global Business Center, which began construction in May 2020 in Seoul's Gangnam District, is expected to become Korea's tallest building upon completion in 2026. Also under construction is the Cheongna City Tower in Incheon, although this structure is likely to eventually be classified as a tower rather than a building.

Tallest buildings in South Korea[]

Only buildings over 180m (as determined by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat) are included.

Rank	Name	Image	Height m (ft)	Floors	Year	City	Notes
1	Lotte World Tower		555 m (1,821 ft)	123	2017	Seoul	Tallest building in South Korea and 6th tallest in the world.
2	Haeundae LCT The Sharp Landmark Tower		412 m (1,352 ft)	101	2019	Busan	Tallest building in Busan
3	Haeundae LCT The Sharp Tower A		339 m (1,112 ft)	85	2019	Busan
4	Haeundae LCT The Sharp Tower B		333 m (1,093 ft)	85	2019	Busan
5	Parc1 Tower A		333 m (1,093 ft)	69	2020	Seoul
6	Northeast Asia Trade Tower		305 m (1,001 ft)	68	2011	Incheon	Tallest building in Incheon.
7	Haeundae Doosan We've the Zenith Tower A		300 m (980 ft)	80	2011	Busan
8	Haeundae I'Park Marina Tower 2		292 m (958 ft)	72	2011	Busan
9	Busan International Finance Center		289 m (948 ft)	63	2014	Busan
10	Three IFC Office Tower		284 m (932 ft)	55	2012	Seoul
11	Haeundae Doosan We've the Zenith Tower B		282 m (925 ft)	75	2011	Busan
12	Haeundae I'Park Marina Tower 1		273 m (896 ft)	72	2011	Busan
13	Haeundae Doosan We've the Zenith Tower C		265 m (869 ft)	71	2011	Busan
14	Samsung Tower Palace 3 Tower G		264 m (866 ft)	69	2004	Seoul	Tallest residential building in Seoul
15	Parc1 Tower B		256 m (840 ft)	53	2020	Seoul
15	Mok-dong Hyperion I Tower A		256 m (840 ft)	69	2003	Seoul
17	63 Building		249 m (817 ft)	60	1985	Seoul	When completed in July 1985, it was the tallest building outside of North America
17	Metapolis 101		249 m (817 ft)	66	2010	Hwaseong
19	Metapolis 104		247 m (810 ft)	66	2010	Hwaseong
20	The W 101		246 m (807 ft)	69	2018	Busan
20	The W 102		246 m (807 ft)	69	2018	Busan
20	The W 103		246 m (807 ft)	69	2018	Busan
20	The W 104		246 m (807 ft)	69	2018	Busan
24	Federation of Korean Industries Head Office Building		245 m (804 ft)	50	2013	Seoul
25	Mok-dong Hyperion I Tower B		239 m (784 ft)	69	2003	Seoul
26			238 m (781 ft)	66	2009	Bucheon
26			238 m (781 ft)	66	2009	Bucheon
28	Songdo The Sharp First World Tower 1		235 m (771 ft)	65	2009	Incheon
28	Songdo The Sharp First World Tower 2		235 m (771 ft)	64	2009	Incheon
28	Songdo The Sharp First World Tower 3		235 m (771 ft)	64	2009	Incheon
28	Songdo The Sharp First World Tower 4		235 m (771 ft)	64	2009	Incheon
32	Tower Palace One Tower B		234 m (768 ft)	66	2003	Seoul
33	105		230 m (750 ft)	59	2013	Goyang
33	104		230 m (750 ft)	57	2013	Goyang
33	103		230 m (750 ft)	59	2016	Goyang
33	104		230 m (750 ft)	59	2016	Goyang
33	105		230 m (750 ft)	59	2016	Goyang
38	Trade Tower		228 m (748 ft)	55	1988	Seoul
39	102		225 m (738 ft)	55	2016	Goyang
40	Metapolis 102		224 m (735 ft)	60	2010	Hwaseong
40	102		224 m (735 ft)	54	2013	Goyang
42	106		221 m (725 ft)	57	2016	Goyang
43	103		215 m (705 ft)	54	2013	Goyang
43	106		215 m (705 ft)	54	2013	Goyang
43	Tower 103		215 m (705 ft)	66	2011	Cheonan
46	101		214 m (702 ft)	55	2016	Goyang
47	Tower B		212 m (696 ft)	60	2008	Busan
47	101		212 m (696 ft)	53	2013	Goyang
47	107		212 m (696 ft)	53	2013	Goyang
50	Tower Palace One Tower A		209 m (686 ft)	59	2002	Seoul
50	Tower Palace One Tower C		209 m (686 ft)	59	2002	Seoul
52	Tower 1		208 m (682 ft)	60	2015	Incheon
52	Tower 2		208 m (682 ft)	60	2015	Incheon
54	Tower A		207 m (679 ft)	58	2011	Busan
54	101		207 m (679 ft)	55	2016	Incheon
56	108		206 m (676 ft)	51	2013	Goyang
57	Haeundae I'Park Marina Tower 3		205 m (673 ft)	46	2011	Busan
58	Gangnam Finance Center		204 m (669 ft)	45	2000	Seoul
59	Metapolis 103		203 m (666 ft)	50	2010	Hwaseong
60	Tower I		201 m (659 ft)	47	2017	Seoul
60	Tower II		201 m (659 ft)	47	2017	Seoul
60	Mok-dong Hyperion Tower C		201 m (659 ft)	54	2003	Seoul
60			201 m (659 ft)	54	2010	Ulsan
60			201 m (659 ft)	54	2010	Ulsan
60	Raemian Caelitus Tower 1		201 m (659 ft)	56	2015	Seoul
66			200 m (660 ft)	46	2008	Busan
66	Samsung Electronics Headquarters		200 m (660 ft)	44	2008	Seoul
66	A		200 m (660 ft)	61	2021	Busan
66	B		200 m (660 ft)	61	2021	Busan
70	Residence A		199 m (653 ft)	48	2021	Seoul
70	Residence B		199 m (653 ft)	48	2021	Seoul
72			198 m (650 ft)	42	2013	Busan
73	Conrad Seoul		196 m (643 ft)	38	2012	Seoul
73			196 m (643 ft)	58	2008	Seoul
73			196 m (643 ft)	58	2006	Seoul
73	Tower 207		196 m (643 ft)	55	2015	Changwon
77			193 m (633 ft)	43	2021	Daejeon
78			192 m (630 ft)	55	2012	Incheon
79	Tower Palace 2 Tower E		191 m (627 ft)	55	2004	Seoul
79	Tower Palace 2 Tower F		191 m (627 ft)	55	2004	Seoul
81			190 m (620 ft)	58	2012	Incheon
81			190 m (620 ft)	55	2012	Incheon
81			190 m (620 ft)	55	2012	Incheon
81			190 m (620 ft)	47	2012	Busan
81			190 m (620 ft)	43	2011	Seoul
81			190 m (620 ft)	45	2011	Incheon
87			189 m (620 ft)	58	2013	Incheon
87	Tower C		189 m (620 ft)	52	2008	Busan
87	Techno Mart 21		189 m (620 ft)	38	1998	Seoul
90			188 m (617 ft)	50	2013	Incheon
90	Complex 103		188 m (617 ft)	50	2011	Incheon
90	Officetel		188 m (617 ft)	49	2018	Busan
93	One IFC Office Tower		186 m (610 ft)	32	2012	Seoul
93	Suseong SK Leader's View Tower A		186 m (610 ft)	57	2010	Daegu
93	Suseong SK Leader's View Tower B		186 m (610 ft)	57	2010	Daegu
93	WBC The Palace Tower 1		186 m (610 ft)	51	2011	Busan
93	WBC The Palace Tower 2		186 m (610 ft)	51	2011	Busan
98			185 m (607 ft)	37	2005	Suwon
98			185 m (607 ft)	39	2010	Incheon
98			185 m (607 ft)	39	2010	Incheon
98	Tower 1		185 m (607 ft)	47	2014	Seoul
98	G-Valley G-Square		185 m (607 ft)	39	2020	Seoul
103	Tower III		184 m (604 ft)	36	2017	Seoul
103	Tower IV		184 m (604 ft)	36	2017	Seoul
103	Tower A		184 m (604 ft)	51	2008	Busan
103			184 m (604 ft)	49	2013	Incheon
103	102		184 m (604 ft)	49	2016	Incheon
103	104		184 m (604 ft)	49	2016	Incheon
109	Parnas Tower		183 m (600 ft)	38	2016	Seoul
109	Tower A		183 m (600 ft)	49	2009	Seoul
109	Tower C		183 m (600 ft)	48	2009	Seoul
109	Tower 1		183 m (600 ft)	51	2011	Seoul
109	Tower 2		183 m (600 ft)	51	2011	Seoul
114	1		182 m (597 ft)	49	2006	Busan
114	2		182 m (597 ft)	49	2006	Busan
114	Shindorim Techno Mart		182 m (597 ft)	40	2008	Seoul
114	Tower A		182 m (597 ft)	48	2010	Ulsan
114	Tower B		182 m (597 ft)	48	2010	Ulsan
119			181 m (594 ft)	48	2013	Incheon
120	101		180 m (590 ft)	39	2012	Seoul
120	102		180 m (590 ft)	39	2012	Seoul
120	Office Tower		180 m (590 ft)	39	2012	Seoul
120			180 m (590 ft)	55	2012	Incheon
120			180 m (590 ft)	55	2012	Incheon
120			180 m (590 ft)	55	2012	Incheon
120	Tower A		180 m (590 ft)	43	2011	Incheon

Tallest buildings by administrative divisions in South Korea[]

This is the list of the tallest buildings by top tier administrative divisions (Provinces, Special Cities, Metropolitan Cities)

Administrative Division	Secondary Division	Name	Image	Height m (ft)	Floors	Year	Notes
Seoul	Songpa-gu	Lotte World Tower		555 m (1,821 ft)	123	2017	Tallest building in OECD.
Busan	Haeundae-gu	Haeundae LCT The Sharp Landmark Tower		412 m (1,352 ft)	101	2019
Incheon	Yeonsu-gu	Northeast Asia Trade Tower		305 m (1,001 ft)	68	2011
Gyeonggi-do	Hwaseong	Metapolis 101		249 m (817 ft)	66	2010
Chungcheongnam-do	Cheonan			239 m (784 ft)	66	2011
Ulsan	Jung-gu			201 m (659 ft)	54	2010
Gyeongsangnam-do	Changwon	Tower 207		196 m (643 ft)	55	2015
Daejeon	Yuseong-gu			193 m (633 ft)	43	2021
Daegu	Suseong-gu	Suseong SK Leader's View Tower A		186 m (610 ft)	57	2010
Jeju-do	Jeju City	A		169 m (554 ft)	38	2020
Sejong City		Building 205		162 m (531 ft)	48	2021
Jeollabuk-do	Jeonju			161.08 m (528.5 ft)	45	2020
Chungcheongbuk-do	Cheongju			158 m (518 ft)	49	2019
Gwangju	Seo-gu			158.11 m (518.7 ft)	48	2020
Jeollanam-do	Naju	KEPCO Headquarters		154 m (505 ft)	31	2014
Gyeongsangbuk-do	Gimcheon	KEPCO E&C Headquarters		141 m (463 ft)	28	2015
Gangwon-do	Wonju	Headquarters		117 m (384 ft)	27	2016

Timeline of tallest buildings in South Korea[]

Name	Image	Height m (ft)	Floors	Period	City	Notes
Central Government Complex Seoul		94 m (308 ft)	19	1968-1971	Seoul
31 Building		114 m (374 ft)	31	1971-1978	Seoul
Lotte Hotel Seoul		138 m (453 ft)	37	1978-1983	Seoul
63 Building		249 m (817 ft)	61	1983-2002	Seoul
Mok-dong Hyperion I Tower A		256 m (840 ft)	69	2002-2003	Seoul
Samsung Tower Palace 3 Tower G		264 m (866 ft)	69	2003-2011	Seoul	Tallest residential building in Seoul
Haeundae Doosan We've the Zenith Tower A		300 m (980 ft)	80	2011-2013	Busan	Tallest residential building in Korea and tallest building in Busan
Northeast Asia Trade Tower		305 m (1,001 ft)	68	2013-2017	Incheon	Tallest building in Incheon
Lotte World Tower		555 m (1,821 ft)	123	2017-present	Seoul	Tallest building in OECD.

Tallest buildings under construction[]

This lists buildings that are under construction in South Korea and are planned to rise at least 180 m (590 ft). Buildings that have been topped out but are not completed are also included.

Tallest proposed or approved[]

This lists ranks South Korea's skyscrapers over 180m that are currently proposed/approved for construction.

List of tallest structures[]

See also[]

• List of tallest buildings and structures in the world
• List of tallest structures in the world by country
• Proposed tall buildings and structures
• List of tallest buildings in North Korea

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