List of tallest buildings in Taipei

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List of tallest buildings in Taipei, buildings in orange are under construction.

This list of tallest buildings in Taipei ranks skyscrapers in the Taiwanese capital region of Greater Taipei by height, which includes the cities of Taipei city and New Taipei city, hereafter simply referred to as Taipei.

The first building to surpass 150 metres (492 ft) in Taipei is the Shin Kong Life Tower, which was completed in 1993 and is 244.8 m (803 ft) tall. Currently, the tallest building in Taipei is the 101–story Taipei 101, which rises 508 metres (1,667 ft) and was completed in 2004. Taipei 101 was officially classified as the world's tallest from 2004 to 2010. Now, it is still the tallest building in Taiwan, Asia's 6th tallest building and the world's 10th tallest building.

There are currently several buildings over 200m under construction in Taipei, including the Gate of Taipei towers A and B, which are under planning and will reach 360 metres (1,181 ft) and 280 metres (919 ft) respectively, the Taipei Sky Tower, which is under construction in Xinyi District and will reach 280 metres (919 ft) and Fubon Xinyi A25 Headquarters, which will reach 266 metres (873 ft).

The tallest buildings are mostly concentrated in the modern central business districts of Xinyi District in Taipei city and Banqiao District and Xinzhuang District in New Taipei city as well as the traditional city centre of Zhongzheng District in Taipei city.

Panoramics[]

A panoramic view of Taipei city from Elephant Mountain in 2018.
A panoramic view of New Taipei city in 2016.

Tallest Buildings in Taipei[]

Only buildings over 150 m (490 ft) are included. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year of completion. The list includes only habitable buildings, as opposed to structures such as observation towers, radio masts, transmission towers and chimneys.

Rank Name Image Height (m) (ft) Floors Year built Primary
use 		Location Notes
1 Taipei 101
(臺北101)		 508 m (1,667 ft) 101 2004 Office Xinyi District, Taipei city Was the tallest building in the World from 2004-2010, now 9th tallest in the world, 6th tallest in Asia and tallest in Taiwan.[1]
2 Taipei Nan Shan Plaza
(臺北南山廣場)		 272 m (892 ft) 48 2018 Office Xinyi District, Taipei city 239th-tallest building in the world and 2nd-tallest in Taipei City.[2]
3 Fubon Xinyi A25
(富邦信義A25總部)		 266.3 m (874 ft) 54 2021 Office Xinyi District, Taipei city [3]
4 Shin Kong Life Tower
(新光人壽保險大樓)		 244.8 m (803 ft) 51 1993 Office Zhongzheng District, Taipei city Tallest building in Taiwan from 1993-1997 and tallest in Zhongzheng District.[4]
5 Far Eastern Mega Tower
(百揚大樓)		 220.6 m (724 ft) 50 2013 Mixed Banqiao District, New Taipei city Tallest building in Banqiao District and New Taipei city. [5]
6 Cathay Landmark
(國泰置地廣場)		 212 m (696 ft) 46 2015 Office Xinyi District, Taipei city [6]
7 Farglory Financial Center
(遠雄金融中心)		 208.3 m (683 ft) 32 2012 Office Xinyi District, Taipei city [7]
8 Neo Sky Dome Block B
(新巨蛋 B棟)		 188 m (617 ft) 46 2010 Residential Banqiao District, New Taipei city Tallest residential building in Taipei. [8]
9 Farglory 95rich
(遠雄九五)		 184 m (604 ft) 42 2017 Mixed Xinzhuang District, New Taipei city Tallest building in Xinzhuang District. [9]
10 Chicony Electronics Headquarters
(群光電子總部大樓)		 181 m (594 ft) 39 2015 Office Sanchong District, New Taipei city Tallest building in Sanchong District.[10]
11 HongWell i-Tower
(宏匯i-Tower)		 180.6 m (593 ft) 39 2021 Office Xinzhuang District, New Taipei city
12 Panhsin Twin Towers
(板信雙子星花園廣場)		 180 m (590 ft) 34 2009 Office Banqiao District, New Taipei city [11]
13 Neo Sky Dome Block C
(新巨蛋 C棟)		 177.5 m (582 ft) 46 2010 Residential Banqiao District, New Taipei city [12]
13= Neo Sky Dome Block D
(新巨蛋 D棟)		 177.5 m (582 ft) 46 2010 Residential Banqiao District, New Taipei city [13]
15 Far Eastern Plaza Tower 1
(遠企中心)		 164.7 m (540 ft) 41 1994 Office Daan District, Taipei city Tallest building in Daan district as well as the tallest twin towers in Taipei. [14]
15= Far Eastern Plaza Tower 2
(遠企中心)		 164.7 m (540 ft) 41 1994 Hotel Daan District, Taipei city [15]
17 Sunland 41 Tower A
(森聯摩天41 A棟)		 160.8 m (528 ft) 41 2020 Residential Linkou District, New Taipei city Tallest building in Linkou District. [16][17]
17= Sunland 41 Tower B
(森聯摩天41 B棟)		 160.8 m (528 ft) 41 2020 Residential Linkou District, New Taipei city [18]
19 Yihwa International Residential Tower A
(宜華國際飯店住宅A)		 160 m (520 ft) 45 2014 Residential Zhongshan District, Taipei city Tallest building in Zhongshan District. [19]
19= Yihwa International Residential Tower B
(宜華國際飯店住宅B)		 160 m (520 ft) 45 2014 Residential Zhongshan District, Taipei city [20]
19= Farglory U-Town Tower B
(汐止遠雄U-TOWN B棟)		 160 m (520 ft) 37 2014 Mixed Xizhi District, New Taipei city Tallest building in Xizhi District. [21]
19= Farglory U-Town Tower C
(汐止遠雄U-TOWN C棟)		 160 m (520 ft) 37 2014 Mixed Xizhi District, New Taipei city [22]
19= The Crystal Plaza
(淡水水立方)		 160 m (520 ft) 41 2012 Residential Tamsui District, New Taipei city Tallest building in Tamsui District. [23]
24 Huaku Sky Garden
(華固天鑄)		 156.7 m (514 ft) 38 2016 Residential Shilin District, Taipei city Tallest building in Shilin District. [24]
25 Neo Sky Dome Block A
(新巨蛋 A棟)		 156 m (512 ft) 40 2010 Residential Banqiao District, New Taipei city [25]
26 Hua Nan Bank Headquarters
(華南銀行總行世貿大樓)		 154.5 m (507 ft) 27 2014 Office Xinyi District, Taipei city [26]
27 Uni-President International Tower
(統一國際大樓)		 154 m (505 ft) 30 2003 Office Xinyi District, Taipei city [27]
28 Tuntex Highrise Building
(摩天東帝市)		 153 m (502 ft) 41 1998 Residential Zhonghe District, New Taipei city Tallest building in Zhonghe District. [28]
29 Farglory U-Town Tower D
(汐止遠雄U-TOWN D棟)		 151.8 m (498 ft) 37 2014 Mixed Xizhi District, New Taipei city [29]
29= Farglory U-Town Tower A
(汐止遠雄U-TOWN A棟)		 151 m (495 ft) 37 2014 Mixed Xizhi District, New Taipei city [30]
30 Kee Tai Zhongxiao
(基泰忠孝)		 151.5 m (497 ft) 37 2019 Mixed Zhongzheng District, Taipei city [31]
32 Taipei City Hall Bus Station
(市府轉運站)		 151 m (495 ft) 31 2011 Office Xinyi District, Taipei city [32]
33 Yihwa International Hotel
(宜華國際觀光旅館C)		 150 m (490 ft) 42 2014 Hotel Zhongshan District, Taipei city [33]
33= Blue Ocean
(藍海)		 150 m (490 ft) 38 2010 Residential Tamsui District, New Taipei city [34]

Tallest Buildings Proposed/ Under Construction[]

Rank Name District Height (m) Floors Expected
year of
completion		 Status
1 Taipei Twin Tower 1
(臺北雙子星大樓 1)		 Zhongzheng District 360 76 2027 Under planning [35][36]
2 Taipei Sky Tower
(臺北天空塔)		 Xinyi District, Taipei city 280 46 2022 Under Construction [37]
3 Taipei Twin Tower 2
(臺北雙子星大樓 2)		 Zhongzheng District, Taipei city 280 56 2027 Under planning[38]
4 Fubon Xinyi A25 Headquarters
(富邦信義A25總部)		 Xinyi District, Taipei city 266.3 52 2021 Under Construction [39]
5
(A26 信義區公所都市更新)		 Xinyi District, Taipei city 234 46 ? Proposed
6
(中華郵政塔 A & B)		 Zhongzheng District, Taipei city TBC 50, 30 ? Proposed [40]
7
(臺鐵 E1/E2)		 Zhongzheng District, Taipei city TBC 42, 39 ? Proposed
8 HongWell i-Tower
(宏匯i-Tower)		 Xinzhuang District, New Taipei 180.6 39 2021 Under construction

Timeline of tallest buildings[]

Name Image Period Height m (ft) Floors District
Office of the Governor-General of Taiwan/
Office of the President of the Republic of China
(臺灣總督府/中華民國總統府)		 1919 - 60.0 9 Zhongzheng District

(菊元商行)		 1932- 6 Zhongzheng District
Hilton International Taipei
(臺北希爾頓大飯店)		 Jul. 15 - Oct. 10, 1973 71 20 Zhongzheng District
Grand Hotel
(圓山大飯店)		 Oct. 10, 1973–1981 87 12 Zhongshan District

(第一銀行總行大樓)		 1981–1983 87.7 22 Zhongzheng District
Taiwan Power Building
(台電大樓)		 Taipower Headquarters.jpg 1983–1988 127.4 27 Zhongzheng District
TWTC International Trade Building
(國貿大樓)		 1988–1990 142.6 33 Xinyi District
Tuntex Tower
(��南東帝士大樓)		 1990–1993 143.4 38 Daan District
Shin Kong Life Tower
(新光人壽保險大樓)		 Dec. 21, 1993–2004 244.8 51 Zhongzheng District
Taipei 101
(臺北101)		 2004–present 508 101 Xinyi District

Skylines[]

  • Banqiao District, New Taipei city

  • Linkou, New Taipei city

  • Sanchong, New Taipei city

  • Tamsui, New Taipei city

  • Xinyi District, Taipei city

  • Xinzhuang, New Taipei city

  • Xizhi, New Taipei city

  • Zhonghe, New Taipei city

  • Zhongzheng District, Taipei city

See also[]

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