List of tallest voluntarily demolished buildings
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Voluntary building demolition is the decision by either the landowner or a higher government body to demolish a structure for any number of reasons, ranging from severe structural damage to the redevelopment of the land the building sits upon. Involuntary (or unplanned) building demolitions, such as the collapse of a building during a severe earthquake or by a terrorist attack, are not included in this list.
Tallest voluntarily demolished buildings over 100 meters (328 feet) in height[]
The demolition of especially high buildings present unique challenges, especially when their location is within densely populated areas of their respective cities. Buildings in excess of 100 meters (328 ft) in height are most often deconstructed floor-by-floor down to the building's basement, as opposed to controlled implosion of the structure, which would most likely damage surrounding structures.
Rank | Building name | City | Country | Height | Floors | Year completed | Year demolished | Method | Reason | |
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(m) | (ft) | |||||||||
1 | 270 Park Avenue | New York | ![]() |
216 | 708 | 52 | 1960 | 2021 [1] | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for a taller building for JPMorgan Chase[2] |
2 | Singer Building | New York | ![]() |
187 | 612 | 47 | 1908 | 1968 | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for One Liberty Plaza. |
3 | CPF Building | Singapore | ![]() |
171 | 561 | 46 | 1976 | 2017 | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for a 29-storey office tower. |
4 | Meena Plaza I | Abu Dhabi | ![]() |
168.5 | 553 | 46 | 2015 | 2020 | Implosion | Topped out, but never completed. Tallest building ever imploded.[3] |
5 | Morrison Hotel | Chicago | ![]() |
160 | 526 | 45 | 1925 | 1965 | Manual | Demolished to make way for Bank One Plaza. |
6 | Deutsche Bank Building | New York | ![]() |
158 | 518 | 39 | 1974 | 2011 | Deconstruction | Heavily damaged from the September 11 attacks. |
7 | UIC Building | Singapore | ![]() |
152 | 499 | 40 | 1973 | 2013 | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for V on Shenton. |
8 | One Meridian Plaza | Philadelphia | ![]() |
150 | 492 | 38 | 1972 | 1999 | Deconstruction | Heavily damaged from a fire on February 23, 1991. |
8 | Tun Razak Tower | Kuala Lumpur | ![]() |
150 | 492 | 35 | 1983 | 2014 | Deconstruction | Damaged from the 2014 fire that broke in on the 27th floor of the building. |
9 | City Investing Building | New York | ![]() |
148 | 487 | 33 | 1908 | 1968 | Manual | Demolished to make way for One Liberty Plaza. |
10 | The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong | Hong Kong | ![]() |
142 | 465 | 31 | 1993 | 2009 | Manual | Demolished to make way for China Construction Bank Tower. |
11 | Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka | Tokyo | ![]() |
141 | 463 | 39 | 1982 | 2013 | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for Tokyo Garden Terrace. |
12 | Hennessy Centre | Hong Kong | ![]() |
140 | 458 | 41 | 1983 | 2008 | Manual | Demolished to make way for Hysan Place. |
13 | The Harmon Hotel | Paradise | ![]() |
138 | 453 | 47 | 2009 | 2015 | Manual | Found to be structurally deficient and demolished. Never opened. |
14 | Cologne | ![]() |
138 | 453 | 34 | 1980 | 2019 | Deconstruction | Partial vacancy since 2003. | |
15 | Ardmore Park Old Block 1 | Singapore | ![]() |
137 | 449 | 36 | 1978 | 1997 | Manual | Demolished to build new structures on the site.[4] |
15 | Ardmore Park Old Block 2 | Singapore | ![]() |
137 | 449 | 36 | 1978 | 1997 | Manual | |
15 | Ardmore Park Old Block 3 | Singapore | ![]() |
137 | 449 | 36 | 1978 | 1997 | Manual | |
18 | J. L. Hudson Department Store and Addition | Detroit | ![]() |
134 | 439 | 29 | 1927 | 1998 | Implosion | Was neglected for 12 years, and considered beyond repair. The decision was controversial. |
19 | New York | ![]() |
131 | 432 | 32 | 1928 | 1982 | Manual | Demolished to make way for 60 Wall Street. | |
20 | Savoy-Plaza Hotel | New York | ![]() |
128 | 420 | 33 | 1927 | 1965 | Manual | Demolished to make way for General Motors Building. |
21 | State Office Block | Sydney | ![]() |
128 | 420 | 32 | 1965 | 1997 | Manual | Demolished to make way for Aurora Place. |
22 | The Excelsior | Hong Kong | ![]() |
126.3 | 414.5 | 37 | 1973 | 2019 | Manual | Demolished to make way for a 135 meters office tower. |
23 | CAGA House | Sydney | ![]() |
125 | 410 | 30 | 1977 | 1992 | Manual | Demolished to make way for Governor Phillip Tower. |
24 | Bayer-Hochhaus | Leverkusen | ![]() |
122 | 400 | 32 | 1963 | 2012 | Manual | Various problems. |
25 | Empire Landmark Hotel | Vancouver | ![]() |
120 | 393.7 | 42 | 1973 | 2019 | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for a pair of new high-rise residential towers. |
26 | First National Bank Building | Pittsburgh | ![]() |
118 | 387 | 26 | 1912 | 1969 | Manual | Demolished to make way for One PNC Plaza. |
27 | Jinhua Building | Xi'an | ![]() |
118 | 387 | 21 | 1999 | 2015 | Implosion | Demolished for redevelopment of the tower's property.[citation needed] |
28 | Brussels | ![]() |
117 | 384 | 30 | 1960 | 2001 | Manual | Demolished to make way for Rogier Tower. | |
29 | AfE-Turm | Frankfurt | ![]() |
116 | 381 | 32 | 1972 | 2014 | Implosion | Demolished for redevelopment of the tower's site. Tallest building to have been imploded in Europe. |
30 | Landmark Tower | Fort Worth | ![]() |
116 | 380 | 30 | 1952 | 2006 | Implosion | Abandoned since 1990, later damaged in tornado in 2000. Cost to renovate the building was deemed too prohibitive. |
31 | Ocean Tower | South Padre Island | ![]() |
115 | 379 | 30 | 2006 | 2009 | Implosion | Demolished after cracks were found in the building's supporting columns during construction. Never opened. Wasn't built well. |
32 | Trinity Court Building | New York | ![]() |
114 | 374 | 26 | 1927 | 2015 | Manual | Demolished to make way for 76 Trinity Place |
33 | Pearl Bank Apartments | Singapore | ![]() |
113.4 | 372 | 38 | 1976 | 2019 | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for One Pearl Bank. |
34 | Richfield Tower | Los Angeles | ![]() |
113 | 372 | 13 | 1929 | 1969 | Manual | Demolished to make way for City National Plaza. |
35 | Landmark Hotel and Casino Las Vegas | Paradise | ![]() |
111 | 364 | 31 | 1969 | 1995 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for a parking lot for Las Vegas Convention Center. |
36 | São Paulo | ![]() |
110 | 361 | 32 | 1963 | 1975 | Implosion | Imploded to make way for the Sé metro station and Praça da Sé. | |
37 | Furama Hong Kong Hotel | Hong Kong | ![]() |
110 | 360 | 32 | 1973 | 2002 | Manual | Demolished to make way for AIA Central. |
38 | Stardust Resort & Casino Las Vegas | Winchester | ![]() |
108 | 354 | 32 | 1991 | 2007 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for Echelon Place and Resorts World Las Vegas. |
39 | Lisbon Bank Building | Johannesburg | ![]() |
108 | 354 | 26 | 1967 | 2019 | Implosion | Imploded due to a fire in 2018 which caused the structure to be unstable.[5][6][7] |
40 | Houston | ![]() |
107 | 352 | 28 | 1962 | 2011 | Manual | ||
41 | New York World Building | New York | ![]() |
106.6 | 350 | 20 | 1890 | 1955 | Manual | Demolished to make way for an entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge. |
42 | Windsor Tower | Madrid | ![]() |
106 | 348 | 32 | 1979 | 2005 | Manual | Heavily damaged from a fire on February 12, 2005; thus not quite voluntarily demolished, exactly the same than nº 4. |
43 | Farmers Bank Building | Pittsburgh | ![]() |
105 | 345 | 27 | 1902 | 1997 | Implosion | Demolished due to a lack of tenants. |
44 | Crowne Plaza Hotel | Kuala Lumpur | ![]() |
105 | 345 | 26 | 1973 | 2014 | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for the proposed Tradewinds Square. |
45 | Frankfort | ![]() |
103 | 338 | 28 | 1972 | 2018 | Implosion | ||
46 | Friedrich-Engelhorn-Hochhaus | Ludwigshafen | ![]() |
101 | 333 | 28 | 1957 | 2014 | Manual | Demolished for the new BASF headquarters building. |
47 | Martin Tower | Bethlehem | ![]() |
101 | 332 | 21 | 1972 | 2019 | Implosion | Demolished for mixed-use rezoning of the tower's property. |
48 | Sparkasse Hagen tower | Hagen | ![]() |
101 | 331 | 21 | 1975 | 2004 | Implosion | Suffered from water leakage problems. |
49 | Baltimore | ![]() |
101 | 330 | 16 | 1912 | 1986 | Manual | ||
50 | Southwark Towers | London | ![]() |
100 | 328 | 25 | 1976 | 2008 | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for The Shard. |
Tallest voluntarily demolished buildings 30 meters (98 feet) to 100 meters (328 feet) in height[]
Rank | Building name | City | Country | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Floors | Year completed | Year demolished | Method | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
51 | Genesee Towers | Flint | ![]() |
99.4 | 326 | 19 | 1968 | 2013 | Implosion | The building was demolished due to the risk of falling concrete from the structure. | |
52 | CRA Building | Melbourne | ![]() |
99.1 | 325 | 26 | 1962 | 1988 | Manual | Demolished to make way for 101 Collins Street. | |
53 | Kuala Lumpur | ![]() |
99.1 | 325 | 24 | 1977 | 2011 | Deconstruction | |||
54 | Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino | Atlantic City | ![]() |
97.8 | 321 | 39 | 1984 | 2021 | Implosion | Demolished after being closed since 2014 and falling into such disrepair that chunks began falling off the building. | |
55 | 1515 Tower | West Palm Beach | ![]() |
97.6 | 320 | 30 | 1974 | 2010 | Implosion | Damaged by hurricanes in 2004. | |
56 | Lodge on the Park | Hong Kong | ![]() |
96.6 | 317 | 29 | 1988 | 2011 | Manual | Demolished to make way for Kennedy Park at Central. | |
57 | Saint Paul Building | New York | ![]() |
96 | 315 | 26 | 1898 | 1958 | Manual | Demolished to make way for Western Electric Building. | |
58 | Houston Main Building | Houston | ![]() |
95.1 | 312 | 21 | 1952 | 2012 | Implosion | ||
59 | Richmond | ![]() |
94.4 | 310 | 21 | 1978 | 2020 | Implosion | |||
60 | Beautiful City Building | Hong Kong | ![]() |
93.3 | 306 | 28 | 1978 | 2003 | Manual | Demolished to make way for CASA 880. | |
61 | Limebank House | London | ![]() |
93 | 305 | 26 | 1969 | 1998 | Manual | ||
62 | Zhongyin Building | Wenzhou | ![]() |
93 | 305 | 1997 | 2004 | Implosion | Deemed unsafe. Never opened. | ||
63 | Frankfurt | ![]() |
93 | 305 | 21 | 1971 | 2018 | Manual | Demolished to make way for Four (Frankfurt). | ||
64 | Poltegor Centre | Wrocław | ![]() |
92.1 | 302 | 25 | 1982 | 2007 | Manual | Demolished to make way for Sky Tower. | |
65 | Skrunda-1 Receiver Building | Skrunda | ![]() |
91.4 | 300 | 19 | 1991 | 1995 | Implosion | Demolished as a result of then-US President Bill Clinton’s commitment to help the Latvian government comply with a treaty involving the withdrawal of Russian troops. | |
66 | 20 Fenchurch Street | London | ![]() |
91.1 | 299 | 25 | 1968 | 2008 | Deconstruction | Previous building demolished for the redevelopment of the tower's site. | |
67 | 109 Bluevale Street | Glasgow | ![]() |
90.8 | 298 | 30 | 1968 | 2016 | Deconstruction | ||
68 | 51 Whitevale Street | Glasgow | ![]() |
90.8 | 298 | 30 | 1968 | 2016 | Deconstruction | ||
69 | Sander Hall | Cincinnati | ![]() |
90.5 | 297 | 27 | 1971 | 1991 | Implosion | Demolished because of various problems. | |
70 | Tai Sang Commercial Building | Hong Kong | ![]() |
90 | 295 | 27 | 1997 | 2009 | Manual | ||
71 | 10 Red Road Court | Glasgow | ![]() |
89 | 292 | 31 | 1968 | 2015 | Implosion | ||
72 | 21 Birnie Court | Glasgow | ![]() |
89 | 292 | 31 | 1968 | 2013 | Implosion | ||
73 | 33 Petershill Drive | Glasgow | ![]() |
89 | 292 | 31 | 1968 | 2015 | Implosion | ||
74 | 63 Petershill Drive | Glasgow | ![]() |
89 | 292 | 31 | 1968 | 2015 | Implosion | ||
75 | 93 Petershill Drive | Glasgow | ![]() |
89 | 292 | 31 | 1968 | 2015 | Implosion | ||
76 | 123 Petershill Drive | Glasgow | ![]() |
89 | 292 | 31 | 1968 | 2015 | Implosion | ||
77 | World Trade Centre | London | ![]() |
89 | 292 | 19 | 1991 | 2004 | Unknown (likely deconstruction) | Damaged by the 1996 Docklands bombing. | |
78 | Hamburg | ![]() |
89 | 292 | 23 | 1966 | 1995 | Implosion | |||
79 | Salt Lake City | ![]() |
88.4 | 290 | 20 | 1980 | 2007 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for City Creek Center. | ||
80 | Old Toronto Star Building | Toronto | ![]() |
88.1 | 289 | 22 | 1929 | 1972 | Manual | Demolished to make way for First Canadian Place. | |
81 | Hong Kong Hilton | Hong Kong | ![]() |
86.6 | 284 | 26 | 1962 | 1992 | Manual | Demolished to make way for Cheung Kong Center. | |
82 | Northwestern Mutual Place | Milwaukee | ![]() |
86 | 283 | 16 | 1979 | 2014 | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons. Northwestern Mutual cited maintenance problems caused by water seepage as the reason for demolishing the building. | |
83 | Liggett Building | New York | ![]() |
86 | 283 | 22 | 1922 | 2016 | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for One Vanderbilt. | |
84 | Lake View Hotel | Nanchang | ![]() |
86 | 281 | 22 | 1997 | 2010 | Implosion | [citation needed] | |
85 | Studioturm Deutsche Welle | Cologne | ![]() |
86 | 281 | 24 | 1976 | 2021 | Deconstruction | ||
86 | Hotel Grand Chancellor | Christchurch | ![]() |
85 | 279 | 26 | 1986 | 2012 | Manual | Damaged by 2011 Christchurch earthquake. | |
87 | Chinatrust Financial Building | Taipei | ![]() |
85 | 279 | 22 | 1996 | 2016 | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for Taipei Sky Tower. | |
88 | High-rise of Pécs | Pécs | ![]() |
84 | 276 | 25 | 1976 | 2016 | Deconstruction | Unoccupied from 1989 due to structural instability. | |
89 | Dunes | Paradise | ![]() |
84 | 275 | 24 | 1961 | 1993 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for Bellagio Las Vegas. | |
90 | Sands | Paradise | ![]() |
83 | 274 | 18 | 1965 | 1996 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for The Venetian Las Vegas. | |
91 | Owasina Hall | Calgary | ![]() |
83.5 | 274 | 22 | 1972 | 2016 | Deconstruction | Demolished to be redeveloped.[8] | |
92 | Gillender Building | New York | ![]() |
83 | 273 | 20 | 1897 | 1910 | Demolished to make way for 14 Wall Street[9] | ||
93 | Elegant Court | Hong Kong | ![]() |
83 | 273 | 25 | 1987 | 2009 | Manual | Demolished to make way for 21 Whitfield. | |
94 | Hochtief-Hochhaus | Frankfurt | ![]() |
83 | 273 | 22 | 1974 | 2004 | Manual | Demolished to make way for WestendDuo. | |
95 | C&S Bank Tower | Atlanta | ![]() |
81 | 266 | 20 | 1968 | 1993 | Manual | Demolished after the NationsBank Plaza (now Bank of America Plaza) was completed.[10] | |
96 | Northwestern National Bank Building | Minneapolis | ![]() |
80 | 264 | 16 | 1930 | 1984 | Implosion | Damaged by the 1982 Thanksgiving Day fire. The Wells Fargo Center now stands on the site. | |
97 | 103 Colmore Row | Birmingham | ![]() |
80 | 262 | 23 | 1976 | 2016 | Manual | ||
98 | 10-30 Petershill Court | Glasgow | ![]() |
80 | 262 | 27 | 1968 | 2015 | Implosion | ||
99 | 153-213 Petershill Court | Glasgow | ![]() |
80 | 262 | 27 | 1968 | 2012 | Implosion | ||
100 | Four Seasons Hotel Maputo | Maputo | ![]() |
80 | 262 | 22 | 1974 | 2007 | Implosion | Owing to the Mozambican War of Independence, the building was never finished. | |
101 | Winchester House | London | ![]() |
80 | 260 | 22 | 1968 | 1997 | Unknown | ||
102 | PwC Tower Christchurch | Christchurch | ![]() |
79 | 251 | 21 | 1990 | 2013 | Manual | Demolished after being damaged during the 2011 Christchurch earthquake; the foundations were demolished in 2021[11] | |
103 | Baptist Memorial Hospital | Memphis | ![]() |
78 | 255 | 18 | 1956 | 2005 | Implosion | ||
104 | Commonwealth Building | Louisville | ![]() |
78 | 255 | 21 | 1928 | 1994 | Implosion | ||
105 | Hotel Vancouver (1916) | Vancouver | ![]() |
77.1 | 253 | 15 | 1916 | 1949 | Manual | Demolished to be redeveloped.[12] | |
106 | Boston | ![]() |
77 | 253 | 18 | 1959 | 1988 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for 125 High Street. | ||
107 | Crocodile House 1 | Hong Kong | ![]() |
77 | 251 | 23 | 1982 | 2008 | Manual | Demolished to make way for Agricultural Bank of China Tower. | |
108 | Melbourne Industrial Building | Hong Kong | ![]() |
77 | 251 | 23 | 1977 | 2005 | Manual | Demolished to make way for One Island East. | |
109 | Hôtel de la Montagne | Montreal | ![]() |
75 | 246 | 20 | 1974 | 2014 | Manual | Demolished to be redeveloped.[13] | |
110 | Hotel Laurentien | Montreal | ![]() |
75 | 246 | 20 | 1948 | 1978 | Manual | Demolished to be redeveloped.[14] | |
111 | Maths Tower | Manchester | ![]() |
75 | 246 | 18 | 1968 | 2005 | Unknown (likely deconstruction) | ||
112 | Sheraton-Oklahoma Hotel | Oklahoma City | ![]() |
75 | 245 | 24 | 1932 | 1977 | Implosion | Demolished because it was in the way of an urban development. | |
113 | McGuire Apartments | Seattle | ![]() |
74 | 242 | 25 | 2001 | 2011 | Manual | Structural instability. | |
114 | Qingdao Railway Plaza | Qingdao | ![]() |
74 | 241 | 24 | 1991 | 2007 | Implosion | ||
115 | Aik San Factory Building | Hong Kong | ![]() |
73 | 240 | 22 | 1972 | 2005 | Manual | Demolished to make way for One Island East. | |
116 | Lee Gardens Hotel | Hong Kong | ![]() |
73 | 240 | 22 | 1970 | 1990 | Manual | Demolished to make way for Manulife Plaza. | |
117 | International Complex | Kuala Lumpur | ![]() |
73 | 240 | 18 | 1978 | 2014 | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for the proposed Tradewinds Square. | |
118 | Inn on the Park | Toronto | ![]() |
72.5 | 238 | 23 | 1971 | 2016 | Manual | Demolished to be redeveloped.[15] | |
119 | 20 Rosemount Street | Glasgow | ![]() |
72 | 236 | 25 | 1967 | 2013 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for low-rise housing. | |
120 | 40 Rosemount Street | Glasgow | ![]() |
72 | 236 | 25 | 1967 | 2016 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for low-rise housing. | |
121 | Pabst Building | Milwaukee | ![]() |
72 | 235 | 14 | 1891 | 1981 | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for 100 East Wisconsin | |
122 | HSBC Building | Hong Kong | ![]() |
70 | 230 | 13 | 1935 | 1978 | Manual | ||
123 | St. Johns House | Bootle | ![]() |
70 | 230 | 19 | 1981 | 2001 | Implosion | Suffered from sick building syndrome. | |
124 | Anada Tower | Hong Kong | ![]() |
70 | 229 | 21 | 19?? | 2008 | Manual | Demolished to make way for Agricultural Bank of China Tower | |
125 | Nantes | ![]() |
70 | 229 | 18 | 1972 | 2005 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for a mixed-use development. | ||
126 | 40 Stirlingfauld Place | Glasgow | ![]() |
69 | 226 | 24 | 1975 | 2008 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for low-rise housing. | |
127 | 45 Stirlingfauld Place | Glasgow | ![]() |
69 | 226 | 24 | 1975 | 2008 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for low-rise housing. | |
128 | Clarendon Tower | Christchurch | ![]() |
68.7 | 225 | 18 | 1988 | 2012 | Manual | Damaged by the 2011 Christchurch Earthquake [16] | |
129 | Pacific Palisades East | Vancouver | ![]() |
68 | 223 | 22 | 1966 | 1994 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for The Palisades Apartments | |
130 | Birmingham Post & Mail | Birmingham | ![]() |
67 | 220 | 16 | 1964 | 2005 | Deconstruction | ||
131 | Traymore Hotel | Atlantic City | ![]() |
67 | 220 | 16 | 1906 | 1972 | Implosion | ||
132 | Zhejiang University Number 3 | Hangzhou | ![]() |
67.1 | 220 | 20 | 1993 | 2007 | Implosion | [17] | |
133 | Swire House | Hong Kong | ![]() |
66.8 | 219 | 20 | 1962 | 1998 | Manual | Demolished to make way for Charter House. | |
134 | Lord Simcoe Hotel | Toronto | ![]() |
66.8 | 219 | 20 | 1956 | 1980 | Manual | Demolished to be redeveloped.[18] | |
135 | Vanderbilt Avenue Building | New York | ![]() |
65 | 214 | 18 | 1913 | 2016 | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for One Vanderbilt. | |
136 | Draper Tower | Nashville | ![]() |
65 | 212 | 12 | 1990 | 2018 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for Nashville Yards. | |
137 | Concourse Building | Toronto | ![]() |
65 | 213.3 | 16 | 1928 | 2013 | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for EY Tower.[19] | |
138 | Kuala Lumpur | ![]() |
65 | 212 | 16 | 1973 | 2012 | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for the new Hotel Equatorial | ||
139 | City Hall Annex | Jacksonville | ![]() |
64 | 210 | 15 | 1960 | 2019 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for redevelopment. | |
140 | Ronan Point | London | ![]() |
64 | 210 | 22 | 1968 | 1986 | Manual | Damaged by gas explosion in 1968. It was demolished to make way for low-rise housing. | |
141 | Crocodile House 2 | Hong Kong | ![]() |
63 | 208 | 19 | 1966 | 2008 | Manual | Demolished to make way for Agricultural Bank of China Tower. | |
142 | Stephenson Tower | Birmingham | ![]() |
63 | 207 | 20 | 1967 | 2011 | Deconstruction | Demolished to make room for redevelopment at Birmingham's New Street Station. | |
143 | Dalton Tower | Birmingham | ![]() |
61 | 200 | 21 | 1971 | 2011 | Implosion | Demolished to make room for new student housing. | |
144 | Radio Network House | Christchurch | ![]() |
61 | 200 | 14 | 1986 | 2012 | Implosion | Damaged by the 2011 Christchurch Earthquake, was the first controlled building Implosion in New Zealand [20] | |
145 | Chartered Bank Building | Hong Kong | ![]() |
60 | 197 | 18 | 1959 | 1986 | Manual | Demolished to make way for Standard Chartered Bank Building. | |
146 | Hyatt Regency | Hong Kong | ![]() |
60 | 197 | 18 | 1964 | 2006 | Manual | Demolished to make way for iSQUARE. | |
147 | Hotel Holiday Inn | Christchurch | ![]() |
60 | 197 | 16 | 1988 | 2012 | Manual | Damaged by the 2011 Christchurch Earthquake, the foundations are still standing.[21] | |
148 | Cleveland | ![]() |
60 | 196 | 16 | 1900 | 1982 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for 200 Public Square. | ||
149 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome | Minneapolis | ![]() |
59 | 195 | 1982 | 2014 | Manual | Demolished to make way for U.S. Bank Stadium. | ||
150 | Clyde Tower | Birmingham | ![]() |
59 | 194 | 20 | 1967 | 2006 | Implosion | ||
151 | Lawrence Tower | Birmingham | ![]() |
59 | 194 | 21 | 1971 | 2011 | Implosion | Demolished to make room for new student housing. | |
152 | The Oregonian Building | Portland | ![]() |
59 | 194 | 13 | 1892 | 1950 | Manual | ||
153 | Carlton House Hotel[22] | Pittsburgh | ![]() |
58.83 | 193 | 21 | 1952 | 1980 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for the BNY Mellon Center. | |
154 | Vienna Wood Community | Hefei | ![]() |
59 | 192 | 16 | 2005 | 2005 | Implosion | ||
155 | Stafford Tower | Birmingham | ![]() |
58 | 190 | 21 | 1971 | 2014 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for a five-acre park at Aston University. | |
156 | 16-18 Pinkston Drive | Glasgow | ![]() |
58 | 190 | 20 | 1967 | 2013 | Manual | Demolished to make way for low-rise housing. | |
157 | 17-19 Pinkston Drive | Glasgow | ![]() |
58 | 190 | 20 | 1967 | 2013 | Manual | Demolished to make way for low-rise housing. | |
158 | 2 Queen Elizabeth Square | Glasgow | ![]() |
58 | 190 | 20 | 1965 | 1993 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for low-rise housing. | |
159 | 16-18 Fountainwell Place | Glasgow | ![]() |
58 | 190 | 20 | 1967 | 2008 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for low-rise housing. | |
160 | 16-32 Queen Elizabeth Square | Glasgow | ![]() |
58 | 190 | 20 | 1965 | 1993 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for low-rise housing. | |
161 | Rochor Centre | Singapore | ![]() |
57.84 | 189.76 | 17 | 1977 | 2018 | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for the North–South Corridor expressway tunnels. | |
162 | Tung Ying Building | Hong Kong | ![]() |
57 | 186 | 17 | 1965 | 2006 | Manual | Demolished to make way for The ONE. | |
163 | Tung Sang Building | Hong Kong | ![]() |
57 | 186 | 17 | 1972 | 2006 | Manual | Demolished to make way for York Place. | |
164 | Scientific Institute of Water Management Tower (VITUKI Torony) | Budapest | ![]() |
57 | 186 | 15 | 1975-1976 | 2020 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for an athletic stadium (note: after that Budapest won the right to host the 2023 World Athletics Championships, originally they wanted to keep this building, but later, during the preparation of the construction work, its condition was assessed, which revealed that the building could not be used, so it had to be demolished for technical-economic reasons.) | |
165 | Westpac Canterbury Centre | Christchurch | ![]() |
55.1 | 181 | 14 | 1983 | 2012 | Manual | Damaged by the 2011 Christchurch Earthquake[23] | |
166 | Home Insurance Building | Chicago | ![]() |
54.9 | 180 | 12 | 1885 | 1931 | Manual | Demolished to make way for the Field Building. | |
167 | City East Building | Hong Kong | ![]() |
53.3 | 175 | 16 | 1973 | 2007 | Manual | Demolished to make way for Gardeneast Serviced Apartments. | |
168 | Hotel Fontenelle | Omaha | ![]() |
53.3 | 175 | 14 | 1916 | 1983 | Unknown | [24] | |
169 | Jardine House | Hong Kong | ![]() |
53.3 | 175 | 16 | 1957 | 1980 | Manual | Demolished to make way for Wheelock House. | |
170 | Cornwall Tower | Birmingham | ![]() |
52.1 | 171 | 18 | 1970 | 2014 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for low-rise housing. | |
171 | Normansell Tower | Birmingham | ![]() |
52.1 | 171 | 18 | 1972 | 2012 | Implosion | ||
172 | Christchurch Central Police Station | Christchurch | ![]() |
52 | 171 | 13 | 1973 | 2015 | Implosion | Damaged by the 2011 Christchurch earthquake and was the 2nd controlled building Implosion in New Zealand. Was the last High rise to be demolished in Christchurch after the 2011 Earthquakes [25] | |
173 | Victoria Square Tower | Christchurch | ![]() |
51.8 | 170 | 15 | 2006 | 2012 | Manual | Damaged by the 2011 Christchurch Earthquake | |
174 | Heritage Hotel | Christchurch | ![]() |
51.6 | 169 | 12 | 1971 | 2012 | Manual | Damaged by the 2011 Christchurch Earthquake | |
175 | BNZ Tower | Christchurch | ![]() |
51 | 167 | 12 | 1967 | 2012/2017 | Manual | Damaged by the 2011 Christchurch Earthquake. The tower portion was destroyed in 2012 while the final part was destroyed in 2017 | |
176 | Portland Airport Administration Building | Portland | ![]() |
50.3 | 165 | 8 | 1958 | 2002 | Unknown | ||
177 | Regal Constellation Hotel | Toronto | ![]() |
50.1 | 164.3 | 15 | 1966 | 2011 | Manual | Demolished to make way for a Park 'N Fly parking lot.[26] | |
178 | Revera House | Wellington | ![]() |
50 | 164 | 10 | 1990 | 2017 | Deconstruction | Damaged by the 2017 Kaikoura Earthquake | |
179 | Chiao Shang Building | Hong Kong | ![]() |
50 | 164 | 15 | 1964 | 2004 | Manual | Demolished to make way for 100QRC. | |
180 | Oslo | ![]() |
47.2 | 155 | 15 | 1958 | 2000 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for . | ||
181 | Prudence Building | New York | ![]() |
47.2 | 155 | 14 | 1911 | 2016 | Deconstruction | Demolished to make way for One Vanderbilt. | |
182 | Hotel Wellington Annex | Albany | ![]() |
45.1 | 148 | 11 | 1922 | 2014 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for the Albany Capital Center. | |
183 | Crowne Plaza, Christchurch | Christchurch | ![]() |
45 | 148 | 12 | 1988 | 2012 | Manual | Damaged by the 2011 Christchurch Earthquake | |
184 | BP House | Wellington | ![]() |
45 | 148 | 12 | 1968 | 2015 | Manual | Demolished to make way for 20 Customhouse Quay | |
176 | Olympic National Life Building | Seattle | ![]() |
44.2 | 145 | 12 | 1905 | 1982 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for the DocuSign Tower. | |
177 | Alexandra House | Hong Kong | ![]() |
43.3 | 142 | 13 | 1952 | 1974 | Manual | ||
178 | Dragon Seed Building | Hong Kong | ![]() |
43.3 | 142 | 13 | 1966 | 2008 | Manual | Demolished to make way for Prosperity Tower. | |
179 | Luk Hoi Tong Building | Hong Kong | ![]() |
43.3 | 142 | 13 | 1961 | 2008 | Manual | Demolished to make way for LHT Tower. | |
180 | Chamber of Commerce Building | Portland | ![]() |
41.1 | 135 | 8 | 1892 | 1934 | Manual | ||
181 | Mapes Hotel | Reno | ![]() |
40.5 | 133 | 12 | 1947 | 2000 | Implosion | ||
182 | Kingsford Industrial Centre | Hong Kong | ![]() |
39.9 | 131 | 12 | 1986 | 2006 | Manual | Demolished to make way for The Spectacle. | |
183 | Corbett Building | Portland | ![]() |
39.6 | 130 | 10 | 1907 | 1988 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for Pioneer Place. | |
184 | City Hall | El Paso | ![]() |
38 | 124 | 10 | 1979 | 2013 | Implosion | Demolished to make way for Southwest University Park. | |
185 | Salt Lake City | ![]() |
36.9 | 121 | 9 | 1966 | 2001 | Implosion | Made way for new Salt Lake City Main Public Library Building. | ||
186 | Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building | Oklahoma City | ![]() |
35.6 | 117 | 9 | 1977 | 1995 | Implosion | Damaged by the Oklahoma City bombing. |
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