List of tallest twin buildings and structures in the world

The term twin towers in architecture refers to two tall structures with nearly identical characteristics and similar height. 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.

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Twin buildings

Completed/Topped-out buildings

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

Name City Country Height (max) Floors (t1/t2) Notes
Petronas Twin Towers Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 452 m (1,483 ft) 88/88  
SPG Global Twin Towers Suzhou  China 286 m (938 ft) 54/54  
The Cullinan Hong Kong  China 270 m (886 ft) 68/68  
Grand Gateway Shanghai Shanghai  China 262 m (860 ft) 52/52  
Bahrain Financial Harbour Manama  Bahrain 260 m (853 ft) 53/53  
The Imperial Mumbai  India 249 m (817 ft) 60/60  
Futures Trading Plaza Dalian  China 243 m (797 ft) 53/53  
Bahrain WTC Manama  Bahrain 240 m (787 ft) 50/50  
Time Warner Center New York City  United States 229 m (751 ft) 55/55  
Parque Central Complex Caracas  Venezuela 225 m (738 ft) 56/56  
The Peak Twin Towers Jakarta  Indonesia 218 m (715 ft) 55/55  
CITIC Pacific HQ & Mandarin Oriental Shanghai  China 218 m (715 ft) 49/49  
Sheraton International Business Center Chongqing  China 218 m (715 ft) 42/42  
BSA Twin Towers Mandaluyong  Philippines 215 m (705 ft) 55/55  
City National Plaza Los Angeles  United States 213.1 m (699 ft) 52/52  
Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower Hanoi  Vietnam 213 m (699 ft) 48/48  
The St. Francis Shangri-La Place Mandaluyong  Philippines 212.88 m (698 ft) 60/60  
Anthill Residence Tower Istanbul  Turkey 210 m (689 ft) 54/54  
Orchid Enclave Mumbai  India 210 m (689 ft) 54/54  
Dolmen City Karachi  Pakistan 210 m (689 ft) 40/40  
Berjaya Times Square Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 203 m (666 ft) 48/48  
Bankers Hall Calgary  Canada 197 m (646 ft) 52/52  
The Tokyo Towers Tokyo  Japan 194 m (636 ft) 58/58  
Jordan Gate Towers Amman  Jordan 180 m (591 ft) 44/44  
Marina City Chicago  United States 179 m (587 ft) 65/65  
Pacific Plaza Towers Taguig City  Philippines 179 m (587 ft) 49/49  
Century Plaza Towers Century City  United States 174 m (571 ft) 44/44  
Concourse V & VI Sandy Springs  United States 173.7 m (570 ft) 34/34  
Commerce Square Philadelphia  United States 172 m (564 ft) 41/41  
El Faro towers Buenos Aires  Argentina 170 m (558 ft) 57/57  
Blue and Green Diamond Miami Beach  United States 170 m (558 ft) 44/44  
Tekstilkent Plaza Istanbul  Turkey 168 m (551 ft) 44/44  
Renoir towers Buenos Aires  Argentina 168 m (551 ft) 57/58  
Tours Société Générale Paris  France 167 m (548 ft) 37/37  
Selenium Twins Istanbul  Turkey 165 m (541 ft) 34/34  
GA Twin Towers Mandaluyong  Philippines 165 m (541 ft) 30/30  
Residences of College Park Toronto  Canada 163 m (535 ft) 51/45  
Sky Towers Kiev  Ukraine 160 m (525 ft) 42/32  
Sabanci Center Istanbul  Turkey 158 m (518 ft) 39/34  
Cologne Cathedral Towers Cologne  Germany 157 m (515 ft)  
Istanbul Trump Towers Istanbul  Turkey 155 m (509 ft) 39/37  
Deutsche Bank Twin Towers Frankfurt  Germany 155 m (509 ft) 40/38  
WTC Colombo Colombo  Sri Lanka 152 m (499 ft) 40/40  
Centre Square Philadelphia  United States 150 m (492 ft) 40/32  
TAT Twin Towers Istanbul  Turkey 143 m (469 ft) 42/32  
Koryo Hotel Pyongyang  North Korea 143 m (469 ft) 40/40  
Uphill Court Istanbul  Turkey 143 m (469 ft) 42/32  
Metrocity Millennium 2,3 Istanbul  Turkey 143 m (469 ft) 35/35  
TOBB Towers Ankara  Turkey 140 m (459 ft) 34/34  
Empire Tower Colombo  Sri Lanka 140 m (459 ft) 37/35  
Belgacom Towers Brussels  Belgium 134 m (440 ft) 28/28  
Şişli TAT Center Istanbul  Turkey 130 m (427 ft) 26/26  
Kempinski Residences Astoria Istanbul  Turkey 127 m (417 ft) 27/27  
Highlight Towers Munich  Germany 126 m (413 ft) 32/27  
Torres de Santa Cruz Santa Cruz de Tenerife  Spain 120 m (394 ft) 35/35  
Hung Vuong Plaza Ho Chi Minh City  Vietnam 120 m (394 ft) 29/29  
Sky City Tower Hanoi  Vietnam 120 m (394 ft) 31/31  
Bosmal City Center Sarajevo  Bosnia and Herzegovina 118 m (387 ft) 34/34  
İşbank Tower 2,3 Istanbul  Turkey 118 m (387 ft) 36/36  
Swissôtel Tallinn Tallinn  Estonia 117 m (384 ft) 31/28  
Rosslyn Twin Towers Arlington  United States 116 m (381 ft) 31/31  
Vincom Center Ho Chi Minh City  Vietnam 115 m (377 ft) 28/28  
Casablanca Twin Center Casablanca  Morocco 115 m (377 ft) 28/28  
Gate of Europe Madrid  Spain 115 m (377 ft) 26/26  
Ocean Club[1][2] Atlantic City  United States 360 ft (110 m) 34/34  
Denver World Trade Center Denver  United States 109 m (358 ft) 28/29  
Centro Simon Bolivar Caracas  Venezuela 103 m (338 ft) 25/25  
Ren Cen Towers 500 and 600 Detroit  United States 103 m (338 ft) 21/21  
Deira Twin Towers Dubai  United Arab Emirates 102 m (335 ft) 22/22  
Twin Towers Peoria  United States 92 m (302 ft) 30/30  

Proposed, under construction or destroyed

Name City Country Height (max) Floor count (t1/t2) Status Ref
151 Incheon Tower Incheon  South Korea 600 m (1,969 ft) 151/151 Under construction  
Emirates Park Towers Dubai  United Arab Emirates 395 m (1,296 ft) 77/77 Under construction  
Hermitage Towers Paris  France 323 m (1,060 ft) 94/92 Proposed  
Lamar Towers Jeddah  Saudi Arabia 310 m (1,017 ft) 73/73 Under construction  
NEB Towers Kotte  Sri Lanka 256 m (840 ft) 70/70 Under construction  
Ben Thanh Twin Tower Hochiminh City  Vietnam 220 m (722 ft) 55/55 Approved  
Vien Dong Meridian Da Nang  Vietnam 220 m (722 ft) 48/48 Under construction  
Karachi Financial Towers Karachi  Pakistan 215 m (705 ft) 45/45 Under construction  
Sanya Towers Amman  Jordan 200 m (656 ft) 50/50 Under Construction  
Ocean View Residences Colombo  Sri Lanka 152 m (499 ft) 47/47 Under construction  
Cantavil Premier Ho Chi Minh City  Vietnam 144 m (472 ft) 36/36 Under construction  
Dawson Grand Colombo  Sri Lanka 140 m (459 ft) 42/42 Under construction  
World Trade Center New York City  United States 417 m (1,368 ft)[A] 110/110 Destroyed  

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.

Structure City Country Height (max) Status Ref
RKS Liblice 2 Liblice  Czech Republic 355 m (1,165 ft) Complete  
Sender Donebach Mudau  Germany 363 m (1,191 ft) Complete  

Most strainers of HVDC Volgograd-Donbass are also twin structures. They consist of a single pole-type tower at which one conductor is fixed. Many power line crossings of rivers and straits like Elbe Crossing 2 consist of two similar identical large electricity pylons on both shores and can be therefore also considered as twin structures, although they are not close together.

Buildings and structures with more than two identical columns

Name City Country Height (max) No. of columns Floors (max/min) Status Ref
Vietnam Financial Centre Ho Chi Minh City  Vietnam 285 m (935 ft) 5 48/48 Proposed  
Saigon Pearl Ho Chi Minh City  Vietnam 135 m (443 ft) 4[3] 38/38 Complete  
Abraj Al Lulu Seef  Bahrain   3 50/40 Complete  
Malecon Center Santo Domingo  Dominican Republic 122 m (400 ft) 3 31/31 Complete  
Havelock City Project Colombo  Sri Lanka   8 29/22 Under construction  
Ren Cen Towers 100, 200, 300 and 400 Detroit  United States 159 m (522 ft) 4 39/39 Complete  

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Ocean Club East Tower". Emporis. http://www.emporis.com/city/101574?nav=building&id=oceanclubcondominiumseasttower-atlanticcity-nj-usa&lng=3. Retrieved 2011-05-05. 
  2. ^ "Ocean Club west Tower". Emporis. http://www.emporis.com/city/101574?nav=building&lng=3&id=124101. Retrieved 2011-05-05. 
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