List of tallest buildings and structures in Cardiff

Meridian Gate (left) and Altolusso (right)

This is a list of the tallest buildings in Cardiff, the capital of Wales. Cardiff's skyline includes buildings ranging from the ornate civic centre to the historic Cardiff Castle, whose clock tower is the oldest building on this list.

The city's growth is reflected in its growing skyline.^[1] As is the case with many British cities, some of Cardiff's skyline comprises 1960s and 1970s residential and commercial tower blocks. However, current development trends for high-rise buildings include upmarket apartments and office space.

Cardiff is the largest city in Wales and has the most tall buildings in the country.^[2] The city currently has three buildings under construction taller than 100 metres. Currently, the tallest building in Cardiff is Capital Tower at 80 m (262 ft).

Tallest buildings and structures in Cardiff

This list comprises the tallest current standing buildings and structures.

Rank	Name	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Year	Use	Location	Source	Image	Comment
1	Stadium House	120	400	17	1976/2002	Office	Location	Source		Without the additional 'spire' structure (added 2002), the building height is 78 m (256 feet). This building has the highest point in Cardiff.
2	Millennium Stadium	90	300	7	1999	Sports stadium	Location	Source		90 m is the height of the four structural spires.
3	Capital Tower	80	262	25	1967	Office	Location	Source		This building is the tallest building in Cardiff to the top of the roof (architectural feature).
4	HM Government Offices	73	239	18	-	Government / Office	Location	Source
5	Altolusso	72	236	23	2005	Residential	Location	Source
6	Tŷ Pont Haearn	63	207	21	2005	Residential	Location	Source
6	Meridian Gate	63	207	21	2009	Hotel	Location	Source
8	Holland House	60	197	15	2004 (Renovated)	Hotel	Location	Source
9	Llandaff Cathedral	59.40	195		1290	Cathedral	Location	Source
10	Cardiff City Hall Clock Tower	59	194		1905	Civic building	Location	Source
11	Helmont House	58	190	12	1984	Office / Hotel	Location	Source
11	Brunel House	58	190	16	-	Office	Location	Source
13	Admiral House	55	180	16	2006 (Renovated)	Residential	Location	Source
14	Landmark Place	51	167	17	2004	Residential / Retail	Location	Source
15	Tower Building	50	164	12	-	University	Location	Source
16	Celestia		158			Residential	[ Location]	[ Source]
17	Southgate House	48	157	13	1978	Office / Retail	Location	Source
18	Loudoun House	47	154	16	1964	Residential	Location	Source
18	Nelson House	47	154	16	1964	Residential	Location	Source
20	ISIS 3D	46	151	15	2007	Residential		Source
20	NPI House	46	151	12	-	University	Location	Source
20	Eastgate House	46	151	14	1969	Office	Location	Source
23	The Aspect	45	148	15	2003 (Renovated)	Residential / Retail	Location	Source
23	Century Wharf: Strata	45	148	15	2009	Residential	Location	Source
23	Coleg Glan Hafen, City Road Campus	45	148	11	-	Education	Location	Source
26	Marriott Hotel	43	141	12	-	Hotel	Location	Source
27	Channel View Flats	42	138	14	-	Residential	Location	Source
28	Cardiff Castle Clock Tower	40	131	7	1873	Monument	Location	Source
29	Maldron Hotel	37	123	12	2011[3]	Hotel	Location	Source		Completed May 2011 on site of old Central Hotel.[3]

Tallest future developments

This list comprises buildings which are under construction or approved for construction (April 2010).

Rank	Name	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Year (Proposal)	Year (Construction/Completion)	Use	Status	Source
1	Bayscape at Cardiff Marina	127	417	30	2005	2012 (Estimated Completion)	Hotel / Residential	Approved	Source
2	Glass Needle 1	108	353	32	2004	2007 (Construction Began)	Residential / Retail	Approved	Source
3	Capital Quarter	67	220	16	2009	2013 ( construction started)	Office / Retail	Proposed	Source
4	Glass Needle 2	66	217	22	2006	2007 (Construction Began)	Residential / Retail	Approved	Source
5	Admiral HQ	61	203	14	2010	2013 (construction began)	Office	Under construction
6	Glass Needle 3	60	197	20	2006	2007 (Construction Began)	Residential / Retail	Approved	Source
7	Prospect Place Block T	57	187	19	2008	2013 (Construction Began)	Residential	Under Construction	www.skyscrapernews.com
8	Celestia Tower 1	48	157	16	-	2005 (Construction Began)	Residential	Under Construction	Source
9	Celestia Tower 2	48	157	16	-	2005 (Construction Began)	Residential	Under Construction	Source

Tallest proposed developments

This list comprises buildings which are not yet approved for construction (April 2010).

Rank	Name	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Proposal Date	Use	Status	Source
1	Sports Village Tower 1	114	374	36	2005	Residential	Pre planning	Source
2	Sports Village Tower 2	85	279	28	2005	Residential	Pre planning	Source
3	Sports Village Casino and Hotel Tower 1	75	246	21	-	Hotel	Pre planning	Source
4	Capital Quarter	67	220	16	2009	Office / Retail	Proposed	Source
5	Sports Village Tower 3	64	210	21	2005	Residential	Pre planning	Source
6	Adam Street Development Block 1	54	177	13	2005	Residential	Pre planning	Source
7	Adam Street Development Block 2	54	177	13	2005	Residential	Pre planning	Source
8	Sports Village Casino and Hotel Tower 2	54	177	15	-	Hotel	Pre planning	Source
9	Adam Street Development Block 3	52	171	11	2005	Residential	Pre planning	Source
10	Cambrian Marina Tower 1	45	148	15	2007	Residential	Pre planning	Source
11	Cambrian Marina Tower 2	45	148	15	2007	Office	Pre planning	Source
12	Residential Tower, Westgate Street	44	144	14	-	Residential / Retail	Pre planning	Source

Tallest cancelled developments

This list comprises buildings which were planned for construction but later cancelled (April 2010).

Rank	Name	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Proposal Date	Use	Source
1	Bay Pointe	122.8	403	33	2008	Residential	Source
2	Capitol Apartments	75	246	25	2008	Residential	Source

Gallery

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  Stadium House (left) and Soutgate House (right), in the west of the city centre

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  Landmark Place (left) and Helmont House (right)

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  Stadium House rising high above the city centre

See also

• Cardiff
• Cardiff city centre

References

External links

• SkyscraperNews: Cardiff
• Cardiff Developments

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