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Tallest twin buildings in the world

The term twin towers in architecture refers to two tall structures with nearly identical characteristics and similar height, usually constructed close to each other and part of a single complex. The charts below lists most twin and other multi-column structures with similar characteristics. Buildings and structures shorter than 90 m (300 ft) are not included.

Twin buildings

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The Petronas Twin Towers located in Kuala Lumpur are currently the tallest-twin buildings in the world.

Completed or topped-out buildings

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The Imperial Twin Towers in Mumbai are currently the tallest residential buildings in India.
Yachthouse Residence Club serve as the tallest twin towers in the Western Hemisphere.
JW Marriott Marquis Dubai, the third tallest twin buildings in the world. It is also the world's second tallest hotel globally.
The St. Francis Shangri-La Place, Philippines
The two WTC towers on the right, the tallest twin buildings in Sri-Lanka and the BOC tower on the left. The Presidential Secretariat and Galadari hotel are also visible.
City National Plaza, in Los Angeles, was briefly the tallest twin building complex in the world, until the World Trade Center was completed.
The Torres de Santa Cruz are the tallest twin buildings in Spain.
The Far Eastern Plaza resides as the tallest twin buildings in Taiwan.

The following list includes only twin buildings that are continuously habitable over 90 m (300 ft).

Name City Country Height (max.) Floors (Tower 1/Tower 2) Notes
Petronas Twin Towers Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 451.9 m (1,483 ft)[1] 88/88 Tallest twin buildings in the world. Former world's tallest buildings.
Shenzhen Galaxy Twin Towers Shenzhen China 356 m (1,168 ft) 71/71 Tallest twin buildings in China.
JW Marriott Marquis Dubai Dubai United Arab Emirates 355.4 m (1,166 ft) 77/77 Tallest twin buildings in the United Arab Emirates.
Emirates Towers Dubai United Arab Emirates 354 m (1,161 ft) 54/56
Huaguoyuan Towers Guiyang  China 335 m (1,099 ft) 74/74 Second tallest twin buildings in China.[2]
Greenland Hangzhou Center Hangzhou China 304 m (997 ft) 64/64
One Za'abeel Dubai United Arab Emirates 301.4 m (989 ft) 68/59
City of Capitals Moscow Russia 301 m (988 ft) 76/65 Tallest twin buildings in Europe.
Lusail Plaza Towers Lusail Qatar 301 m (988 ft) 68/68 Tallest twin buildings in Qatar.
Yachthouse Residence Club Balneario Camboriu Brazil 295 m (968 ft) 81/81 Tallest twin buildings in the Americas
The Astaka Johor Bahru Malaysia 278.8 m (915 ft) 67/72 Tallest twin buildings in Johor.
The Cullinan Hong Kong  China 270 m (886 ft) 68/68
Al Kazim Towers Dubai United Arab Emirates 265 m (869 ft) 53/53
Grand Gateway Shanghai Shanghai  China 262 m (860 ft) 52/52
Bahrain Financial Harbour Manama Bahrain 260 m (853 ft) 53/53 Tallest twin buildings in Bahrain.
The Imperial Mumbai India 256 m (840 ft) 60/60 Tallest twin buildings in India.
One Avighna Park Mumbai India 251.3 m (824 ft) 61/61  
Palm Towers Doha Qatar 251 m (823 ft) 58/58
Angsana Hotel & Suites Dubai United Arab Emirates 250 m (820 ft) 49/49  
One9Five Asoke-Rama IX Bangkok Thailand 248 m (814 ft) 61/61 Tallest twin buildings in Thailand.
Aykon City Dubai United Arab Emirates 246 m (807 ft) 63/63
The Vogue Suites Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 243 m (797 ft) 63/63
Futures Trading Plaza Dalian  China 243 m (797 ft) 53/53  
Altair Colombo Sri Lanka 240 m (787 ft) 68/63  
Bahrain WTC Manama Bahrain 240 m (787 ft) 50/50  
Harbour Plaza Toronto Canada 237 m (778 ft) 67/63 Tallest twin residential buildings in Canada.
Space Residency Johor Bahru Malaysia 230 m (755 ft) 61/61
Deutsche Bank Center New York City United States 229 m (751 ft) 55/55 Tallest twin buildings in the United States.
One Shangri-La Place Twin Towers Mandaluyong Philippines 227 m (745 ft) 64/64 Tallest twin buildings in the Philippines.
Parque Central Complex Caracas Venezuela 225 m (738 ft) 56/56 Tallest building(s) in Venezuela.
BSA Twin Towers Mandaluyong Philippines 221 m (725 ft) 55/55  
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  
Arte Cheras Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 215.9 m (708 ft) 41/41  
Naza Towers Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 215.5 m (707 ft) 50/38 Second tallest twin buildings in Kuala Lumpur.
Tri Tower Residences Johor Bahru Malaysia 215 m (705 ft) 54/54
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 Tallest twin buildings in Vietnam.
The St. Francis Shangri-La Place Mandaluyong Philippines 212.88 m (698 ft) 60/60  
Katara Towers Lusail Qatar 211 m (692 ft) 40/40  
The Sentral Residences Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 210 m (689 ft) 58/58
Anthill Residence Tower Istanbul Turkey 210 m (689 ft) 54/54 Tallest twin buildings in Turkey.
Orchid Enclave Mumbai India 210 m (689 ft) 54/54  
Muze @ PICC George Town Malaysia 205.5 m (674 ft) 52/58 Tallest twin buildings in Penang.
Olaya Towers Riyadh Saudi Arabia 203.4 m (667 ft) 34/36 Tallest twin buildings in Saudi Arabia.
Berjaya Times Square Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 203 m (666 ft) 48/48  
Le Nouvel Towers Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 200 m (656 ft) 49/49
M1 & M2 Mississauga  Canada 200 m

(656 ft)

62/62 Tallest building(s) in Mississauga.
Bankers Hall Calgary  Canada 197 m (646 ft) 52/52 Tallest twin office buildings in Canada.
The Tokyo Towers Tokyo Japan 194 m (636 ft) 58/58 Tallest twin buildings in Japan.
Jesselton Twin Towers Kota Kinabalu Malaysia 192.1 m (630 ft) 56/56 Tallest building(s) in Borneo.
One Galaxy Surabaya Indonesia 192 m

(630 ft)

50/50
Silverscape Residences Malacca City Malaysia 190.1 m (624 ft) 49/49
Setia V Residences George Town Malaysia 189 m (620 ft) 48/38
Arte S George Town Malaysia 186 m (610 ft) 51/41
Lippo Centre Hong Kong  China 186 m (610 ft) 44/48  
Oberoi Esquire Towers Mumbai India 181 m (594 ft) 53/53/53  
Immigration Tower and Revenue Tower Hong Kong  China 181 m (594 ft) 49/49  
Panhsin Twin Towers New Taipei Taiwan 180 m (591 ft) 34/32
Jordan Gate Towers Amman Jordan 180 m (591 ft) 44/44 Tallest twin buildings in Jordan.
Absolute World Mississauga  Canada 179.5 m (589 ft) 56/50
Marina City Chicago  United States 179 m (587 ft) 65/65 Were both the tallest residential and tallest concrete structures in the world upon completion in 1968.
Pacific Plaza Towers Taguig Philippines 179 m (587 ft) 49/49
Pacific Village Towers Panama City Panama 179 m (587 ft) 47/47 Tallest twin buildings in Panama.
New Administrative Capital Building (D02 and D03) New Administrative Capital Egypt 176 m (577 ft) 44/44 Tallest twin buildings in Africa.
Lyfe Towers Bnei Brak Israel 174.9 m (574 ft) 42/37
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
Renoir towers Buenos Aires Argentina 171.2 m (562 ft) 41/50 Tallest twin buildings in Argentina.
Bosque Real Residences Huixquilucan Mexico 170.1 m (558 ft) 42/42 Tallest twin buildings in Mexico.
Trilogy Limassol Seafront Limassol Cyprus 170 m (558 ft) 39/35 Tallest twin buildings in Cyprus.
The Gate Towers New Alamein Egypt 170 m (558 ft) 44/44 Second tallest twin buildings in Africa.
Jeju Dream Tower Jeju South Korea 169 m (554 ft) 38/38 Tallest twin buildings in South Korea.
Miramar Towers Panama City Panama 168 m (551 ft) 55/55
Tekstilkent Plaza Istanbul Turkey 168 m (551 ft) 44/44
Trump Palace and Trump Royale Sunny Isles Beach  United States 168 m (551 ft) 43/43
Jade Beach and Jade Ocean Sunny Isles Beach  United States 167 m (548 ft) 52/51
Tours Société Générale Paris  France 167 m (548 ft) 37/37 Second tallest twin buildings in the European Union.
Mystic Point Panama Panama City Panama 166 m (545 ft) 44/44
The Maritime George Town Malaysia 166 m (545 ft) 42/42
Sevilla Towers Panama City Panama 165 m (541 ft) 49/49
Selenium Twins Istanbul Turkey 165 m (541 ft) 34/34
GA Twin Towers Mandaluyong Philippines 165 m (541 ft) 30/30
Murghab Twin Tower Kuwait City Kuwait 165 m (541 ft) 40/40 Tallest twin buildings in Kuwait.
Far Eastern Plaza Taipei Taiwan 164 m (538 ft) 41/41 [3]
Villa Serena Home Club Balneário Camboriú Brazil 164 m (538 ft) 46/46 [4]
Mulieris Towers Buenos Aires Argentina 164 m (538 ft) 46/46
The Latitude George Town Malaysia 161 m (528 ft) 43/43 [5]
Sunland 41 New Taipei Taiwan 160.8 m (528 ft) 41/41
3 Residence George Town Malaysia 160 m (525 ft) 47/47 [6]
New Administrative Capital Building (C11 and C12) New Administrative Capital Egypt 160 m (525 ft) 27/27
Yihwa International Complex Taipei Taiwan 160 m (525 ft) 45/45
El Faro Towers Buenos Aires Argentina 160 m (525 ft) 46/46
Sky Towers Kyiv Ukraine 160 m (525 ft) 42/32 Tallest twin buildings in Ukraine.
HaArba'a Towers Tel Aviv-Yafa Israel 160 m (525 ft) 38/34
Long-Bang Trade Plaza Taichung Taiwan 160 m (525 ft) 37/37
Roppongi Hills Residences B and C Tokyo Japan 159 m (522 ft) 43/43
Alon Towers Tel Aviv-Yafa Israel 158 m (518 ft) 40/40
Sabanci Center Istanbul Turkey 158 m (518 ft) 39/34
He-huan Landmark New Taipei Taiwan 157 m (515 ft) 42/42
Gurney Paragon George Town Malaysia 155 m (509 ft) 43/43
Deutsche Bank Twin Towers Frankfurt Germany 155 m (509 ft) 40/38 Tallest twin buildings in Germany.
New Administrative Capital Building (C07 and C08) New Administrative Capital Egypt 155 m (509 ft) 32/32
Residences of College Park Toronto Canada 155 m (509 ft) 51/45
Hudson Greene Jersey City United States 155 m (509 ft) 48/48 Tallest twin buildings in New Jersey[7]
City Residence George Town Malaysia 154 m (505 ft) 39/39
Blue and Green Diamond Miami Beach United States 153 m (502 ft) 44/44
PSPF Towers[8][9] Dar es Salaam Tanzania 153 m (502 ft) 35/35 Tallest twin buildings in Tanzania.
WTC Colombo Colombo Sri Lanka 152 m (499 ft) 40/40 Tallest twin buildings in Sri Lanka.
The Modern Fort Lee  United States 151 metres (495 ft) 47/47
Salcedo Park Twin Towers Makati Philippines 151 m (495 ft) 45/45  
Dolmen City Karachi Pakistan 151 m (495 ft) 40/40 Tallest twin buildings in Pakistan.
Highwealth - City of Leadership Kaohsiung Taiwan 150 m (492 ft) 38/38
Tours Mercuriales (Tower 2) Paris  France 150 m (492 ft) 33/33
Centre Square Philadelphia  United States 150 m (492 ft) 40/32  
The Columns at Legazpi Village Makati Philippines 150 m (492 ft) 41/41  
World Trade Center, Mumbai Mumbai India 150 m (492 ft) 30/26  
Torres del Poeta La Paz Bolivia 150 m (492 ft) 36/34 Tallest twin buildings in Bolivia.
The Residences at the Ritz Carlton, Westchester White Plains  United States 147.5 m (484 ft) 44/44 [10][11]
Roccabella Montreal  Canada 147 m (482 ft) 40/40  
JuBi Building The Hague  Netherlands 146 m (479 ft) 37/37 The buildings share a base building of 10 storeys.

One half of the building is clad with red bricks, the other with white bricks.

Headquarters of the Dutch Ministry of Justice (Justitie) and Ministry of the Interior (Binnenlandse Zaken).

First World Hotel Genting Highlands Malaysia 144.6 m (474 ft) 37/37  
Cantavil Premier Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 144 m (472 ft) 36/36
TAT Twin Towers Istanbul Turkey 143 m (469 ft) 42/32
Koryo Hotel Pyongyang North Korea 143 m (469 ft) 40/40 Tallest twin buildings in North Korea.
Uphill Court Istanbul Turkey 143 m (469 ft) 42/32
Metrocity Millennium 2,3 Istanbul Turkey 143 m (469 ft) 35/35
Kaohsiung Twin Towers Kaohsiung Taiwan 142 m (466 ft) 35/35
Mirabilia Towers Buenos Aires Argentina 142 m (466 ft) 46/45
Empire Tower Colombo Sri Lanka 142 m (466 ft) 37/35
Nile City Towers Cairo Egypt 142 m (466 ft) 34/34
Ocean Park Towers Panama City Panama 141 m (463 ft) 44/44
Yacht Towers Buenos Aires Argentina 140.8 m (462 ft) 44/44
Alto Palermo Towers Buenos Aires Argentina 140 m (459 ft) 35/35
TOBB Towers Ankara Turkey 140 m (459 ft) 34/34
One Park Taipei Taipei Taiwan 139.5 m (458 ft) 35/31 [12]
Ruentex Nangang Station Complex Taipei Taiwan 138.3 m (454 ft) 30/30
Veer Towers Las Vegas  United States 137 m (449 ft) 37/37 Tallest twin inclined buildings in the world.
Dolfines Guaraní Rosario Argentina 136.5 m (448 ft) 42/42
Saigon Pearl Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 136 m (446 ft) 38/38
Grand Forever Taichung Taiwan 135 m (443 ft) 35/35
GS Towers Colombo Sri Lanka 135 m (443 ft) 36/36
Insignia Towers Seattle  United States 134 m (440 ft) 41/41
Belgacom Towers Brussels  Belgium 134 m (440 ft) 28/28 Tallest twin buildings in Belgium.
Gurney Park George Town Malaysia 133 m (436 ft) 40/40 [13]
Skyland Landmark New Taipei Taiwan 133 m (436 ft) 36/36
Şişli TAT Center Istanbul Turkey 130 m (427 ft) 26/26
Residencial del Bosque 1 Mexico City Mexico 128 m (420 ft) 30/30 Second tallest twin buildings in Mexico.
Kempinski Residences Astoria Istanbul Turkey 127 m (417 ft) 27/27
Highlight Towers Munich  Germany 126 m (413 ft) 32/27
Norra tornen Stockholm Sweden 125 m (410 ft) 36/33  
Imperio Residence Malacca City Malaysia 123.8 m (406 ft) 32/32  
Zunda Towers Riga Latvia 123 m (404 ft) 31/30 Tallest twin buildings in Latvia.
Tours Mercuriales Paris  France 122 m (400 ft) 33/33
Enel Towers Naples  Italy 122 m (400 ft) 33/33 Tallest twin buildings in Italy.
Harbor Towers Boston  United States 121 m (400 ft) 40/40
Swiss Belhotel Kuantan & Imperium Residence Kuantan Malaysia 120 m (394 ft) 28/28  
Alem Plaza and Catalinas Plaza Buenos Aires Argentina 120 m (394 ft) 32/29
Royal Park Towers Kotte Sri Lanka 120 m (394 ft) 25/25
Torres de Santa Cruz Santa Cruz de Tenerife  Spain 120 m (394 ft) 35/35 Tallest twin buildings in Spain.
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
Bulnes and Ruggieri towers Buenos Aires Argentina 120 m (394 ft) 37/37
Bosmal City Center Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina 118 m (387 ft) 34/34 Tallest twin buildings in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Saverio and Francesco Towers Naples  Italy 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 Tallest twin buildings in Estonia.
Rosslyn Twin Towers Arlington  United States 116 m (381 ft) 31/31
Iceland Residencies Colombo Sri Lanka 116 m (381 ft) 31/31
Liberty Towers Jersey City  United States 116 m (381 ft) 38/36 [14]
Oficinas en el Parque Torre 2 Monterrey Mexico 115 m (377 ft) 28/24
Vincom Center Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 115 m (377 ft) 28/28
Casablanca Twin Center Casablanca Morocco 115 m (377 ft) 28/28 Tallest twin buildings in Morocco.
Gate of Europe Madrid  Spain 115 m (377 ft) 26/26
Gemelos 26 Benidorm  Spain 114 m (374 ft) 33/33
Torres d'Oboe Benidorm  Spain 114 m (374 ft) 31/31
Saint Gabriel and Saint Raphael Towers Lisbon Portugal 110 m (361 ft) 32/32 Tallest twin buildings in Portugal.
The Centaurus Residential Towers Islamabad Pakistan 110 m (361 ft) 32/32
Ocean Club[15][16] Atlantic City  United States 110 m (360 ft) 34/34
Denver World Trade Center Denver  United States 109 m (358 ft) 28/29
Port of Spain International Waterfront Centre Port of Spain Trinidad and Tobago 108.8 m (357 ft) 27/27 Tallest twin buildings in Trinidad and Tobago.
Sky Office Tower Zagreb Croatia 108 m (354 ft) 22/22 Tallest twin buildings in Croatia.
City Center White Plains  United States 108 m (354 ft) 35/35 Officially known as One City Place (North Tower) and Trump Tower at City Center (South Tower)[17][18]
Plaza San Marco and Plaza Bucale towers Buenos Aires Argentina 107 m (351 ft) 36/34
Caballito Nuevo I-II Buenos Aires Argentina 106 m (348 ft) 35/35
Tashkent City Mall Hotel and Residential Tower Tashkent Uzbekistan 105.7 m (347 ft) 30/29 Tallest twin buildings in Uzbekistan.
Rabobank Bestuurscentrum Utrecht  Netherlands 105 m (344 ft) 27/27
Formosa Twin Towers Taipei  Taiwan 104.97 m (344 ft) 30/30
Juan Felipe Ibarra Complex Santiago del Estero Argentina 104.5 m (343 ft) 25/18
Residencial Islamar (Towers II and III) Benidorm  Spain 104 m (341 ft) 31/31
Centro Simón Bolívar Caracas Venezuela 103 m (338 ft) 25/25
Ren Cen Towers 500 and 600 Detroit  United States 103 m (338 ft) 21/21
De Hoge Heren Rotterdam  Netherlands 102 m (335 ft) 34/34
Queen's Wharf Tower 2 and 3 Brisbane  Australia 101 m (331 ft) 26/26 Tallest twin buildings in Oceania.
Las Terrazas de Benidorm Benidorm  Spain 101 m (331 ft) 30/30
Residensi PR1MA Kampung Paloh A & B[19] Ipoh Malaysia 100.9 m (331 ft) 31/31 Tallest twin buildings in the state of Perak, Malaysia.
Gemelos 22 Benidorm Spain 100 m (328 ft) 33/33
Canning Towers Buenos Aires Argentina 100 m (328 ft) 31/31
River View Towers Buenos Aires Argentina 100 m (328 ft) 31/31
Torri Garibaldi Milan  Italy 100 m (328 ft) 25/25
Deneys Reitz Sandton South Africa 100 m (328 ft) 24/18 Tallest twin buildings in South Africa.
Torres de Manantiales Mar del Plata Argentina 100 m (328 ft) 29/29
The Zenith Hotel & Menara Zenith Kuantan Malaysia 95 m (312 ft) 24/24 Second tallest twin building in Kuantan.
Amansuri Residences Alor Setar Malaysia 92.9 m (305 ft) 23/24

Proposed, approved, under construction, topped out, destroyed, on hold, or cancelled

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The original World Trade Center in New York City pictured in March 2001, six months before they were destroyed.
Name City Country Height (max.) Floors (T1/T2) Status Notes
151 Incheon Tower Incheon South Korea 613 m (2,011 ft) 151/151 Cancelled Would have been the tallest twin buildings in the world.
Thai Boon Roong Twin Tower World Trade Center Phnom Penh Cambodia 587 m (1,926 ft) 133/133 Proposed To be the tallest twin buildings in Southeast Asia.[20]
Twin Towers II New York City  United States 450 m (1,476 ft) 115/115 Cancelled Would have been the tallest twin buildings in the Western Hemisphere.
World Trade Center New York City United States 417 m (1,368 ft) 110/110 Destroyed Destroyed on September 11, 2001. Tallest building in the world, 1970–1973. Tallest twin buildings in the world, 1971–1996. Tallest occupied buildings to be destroyed.
Taipei Twin Towers Taipei Taiwan 369 m (1,211 ft) 74/55 Under construction  
Gateway Towers Gandhinagar India 362 m (1,188 ft) 27/27 Under construction  
Rustomjee Crown Mumbai India 337 m (1,106 ft) 75/75/75 Under construction  
Orchid Heights Mumbai India 328 m (1,076 ft) 80/80 On hold  
Sumou Towers Jeddah Saudi Arabia 322 m (1,056 ft) 72/62 Under construction To be the tallest twin buildings in Saudi Arabia.
Hermitage Towers Paris France 320 m (1,050 ft) 86/85 Cancelled Would have been the tallest twin buildings in Europe.
Pinnacle Towers Nairobi Kenya 320 m (1,050 ft) 67/45 On hold Would have been the tallest twin buildings in Africa.
Indonesia One Towers Jakarta Indonesia 303 m (994 ft) 64/60 Under construction To be the tallest twin buildings in Indonesia
Sky Link Mumbai India 301 m (988 ft) 85/85 Approved  
Vida Za'abeel Dubai United Arab Emirates 301.5 m (989 ft) 78/69 Proposed To be the tallest twin buildings in the Zabeel Park.
Broadway Corridor Twin Towers Portland United States 296 m (971 ft) ??/?? Cancelled Would have been the tallest twin buildings in the West Coast of the United States.
India Bulls Sky Forest Tower Mumbai India 276 m (906 ft) 80/60 Under construction  
Jolshiri Twin Towers Dhaka Bangladesh 270 m (890 ft) 65/65 Under construction
338 Pitt Street Sydney  Australia 260 m (850 ft) 80/80 Proposed
Three Sixty West Mumbai India 260 m (853 ft) 52/66 Under construction [21]
NEB Towers Kotte Sri Lanka 256 m (840 ft) 70/70 On hold  
Bhoomi Celestia Mumbai India 250 m (820 ft) 40/40 Under construction  
Queens Place Melbourne Australia 249 m (817 ft) 79/79 Under construction When completed in 2020, the two nearly-identical skyscrapers will become the tallest twin buildings in Oceania.
Djibouti Towers Djibouti City Djibouti 243 m (797 ft) 43/43 Approved To be the tallest twin buildings in Africa.
Royal One Phnom Penh Cambodia 240 m (790 ft) 62/62 Proposed  
Spirit of Saigon Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 240 m (787 ft) 55/48 Under construction To be the tallest twin buildings in Vietnam.
Shibaura 1-Chome Rebuilding Project Tokyo Japan 230 m (750 ft) 43/42 Under construction
Nishishinjuku 3 Chome West Redevelopment Tokyo Japan 221 m (725 ft) 62/61 Proposed
Vien Dong Meridian Da Nang Vietnam 220 m (722 ft) 48/48 Under construction  
Quara Manufacturing PLC Towers Addis Ababa Ethiopia 219 m (719 ft) 44/30 Proposed  
Gold Tower 47 Phnom Penh Cambodia 211 m (692 ft) 47/47 Under construction  
Sanaya Amman Amman Jordan 206 m (676 ft) 50/50 Cancelled Would have been the tallest building(s) in Jordan.
Maestria Condominiums Montreal Canada 198.5 m (651 ft) 58/55 Under construction When completed in 2023, the two nearly-identical skyscrapers will become the tallest twin buildings in Canada and the third tallest in North America.[22]
Xinyanzhao Fortune Center Shijiazhuang  China 186.8 m (613 ft) 46/46 Under construction  
Nua Interlomas Huixquilucan Mexico 180 m (591 ft) 47/47 Under construction To be the tallest twin buildings in Mexico.
Vauxhall Square London  United Kingdom 168 m (551 ft) 49/49 Under construction  
The Destiny Mall & Residency Colombo Sri Lanka 160 m (525 ft) 44/44 Under construction [23]
Karachi Financial Towers Karachi Pakistan 160 m (525 ft) 42/42 On hold  
Limketkai Hotel Cagayan de Oro Philippines 159 m (522 ft) 36/19 Under construction  
Ocean View Residences Colombo Sri Lanka 152 m (499 ft) 47/47 Under construction  
Swissotel Towers Guayaquil Ecuador 145 m (476 ft) 40/40 Proposed  
Dawson Grand Colombo Sri Lanka 140 m (459 ft) 42/42 Under construction  
James Monroe Building Richmond  United States 137 m (449 ft) 29 Partially built Originally proposed as a pair of buildings, but only one was built.
OIA Towers New Administrative Capital Egypt 111 m (364 ft) 30/30 Under construction  
Melodi Perdana Apartment Puncak Alam Malaysia 104.1 m (342 ft)/116.1 m (381 ft) 17/17/21/21 Topped out Topped out as of today.[when?]
Double Two Towers New Administrative Capital Egypt 103 m (338 ft) 23/23 Under construction

Buildings and structures with more than two identical columns

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Name City Country Height (max.) No. of columns Floors (max./min.) Status Ref
Haeundae LCT The Sharp Busan South Korea 411.6 m (1,350 ft) 3 101/85/85 Completed [24]
The One Colombo Sri Lanka 376 m (1,234 ft) 3 92/80/77 On hold
Rustomjee Crown Mumbai  India 337 m (1,106 ft) 3 75/75 Under construction
Address Fountain Views Dubai United Arab Emirates 331 m (1,086 ft) 3 77/71/71 Completed  
Lusail Plaza Towers Lusail Qatar 310 m (1,017 ft) 4 70/70/40/40 Topped-out  
Capital Towers Moscow  Russia 295 m (968 ft) 3 67/68/67 Topped-out  
Vietnam Financial Centre Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 285 m (935 ft) 5 48/48 Proposed  
Sorrento Hong Kong  China 256 m (840 ft) 5 81/73/71/69/67 Completed  
The Sail Malacca City Malaysia 255 m (837 ft) 9 61/61/61/61/61/61/61/61/61 Proposed  
Grand Ion Majestic Grand Ion City Malaysia 253 m (830 ft) 3 50/45/50 Topped-out  
Nile Business City Tower New Administrative Capital Egypt 233 m (764 ft) 4 56/56/56/56 Under construction  
The Belcher's Hong Kong China 227 m (745 ft) 6 63/63/63/63/63/61 Completed  
CityPlex Towers Tulsa United States 197.5 m (648 ft) 3 60/30/20 Completed [25]
Marina Bay Sands Singapore Singapore 195 m (640 ft) 3 55/55/55 Completed [26]
Sunway Belfield Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 190 m (623 ft) 3 48/48/48 Under construction  
Neo Sky Dome New Taipei Taiwan 188 m (617 ft) 4 46/43/43/40 Completed [27]
Flame Towers Baku Azerbaijan 182 m (597 ft) 3 33/30/28 Completed  
Empire State Plaza Albany  United States 180 m (591 ft) 5 44/23/23/23/23 Completed
Arte Mont Kiara @ KL Metropolis Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 175 m (574 ft) 3 35/52/36 Completed
The Tenz Alor Setar Alor Setar Malaysia 171.9 m (564 ft) 4 40/29/19/11 Proposed  
Farglory U-Town New Taipei Taiwan 166 m (545 ft) 4 39/37/35/35 Completed [28]
The Bridge Phnom Penh Cambodia 154 m (505 ft) 4 45/45/45/45 Completed  
Ren Cen Towers 100, 200, 300 and 400 Detroit  United States 159 m (522 ft) 4 39/39/39/39 Completed
Bridge Upto Zenith New Taipei Taiwan 146 m (479 ft) 4 37/35/33/31 Completed [29]
Le Parc Puerto Madero Buenos Aires Argentina 144 m (472 ft) 3 43/43/43 Completed [30][31][32]
Park Gate Residence (Wasl1) Dubai United Arab Emirates   4 55/50/40/31 Completed
Taipei Sky Dome New Taipei Taiwan 142 m (466 ft) 5 37/37/37/37/37 Completed [33]
Presidential Towers Chicago  United States 141 metres (463 ft) 4 49/49/49/49 Completed
Taipei No.1 New Taipei Taiwan 140 m (459 ft) 3 37/36/36 Completed [34]
Keells OnThree20 Colombo Sri Lanka 3 37/37/37 Under construction
Diamond Towers Taipei Taiwan 134 m (440 ft) 3 31/30/30 Completed [35][36]
Cevahir Towers Skopje North Macedonia 130 m (427 ft) 4 40/40/40/40 Completed  
Malecon Center Santo Domingo Dominican Republic 122 m (400 ft) 3 31/31 Completed
Obsidier Tower New Administrative Capital Egypt 115 m (377 ft) 3 29/27/25 Under construction
The Centaurus Islamabad Pakistan 110 m (361 ft) 3 32/32 Completed
Oberoi Esquire Towers Mumbai India   3 50/50 Under construction
Abraj Al Lulu Seef Bahrain   3 50/40 Completed
Havelock City Project Colombo Sri Lanka   9 29/29/27/27/22/22/22/22/19 Phase 1 complete, other phases Under construction  
Mezza Residences Quezon City Philippines 124.75 m (409.284777 ft) 4 38/38/38/38 Completed [37][38][39]
Melodi Perdana Apartment Puncak Alam Malaysia 88.1 m (289 ft) – Tower C & D / 104.1 m (342 ft) – Tower A & B 4 17/17/21/21 Topped-out
Harmoni Elmina 1 A, B & C Saujana Utama Malaysia 100 m (328 ft) – Tower A & Tower B / 101 m (331 ft) – Tower C 3 19/19/20 Completed

List by continent

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The following list shows the tallest completed twin buildings located in each continent:

Continent Building Height Floor count Completed Country City
Asia Petronas Twin Towers 452 m (1,483 ft) 88/88 1996 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur
Europe City of Capitals 301 m (988 ft) 76/65 2009 Russia Moscow
North America One York and Harbour Plaza Residences 237 m (778 ft) 70/66 2017 Canada Toronto
Oceania Queen's Wharf Tower 2 and 3 101 m (331 ft) 26/26 2023 Australia Brisbane
South America Yachthouse Residence Club 295 m (968 ft) 81/81 2019 Brazil Balneário Camboriú
Africa New Administrative Capital Building (D02 and D03) 176 m (577 ft) 44/44 2024 Egypt New Administrative Capital
Antarctica Long Duration Balloon (LDB) Payload Preparation Buildings[40] 15 m (49 ft) 1 2005[41] Antarctica McMurdo Station

See also

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Notes

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  • A. ^ By pinnacle height (height to tip of antenna, in this case)

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