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List of tallest buildings in Kaohsiung

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Skyline of Kaohsiung in 2018.

This list of tallest buildings in Kaohsiung ranks skyscrapers in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung, the third largest city in Taiwan, by height. As of March 2024, Kaohsiung has 12 buildings reaching 150 metres (492 ft) in height.

The tallest building in Kaohsiung is currently the 85-story 85 Sky Tower, which rises 378 metres (1,240 ft), including its antenna, and was completed in 1997. It is also the second tallest building in Taiwan.

Most of the tallest buildings in Kaohsiung were completed in 1990s at the time Kaohsiung's local economy reached a peak. Entering 2000s, many proposed plans were suspended as a result of the continuing economic downturn in southern Taiwan.

Overview

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Located at the heart of the Asia-Pacific transportation hub, Kaohsiung has a world-class international port and Taiwan's largest deep-water port. In the 1990s, the Kaohsiung Harbor was once the world's third largest integrated port by cargo throughput (it is now currently the 13th in the world), second only to that of New York and Rotterdam. The Kaohsiung Harbor was important in the development of Taiwan's basic industry and helped the rapid increase in the Taiwanese economy in the 1960s. Its landmark skyscrapers also directly witnessed Taiwan’s economic peak in the 1990s, which led to the first wave of skyscraper construction. Amongst them, the 85 Sky Tower has created many unprecedented innovations in Taiwan at that time. In the later period, with the decline of Taiwan's economy and competition from other Asian ports located in emerging countries, the Kaohsiung economy has turned from prosperity to decline. Thus, the construction of skyscrapers in Kaohsiung has gradually receded, and many of the buildings in the project have been put on hold. After 2013, with the implementation of Kaohsiung's public construction and policies, the trend of skyscraper construction has gradually recovered. Some of the planned buildings that have been put on hold have also been relaunched. More than 100 buildings exceeding 100 meters have been completed. The tallest buildings are mostly concentrated in downtown Kaohsiung, which was the original Kaohsiung city before it was merged with Kaohsiung County in 2010.

Cityscape

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Skyline of a city, showing several tall skyscrapers.
Panorama of Kaohsiung's skyline with 85 Sky Tower in the centre.

Tallest Buildings in Kaohsiung

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Only buildings over 120 m (390 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 District Notes
1 85 Sky Tower
(高雄85大樓)		 347.5 m (1,140 ft) 85 1997 Lingya District 50th tallest in the world, 27th in Asia and tallest in Kaohsiung. Also, first building in Taiwan to reach 300 m.[1]
2 Farglory THE ONE
(遠雄THE ONE)		 268.6 m (881 ft) 70 2019 Cianjhen District Tallest residential building in Taiwan.[2]
3 Chang-Gu World Trade Center
(長谷世貿大樓)		 222 m (728 ft) 50 1992 Sanmin District Tallest building in Taiwan from 1992–1993 and first building in Taiwan to reach 200 m.[3]
4 Han-Lai New World Center
(漢來新世界中心)		 186 m (610 ft) 42 1995 Qianjin District [4]
5 Guo-Yan Building BC
(國揚國硯 BC)		 171 m (561 ft) 41 2013 Lingya District [5]
6 Asia-Pacific Financial Plaza
(宏總亞太財經廣場)		 169.8 m (557 ft) 42 1992 Lingya District [6]
7 Next 100
(國城定潮)		 163 m (535 ft) 41 2021 Cianjhen District [7][8]
8 Han-Hsien International Hotel
(寒軒國際大飯店)		 160.3 m (526 ft) 42 1994 Lingya District [9]
9 Kaohsiung Marriott Hotel
(高雄萬豪酒店)		 156 m (512 ft) 31 2019 Gushan District [10]
10 Kingtown King Park
(京城京城)		 154 m (505 ft) 36 2015 Gushan District [11]
11 Highwealth - City of Leadership A
(興富發華人匯 A棟)		 150 m (490 ft) 38 2016 Gushan District [12][13]
11= Highwealth - City of Leadership B
(興富發華人匯 B棟)		 150 m (490 ft) 38 2016 Gushan District [14][15]
13 Xin-Fu-Hwa
(馨馥華)		 149 m (489 ft) 41 2000 Sinsing District [16]
13= Vespi Tower
(維士比大樓)		 149 m (489 ft) 32 1998 Lingya District [17]
15 Kaohsiung Main Public Library Phase II
(高雄市圖書總館第二期文創會館)		 148 m (486 ft) 27 2020 Cianjhen District [18]
16 Ba Ba - Central Park
(巴巴中央花園)		 144 m (472 ft) 38 2015 Qianjin District [19]
17 Guo-Yan Building A
(國揚國硯 A)		 144 m (472 ft) 38 2013 Lingya District [20]
18 Highwealth - The Only Royal B
(興富發國王一號院 B棟)		 143 m (469 ft) 33 2014 Lingya District [21]
18= Highwealth - The Only Royal A
(興富發國王一號院 A棟)		 143 m (469 ft) 33 2014 Lingya District [22]
20 Kaohsiung Twin Towers 1
(夢萊茵 1)		 142 m (466 ft) 35 1996 Qianjin District [23][24]
20= Kaohsiung Twin Towers 2
(夢萊茵 2)		 142 m (466 ft) 35 1996 Qianjin District [25][26]
20= Dali Palace
(達麗宮廷)		 141.8 m (465 ft) 35 2014 Zuoying District Tallest in Zuoying District.[27][28]
23 Highwealth - King Castle
(興富發國王城堡)		 138 m (453 ft) 37 2014 Gushan District [29][30]
24 King's Town Hyatt
(京城凱悅)		 137 m (449 ft) 35 2009 Qianjin District [31][32]
25 Bao-Cheng Enterprise Tower
(寶成企業大下)		 135 m (443 ft) 37 1997 Qianjin District [33]
25= Cathay Pacific Central Plaza
(國泰中央廣場)		 135 m (443 ft) 30 2000 Cianjhen District [34][35]
25= China Steel Corporation Headquarters
(中鋼集團總部大樓)		 135 m (443 ft) 29 2013 Cianjhen District [36]
28 Shr-Hwa Financial Center
(世華金融大樓)		 129 m (423 ft) 30 1996 Sinsing District [37]
29 Cathay Shi-Wei Financial Center
(國泰四維財經大樓)		 126 m (413 ft) 27 2001 Lingya District [38][39][40]
29= Hsiung Kang Sin Yi Art Museum
(雄崗信義美術館)		 126 m (413 ft) 33 2018 Gushan District [41]
31 Times Regal Tower
(時代富豪優生企業大樓)		 122 m (400 ft) 29 1999 Zuoying District [42][43][44]

Tallest Buildings under construction

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Rank Name District Height (m) Floors Expected
completion
year
1 Fubon Aozihdi
(富邦凹子底開發案)		 Gushan 239.8 48 2025
2 Eskyland B
(義享天地B)		 Gushan 156 29 2023[45]
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See also

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References

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