List of tallest buildings in Hobart
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This list of tallest buildings in Hobart ranks the tallest in the Australian city of Hobart
Hobart
Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...

 by height. This ranking system, created by the US-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat is an international body in the field of tall buildings and sustainable urban design...

 includes the height to a spire
Spire
A spire is a tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, particularly a church tower. Etymologically, the word is derived from the Old English word spir, meaning a sprout, shoot, or stalk of grass....

 but not to an antenna
Antenna (radio)
An antenna is an electrical device which converts electric currents into radio waves, and vice versa. It is usually used with a radio transmitter or radio receiver...

. Most of the buildings in this table are within the city centre
Hobart city centre
Hobart also known as the Hobart city centre is a locality surrounded by Hobart which comprises the original settlement, the central business district and other built-up areas...

, However the 19-storey Wrest Point Casino
Wrest Point Hotel Casino
The Wrest Point Hotel Casino was Australia's first legal casino, opening in the suburb of Sandy Bay in Hobart, Tasmania, on 10 February 1973.-History:...

 at 73 m (240 ft) is located several kilometres away. It also stands as the tallest building in the state of Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...

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Name (Street address) Height Floors Built Purpose
1 Wrest Point Casino
Wrest Point Hotel Casino
The Wrest Point Hotel Casino was Australia's first legal casino, opening in the suburb of Sandy Bay in Hobart, Tasmania, on 10 February 1973.-History:...

73 m (240 ft) 19 1973 Hotel
2 NAB Building 58 m (190 ft) 14 1968 Office
3 Commonwealth Government Centre 52 m (171 ft) 16 1976 Office
4 Trafalgar Building 50 m (164 ft) 13 1987 Office
5 39 Murray Street 48 m (157 ft) 14 1978 Office
6 10 Murray Street
10 Murray Street
10 Murray Street is the address of the State Offices building in Hobart, and the name by which the building is frequently known. It is a Brutalist office building located behind Parliament House and close to Salamanca Place. The building is fully occupied by the State Government of Tasmania and is...

47 m (154 ft) 14 1967 Office
7 Aurora Building
Aurora building
The Aurora building was a proposed construction project that was not granted planning permission. At its height of 109 metres, 37 storeys, it would have been the tallest building in Northern Ireland. The proposed location of the Belfast tower was on the corner of Great Victoria and Ventry Street...

46 m (151 ft) 12 1972 Office
8 Reserve Bank Building 46 m (151 ft) 10 1978 Office
9 TGIO Building 45 m (148 ft) 12 1974 Office
10 ANZ Centre 44 m (144 ft) ? 1992 Office
11 Hotel Grand Chancellor
Hotel Grand Chancellor, Hobart
The Hotel Grand Chancellor is a twelve-storey hotel located on the waterfront of Hobart, Tasmania. The hotel opened in 1987 as the Sheraton and has since been taken over by the Grand Hotels International group. The Sheraton opened with 2 restaurants and 2 bars, however only 1 restaurant and 1 bar...

42 m (138 ft) 12 1987 Hotel
12 Empress Towers 42 m (138 ft) 12 1967 Residential
13 Royal Hobart Hospital
Royal Hobart Hospital
The Royal Hobart Hospital is a public hospital located the in Hobart CBD, Tasmania, Australia. The RHH also functions as a teaching hospital in co-operation with University of Tasmania. The hospital's research facilities are known as the RHH Research Foundation.The hospital is run by the Tasmanian...

42 m (138 ft) 11 1967 Hospital
14 St David's Cathedral
St David's Cathedral (Hobart)
The Cathedral Church of St David in Hobart is the principal Anglican church in Tasmania. The dean is the Very Reverend Richard Humphrey....

41 m (135 ft) ? 1936 Religious
15 Hobart Port Tower 41 m (135 ft) ? ? ?
16 65 Murray Street 41 m (135 ft) 11 1969 Office
17 Executive Building 40 m (131 ft) 10 1988 Office
18 Lands Building 40 m (131 ft) 10 1976 Office
19 45 Murray Street 40 m (131 ft) 10 1979 Office
20 Hotel Collins 40 m (131 ft) 12 2009 Hotel

Under construction, approved or proposed

This is a list of the tallest buildings under construction, approved or proposed in Hobart.
Name (Street address) Height Floors Purpose Status
145 Liverpool Street 50 m (164 ft) 13 Office On hold
112 Liverpool Street (Myer
Myer
Myer is Australia's largest department store chain, retailing a broad range of merchandise including women's, men's and children's clothing, footwear and accessories; cosmetics and fragrance; homewares; electrical; furniture and bedding; toys; books and stationery; food and confectionery; and...

)
? 12 mixed Proposed
Wellington Centre ? 11 mixed Under construction
60 Argyle Street ? 11 Carpark Proposed
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