List of twin buildings and structures
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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 (328.1 ft) are not included.
s that are continuously habitable.
s. In other words, they are not continuously habitable. Masts
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s are considered structures.
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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.
Completed/Topped-out buildings
The following list includes only twin buildingBuilding
In architecture, construction, engineering, real estate development and technology the word building may refer to one of the following:...
s that are continuously habitable.
Name | City | Country | Height (max) | Floors (t1/t2) | Notes |
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Petronas Twin Towers Petronas Twin Towers The Petronas Towers are skyscrapers and twin towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia... |
Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million... |
Malaysia | 452 m (1,483 ft) | 88/88 | |
SPG Global Twin Towers SPG Global Tower 1 The SPG Global Towers are twin towers in Suzhou, China. They are 938.3 feet to the spire, making them the 90th tallest buildings in the world, with 54 floors. The roof height is 787 feet. Groundbreaking on the towers began in 2007, and they were completed in 2010... |
Suzhou Suzhou Suzhou , previously transliterated as Su-chou, Suchow, and Soochow, is a major city located in the southeast of Jiangsu Province in Eastern China, located adjacent to Shanghai Municipality. The city is situated on the lower reaches of the Yangtze River and on the shores of Taihu Lake and is a part... |
Mainland China | 286 m (938 ft) | 54/54 | |
The Cullinan | Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour... |
Mainland China | 270 m (886 ft) | 68/68 | |
Grand Gateway Shanghai Grand Gateway Shanghai Grand Gateway Shanghai is an office complex consisting of two identical skyscrapers in the Xujiahui area of Shanghai, China designed by Callison Architecture. The buildings were completed in 2005 and are currently the 4th tallest twin towers in the world... |
Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010... |
Mainland China | 262 m (860 ft) | 52/52 | |
Bahrain Financial Harbour Bahrain Financial Harbour Bahrain Financial Harbour is a large-scale commercial development project in Manama, the capital of Bahrain.... |
Manama Manama Manama is the capital and largest city of Bahrain, with an approximate population of 155,000 people.Long an important trading center in the Persian Gulf, Manama is home to a very diverse population... |
Bahrain | 260 m (853 ft) | 53/53 | |
The Imperial | Mumbai Mumbai Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million... |
India | 249 m (817 ft) | 60/60 | |
Futures Trading Plaza | Dalian Dalian Dalian is a major city and seaport in the south of Liaoning province, Northeast China. It faces Shandong to the south, the Yellow Sea to the east and the Bohai Sea to the west and south. Holding sub-provincial administrative status, Dalian is the southernmost city of Northeast China and China's... |
Mainland China | 243 m (797 ft) | 53/53 | |
Bahrain WTC | Manama Manama Manama is the capital and largest city of Bahrain, with an approximate population of 155,000 people.Long an important trading center in the Persian Gulf, Manama is home to a very diverse population... |
Bahrain | 240 m (787 ft) | 50/50 | |
Time Warner Center Time Warner Center The Time Warner Center is a mixed-use skyscraper developed by AREA Property Partners and The Related Companies in New York City. Its design, by David Childs of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, consists of two 750 ft towers bridged by a multi-story atrium containing upscale retail shops... |
New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... |
United States | 229 m (751 ft) | 55/55 | |
Parque Central Complex Parque Central Complex The Parque Central Complex is a housing, commercial and cultural development, implemented by Centro Simón Bolívar and located in the urbanization of the county in the center of the city of Caracas, Venezuela adjacent to Paseo Vargas.... |
Caracas Caracas Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range... |
Venezuela | 225 m (738 ft) | 56/56 | |
The Peak Twin Towers The Peak Twin Towers The Peak is the tallest twin tower apartment complex in the world, and 4th tallest building in Jakarta. Located within the Jl. Jend. Sudirman business district of Jakarta, Indonesia, The Peak was designed by DP Architects. The Peak has become an icon of Jakarta due to its height and symmetry... |
Jakarta Jakarta Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre... |
Indonesia | 218 m (715 ft) | 55/55 | |
CITIC Pacific HQ & Mandarin Oriental | Shanghai Shanghai Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010... |
Mainland China | 218 m (715 ft) | 49/49 | |
Sheraton International Business Center | Chongqing Chongqing Chongqing is a major city in Southwest China and one of the five national central cities of China. Administratively, it is one of the PRC's four direct-controlled municipalities , and the only such municipality in inland China.The municipality was created on 14 March 1997, succeeding the... |
Mainland China | 218 m (715 ft) | 42/42 | |
City National Plaza City National Plaza City National Plaza is a twin tower high-rise complex located in downtown Los Angeles, California, comprising City National Tower and Paul Hastings Tower... |
Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants... |
United States | 213.1 m (699 ft) | 52/52 | |
Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower is a supertall skyscraper under construction in Pham Hung Boulevard, Cau Giay district, Hanoi, Vietnam. The area is reserved for big companies to set up their headquarters there such as Agribank and VNPT... |
Hanoi Hanoi Hanoi , is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city. Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts, 6.5 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction. From 1010 until 1802, it was the most important political centre of Vietnam... |
213 m (699 ft) | 48/48 | ||
The St. Francis Shangri-La Place The St. Francis Shangri-La Place The St. Francis Shangri-La Place, also known as The St. Francis Towers 1 & 2 are twin-tower residential condominium skyscrapers in Mandaluyong City, Philippines... |
Mandaluyong | Philippines | 213 m (699 ft) | 60/60 | |
Anthill Residence Tower | Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... |
Turkey | 210 m (689 ft) | 54/54 | |
Orchid Enclave Orchid Enclave Orchid Enclave is a pair of residential towers currently under construction in Mumbai, India. When completed, they would be the fourth tallest residential towers in India, standing with a height of 210 meters, surpassed by the Imperial Towers, Palais Royale and Lodha Bellissimo, all in Mumbai.... |
Mumbai Mumbai Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million... |
India | 210 m (689 ft) | 54/54 | |
Dolmen City | Karachi Karachi Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million... |
Pakistan | 210 m (689 ft) | 40/40 | |
Berjaya Times Square Berjaya Times Square Berjaya Times Square Kuala Lumpur is a twin tower complex containing a shopping centre and five star hotel located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It was opened in October 2003 by the then Prime Minister of Malaysia, YAB Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir bin Mohamad... |
Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur Kuala Lumpur is the capital and the second largest city in Malaysia by population. The city proper, making up an area of , has a population of 1.4 million as of 2010. Greater Kuala Lumpur, also known as the Klang Valley, is an urban agglomeration of 7.2 million... |
Malaysia | 203 m (666 ft) | 48/48 | |
Bankers Hall Bankers Hall Bankers Hall is a building complex located in downtown Calgary, Alberta, which includes twin 52-storey office towers , designed by the architectural firm Cohos Evamy in postmodern architectural style.... |
Calgary Calgary Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies... |
Canada | 197 m (646 ft) | 52/52 | |
The St. Francis Square Towers | Mandaluyong | Philippines | 197 m (646 ft) | 51/51 | |
The Tokyo Towers The Tokyo Towers is a condominium complex located in the Kachidoki district of Chūō, Tokyo, Japan. The complex is situated at the confluence of the southwestern section of the Sumida River and Tokyo Bay.... |
Tokyo Tokyo , ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family... |
Japan | 194 m (636 ft) | 58/58 | |
Jordan Gate Towers Jordan Gate Towers Jordan Gate Towers is a high class commercial and residential project currently under construction in Amman, Jordan.They are located in west Amman, close to the 6th Circle. The towers are one of the best known skyscrapers in the city, and will become the tallest structures in Amman upon completion,... |
Amman Amman Amman is the capital of Jordan. It is the country's political, cultural and commercial centre and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The Greater Amman area has a population of 2,842,629 as of 2010. The population of Amman is expected to jump from 2.8 million to almost... |
Jordan | 180 m (591 ft) | 44/44 | |
Marina City Marina City Marina City is a mixed-use residential/commercial building complex occupying an entire city block on State Street in Chicago, Illinois. It lies on the north bank of the Chicago River in downtown Chicago, directly across from the Loop district... |
Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... |
United States | 179 m (587 ft) | 65/65 | |
Pacific Plaza Towers Pacific Plaza Towers The Pacific Plaza Towers are high-end residential condominium skyscrapers located in Taguig City, Philippines. The twin 53-storey buildings, the North Tower and South Tower, were completed in 2001 and rises to 179 metres from the ground to its architectural top... |
Taguig City Taguig City Taguig is a city in Metro Manila in the Philippines. From a thriving fishing community along the shores of Laguna de Bay, it is now an important residential, commercial and industrial center... |
Philippines | 179 m (587 ft) | 49/49 | |
Century Plaza Towers Century Plaza Towers Century Plaza Towers are two 44-story, twin towers located at 2029 and 2049 Century Park East in Century City in Los Angeles, California.Commissioned by Alcoa, the towers were designed by Minoru Yamasaki and completed in 1975. The towers resemble Yamasaki's World Trade Center in their vertical... |
Century City | United States | 174 m (571 ft) | 44/44 | |
Concourse V & VI Concourse at Landmark Center Built in phases between 1984 and 1991, the Concourse at Landmark Center is a real estate development in metro Atlanta's Perimeter Center business district, in the city of Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States... |
Sandy Springs | United States | 173.7 m (570 ft) | 34/34 | |
Commerce Square Commerce Square Commerce Square is a high-rise office building complex in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Commerce Square consists of One and Two Commerce Square, two identical 41-story office towers high that surround a paved courtyard of... |
Philadelphia | United States | 172 m (564 ft) | 41/41 | |
El Faro towers El Faro towers The El Faro Towers is a complex of two, twin interconnected towers located in the neighbourhood of Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires, Argentina.- Structure :They have a total height of and an area of... |
Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent... |
Argentina | 170 m (558 ft) | 57/57 | |
Blue and Green Diamond Blue and Green Diamond The Blue and Green Diamonds are twin towers in Miami Beach, Florida, United States. They are both and 44 floors. They are the tallest buildings in Miami Beach, and were both completed in 2000. They were known for being the tallest oceanfront residential towers in the United States until Jade Beach... |
Miami Beach Miami Beach, Florida Miami Beach is a coastal resort city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States, incorporated on March 26, 1915. The municipality is located on a barrier island between the Atlantic Ocean and Biscayne Bay, the latter which separates the Beach from Miami city proper... |
United States | 170 m (558 ft) | 44/44 | |
Tekstilkent Plaza Tekstilkent Plaza Koza Plaza, located in Istanbul, Turkey, is Europe's largest wholesale retail facility of textiles.-See also:* Istanbul* List of tallest buildings in Istanbul*List of tallest buildings in Turkey*List of tallest buildings in Europe-External links:*... |
Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... |
Turkey | 168 m (551 ft) | 44/44 | |
Renoir towers Renoir Towers The Renoir Towers are two residential towers currently under development in the Puerto Madero neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina.... |
Buenos Aires Buenos Aires Buenos Aires is the capital and largest city of Argentina, and the second-largest metropolitan area in South America, after São Paulo. It is located on the western shore of the estuary of the Río de la Plata, on the southeastern coast of the South American continent... |
Argentina | 168 m (551 ft) | 57/58 | |
Tours Société Générale Tours Société Générale Société Générale Twin Towers are two office skyscrapers located in La Défense, a high-rise business district, and in Nanterre, France, west of Paris. Their exterior designs are exactly identical.... |
Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... |
Early Modern France | 167 m (548 ft) | 37/37 | |
Selenium Twins | Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... |
Turkey | 165 m (541 ft) | 34/34 | |
GA Twin Towers | Mandaluyong | Philippines | 165 m (541 ft) | 30/30 | |
Residences of College Park Residences of College Park Residences of College Park is a twin tower skyscraper complex in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The north and south towers were completed in 2006 and 2008, respectively, and stand on Bay Street just south of College Street near the historic College Park department store. A third phase of the... |
Toronto Toronto Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from... |
Canada | 163 m (535 ft) | 51/45 | |
Sky Towers Sky Towers The Sky Towers is mixed-use building currently under construction in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. The project is designed to have two towers, ranging from 34 to 47 stories, and a two-storied bank building. Gross area of the whole complex will be approximately 225,000 square metres. In accordance... |
Kiev Kiev Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press.... |
Ukraine | 160 m (525 ft) | 42/32 | |
Sabanci Center Sabanci Center Sabancı Center is a complex of skyscrapers which consists of two skyscrapers in Istanbul, Turkey. The third one is approved. Current tallest skyscraper of that complex is Akbank Tower.-Special features of the project:... |
Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... |
Turkey | 158 m (518 ft) | 39/34 | |
Cologne Cathedral Towers | Cologne Cologne Cologne is Germany's fourth-largest city , and is the largest city both in the Germany Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia and within the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolitan Area, one of the major European metropolitan areas with more than ten million inhabitants.Cologne is located on both sides of the... |
Germany | 157 m (515 ft) | ||
Istanbul Trump Towers | Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... |
Turkey | 155 m (509 ft) | 39/37 | |
Deutsche Bank Twin Towers Deutsche Bank Twin Towers The Deutsche Bank Twin Towers consists of two skyscrapers that are each 155 meters high. They are also called debit and credit , or German bank called Twin Towers I and II. It is the headquarters of Deutsche Bank Group, located in the banking district in Frankfurt, Germany... |
Frankfurt | Germany | 155 m (509 ft) | 40/38 | |
WTC Colombo World Trade Center (Colombo) The World Trade Centre is the tallest completed building in Sri Lanka. Standing over from the ground, it ranks as the third tallest twin tower in South Asia. WTCC runs under the management of Overseas Realty Ceylon plc... |
Colombo Colombo Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo... |
Sri Lanka | 152 m (499 ft) | 40/40 | |
Centre Square Centre Square Centre Square is an office complex located in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The complex consists of two high-rise towers: the Centre Square I and the Centre Square II. The concrete towers are the twenty-fourth and fifteenth tallest buildings in Philadelphia,... |
Philadelphia | United States | 150 m (492 ft) | 40/32 | |
TAT Twin Towers | Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... |
Turkey | 143 m (469 ft) | 42/32 | |
Koryo Hotel Koryo Hotel The Koryo Hotel is the second largest operating hotel in North Korea. The twin-towered building is 143 metres tall and contains 43 stories... |
Pyongyang Pyongyang Pyongyang is the capital of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, commonly known as North Korea, and the largest city in the country. Pyongyang is located on the Taedong River and, according to preliminary results from the 2008 population census, has a population of 3,255,388. The city was... |
North Korea | 143 m (469 ft) | 40/40 | |
Uphill Court | Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... |
Turkey | 143 m (469 ft) | 42/32 | |
Metrocity Millennium 2,3 | Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... |
Turkey | 143 m (469 ft) | 35/35 | |
TOBB Towers | Ankara Ankara Ankara is the capital of Turkey and the country's second largest city after Istanbul. The city has a mean elevation of , and as of 2010 the metropolitan area in the entire Ankara Province had a population of 4.4 million.... |
Turkey | 140 m (459 ft) | 34/34 | |
Empire Tower | Colombo Colombo Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo... |
Sri Lanka | 140 m (459 ft) | 37/35 | |
Belgacom Towers Belgacom Towers The Belgacom Towers are twin skyscrapers on King Albert II Street in the Northern Quarter central business district of Brussels, Belgium. The buildings take their name from the telecommunications company Belgacom. They are among the tallest buildings in Belgium.The towers are both tall to the... |
Brussels Brussels Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union... |
Belgium | 134 m (440 ft) | 28/28 | |
Şişli TAT Center | Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... |
Turkey | 130 m (427 ft) | 26/26 | |
Kempinski Residences Astoria | Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... |
Turkey | 127 m (417 ft) | 27/27 | |
Highlight Towers Highlight Towers The Highlight Towers are two office towers completed in 2004 in Munich, Germany which are considered exemplary for new architecture in this city.... |
Munich Munich Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat... |
Germany | 126 m (413 ft) | 32/27 | |
Torres de Santa Cruz Torres de Santa Cruz The Torres de Santa Cruz is a residential complex composed of the twin towers located in the city of Santa Cruz de Tenerife... |
Santa Cruz de Tenerife Santa Cruz de Tenerife Santa Cruz de Tenerife is the capital , second-most populous city of the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands and the 21st largest city in Spain, with a population of 222,417 in 2009... |
Spain | 120 m (394 ft) | 35/35 | |
Hung Vuong Plaza | Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City , formerly named Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam... |
120 m (394 ft) | 29/29 | ||
Sky City Tower | Hanoi Hanoi Hanoi , is the capital of Vietnam and the country's second largest city. Its population in 2009 was estimated at 2.6 million for urban districts, 6.5 million for the metropolitan jurisdiction. From 1010 until 1802, it was the most important political centre of Vietnam... |
120 m (394 ft) | 31/31 | ||
Bosmal City Center | Sarajevo Sarajevo Sarajevo |Bosnia]], surrounded by the Dinaric Alps and situated along the Miljacka River in the heart of Southeastern Europe and the Balkans.... |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 118 m (387 ft) | 34/34 | |
İşbank Tower 2,3 | Istanbul Istanbul Istanbul , historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople , is the largest city of Turkey. Istanbul metropolitan province had 13.26 million people living in it as of December, 2010, which is 18% of Turkey's population and the 3rd largest metropolitan area in Europe after London and... |
Turkey | 118 m (387 ft) | 36/36 | |
Swissôtel Tallinn Swissôtel Tallinn, Estonia Swissôtel Tallinn is a luxury hotel in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, and is managed by Swissôtel Hotels & Resorts. Designed by architect Meeli Truu from Nord Projekt AS, Swissôtel Tallinn, at a height of 117 metres is one of Baltic’s tallest hotels... |
Tallinn Tallinn Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list... |
Estonia | 117 m (384 ft) | 31/28 | |
Rosslyn Twin Towers | Arlington Arlington County, Virginia Arlington County is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The land that became Arlington was originally donated by Virginia to the United States government to form part of the new federal capital district. On February 27, 1801, the United States Congress organized the area as a subdivision of... |
United States | 116 m (381 ft) | 31/31 | |
Vincom Center | Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City , formerly named Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam... |
115 m (377 ft) | 28/28 | ||
Casablanca Twin Center Casablanca Twin Center The Casablanca Twin Center is a complex of two skyscrapers located at Casablanca, Morocco. The two structures, the West Tower and the East Tower have 28 floors each. It is a complex of shops, offices and a 5 star hotel... |
Casablanca Casablanca Casablanca is a city in western Morocco, located on the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Grand Casablanca region.Casablanca is Morocco's largest city as well as its chief port. It is also the biggest city in the Maghreb. The 2004 census recorded a population of 2,949,805 in the prefecture... |
Morocco | 115 m (377 ft) | 28/28 | |
Gate of Europe | Madrid Madrid Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan... |
Spain | 115 m (377 ft) | 26/26 | |
Ocean Club | Atlantic City | United States | 360 ft (109.7 m) | 34/34 | |
Denver World Trade Center Denver World Trade Center Denver World Trade Center is an office complex in Denver, Colorado. It consists of Denver World Trade Center I and II. Both buildings are owned by Brookfield Properties.Denver World Trade Center I is tall and was completed in 1979 at 1625 Broadway... |
Denver | United States | 109 m (358 ft) | 28/29 | |
Centro Simon Bolivar | Caracas Caracas Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range... |
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 Deira Twin Towers The Deira Twin Towers , also known as the Dubai Twin Towers or Rolex Towers are located in eastern Dubai, United Arab Emirates, in Deira... |
Dubai Dubai Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi... |
United Arab Emirates | 102 m (335 ft) | 22/22 | |
Twin Towers Twin Towers Twin Towers may refer to:In architecture:* Deira Twin Towers, Dubai, United Arab Emirates* Deutsche Bank Twin Towers, Frankfurt, Germany* Guangzhou Twin Towers, Guangzhou, China* Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia... |
Peoria Peoria -United States:* Peoria, Arizona** Peoria Unified School District**Peoria Sports Complex**Peoria High School* Peoria, Illinois** Peoria County, Illinois** Roman Catholic Diocese of Peoria* Peoria, Franklin County, Indiana* Peoria, Miami County, Indiana... |
United States | 92 m (302 ft) | 30/30 |
Proposed, under construction or destroyed
Name | City | Country | Height (max) | Floor count (t1/t2) | Status | |
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151 Incheon Tower 151 Incheon Tower The 151 Incheon Tower is a supertall twin tower proposed for construction in Songdo International City, Incheon, South Korea. The design consists of two 151-floor, supertall skyscrapers connected by three skybridges. Construction started with groundbreaking on 20 June 2008... |
Incheon Incheon The Incheon Metropolitan City is located in northwestern South Korea. The city was home to just 4,700 people when Jemulpo port was built in 1883. Today 2.76 million people live in the city, making it Korea’s third most populous city after Seoul and Busan Metropolitan City... |
South Korea | 600 m (1,969 ft) | 151/151 | Under construction | |
Emirates Park Towers | Dubai Dubai Dubai is a city and emirate in the United Arab Emirates . The emirate is located south of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula and has the largest population with the second-largest land territory by area of all the emirates, after Abu Dhabi... |
United Arab Emirates | 395 m (1,296 ft) | 77/77 | Under construction | |
Hermitage Towers Hermitage Towers Hermitage Plaza is a project of two skyscrapers in the La Défense business district outside Paris. The project was revealed by Norman Foster, on March 11, 2009 at the MIPIM which took place in Cannes, France. The skyscrapers have been revealed - the tallest is to be high with 93 floors... |
Paris Paris Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region... |
Early Modern France | 323 m (1,060 ft) | 94/92 | Proposed | |
Lamar Towers Lamar Towers Lamar Towers are a pair of skyscrapers currently under construction in the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Located on Jeddah Corniche, Tower 1 will be tall with 72 floors above ground, and Tower 2 will be tall with 62 floors above ground.... |
Jeddah Jeddah Jeddah, Jiddah, Jidda, or Jedda is a city located on the coast of the Red Sea and is the major urban center of western Saudi Arabia. It is the largest city in Makkah Province, the largest sea port on the Red Sea, and the second largest city in Saudi Arabia after the capital city, Riyadh. The... |
Saudi Arabia | 310 m (1,017 ft) | 73/73 | Under construction | |
NEB Towers | Kotte Kotte Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte , also known as Sri Jayawardenapura or Kotte කෝට්ටේ, is the administrative capital of Sri Lanka. It is located beyond the eastern suburbs of the commercial capital Colombo and is often called New Capital Territory... |
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 Da Nang Đà Nẵng , occasionally Danang, is a major port city in the South Central Coast of Vietnam, on the coast of the South China Sea at the mouth of the Han River. It is the commercial and educational center of Central Vietnam; its well-sheltered, easily accessible port and its location on the path of... |
220 m (722 ft) | 48/48 | Under construction | ||
Karachi Financial Towers Karachi Financial Towers Karachi Financial Towers are two adjoining 40-storey mixed use towers set to rise located in the heart of Pakistan’s financial capital, Karachi. Upon completion Karachi Financial Towers will consists of office space, parking, retail, a health club,and a garden.The two towers will be identical in... |
Karachi Karachi Karachi is the largest city, main seaport and the main financial centre of Pakistan, as well as the capital of the province of Sindh. The city has an estimated population of 13 to 15 million, while the total metropolitan area has a population of over 18 million... |
Pakistan | 215 m (705 ft) | 45/45 | Under construction | |
Sanya Towers | Amman Amman Amman is the capital of Jordan. It is the country's political, cultural and commercial centre and one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. The Greater Amman area has a population of 2,842,629 as of 2010. The population of Amman is expected to jump from 2.8 million to almost... |
Jordan | 200 m (656 ft) | 50/50 | Under Construction | |
Ocean View Residences | Colombo Colombo Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo... |
Sri Lanka | 152 m (499 ft) | 47/47 | Under construction | |
Cantavil Premier | Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City , formerly named Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam... |
144 m (472 ft) | 36/36 | Under construction | ||
Dawson Grand | Colombo Colombo Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo... |
Sri Lanka | 140 m (459 ft) | 42/42 | Under construction | |
World Trade Center World Trade Center The original World Trade Center was a complex with seven buildings featuring landmark twin towers in Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. The complex opened on April 4, 1973, and was destroyed in 2001 during the September 11 attacks. The site is currently being rebuilt with five new... |
New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... |
United States | 417 m (1,368 ft) | 110/110 | Destroyed |
Other twin non-habitable structures
This list consists of nonbuilding structureNonbuilding structure
Nonbuilding structures, also referred to simply as structures, are those not designed for continuous human occupancy. The term is used by architects and structural engineers to distinctly identify structures that are not buildings....
s. In other words, they are not continuously habitable. Masts
Radio masts and towers
Radio masts and towers are, typically, tall structures designed to support antennas for telecommunications and broadcasting, including television. They are among the tallest man-made structures...
and tower
Tower
A tower is a tall structure, usually taller than it is wide, often by a significant margin. Towers are distinguished from masts by their lack of guy-wires....
s are considered structures.
Structure | City | Country | Height (max) | Status | |
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RKS Liblice 2 RKS Liblice 2 The RKS Liblice 2 are two tall guyed masts located east of Prague near Liblice, in close proximity of the RKS Liblice 1. These lattice steel towers are built apart from each other, at which cage aerials are mounted. Designed by Jan Šťovíček, these supertall towers currently stand as the tallest... |
Liblice Liblice Liblice is a village in Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It is located 9 km southeast of Mělník and 28 km northeast of Prague. The population is 483 .... |
Czech Republic | 355 m (1,165 ft) | Complete | |
Sender Donebach Sender Donebach The Sender Donebach is a 500-kilowatt longwave radio transmitter operating on 153 kHz and transmitting the program of German public broadcaster Deutschlandfunk... |
Mudau Mudau Mudau is a municipality in the Neckar-Odenwald district, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. it has 5,099 inhabitants.-Geography:Mudau lies in the southeastern Odenwald mountains between the Neckar and Main rivers, 75 km southeast of Frankfurt am Main and 40 km northeast of Heidelberg... |
Germany | 363 m (1,191 ft) | Complete |
Most strainers of HVDC Volgograd-Donbass
HVDC Volgograd-Donbass
The HVDC Volgograd–Donbass is a long bipolar 400 kV high voltage direct current powerline used for transmitting electric power from Volga Hydroelectric Station at Volgograd to Donbas and vice versa...
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
Elbe crossing 2
Elbe Crossing 2 is a group of pylons providing overhead lines for four 380 kV three-phase alternating current circuits across the German river Elbe...
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 | |
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Vietnam Financial Centre | Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City , formerly named Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam... |
Vietnam | 285 m (935 ft) | 5 | 48/48 | Proposed | |
Saigon Pearl | Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City Ho Chi Minh City , formerly named Saigon is the largest city in Vietnam... |
135 m (443 ft) | 4 | 38/38 | Complete | ||
Abraj Al Lulu Abraj Al Lulu The Abraj Al Lulu is a large residential project located in Manama, the capital city of Bahrain. The entire project consists of three large towers, two of which have 50 floors and one with 40... |
Seef Seef Seef is a suburban neighborhood in Manama, the capital city of Bahrain.Seef is a result of active land reclamation work starting in the 1990s, which has dramatically changed the Bahrain coastline... |
Bahrain | 3 | 50/40 | Complete | ||
Malecon Center Malecon Center The Malecon Center is a complex of skyscrapers in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The complex is divided into four towers: Malecon 1, Malecon 2, Malecon 3 and Hilton Santo Domingo. The three Malecon towers each with a height of are the second tallest buildings in the Dominican Republic... |
Santo Domingo Santo Domingo Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River... |
Dominican Republic | 122 m (400 ft) | 3 | 31/31 | Complete | |
Havelock City Project Havelock City The Havelock City Project, well known locally for its Asia Pacific Property Awards, is one of the largest and most expensive multi-purpose real-estate development projects in the world, being constructed in the Havelock Town region of Sri Lanka... |
Colombo Colombo Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of 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 |