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 , including the antenna. 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
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
Tallest buildings
Only buildings over 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 DistrictNotes185 Sky Tower (高雄85大樓) 851997 Lingya District 50th tallest in the world, 27th in Asia and tallest in Kaohsiung. First building in Taiwan to reach 300 m and was the tallest from 1997 to 2004.2Farglory THE ONE (遠雄THE ONE) 702019 Cianjhen District Tallest residential building in Taiwan.3Chang-Gu World Trade Center (長谷世貿大樓) 501992 Sanmin DistrictTallest building in Taiwan from 1992 to 1993 and first building in Taiwan to reach 200 m.4Han-Lai New World Center (漢來新世界中心) 421995Qianjin District5Guo-Yan Building BC (國揚國硯 BC) 412013Lingya District 6Asia-Pacific Financial Plaza (宏總亞太財經廣場) 421992Lingya District7Next 100 (國城定潮) 412021Cianjhen District8Han-Hsien International Hotel(寒軒國際大飯店) 421994Lingya District9Kaohsiung Marriott Hotel (高雄萬豪酒店) 312019Gushan District10Kingtown King Park(京城京城) 362015Gushan District11Highwealth - City of Leadership A(興富發華人匯 A棟) 382016Gushan District11=Highwealth - City of Leadership B(興富發華人匯 B棟) 382016Gushan District13Xin-Fu-Hwa (馨馥華) 412000 Sinsing District13=Vespi Tower (維士比大樓) 321998 Lingya District 15Kaohsiung Main Public Library Phase II (高雄市圖書總館第二期文創會館) 272020 Cianjhen District 16Ba Ba - Central Park (巴巴中央花園) 382015 Qianjin District 17Guo-Yan Building A (國揚國硯 A) 382013Lingya District 18Highwealth - The Only Royal B (興富發國王一號院 B棟) 332014Lingya District 18=Highwealth - The Only Royal A (興富發國王一號院 A棟) 332014Lingya District 20Kaohsiung Twin Towers 1 (夢萊茵 1) 351996Qianjin District 20=Kaohsiung Twin Towers 2 (夢萊茵 2) 351996Qianjin District20=Dali Palace (達麗宮廷) 352014Zuoying District Tallest in Zuoying District.23Highwealth - King Castle (興富發國王城堡) 362014Gushan District 24King's Town Hyatt (京城凱悅) 352009Qianjin District 25Bao-Cheng Enterprise Tower (寶成企業大下) 371997Qianjin District 25=Cathay Pacific Central Plaza (國泰中央廣場) 302000Cianjhen District 25=China Steel Corporation Headquarters(中鋼集團總部大樓) 292013Cianjhen District 28Shr-Hwa Financial Center (世華金融大樓) 301996Sinsing District 29Cathay Shi-Wei Financial Center (國泰四維財經大樓) 272001Lingya District 29=Hsiung Kang Sin Yi Art Museum (雄崗信義美術館) 332018Gushan District 31Times Regal Tower (時代富豪優生企業大樓) 291999Zuoying District
Tallest under construction Rank NameDistrictHeight (m) Floors Expected completion year1Fubon Aozihdi (富邦凹子底開發案)Gushan239.84820262Eskyland B (義享天地B)Gushan156292025
Gallery
See also Skyscraper List of tallest buildings List of tallest buildings in Taiwan List of tallest buildings in New Taipei City List of tallest buildings in Taichung List of tallest buildings in Taipei
References
External links
Tallest Buildings in Kaohsiung on The Skyscraper Center Tallest Buildings in Kaohsiung on The SkyscraperPage.com