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This article list ranks the tallest buildings in India that stand at least tall, based on standard height measurement. This means that

spire A spire is a tall, slender, pointed structure on top of a roof of a building or tower, especially at the summit of church steeples. A spire may have a square, circular, or polygonal plan, with a roughly conical or pyramidal shape. Spires a ...

s and other architectural details are included in the official height, but not antenna masts, as it is defined by the

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. Only habitable buildings are ranked, which excludes

radio masts and towers Radio masts and towers are typically tall structures designed to support antennas for telecommunications and broadcasting, including television. There are two main types: guyed and self-supporting structures. They are among the tallest human-made ...

observation tower An observation tower is a structure used to view events from a long distance and to create a full 360 degree range of vision to conduct long distance observations. Observation towers are usually at least tall and are made from stone, iron, an ...

temple A temple (from the Latin ) is a building reserved for spiritual rituals and activities such as prayer and sacrifice. Religions which erect temples include Christianity (whose temples are typically called churches), Hinduism (whose temples ...

chimney A chimney is an architectural ventilation structure made of masonry, clay or metal that isolates hot toxic exhaust gases or smoke produced by a boiler, stove, furnace, incinerator, or fireplace from human living areas. Chimneys are typ ...

s, and other tall architectural structures. The era of skyscrapers in India began with the completion of the

LIC Building LIC Building is a 15-storied building in Chennai, India, serving as the southern headquarters of the Life Insurance Corporation of India. It is the first skyscraper built in Chennai and an important landmark in the city. Located on the arter ...

Chennai Chennai (, ), formerly known as Madras ( the official name until 1996), is the capital city of Tamil Nadu, the southernmost Indian state. The largest city of the state in area and population, Chennai is located on the Coromandel Coast of th ...

in 1959. With 12 floors initially, it was the first skyscraper in the country and remained the tallest building in the country until 1961 when it was surpassed by the 25-storied

Usha Kiran Building Usha Kiran Building is a residential complex in the neighbourhood of Tardeo in Mumbai, India. At 80 meters, it became the first skyscraper in Mumbai and surpassed the LIC Building in Chennai to become the tallest building in the country and h ...

Mumbai Mumbai (, ; also known as Bombay — the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the ''de facto'' financial centre of India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Mumbai is the secon ...

. Many taller buildings appeared in various cities in the country ever since. Palais Royale structurally topped out in 2018 as the tallest building in the country with a height of 320 meters but the building is still under construction. World One at and 76 floors is the tallest completed building in the country which will be replaced by Supertech Supernova Spira constructed in

Noida Noida, short for New Okhla Industrial Development Authority, is a planned city located in Gautam Buddha Nagar district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Noida is a satellite city of Delhi and is a part of the National Capital Region (NCR) o ...

in the upcoming times. Several taller buildings are under construction as well as some are on-hold.

has the highest number of skyscrapers and high-rise buildings in India, more than 200 skyscrapers and 5,600 high-rise buildings currently exist in the

Mumbai Metropolitan Region Mumbai Metropolitan Region (abbreviated to MMR and previously also as Greater Bombay Metropolitan Area), is a metropolitan area consisting of Mumbai (Bombay) and its satellite towns in the northern Konkan division, of the Maharashtra state i ...

. Delhi-NCR has also witnessed a massive construction boom in the last 20 years with around 18 skyscrapers and 5,200 high-rise buildings already constructed in the region.

Kolkata Kolkata (, or , ; also known as Calcutta , the official name until 2001) is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal, on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary business, comme ...

has 14 existing skyscrapers and around 800 completed high rise buildings.

Bangalore Bangalore (), officially Bengaluru (), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It has a population of more than and a metropolitan population of around , making it the third most populous city and fifth most ...

Mangalore Mangalore (), officially known as Mangaluru, is a major port city of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats about west of Bangalore, the state capital, 20 km north of Karnataka– ...

Hyderabad Hyderabad ( ; , ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Telangana and the ''de jure'' capital of Andhra Pradesh. It occupies on the Deccan Plateau along the banks of the Musi River, in the northern part of Southern Indi ...

Kochi Kochi (), also known as Cochin ( ) ( the official name until 1996) is a major port city on the Malabar Coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea, which is a part of the Arabian Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulam in the state of ...

Pune Pune (; ; also known as Poona, ( the official name from 1818 until 1978) is one of the most important industrial and educational hubs of India, with an estimated population of 7.4 million As of 2021, Pune Metropolitan Region is the largest i ...

Ahmedabad Ahmedabad ( ; Gujarati: Amdavad ) is the most populous city in the Indian state of Gujarat. It is the administrative headquarters of the Ahmedabad district and the seat of the Gujarat High Court. Ahmedabad's population of 5,570,585 (per ...

, and

Surat Surat is a city in the western Indian state of Gujarat. The word Surat literally means ''face'' in Gujarati and Hindi. Located on the banks of the river Tapti near its confluence with the Arabian Sea, it used to be a large seaport. It is ...

also have numerous high-rise buildings. Bangalore skyline (7121517855)

Tallest buildings

This list includes buildings that have been completed or have

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. Architectural height is used, therefore masts and other elements are discounted in height measurement. This includes

s and architectural details, but does not include antenna masts.

Tallest buildings (under-construction)

This lists ranks buildings that are under construction in India and are planned to rise at least or 65 floors tall. Buildings that are only approved, on hold or proposed are not included in this table.

Proposed, approved, or on hold

On hold

This list ranks buildings that were once under construction and are now on hold and are planned to rise at least or 40 floors tall.

Proposed or approved

This list ranks buildings that are approved or proposed and are planned to rise at least or 50 floors tall.

Timeline of tallest buildings of India

Notes

References

134. Three Sixty West 1 , Buildings. Emporis. Retrieved on 2013-12-06

External links

CTBUH India Buildings

Diagram of India's Skyscrapers – Current, Proposed, and Under Construction
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