List of tallest buildings in Kuala Lumpur
This list of tallest buildings in Kuala Lumpur ranks skyscrapers in the city of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia by height. The tallest buildings in the city are currently the The Petronas Twin Towers, which rise 1,483 feet (452 m) in the Kuala Lumpur City Centre and were the world's tallest buildings from 1998 to 2004. Other prominent structures on the skyline are the Ilham Tower and the Kuala Lumpur Tower.

Tallest buildings
This lists ranks Kuala Lumpur skyscrapers that stand at least 600 feet (183 meters) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. Existing structures are included for ranking purposes based on present height. This list includes under construction buildings that have already been topped out.
Rank | Name | Photo | Height ft / m |
Floors | Year | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Petronas Twin Towers | ![]() |
1,483 / 452 | 88 | 1998 | These are the tallest buildings in Kuala Lumpur, and were the world's tallest buildings from 1998-2004.[1][2][3] |
2 | Menara Telekom | ![]() |
1,017 / 310 | 55 | 2001 | [4][5] |
3 | Ilham Tower | 899 / 274 | 60 | 2015 | [6] | |
4 | Menara Carigali | |
876 / 267 | 58 | 2011 | Complete[7][8] |
5 | Menara Maybank | ![]() |
799 / 244 | 50 | 1988 | Tallest building in Kuala Lumpur built in the 1980s, and also the titleholder from 1988 to 1998.[9][10] |
6 | Banyan Tree Signatures | 787 / 240 | 55 | 2016 | [6] | |
7 | Vista Tower | |
781 / 238 | 62 | 1994 | Formerly known as Empire Tower.[11][12] |
8 | Menara Felda | 709 / 216 | 50 | 2012 | [6] | |
9 | Naza Tower | 709 / 216 | 50 | 2015 | [6] | |
10 | Menara Maxis | ![]() |
696 / 212 | 49 | 1998 | [13][14] |
11 | Menara AmBank | 689 / 210 | 50 | 1998 | Also known as AmBank Tower[15][16] | |
12 | KKR Tower | 689 / 210 | 37 | 2014 | [17][18] | |
13 | The St. Regis Kuala Lumpur | 673 / 205 | 48 | 2016 | [6] | |
14 | The Troika (Kuala Lumpur), Tower 3 | |
669 / 204 | 50 | 2010 | [19] |
15 | Berjaya Times Square | ![]() |
666 / 203 | 48 | 2003 | [20][21][22] |
16 | K Residence KLCC | 663 / 202 | 50 | 2008 | First and tallest luxury condominiums in Malaysia | |
17 | Lot G Tower (KL Sentral) | 656 / 200 | 37 | 2013 | [23] | |
18 | Menara Multi Purpose | ![]() |
650 / 198 | 40 | 1994 | Also known as Cap Square Tower I[24][25][26] |
19 | Cap Square Tower II | |
650 / 198 | 40 | 2011 | Also known as AIA CapSquare Tower, since the American insurer became the main tenant of the building.[27][28] |
20 | Maju Tower | 643 / 196 | 50 | 2002 | [29][30] | |
21 | Menara Standard Chartered | 633 / 193 | 46 | 1990 | Formerly known as Shahzan Tower and Menara Shahzan Insas.[31][32] | |
22 | Menara Citibank | ![]() |
624 / 190 | 50 | 1995 | [33][34] |
23 | Marinara Financial Center | 609 / 186 | 36 | 2000 | [35][36] | |
24 | Grand Seasons Hotel | 603 / 184 | 42 | 1998 | Tallest hotel in Malaysia[37][38] | |
* Indicates still under construction, but has been topped out.
Tallest under construction, approved, and proposed
This lists buildings that are under construction,approved & proposed in Kuala Lumpur and are planned to rise at least 600 feet (183 meters). Under construction buildings that have already been topped out are also included.
Name | Height ft / m |
Floors | Year (est.) |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
Tradewinds Square Tower A | 2543ft/775m | 150 | 2020 | Proposed |
Warisan Merdeka/KL118 | 2238ft/682m | 118 | 2019 | Under Construction[39] |
East Gateway | 1,444ft/440m | 90 | Proposed[40] | |
Plaza Rakyat | 1,253ft/382m | 79 | On hold.[41][42] To be revived.[43] | |
Landmark Tower | 100 | Proposed[44] | ||
Platinum Tower 1 | 1,247ft/380m | 80 | Under construction[45] | |
Oxley Tower 1 | 1,247ft/380m | 83 | Under construction[46] | |
Oxley Tower 2 | 1,247ft/380m | 83 | Under construction[47] | |
Fairmont Kuala Lumpur 1 | 1,214ft/370m | 78 | Under construction[48] | |
Four Seasons Place | 1,022ft/342m | 65 | 2017 | Under construction[49] |
Tradewinds Centre 1 | 984ft/300m | 60 | 2016 | Proposed[50] |
Fairmont Kuala Lumpur 2 | 912ft/278m | 71 | Under construction[51] | |
Aurora Tower | 880ft/268m | 65 | 2016 | [52] |
Imperial Lexis Kuala Lumpur | 711ft/217m | 53 | 2021 | Proposed |
Hotel Equatorial Redevelopment | 856ft/260m | 53 | Under construction[53] | |
Kempinski Hotel and Residences 1 | 60 | Under construction[54] | ||
Kempinski Hotel and Residences 2 | 55 | Under construction[55] | ||
Kempinski Hotel and Residences 3 | 50 | Under construction[56] | ||
Setia Eco City 1 | 60 | Construction[57] | ||
Setia Eco City 2 | 48 | Construction[58] | ||
Grand Duta Hyatt | 797ft/243m | 60 | On hold.[59][60] | |
Midvalley Tower of Light | 60 | Construction[61] | ||
W Hotel and Residences | 761ft/232m | 50 | 2016 | Construction[62] |
Tradewinds Centre 2 | 755ft/230m | 55 | 2016 | Proposed[50] |
Elite Pavilion Tower | 755ft/230m | 50 | Construction[63] | |
Harrods Hotel & Residences Main Tower | 722ft/220m | 55 | Construction[64] | |
Platinum Tower 2 | 51 | Proposed[65] | ||
Platinum Tower 3 | 51 | Proposed[66] | ||
Platinum Tower 4 | 51 | Proposed[67] | ||
St Regis Hotel and Residences | 673ft/205m | 48 | Construction[68] | |
Sentral Residences 1 | 656ft/200m | 52 | Construction[69] | |
Sentral Residences 2 | 656ft/200m | 52 | Construction[70] | |
Q Sentral | 49 | 2014 | Completed[71] | |
Tamansari Riverside Garden City Revolving Tower (Parcel M) | ? | 60 |
Timeline of tallest buildings
Name | District | Years as Tallest | Height ft / m |
Floors | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kompleks Dayabumi | Kawasan Perancangan Pusat | 1984—1985 | 515 / 157 | 35 | [72][73] |
Menara Dato' Onn | Kawasan Perancangan Pusat | 1985—1988 | 574 / 175 | 40 | [74][75] |
Menara Maybank | Kawasan Perancangan Pusat | 1988—1998 | 799 / 244 | 50 | .... |
Petronas Twin Towers | KLCC | 1998—present | 1,483 / 452 | 88 | .... |
References
- General
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External links
- Diagram of Kuala Lumpur skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage
- List of all buildings in Kuala Lumpur on CTBUH
See also
- List of tallest buildings in the world
- List of tallest buildings in Malaysia
- List of tallest buildings in Penang Island
- List of tallest buildings in Johor Bahru