List of tallest structures in Sri Lanka
The following page lists the tallest buildings and structures in Sri Lanka in terms of pinnacle height (to the top of the highest architectural detail). Habitable buildings that are shorter than 20 storeys, and structures shorter than 75 m (246 ft), are not included in this list.
The vast majority of skyscrapers and high rise buildings in Sri-Lanka are located in the commercial capital and largest city, Colombo. The current tallest buildings are the two towers of the World Trade Centre in Colombo. In August 2014 the still under construction Hyatt Regency Colombo became the city's tallest structure.
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List of tallest buildings in Sri Lanka

An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed
Rank | Building | Image | Height | Floors | Location | Type | Year | Ref |
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2(=) | World Trade Centre East Tower | ![]() |
152 m (499 ft) | 40 | Echelon Square, Colombo 01 | Commercial | 1996 | [1][2] |
2(=) | World Trade Centre West Tower | ![]() |
152 m (499 ft) | 40 | Echelon Square, Colombo 01 | Commercial | 1996 | [1] |
3(=) | OnThree20 Tower 1 | 38 | Residential | October 2014 | [3][4] | |||
3(=) | OnThree20 Tower 2 | 38 | Residential | October 2014 | [3] | |||
3(=) | OnThree20 Tower 3 | 38 | Residential | October 2014 | [3] | |||
4 | Empire Tower 1 | 142 m (466 ft) | 37 | Residential | 2009 | |||
5 | GS Towers | 135 m (443 ft) | 36 | Mixed | 2010 | |||
6 | Empire Tower 2 | 132 m (433 ft) | 35 | Residential | 2009 | |||
6 | The Emperor | 132 m (433 ft) | 35 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Residential | 2011 | [5] | |
7 | Hilton Residencies | 129 m (423 ft) | 34 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Mixed | 1997 | ||
8(=) | Royal Park Tower 1 | 120 m (390 ft) | 25 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Residential | |||
8(=) | Royal Park Tower 2 | 120 m (390 ft) | 25 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Residential | |||
9(=) | Fairway SkyGardens | 120 m (390 ft) | 31 | Rajagiriya | Residential | 2014 | [6] | |
9(=) | Iceland Residencies Tower 1 | 31 | Residential | 2008 | ||||
9(=) | Iceland Residencies Tower 2 | 31 | Residential | 2008 | ||||
10(=) | Havelock City Park Tower | ![]() |
115 m (377 ft) | 22 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Residential | 2010 | [7][8] |
10(=) | Havelock City Elibank Tower | 115 m (377 ft) | 22 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Residential | 2010 | [7][8] | |
11 | The Monarch | 113.5 m (372 ft) | 30 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Residential | 2007 | [9] | |
12 | The Fairmount | 110 m (360 ft) | 31 | Residential | 2010 | [10] | ||
13 | 110 Parliament Road | 25 | Residential | 2014 | [11][12] | |||
13 | Crescat Residencies | 25 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Mixed | 1997 | |||
14 | BOC Headquarters | ![]() |
105 m (344 ft) | 32 | Echelon Square, Colombo 01 | Commercial | 1985 | |
14 | Bank of Ceylon Merchants Tower | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 272: attempt to index local 'cat' (a nil value). | 30 | St. Michael's Rd Colombo 03 | Commercial | |||
15 | Cinnamon Red Hotels | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 272: attempt to index local 'cat' (a nil value). | 26 | No.59, Ananda Coomaraswamy Mawatha | Commercial | 2013 | ||
16 | UDA Scheme Tower | 100 m (330 ft) | 24 | Residential | 1985 | |||
17 | Bamabalapitiya Tower Building | 90 m (300 ft) | 22 | Residential | 1980 | |||
17(=) | Havelock City Layards Tower | 22 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Residential | 2014 | [7][8] | ||
17(=) | Havelock City Davidson Tower | ![]() |
22 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Residential | 2014 | [7][8] | |
18 | HNB Tower | ![]() |
85 m (279 ft) | 23 | Commercial | 2002 | ||
19 | Parkland | 22 | Mixed | 2015 | ||||
20 | Hilton Hotel | 81 m (266 ft) | 21 | Lotus Road, Colombo01 | Commercial | 1987 | ||
21 | Lanka Hospitals | 23 | Narahenpita | |||||
22 | Ceylinco Seylan Building | 76 m (249 ft) | 19 | Fort Colombo 01 |
* indicates building is still under construction, but has been topped out
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Rank | Structure | Image | Height | Location | Primary Use | Completion | Ref |
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1 | Kokavil transmission tower | 172 m (564 ft) | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Radio/Television transmission | 2011 | [13] | |
2 | Norocholai Coal Power Station | 80px | 150 m (492 ft) | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Power | 2010 | [14] |
3 | Jetavanaramaya | ![]() |
120 m (394 ft) | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Religious | 273 – 301 | |
4 | Ruwanwelisaya | ![]() |
92 m (302 ft) | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Religious | 2nd century BC |
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List of buildings under construction, approved and proposed
List of buildings under construction
Rank | Building | Height | Floors | Location | Type | Status/Completion | Ref |
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01 | Colombo Lotus Tower | 350 m (1,150 ft) | N/A | D. R. Wijewardena Mw Colombo 10 | Communication/Commercial | October 2017 | [15][16] |
02 | Altair | 240 m (790 ft) | 68, 63 | 127, Sir James Peiris Mawatha | Residential | September 2017 | [17][18][19] |
03(=) | ITC Colombo One (1) | 55 | Galle Face | Residential | 2018 | [20] | |
04(=) | Shangri-La Residential tower 1 | 51 | Galle Face | Residential | 2017 | [21] | |
04(=) | Shangri-La Residential tower 2 | 51 | Galle Face | Residential | 2017 | [21] | |
06 | Abans SilverNeedle condominium(Colombo City Center) | 48 | Sir James Peiris Mw, Colombo 02 | Mixed | 2018 | ||
07 | Hyatt Regency Colombo | 229.5 m (753 ft)[22] | 47 | Commercial | 2015 | [22][23][24] | |
08 | The Destiny | 44 | Sir Justice Akbar Mawatha | Residential | June 2017 | [25] | |
09 | Clear Point Residencies | 186 m (610 ft) | 46 | Perera Mw, Rajagiriya | Residential | 2015 | [26][27] |
10 | The Elements by Fairway | 40 | Rajagiriya | Residential | [28] | ||
11 | Shangri-La Office | 35 | Galle Face | Mixed | 2017 | [21] | |
12 | ITC Colombo One (2) | 33 | Galle Face | Hotel | 2018 | [20] | |
13 | Shangri-La Hotel | 31 | Galle Face | Commercial | 2017 | [21] | |
14 | Avic Astoria | 142m | 39x4 | R.A. De Mel Mawatha, Kollupitiya | Commercial | 2017 | [31] |
15(=) | Havelock City | 27 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Residential | 2016 | [7][8] | |
15(=) | Havelock City | 27 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Residential | 2016 | [7][8] | |
16 (=) | Havelock City Commercial Tower | 25 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Commercial | 2016 | [7][8] | |
17 | Mövenpick Hotel | 28 | Kollupitiya | Commercial | 2015 | [32] | |
18 | Access tower 2 | 28 | Union Place, Colombo 02 | Mixed | 2016 | [33] | |
19 | The Summit | 23 | Mixed | ? | [34] | ||
20(=) | Havelock City Layards Tower | 22 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Residential | 2014 | [7][8] | |
20(=) | Havelock City Davidson Tower | 22 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Residential | 2014 | [7][8] | |
21 | Orion Towers | 22 | 2017 | [35] | |||
22 | Colombo Sheraton Hotel | 21 | Mixed | 2015 | [36] | ||
23 | Platinum 1 | 21 | Mixed | 2014 | [37] | ||
24 | Keels City | Colombo 02 | Mixed | March 2018 | [38] |
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On Hold
Building | Height | Floors | Location | Type | Status/Completion | Ref |
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Ocean View Residencies | 152 m (499 ft) | 47 | Residential | 2010 Delayed | [39] | |
Dawson Grand Tower 1 | 140 m (460 ft) | 42 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Residential | On hold | |
Dawson Grand Tower 2 | 140 m (460 ft) | 42 | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. | Residential | On hold |
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List of buildings approved
Building | Height | Floors | Location | Type | Status/Completion | Ref |
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Krrish Square Tower 1 | 420 m (1,380 ft) | 95 | Colombo Fort | Commercial | 2016 | [40][41] |
Krrish Square Tower 2 | 320 m (1,050 ft) | 91 | Colombo Fort | Commercial | 2016 | [41] |
Rice Exchange | 68 | Colombo 2 | Commercial | 2020 | [42] | |
Krrish Square Tower 3 | 230 m (750 ft) | 65 | Colombo Fort | Residential | 2016 | [41] |
Havelock City Stratford Tower | 28 | Residential | [43] | |||
Havelock City Melford Tower | 28 | Residential | [43] | |||
SMI Housing | 26 | Deal Place, Colombo 3 | Residential | [44] |
List of buildings proposed
Building | Height | Floors | Location | Type | Status/Completion | Ref |
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Liberty Plaza Towers | 30 | Colombo 03 | Mixed (Commercial/Residential) | [45][46][47] | ||
Nugegoda Shopping Center | 20 | Commercial | 2016 | [48] | ||
EON Resorts | 45 | Commercial | Unknown | [49][50] | ||
Queensbury Integrated Resort and Casino | 40 | D.R. Wijewardena Mawatha | Commercial | [51] | ||
SLCC Headquarters | 25 | Colpetty | Commercial | [52][53] | ||
Belvedere | Kotahena | Residential | 2017 | [29][30] | ||
Park heights | 27 | Colombo 05 | Mixed | [54] | ||
96Iconic Tower | 96 | Unknown | Mixed | 2019 | [55] | |
Renuka Tower | 28 | Colombo 03 | Mixed | 2018 | [56] |
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Timeline of tallest building in Sri Lanka
Name | Image | City | Height | Floors | Years as Tallest |
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Lovamahapaya[57] | Anuradhapura | 47 metres (154 ft) | 5-9 | 155BC-125BC 120BC-280AD 305-993 |
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Holy Emmanuel Church[58] | Moratuwa | 37 metres (121 ft) | 4 | 1860-1902 | |
St. Lucia's Cathedral | Colombo | 46 metres (151 ft) | 3 | 1902-1960? | |
Ceylinco House | Colombo | 51 metres (167 ft) | 16 | 1960-???? | |
Bambalapitiya Tower Building | Colombo | 91 metres (299 ft) | 23 | 1980–1985 | |
Uda Scheme Tower | Colombo | 100 metres (328 ft) | 24 | 1985–1985 | |
Bank of Ceylon Headquarters | Colombo | 105 metres (344 ft) | 32 | 1985–1996 | |
World Trade Center Twin Towers | Colombo | 152 metres (499 ft) | 39 | 1996–2014 | |
Grand Hyatt Colombo | Colombo | 202 metres (663 ft) | 47 | 2014–present |
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See also
- List of tallest buildings and structures in South Asia
- List of tallest buildings and structures in the world
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