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Number of Skyscrapers in Colombo
TOTAL	Skyscrapers over...
TOTAL	175 metres	200 metres	250 metres	1000 feet	400 metres	50 floors	60 floors	70 floors	80 floors	90 floors	100 floors
14	10	4	-	-	-	7	2	-	-	-	-
VIEW ALL SKYSCRAPERS OF COLOMBO ON A MAP

Maximum number of skyscrapers on a square kilometre: 7

Skyscrapers on hold in Colombo: 1

Years with most completed skyscrapers in Colombo
Year	2018	2019	2021	1995	2017	2023	2024
Skyscrapers	3	3	3	2	1	1	1

14.28% built before 2000 85.72% built since 2000

14.28% built before 2016 85.72% built since 2016

Year since the skyline of Colombo doubled: 2018

Year since the skyline of Colombo tripled: 2017

Year since the skyline of Colombo quadrupled: 2017

Tallest skyscrapers in Colombo
Rank	National Rank	World Rank	Name	Height	Floors	Year
1	1	838	Altair	240m	69	2019	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.46 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.44 kB
2	2	1231	Sapphire Residences	225m	55	2024	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.48 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.46 kB
3	3	1629	606 The Address Residential Tower	213m	63	2023	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.51 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.49 kB
4	4	2261	Grand Hyatt Colombo	201m	47	2017	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.5 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.48 kB
5	5	2755	Shangri-La Colombo Residential Tower 1	194m	51	2018	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.5 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.48 kB
5	5	2755	Shangri-La Colombo Residential Tower 2	194m	51	2018	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.5 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.48 kB
7	8	3496	Colombo City Center	183m	48	2019	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.47 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.45 kB
8	9	3550	Capitol Twinpeaks East Tower	182m	50	2021	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.48 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.46 kB
8	9	3550	Capitol Twinpeaks West Tower	182m	50	2021	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.48 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.46 kB
10	11	4085	Pearl Grand Towers	177m	44	2019	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.46 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.44 kB
11	12	5464	Shangri-La Colombo Office Tower	165m	35	2018	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.48 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.46 kB
12	13	7299	Cinnamon Life Waterfront Residences	153m	45	2021	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.5 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.48 kB
13	14	7484	World Trade Center Tower 1	152m	39	1995	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.47 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.45 kB
13	14	7484	World Trade Center Tower 2	152m	39	1995	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.47 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.46 kB
Combined height of all skyscrapers in Colombo: 2.613 kilometres

The two furthest apart skyscrapers in Colombo
Name	Height	Floors	Year
Pearl Grand Towers	177	44	2019	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.47 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.46 kB
World Trade Center Tower 1	152	39	1995	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.47 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.46 kB
Distance between them: 4.3 kilometres

Loneliest skyscraper in Colombo
Name	Height	Floors	Year
Grand Hyatt Colombo	201m	47	2017	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.47 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.46 kB
859 metres from the next skyscraper

Last updated: January 6, 2026
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