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Number of Skyscrapers in Sri Lanka
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
15	11	4	-	-	-	7	2	-	-	-	-

Maximum number of skyscrapers on a square kilometre: 7

Skyscrapers on hold in Sri Lanka: 1

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

13.33% built before 2000 86.67% built since 2000

13.33% built before 2015 86.67% built since 2015

Year since the skylines of Sri Lanka doubled: 2018

Year since the skylines of Sri Lanka tripled: 2017

Year since the skylines of Sri Lanka quadrupled: 2016

(by combined number of skyscrapers of all skylines in Sri Lanka)

Cities in Sri Lanka with the highest number of skyscrapers
City	over 500ft	over 200m	over 1000ft	Tallest Building	Max Height	Max Floors	First
Colombo	14	4	-	Altair	240m	69	1995	HEIGHTDownload Placemarks Labels: Height Size: 18 kB NAMEDownload Placemarks Labels: Name Size: 17.8 kB
Kotte	1	-	-	Clearpoint Residencies	185m	47	2017	HEIGHTDownload Placemarks Labels: Height Size: 1.53 kB NAMEDownload Placemarks Labels: Name Size: 1.51 kB

Tallest skyscrapers in Sri Lanka
Rank	Worldwide Rank	Name	City	Height	Floors	Year
1	817	Altair	Colombo	240m	69	2019	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.46 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.44 kB
2	1195	Sapphire Residences	Colombo	225m	55	2024	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.48 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.46 kB
3	1583	606 The Address Residential Tower	Colombo	213m	63	2023	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.51 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.49 kB
4	2169	Grand Hyatt Colombo	Colombo	201m	47	2017	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.5 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.48 kB
5	2644	Shangri-La Colombo Residential Tower 1	Colombo	194m	51	2018	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.5 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.48 kB
5	2644	Shangri-La Colombo Residential Tower 2	Colombo	194m	51	2018	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.5 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.48 kB
7	3230	Clearpoint Residencies	Kotte	185m	47	2017	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.46 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.44 kB
8	3359	Colombo City Center	Colombo	183m	48	2019	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.47 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.45 kB
9	3406	Capitol Twinpeaks East Tower	Colombo	182m	50	2021	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.48 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.46 kB
9	3406	Capitol Twinpeaks West Tower	Colombo	182m	50	2021	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.48 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.46 kB
11	3910	Pearl Grand Towers	Colombo	177m	44	2019	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.46 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.44 kB
12	5207	Shangri-La Colombo Office Tower	Colombo	165m	35	2018	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.48 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.46 kB
13	6905	Cinnamon Life Waterfront Residences	Colombo	153m	45	2021	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.5 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.48 kB
14	7086	World Trade Center Tower 1	Colombo	152m	39	1995	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.47 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.45 kB
14	7086	World Trade Center Tower 2	Colombo	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 Sri Lanka: 2.798 kilometres

Last updated: May 21, 2025
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