Within

Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estimated populati ...

, the capital of

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, there are over 165 completed

skyscrapers A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Modern sources currently define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition. Skyscrapers are very tall high-ri ...

, i.e. tall habitable buildings that stand at least 150 metres (495 feet) based on standard height measurement. In addition, there are over 40 skyscrapers under construction as of October 2022. According to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat database Bangkok is ranked 14th in the world in terms of the total number of skyscrapers. Based on an alternative listing compiled by Emporis, Bangkok had, as of September 2022, 463 completed buildings that stand at least 100 metres (330 feet) tall. The city was ranked 6th overall after

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and

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. Bangkok experienced a building boom in the late 1980s and early 1990s when Thailand experienced rapid economic growth. However, the 1997 Asian Financial Crisis left a visible scar on the city’s skyline with many unfinished or abandoned buildings. The Thai economy rebounded in the early 2000s and many projects resumed construction. A new wave of building boom over the last decade was spurred by the development of the city’s mass rapid transit systems, with new development concentrated around

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and BTS skytrain stations. Magnolias Waterfront Residences at

Iconsiam Iconsiam, stylized as ICONSIAM, and ICS is a mixed-use development on the banks of the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok, Thailand. It includes one of the largest shopping malls in Asia, which opened to the public on 9 November 2018, as well as hot ...

, completed in 2018, is Bangkok’s tallest building at 318 metres (1,043 feet), followed by King Power Mahanakhon Tower at 314 metres (1,034 feet). Several skyscraper projects are currently under construction or in the planning phase, including the 92-storey 437 metres/1,435 feet tall Signature Tower at

One Bangkok One Bangkok is a US$3.9 billion mixed-use development under construction in Bangkok, Thailand. One Bangkok is being developed by Frasers Property, a subsidiary of TCC Group, one of Thailand's largest conglomerates. It is expected to open in st ...

complex,

Dusit Thani Dusit Thani ( th, ดุสิตธานี) was a miniature city and micronation project created by King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) of Siam (Thailand) in Dusit Palace (later moved to Phaya Thai) in the 1910s–1920s. The project explored aspects of de ...

Residences and Asiatique the Riverfront’s Iconic Tower. The latter is designed by Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill, architects of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. Panoramic view of Bangkok’s skyline looking north/north-east from King Power Mahanakhon Tower

Tallest completed buildings

This list ranks completed and topped out skyscrapers in Bangkok that stand at least 150m/492 ft based on standard height measurement as of October 2022. This includes spires and architectural details, but does not include antenna masts. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The list contain buildings within the 50 districts of the

Metropolis, excluding the surrounding provinces of

Nonthaburi Nonthaburi ( th, นนทบุรี, ) is the principal city of the district and province of the same name in Thailand. On 15 February 1936, Nonthaburi town municipality (''thesaban mueang'') was established, which only covered Suan Yai ...

, Pathumthani, Samutprakarn,

Nakhon Pathom Nakhon Pathom ( th, นครปฐม, ) is a city (''thesaban nakhon'') in central Thailand, the former capital of Nakhon Pathom province. One of the most important landmarks is the giant Phra Pathommachedi. The city is also home to Thailand's ...

and

Samut Sakhon Samut Sakhon ( th, สมุทรสาคร, Pronunciation is a City in Thailand, capital of Samut Sakhon province. It is a stop on the Maeklong Railway. Samut Sakhon is 48 km from Bangkok. It is part of the Bangkok Metropolitan Region ...

, which form part of the Greater Bangkok Metropolitan Region.

Tallest buildings by function

This lists the tallest buildings in Bangkok by their respective functions—office, hotel, residential and mixed-use—based on standard height measurement.

Tallest under construction

List of buildings taller than 150 metres (495 feet) that are under construction within the

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration ( th, กรุงเทพมหานคร; ) (BMA) is the local government of Bangkok (also called ''Krung Thep Maha Nakhon'' in Thai), which includes the capital of the Kingdom of Thailand. The governm ...

area as of August 2022.

Tallest proposed

List of significant skyscrapers that will rise more than 200 metres, including those that received environmental approvals, cancelled or never built.

Tallest buildings by district

The tallest skyscrapers in selected districts of the

Area.

Timeline of tallest buildings

This is a list of buildings that in the past held, or currently holds the title of tallest building in Bangkok.

Gallery

References

External links

Diagram of Bangkok skyscrapers
on SkyscraperPage {{TBSW Skyscrapers in Bangkok Buildings and structures in Bangkok