This list ranks the tallest buildings in Kazakhstan by height.
Tallest buildings
[edit] Was the tallest building in Kazakhstan upon completion
This list ranks completed buildings in Kazakhstan that stand at least 100 m (330 ft) tall, based on standard height measurements. The height includes spires and architectural details but excludes antenna masts. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height for two or more buildings. The “Year” column indicates the year in which each building was completed.
| Rank | Name | Image | City | Height m (ft) |
Floors | Year | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abu Dhabi Plaza |  |
Astana | 310.8 m (1,020 ft) | 75 | 2022 | Tallest building in Kazakhstan and Central Asia since 2022. | [1] |
| 2 | Emerald Quarter Block B | .jpg&mode=clean) |
Astana | 201 m (659 ft) | 49 | 2012 | Tallest office building in Kazakhstan. Tallest building in Kazakhstan from 2012 to 2022. | [2] |
| 3 | Kazakhstan Railways HQ-2 | .jpg&mode=clean) |
Astana | 174 m (571 ft) | 40 | 2009 | Tallest building in Kazakhstan from 2009 to 2012. | |
| 4 | Kazakhstan Railways HQ-1 | .jpg&mode=clean) |
Astana | 165 m (541 ft) | 37 | 2009 | ||
| 5 | Esentai Tower |  |
Almaty | 162 m (531 ft) | 36 | 2008 | Tallest building in Almaty and the tallest building in Kazakhstan outside of Astana. Tallest building in Kazakhstan from 2008 to 2009. Tallest building in southern Kazakhstan. | [3] |
| 6 | Transport Tower |  |
Astana | 155 m (509 ft) | 34 | 2003 | Also known as Ministry of Transportation & Communication. Tallest building in Kazakhstan from 2003 to 2008. | [4] |
| 7 | Grand Alatau 3 | .jpg&mode=clean) |
Astana | 153 m (502 ft) | 43 | 2009 | Tallest residential building in Kazakhstan since 2009. Widely misreported as 144 m (472 ft). | |
| 8 | Emerald Tower (Emerald Quarter Block A) |  |
Astana | 151 m (495 ft) | 37 | 2010 | ||
| 9 | Talan Tower 1 |  |
Astana | 145.6 m (478 ft) | 30 | 2017 | [5] | |
| 10 | Triumph of Astana |  |
Astana | 142 m (466 ft) | 39 | 2006 | Tallest residential building in Kazakhstan from 2006 to 2009. | |
| 11 | Northern Lights Residential Complex Block 5/1 |  |
Astana | 140 m (460 ft) | 41 | 2008 | Widely misreported as 180 m (590 ft). | |
| 12= | HighVill Astana F1 | Astana | 135 m (443 ft) | 31 | 2015 | |||
| 12= | HighVill Astana F2 | Astana | 135 m (443 ft) | 31 | 2015 | |||
| 12= | HighVill Astana F3 | Astana | 135 m (443 ft) | 31 | 2015 | |||
| 12= | Abu Dhabi Plaza Offices A | Astana | 135 m (443 ft) | 31 | 2019 | |||
| 16= | Nurly Tau 1 | .jpg&mode=clean) |
Almaty | 132.5 m (435 ft) | 34 | 2008 | ||
| 16= | Nurly Tau 2 | _(28971995472).jpg&mode=clean) |
Almaty | 132.5 m (435 ft) | 34 | 2008 | ||
| 18= | Grand Alatau 4 | |
Astana | 130 m (430 ft) | 38 | 2009 | ||
| 18= | Abu Dhabi Plaza Offices B | Astana | 130 m (430 ft) | 29 | 2019 | |||
| 18= | Elite Apart-Hotel | Astana | 130 m (430 ft) | 30 | 2016 | |||
| 21 | Orion Residence | Almaty | 128.6 m (422 ft) | 30 | 2017 | Tallest residential building in Almaty. | ||
| 22 | ORION III | Almaty | 126 m (413 ft) | 33 | 2025 | [6] | ||
| 23 | Northern Lights Residential Complex Block 5 | |
Astana | 125 m (410 ft) | 37 | 2008 | Widely misreported as 152 m (499 ft). | |
| 24 | Beijing Palace Soluxe Hotel Astana | Astana | 120.7 m (396 ft) | 25 | 2008 | |||
| 25 | Talan Tower 2 |  |
Astana | 119.8 m (393 ft) | 26 | 2017 | ||
| 26 | Capital Residential Complex | Astana | 115 m (377 ft) | 29 | 2008 | |||
| 27 | Green Quarter Administrative Building 1 | Astana | 113 m (371 ft) | 26 | 2018 | |||
| 28 | Northern Lights Residential Complex Block 5/2 | |
Astana | 110 m (360 ft) | 33 | 2010 | Widely misreported as 128 m (420 ft). | |
| 29= | 7th Continent | Astana | 105 m (344 ft) | 22 | 2006 | |||
| 29= | Astana Media Center | Astana | 105 m (344 ft) | 24 | 2012 | |||
| 30= | HighVill Ishim D2 | Astana | 103 m (338 ft) | 30 | 2018 | |||
| 30= | HighVill Ishim D1 | Astana | 103 m (338 ft) | 29 | 2018 | |||
| 30= | Moskva Business Center |  |
Astana | 103 m (338 ft) | 25 | 2010 | ||
| 30= | Kazyna Tower I | Astana | 103 m (338 ft) | 21 | 2007 | |||
| 30= | Kazyna Tower II | Astana | 103 m (338 ft) | 21 | 2007 | |||
| 35 | Hotel Kazakhstan |  |
Almaty | 102 m (335 ft) | 26 | 1974 | Tallest building in Kazakhstan from 1974 to 2003 and the first skyscraper in Kazakhstan. | |
| 36= | Almaty Towers 1 |  |
Astana | 100 m (330 ft) | 25 | 2008 | The buildings' previous name was "Rakhat Towers". The buildings was renamed in 2009 due to two criminal cases initiated against Rakhat Aliyev under the Criminal Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan. | |
| 36= | Almaty Towers 2 |  |
Astana | 100 m (330 ft) | 25 | 2008 | ||
| 36= | Mazhilis Building |  |
Astana | 100 m (330 ft) | 22 | 2004 | ||
| 36= | Government House | .jpg&mode=clean) |
Astana | 100 m (330 ft) | 21 | 2005 | ||
| 36= | Astana Saad Hotel | Astana | 100 m (330 ft) | 28 | 2014 |
Under construction
[edit]| Rank | Name | Image | City | Height m (ft) |
Floors | Estimated Completion | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iconic Towers 1 | Alatau | 272 m (892 ft) | 56 | 2029 | Iconic Towers is a planned landmark mixed-use skyscraper complex designed as the anchor project of the new Alatau City development in Kazakhstan. | [7][8] | |
| 2 | RAMS Beyond Almaty | Almaty | – | 40 | – | Upon completion, it will become the tallest building in Kazakhstan outside of Astana. Construction has been on hold since 2025 due to regulatory violations and illegal construction issues. | ||
| 3 | Ak-Zhayik Hotel | Atyrau | 130 m (430 ft) | 32 | 2030 | On November 16, 2025, the dismantling of the rear extension of the old hotel building began. | [9] | |
| 4 | Shymkent Tower | Shymkent | 118.4 m (388 ft) | 26 | – | Currently on hold since 2022. | ||
| 5 | Diamond Multifunctional Centre | Astana | 109 m (358 ft) | 25 | – |
Proposed
[edit]| Rank | Name | Image | City | Height m (ft) |
Floors | Estimated Completion | Notes | References |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1= | Shymkent City Mall 1 | Shymkent | – | 35 | – | Currently on hold since 2023. | ||
| 1= | Shymkent City Mall 2 | Shymkent | – | 35 | – | Currently on hold since 2023. | ||
| 1= | Shymkent City Mall 3 | Shymkent | – | 35 | – | Currently on hold since 2023. | ||
| 1= | Shymkent City Mall 4 | Shymkent | – | 35 | – | Currently on hold since 2023. | ||
| 1= | Shymkent City Mall 5 | Shymkent | – | 35 | – | Currently on hold since 2023. |
Timeline of tallest buildings in Kazakhstan
[edit]| Name | City | Height (m) | Height (ft) | Floors | Years As Tallest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotel Kazakhstan | Almaty | 102 | 335 | 26 | 1974–2003 |
| Transport Tower | Astana | 155 | 509 | 34 | 2003–2008 |
| Esentai Tower | Almaty | 162 | 531 | 38 | 2008-2009 |
| Kazakhstan Railways HQ-2 | Astana | 174 | 571 | 40 | 2009–2012 |
| Emerald Quarter Block B | Astana | 201 | 659 | 49 | 2012–2022 |
| Abu Dhabi Plaza | Astana | 311 | 1,020 | 75 | 2022–Present |
Unbuilt
[edit]| Rank | Name | Image | City | Height m (ft) |
Floors | Notes | References | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tengri Tower | Astana | – | 100 | The project was designed by INK Architects as a 100-story building. It was later cancelled due to difficulties in acquiring the project site and a lack of funding. If built, it would have become the first 100-story building in Central Asia. | [10] | ||
| 2 | Abu Dhabi Plaza (Central Markets Proposal) | Astana | 382 m (1,253 ft) | 88 | Downsized to 311 meters with 75 floors. | |||
| 3 | World Trade Center | Astana | 350 m (1,150 ft) | – | Cancelled due to financial difficulties arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. The construction site was subsequently sold to BI Group. | [11] | ||
| 4 | Energy Tower | Aktau | 340 m (1,120 ft) | 77 | Cancelled, along with the entire Aktau City project, in 2013.
The tower was planned as the tallest building in the Aktau City project. |
[12][13] | ||
| 5 | Balbaltas Residential Complex | Astana | 290 m (950 ft) | 60 | Now built as Kazmedia Center. | |||
| 6 | Ritz-Carlton Hotel Astana | Astana | 242 m (794 ft) | 60 | Now built as Talan Towers. | [14] | ||
| 7 | The Seven Towers 1 | Astana | 230 m (750 ft) | 60 | Cancelled | |||
| 8 | Business Center (Kabanbay Batyr Avenue) | Astana | – | 60 | Cancelled | [15] | ||
| 9= | Shymkent-Tower | Shymkent | – | 57 | Cancelled.
Complex of twin towers was presented by "Shanghai Construction" as a plan for original "Shymkent City" project proposal during the meeting of Akim of South Kazakhstan region Zh.Tuimebayev with the Chinese delegation in June 2017. |
[16] | ||
| 9= | Shanghai-Tower | Shymkent | – | 57 | [16] | |||
| 11= | AFD Tower 1 | Almaty | 216 m (709 ft) | 42 | Cancelled due to height limitations above the Al-Farabi district in Almaty. | [17] | ||
| 11= | AFD Tower 2 | Almaty | 216 m (709 ft) | 42 | Cancelled due to height limitations above Al-Farabi district in Almaty. | |||
| 13 | The Republic | Astana | 215 m (705 ft) | 49 | Cancelled | |||
| 14 | Emerald Quarter Block A | Astana | 210 m (690 ft) | 53 | The tower was planned as the first building in the Emerald Towers Complex but was downsized to 201 meters and moved to Block B due to the Great Recession of 2008. | |||
| 15 | Astana Tower | Astana | 192 m (630 ft) | 47 | Cancelled | [18] | ||
| 16 | Tulpar Hotel | Astana | 180 m (590 ft) | – | Cancelled | |||
| 17 | Emerald Quarter Block C | Astana | 170 m (560 ft) | 43 | The tower was planned as the third building in the Emerald Towers Complex but was cancelled due to the Great Recession of 2008. | [19] | ||
| 18 | Woorim Appletown Tower 1 | Almaty | – | 45 | The project was scaled back, and the towers were ultimately cancelled. | |||
| 19 | Woorim Appletown Tower 2 | Almaty | – | 45 | ||||
| 20 | Dostyk Office Complex | Almaty | – | 42 | Now built as Dostyk Plaza Mall. | |||
| 21 | Almaty Park | Almaty | – | 38 | Replaced by RAMS Beyond Almaty. | |||
| 22 | Baydibek Tower | Shymkent | 38 | Cancelled due to Capital Group's faced financial problems with housing sales in Shymkent. | ||||
| 23 | TuranAlem Bank | Almaty | – | 37 | Cancelled | |||
| 24 | World Trade Center 2 | Astana | 150 m (490 ft) | – | Cancelled due to financial difficulties arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. The construction site was subsequently sold to BI Group. | |||
| 25 | Ken Dala Residential | Astana | – | 34 | Cancelled | |||
| 26 | Samal Prestige | Almaty | – | 34 | Cancelled | |||
| 27 | Tower of the Sun | Astana | 121 m (397 ft) | 31 | Cancelled due to multiple complaints from nearby residents.
The building was designed by Fundamental Architects and Omega Render, and its form was inspired by the flag of Kazakhstan, featuring a large circular opening in its structure. |
[20] | ||
| 28= | Grand Astana Block F2 | Astana | 105 m (344 ft) | 30 | The "KUAT" construction company went bankrupt, which led to further project downsizing by "KazStroyPodryad," which completed the construction. | |||
| 28= | Grand Astana Block F3 | Astana | 105 m (344 ft) | 30 | ||||
| 28= | Grand Astana Block F4 | Astana | 105 m (344 ft) | 30 | ||||
| 28= | Grand Astana Block F5 | Astana | 105 m (344 ft) | 30 | ||||
| 32= | Grand Astana Block C1 | Astana | 100 m (330 ft) | 30 | ||||
| 32= | Grand Astana Block C2 | Astana | 100 m (330 ft) | 30 | ||||
| 32= | Grand Astana Block C3 | Astana | 100 m (330 ft) | 30 |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Abu Dhabi Plaza". The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
- ↑ BAZIS-SPB. "ADMINISTRATIVE COMPLEX "EMERALD QUARTER"". BAZIS-SPB (in Russian). Retrieved February 15, 2025.
- ↑ "ESENTAI PARK - 16 September 2008 - Archive website of Kargaly". kargaly.ucoz (in Russian). September 16, 2008. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
- ↑ "Ministry of Transportation & Communication". The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
- ↑ "Talan Tower 1". The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
- ↑ "ORION III" (PDF). Bazis-A. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
- ↑ "Kazakhstan Investment Projects | QazProjects". QazProjects. February 11, 2026. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
- ↑ "Alatau City Prepares to Launch Construction of Iconic Towers - A World-Class Multifunctional Complex". Alatau.City. February 11, 2026. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
- ↑ "С высоты 32-го этажа: из новой гостиницы «Ак-Жайык» будет видно Каспийское море" [From the 32nd floor: the new Ak-Zhaiyk Hotel will offer views of the Caspian Sea.] (in Russian). Retrieved April 17, 2026.
- ↑ "Designing the Tengri Tower Multifunctional Center". INK Architects. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
- ↑ Yergaliyeva, Aidana (January 29, 2019). "Kazakh President approves draft sketch of World Trade Centre in Astana". The Astana Times. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
- ↑ "Energy Tower". The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
- ↑ Hanley, William (October 28, 2008). "Architectural Emblems of Kazakhstan's Energy Wealth". Architectural Record. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
- ↑ "The Ritz-Carlton Astana". The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
- ↑ "Architectural Concept of the Business Center on Kabanbay Batyr Ave". INK Architects. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
- 1 2 "57-storey skyscraper towers to appear in Shymkent". June 8, 2017. Retrieved February 15, 2026.
- ↑ "AFD Tower 1". The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
- ↑ "Astana Tower". The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved February 4, 2026.
- ↑ "Изумрудные башни - Башня 2 / The Emerald Towers - Tower 2". All-Towers.ru (in Russian). Retrieved February 12, 2026.
- ↑ "Tower of the Sun". The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved February 4, 2026.