Today, people are more attracted to tall buildings and are considered as a new trend of this century to construct buildings with massive heights. These tall buildings are constructed in such a way that they have a strong hold on the ground and do not collapse or deform under any normal circumstances.
India is a diverse country with most of the people living in cities and towns are often attracted by the architecture of tall buildings. Most of the people prefer to live in such massive building to enjoy an excellent view of the city at both day and night. Nowadays, every metropolitan city in India has a tall massive building that is under construction or already occupied. These tall buildings often referred to as skyscrapers are built strong enough to withstand natural disasters like cyclone and earthquake.
It is natural human instinct to always ensure the safety of the building they live-in. Over the past few years, humans have developed methods and materials that can help them to build some of the very strong buildings that can withstand human-made as well as natural disasters to an extent. One of the most important thing about constructing such buildings are they have an entirely different constructional design.
Below mentioned is a list of India’s tallest man-made structures that has earned appreciation for its beauty and constructional excellence.
10. Lodha Bellissimo tower 2
- Location – Mumbai
- Height – 222 meters
- Floors – 48
- Status – open, residential
The Lodha Bellissimo tower 2 is the 7th tallest building in India right now. This building is situated in Mumbai and was open to the public in the year 2012. This building residential has multiple features and amenities like a living room with private pool, private elevator, and many other mesmerizing features.
9. Lodha Bellissimo Tower 1
- Location – Mumbai
- Height – 222 meters
- Floors – 53
- Status – open, residential
The Lodha Bellissimo tower 1 is the 6th tallest building in India right now. This building is known for its unique Italian marble flooring in master-bedroom and also Swedish wooden flooring in other bedrooms. This is a residential building and is situated in Mumbai.
8. World Crest
- Location – Mumbai
- Height – 223 meters
- Floors – 57
- Status – open, residential
The World Crest is also known as world one, this building is the 5th tallest building in India. This building was developed by the Lodha Groups and provides the luxury of living at the top of the world. The overall building looks attractive and has 57 floors. This building is located in Mumbai and has almost cost $300 million for construction.
7. Ahuja towers
- Location – Mumbai
- Height – 250 meters
- Floors – 54
- Status – open, residential
The Ahuja Towers developed by the Ahuja construction was listed as one among 50 tallest building in the world. This building is 250 meters tall and has 53 floors for residential purpose. The building has unique world-class facilities and recreational area. This residential building is 4th tallest building in India.
6. One Avinghna park
- Location – Mumbai
- Height – 251 meters
- Floors – 61
- Status – open, residential
The One Avinghna Park is the 3rd tallest building in India right now. This building is situated at the heart of Mumbai and is close to BKC and Nariman point. The building was developed by the Avighna India Ltd and has 61 floors. The One Avinghna Park is 7-star rated by the CARE and was pre-certified as platinum rated green building.
5. Imperial tower 2
- Location – Mumbai
- Height – 254 meters
- Floors – 61
- Status – open, residential
The Imperial Tower 2 is a part of the same Imperial tower 1 and is the second tallest building in India right now. It took about 5 years to complete its construction and was developed by the shapoorji & Co Ltd.
4. Imperial tower 1
- Location – Mumbai
- Height – 254 meters
- Floors – 61
- Status – open, residential
If you are looking for the tallest building in India which is inaugurated and already open, the Imperial Tower 1 is what you are looking for. This residential apartment building has almost 1000 people living in it and is situated at Tardeo, Mumbai. The Imperial tower 1 is owned by S.D Corporation Pvt. Ltd.
3. The 42
- Location – Kolkata
- Height – 260 meters
- Floors – 65
- Status – open, residential
The 42 is currently the tallest building in India according to a survey conducted in 2017. This building is situated in Kolkata and the construction is almost complete but has been stalled due to some legal issues. The building would have 56 residential apartments and the top two floors would have one duplex.
2. Lokhandwala Minerva
- Location – Mumbai
- Height – 325 meters
- Floors – 85
- Status – completed and opening this year
The Lokhandwala Minerva from the developer Lokhandwala Developers is the second tallest building in construction in India. This building is situated in Mahalaxmi, Mumbai and has 82 floors. The building construction started in 2010 and is scheduled to be inaugurated in 2018.
1. World One
- Location – Mumbai
- Height – 442 meters
- Floors – 117
- Status – under construction
The World One super tall skyscraper owned by the Lodha Group under construction in Mumbai is the tallest building in India. The construction began in 2011 and is estimated to complete in 2018. Once completed this tower building will be the world’s tallest residential building. This 117-storey building has 290 apartments in it and also has many added features like a cricket pitch, a pavilion, swimming pool and a gym.
The above-mentioned list has both under construction buildings and inaugurated open to public buildings. These are the tallest building up to date and there are also some other buildings like Bengaluru Turf Tower with 660 meters height and 156 floors that have earned its approval for construction in Bangalore which has not yet started its construction, and also a proposed building Lanco Hills Signature Tower in Hyderabad with 604 meters height and 112 floors. It is estimated that by 2020 India would have almost 5-6 tallest buildings in the world. Many of the international real estate firms are interested in investing in India and this can enable India to have dozens of world’s tallest building in next 5-10 years.
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