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List of tallest buildings in Cardiff

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List of tallest buildings in Cardiff
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This is a list of the tallest buildings in Cardiff that are 45 metres (148 feet) in height and above in the capital of Wales. They include buildings ranging from the ornate civic centre to the historic Cardiff Castle and Llandaff Cathedral.

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The city's growth is reflected in its growing skyline.[1] As is the case with many British cities, some of Cardiff's skyline comprises 1960s and 1970s residential and commercial tower blocks. However, current development trends for high-rise buildings include upmarket apartments and office space.

Cardiff is the largest city in Wales and has the most tall buildings in the country.[2] Designed by Rio Architects,[3] the tallest building in Cardiff is Bridge Street Exchange at 85 m (279 ft). It replaced Capital Tower in 2018, which, at 80 m (260 ft), which had been the tallest building in Cardiff since 1970.

Cardiff Council considers a tall building within the city centre and Cardiff Bay to be 8 storeys or more or from 25 m (82 ft) in height.[4] Any proposals to the council for a tall building should "Generally be located within an existing cluster or form part of a proposal to create a new cluster (a cluster can be defined as a group of buildings which form a visual cohesion from more than one viewing point)".[4]

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Completed buildings & structures

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This lists completed and topped out buildings & structures in Cardiff that are at least 45 metres. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.

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Buildings under construction, approved, proposed, and cancelled

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Below are sub-sections for the tallest under construction, approved, proposed, and cancelled buildings and structures in Cardiff.

Height figures are rounded to the nearest metre.

Under construction

This lists buildings that are under construction in Cardiff and are planned to rise at least 40 metres. Under construction buildings that have already been topped out are listed above.

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Approved

This lists buildings that have been approved for, but are yet to start, construction in Cardiff (over 40 m).

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Proposed

This lists buildings that are proposed for construction in Cardiff and are planned to rise at least 40 m tall.

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Cancelled

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Demolished

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Notes

  1. The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat estimates that the building is 85 m (279 ft), this is based on a floor count of 25 floors. The estimation has been arrived at by analyzing 8,693 other buildings of the same Residential function on this database that do have confirmed heights. The user should be aware that non-standard features, such as significant spires or raised entrances / podiums, may affect the accuracy of this estimation.[17]
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