Uranus Building

The Uranus Building (Chinese: 天王星大樓; pinyin: Tiānwángxīng dàlóu) was a ten-story tower building in Hualien City, Hualien County, Taiwan that remained partially collapsed after the 2018 Hualien earthquake.^[1] The building was constructed in 1986 and housed shops and apartments.^[1][2]

Uranus Building 天王星大樓
The semi-collapsed ten-story Uranus building on 3 April 2024
General information
Type	Retail and residential
Architectural style	Pacific Asian modernism
Location	Xuanyuan Road, Hualien City, Hualien County, Taiwan
Coordinates	23°58′28″N 121°36′42″E
Completed	1986
Closed	3 April 2024
Technical details
Floor count	10

Uranus building in March 2013.

The building was again heavily damaged on 3 April 2024 during the 2024 Hualien earthquake, which left the building tilted over at a 25-degree angle. Demolition began on the building two days after the quake and completed after a two week period.^{[3][4][5][2][6]} It was one of two tower buildings that were rendered structurally leaning due to the earthquake,^[2] next to other damaged buildings including the National Hualien Girls' Senior High School.^[7]