List of tallest buildings in Cardiff facts for kids

Meridian Gate, Joint 7th tallest building in Cardiff (left) and Altolusso the 6th tallest (right)

This is a list of the tallest buildings in Cardiff that are 40 metres (130 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.

The city's growth is reflected in its growing skyline. 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. The tallest building in Cardiff is Bridge Street Exchange at 82 m (269 ft). It replaced Capital Tower 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. 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)".

Buildings in Cardiff

This list comprises the tallest current standing buildings.

Rank	Name	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Year	Use	Location	Source	Image	Notes
1	Bridge Street Exchange	85	279	26	2018	Residential and retail units	51.4800°N 3.1725°W / 51.4800; -3.1725 (Bridge Street Exchange)			Student accommodation
2	Capital Tower	80	262	25	1967	Office and retail units	51.4829°N 3.1776°W / 51.4829; -3.1776 (Capital Tower)			Until 2018, the tallest building in Cardiff to the top of the roof (architectural feature).
3	Stadium House	78	256	17	1976/2002	Office	51.4778°N 3.1806°W / 51.4778; -3.1806 (Stadium House)			With the spire structure (added in 2002), the height is 125 metres (410 ft), the highest point in central Cardiff.
4	Zenith	75 (approx)	247 (approx)	25	2019	Residential	51.4759594°N 3.17163°W / 51.4759594; -3.17163 (Zenith)			Student accommodation
5	HM Government Offices	73	239	18	1969	Office	51.5267°N 3.1982°W / 51.5267; -3.1982 (HM Government Offices)			In Llanishen, a suburb of north Cardiff.
6	Altolusso	72	236	23	2005	Residential	51.4775°N 3.1725°W / 51.4775; -3.1725 (Altolusso)
7	Tŷ Pont Haearn	63	207	21	2005	Residential	51.4780°N 3.1725°W / 51.4780; -3.1725 (Ty Pont Haearn)			Student accommodation
	Meridian Gate	63	207	21	2009	Hotel	51.4768°N 3.1737°W / 51.4768; -3.1737 (Meridian Gate)
9	Tŷ Admiral	61	203	14	2015	Office and retail units	51.4795°N 3.1728°W / 51.4795; -3.1728 (Ty Admiral)			Not to be confused with Admiral House. Designed by Glenn Howells Architects at a cost of £58 million.
10	Holland House	60.3	198	15	1968 (Renovated 2004)	Hotel	51.4836°N 3.1672°W / 51.4836; -3.1672 (Holland House)			Converted office block
11	Llandaff Cathedral	59.40	195		1290	Cathedral	51.4958°N 3.2180°W / 51.4958; -3.2180 (Llandaff Cathedral)			In Llandaff, a suburb of north Cardiff. Until 1967, the tallest building in Cardiff to the top of the spire (architectural feature).
12	Cardiff City Hall Clock Tower	59	194		1905	Civic building	51.4850°N 3.1792°W / 51.4850; -3.1792 (Cardiff City Hall Clock Tower)
15	William Morgan House	58 (approx)	190	12	2020	Office	51.4776°N 3.1801°W / 51.4776; -3.1801 (William Morgan House)			UK Government Regional Hub and offices of HMRC. Named after the bible translator William Morgan (1545–1604).
	Helmont House	58	190	12	1984	Office / Hotel	51.4810°N 3.1713°W / 51.4810; -3.1713 (Helmont House)
	Brunel House	58	190	16	1974	Office and retail units	51.4823°N 3.1698°W / 51.4823; -3.1698 (Brunel House)			Originally called Great Western House, headquarters for the Western Region of British Rail.
16	Admiral House	55	180	16	2006 (Renovated)	Residential	51.4842°N 3.1656°W / 51.4842; -3.1656 (Admiral House)			Not to be confused with Tŷ Admiral
17	Landmark Place	51	167	17	2004	Residential and retail units	51.4815°N 3.1713°W / 51.4815; -3.1713 (Landmark Place)
18	Cardiff University Tower Building	50	164	12	–	University	51.4888°N 3.1808°W / 51.4888; -3.1808 (Cardiff University Tower Building)
19	Celestia	48	158		2007	Residential	51.4643°N 3.1590°W / 51.4643; -3.1590 (Celestia)
	Southgate House	48	157	13	1978	Office / Retail	51.4778°N 3.1792°W / 51.4778; -3.1792 (Southgate House)			Twin tower office block comprising one block 13 storeys and one block of 11 storeys
21	Loudoun House	47	154	16	1964	Residential	51.4699°N 3.1703°W / 51.4699; -3.1703 (Loudoun House)			In Butetown, a district of south Cardiff.
	Nelson House	47	154	16	1964	Residential	51.4701°N 3.1709°W / 51.4701; -3.1709 (Nelson House)			In Butetown.
23	ISIS 3D	46	151	15	2007	Residential	51.4675°N 3.1747°W / 51.4675; -3.1747 (ISIS 3D)
	McKenzie House	46	151	12	–	University	51.4840°N 3.1661°W / 51.4840; -3.1661 (McKenzie House)			Previously known as NPI House
	Eastgate House	46	151	14	1969	Office	51.4851°N 3.1658°W / 51.4851; -3.1658 (Eastgate House)
26	The Aspect	45	148	15	1965 1960s, renovated 2003	Residential and retail units	51.4827°N 3.1710°W / 51.4827; -3.1710 (The Aspect)			Converted office block
	Century Wharf: Strata	45	148	15	2009	Residential	51.4681°N 3.1761°W / 51.4681; -3.1761 (Century Wharf: Strata)
	The Neighbourhood	45	148	11	–	Residential and retail units	51.4860°N 3.1662°W / 51.4860; -3.1662 (The Neighbourhood)			Former City Road campus of Coleg Glan Hafren, converted in 2016 into a student accommodation and a coffee shop.
29	Gleider House	44.50	146	11	–	Office	51.5276°N 3.1966°W / 51.5276; -3.1966 (Marriott Hotel)			In HM Government Offices complex in Llanishen, north Cardiff
30	Marriott Hotel	43	141	12	1986	Hotel and restaurant	51.4771°N 3.1752°W / 51.4771; -3.1752 (Marriott Hotel)
31	Channel View Flats	42	138	14	1965	Residential	51.4582°N 3.1824°W / 51.4582; -3.1824 (Channel View Flats)			In Grangetown, a district of south Cardiff.
32	2 Central Square	41 (approx)	135	10	2018	Office	51.4765°N 3.1806°W / 51.4765; -3.1806 (2 Central Square)
33	Cardiff Castle Clock Tower	40	131	7	1873	Monument	51.4813°N 3.182°W / 51.4813; -3.182 (Cardiff Castle Clock Tower)

Under construction or approved for construction

This list comprises buildings which are either under construction or approved for construction (March 2020).

Rank	Name	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Approved (Year)	Under Construction	Use	Source
1	Custom House Street Tower	132	433	42	2016	No (construction halted)	Student accommodation / retail
2	Crawshay Court, 6 Curran Road	84	275	27	2020	No	Residential
3	The Interchange, 4 Central Square	83.5	274	22	2019	Yes	Bus station / residential / office
4	Plot J, Capital Quarter, Tyndall Street	75	246	23	2020	Yes	Residential
5	Premier Inn Hotel	61	200	18	2017	Yes	Hotel / restaurants
6	The new Bradley Court, 11 Park Place	55.2	181	18	2018	Yes	Student accommodation
7	47-53 Charles Street	50.5	165	16	2019	No	Residential

Gallery

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  Stadium House (left) and Soutgate House (right), in the west of the city centre

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  Landmark Place (left) and Helmont House (right)

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  Stadium House rising high above the city centre