List of tallest buildings in Tehran

This list ranks skyscrapers and high-rise buildings in Tehran by height. Tehran maintains the highest concentration of skyscrapers and high-rise buildings in Iran and possesses the highest population density in the country. Please note that the Milad Tower, which stands at 435 m (1,427 ft) and is the sixth-tallest telecommunications tower in the world, is excluded from this list because it is classified as an observation and telecommunications tower rather than a habitable building.

Tallest buildings

  Was the tallest building in Tehran upon completion
  Indicates buildings that have been topped out but not yet completed

This list ranks buildings in Tehran that stand at least 100 m (328 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement. This measurement includes spires and architectural details but excludes antenna masts.

Rank Name Image Height
m (ft)		 Floors Year Notes References
1 Fereshteh Pasargad Hotel 235 m (771 ft) 46 2026 Tallest building in Iran. [1]
2= Saman Faraz Twin Tower 1 185 m (607 ft) 50 2027
2= Saman Faraz Twin Tower 2 185 m (607 ft) 50 2027
4 Tehran International Tower 162 m (531 ft) 56 2007 Tallest building in Iran from 2007 to 2019. Tallest residential building in Tehran. [2]
5 Jahan Koodak Building 153 m (502 ft) 34 2019 Shelled by Israel in 2025. [3]
6 Telecommunication Twin Tower 1 149.8 m (491 ft) 30 N/D Topped out, currently on hold.
7 Zarafshan Commercial Office Building 138.4 m (454 ft) 27 2025 Also known as Parisan Tower. [4]
8 Borj-e Sefid 134 m (440 ft) 22 1994 Tallest building in Iran from 1994 to 2007. Also known as White Tower. [5]
9 Asseman Tower 130 m (427 ft) 37 2002
10 Mahestan B3 Tower 122 m (400 ft) 30 2007 [6]
11= Imperial Medical Center 120 m (394 ft) 36 2003 Tallest hospital building in Iran.
11= Third Millennium Tower 120 m (394 ft) 36 N/D Topped out, currently on hold.
13 Sepehr Tower 115 m (377 ft) 33 1991 Tallest building in Iran from 1991 to 1994.
14 Pars Tower 105 m (344 ft) 20 2013 Also known as Bime Markazi Tower.

Other Completed Towers

Under construction

  • Fereshteh Pasargad Hotel, 210 m (690 ft), 46 floors
  • Saman Faraz Tower 1, 185 m (607 ft), 50 floors
  • Sama Faraz Tower 2, 185 m (607 ft), 50 floors
  • Nadaja Marjan Tower 1, 150 m (490 ft), 42 floors. On hold
  • Nadaja Marjan Tower 2, 150 m (490 ft), 42 floors, On hold
  • Telecommunications Twin Towers 1, 149 m (489 ft), 30 floors. On hold
  • Telecommunications Twin Towers 2, 149 m (489 ft), 30 floors
  • AtiCenter Administrative Tower, 143 m (469 ft), 40 floors. On hold
  • Tehran International Financial Center, 138 m (453 ft), 28 floors
  • Espinas Palace Hotel, 118 m (387 ft), 34 floors
  • Tehran Third millennium Tower,[7] 34 floors,
  • Didar Complex, 26 floors[8]
  • Alborz Tower, 26 floors[9]
  • Narges Hotel, 38 floors.
  • Third Millennium Tower, 120 m (390 ft), 36 floors. On hold
  • Jam Tower, 33 floors.
  • AtiCenter Residential Tower 2, 110 m (360 ft), 30 floors. On hold
  • AtiCenter Residential Tower 1, 110 m (360 ft), 30 floors. On hold
  • Baran, 23 floors.

Timeline of tallest buildings

This is a list of buildings that in the past held the title of tallest building in Tehran. This list includes only residential, office and commercial buildings. Therefore, since the Milad Tower (at 435 m (1,427 ft) is an observation and telecommunications tower, it is not listed here

Name Image Street address Years as tallest Height
m		 Floors Reference
Shams-ol-Emareh Nasir Khusraw St. 1867–1982,

c.1930-1960

 35 m (115 ft) 5 [10][11]
Bagh-e Shah Tower Bagh-e Shah Park 1882–c.1930 69 m

(226 ft)

 6 [12]
Plasco Tower (collapsed) Istanbul St. (Jomhuri St.) 1960–1963 42 m (138 ft) 14 [13]
Kar Bank Tower (Tehran Stock Exchange Tower) Hafez St. 1963–1969 68 m (223 ft) 19 [11]
Saman Twin Towers Keshavarz Boulevard 1969–1977 70 m (230 ft) 22 [11]
Eskan Triple Towers Mirdamad Boulevard 1977–1991 72 m (236 ft) 23 [11]
Sepehr Tower Sepehr Tower Somayeh St. 1991–2005 115 m (377 ft) 32 [11][14]
Tehran International Tower Close to the Kordestan and Hakim Expressways bridges 2005–present 162 m (531 ft) 56 [11][15]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "به اسم «هتل فرشته» مجتمع تجاری می‌سازند! (They are building a commercial complex under the name of 'Fereshteh Hotel'!)". Tabnak News Agency (in Persian). Tabnak Publishing. June 6, 2015. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
  2. ↑ "Tehran International Tower". AroundUs. AroundUs Interactive Maps. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Jahan Koodak Building Project Portfolio". Raya Tejarat Portfolio. Raya Tejarat Anahid Kish Co. 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Zarafshan Commercial-Office Building, Tehran". The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
  5. ↑ "Borj-e Sefid, Tehran". SkyscraperPage Building Database. SkyscraperPage. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
  6. ↑ "B3 Tower, Tehran". The Skyscraper Center. Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved July 7, 2026.
  7. ↑ "شرکت ساختمانی و بارزگانی میلینیوم ایرانیان • Third Millenium Tower". www.tm-tower.ir.
  8. ↑ ".:: Didar Hotel Complex ::". www.didarcomplex.com. Archived from the original on 2014-07-22.
  9. ↑ "عمران توسعه شاهد". Archived from the original on 2016-02-24. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
  10. ↑ The information board in Golestan Palace
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "The history of the tallest buildings of Tehran" (in Persian). Donya-e-Eqtesad. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  12. ↑ Meneghini, Daniela (2024-07-31). "The Enchantment of Storytelling". The Art of Teaching Persian Literature. BRILL. pp. 11–28. doi:10.1163/9789004513129_003. ISBN 978-90-04-51312-9.
  13. ↑ ضوابط بلندمرتبه سازی تهران در دست بررسی. روزنامه دنیای اقتصاد (in Persian). Donya-e-Eqtesad. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
  14. ↑ "Sepehr Tower Structurae". Structurae Website. Retrieved 30 November 2011.
  15. ↑ آشنایی با برج بین‌المللی تهران. Hamshahri Online (in Persian). 3 February 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2014.
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