LIC Building is a 15-storied building in Chennai, India, serving as the southern headquarters of the Life Insurance Corporation of India. It is the first skyscraper built in Chennai and an important landmark in the city. Located on the arterial Anna Salai, the building is 54 m (177 ft) tall. Initially built with 12 floors, the LIC Building was the tallest building in India when it was completed in 1959 and was surpassed by Mumbai's first skyscraper, the Usha Kiran Building, in 1961, which is about 80 m (260 ft) high. The building marked the transition from lime-and-brick construction to concrete columns in the region. The building is also known for using pile foundation technique for the first time in the region. It was the tallest building in Chennai for over 35 years before being surpassed by the Hyatt Regency Building on Anna Salai and the Arihant Majestic Towers in Koyambedu, both in the mid-1990s.
Arihant Majestic Towers is a 17-storied residential building in Chennai, India. At 63 meters, it is one of the first buildings that surpassed the LIC Building on Anna Salai as the tallest building in the city. It remained the tallest building in the city until the Hyatt Regency building was topped out.
This list of tallest buildings in different cities in India enumerates the tallest buildings of every big city in India based on official height, This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. There are currently more than 200 skyscrapers in India and most of them are in Mumbai, New Delhi and Kolkata. The era of skyscrapers in India began with the completion of the LIC Building in Chennai in 1959. With 12 floors initially, it was the first high-rise building in the country. Currently, Palais Royale, located in Mumbai is the tallest under construction skyscraper in the country, with a height of 320 metres (1,050 ft) with 88 floors. World One — also located in Mumbai — is the tallest completed building in the country, with a height of 280.2 metres (919 ft) and consisting of 76 floors.
Jeevan Sudha is a high-rise located in Kolkata, India. It is located on Chowringhee Road beside Tata Centre.
City Central Park also known as is an urban park in the city of Visakhapatnam. The park is located at the heart of the city. It covers an area of 22 acres (8.9 ha) and was inaugurated by the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh Nara Chandrababu Naidu on 15 September 2016. This park has the first musical fountain of Andhra Pradesh state. It comes under the maintenance and operated by Visakhapatnam Metropolitan Region Development Authority.
Usha Kiran Building is a residential complex in the neighbourhood of Tardeo in Mumbai, India. At 80 meters, it became the first skyscraper in Mumbai and surpassed the LIC Building in Chennai to become the tallest building in the country and held the title until 1970 when the 35-storied World Trade Center Mumbai was built in South Mumbai.
