This list of the tallest buildings and structures in Salford ranks buildings in the city and metropolitan borough of Salford by height. As of 2023, Salford has three towers completed at a height of or more and a further three towers above 100 metres under construction. Salford is part of the Greater Manchester metropolitan county which has 27 towers either built or under construction over 100 metres, the highest number of towers in any metropolitan area in the United Kingdom outside Greater London. History and future development At , Salford Cathedral was the tallest building in Salford for 118 years following its construction in 1848. However it was not until the 1960s and 1970s that the first tall building boom in Salford occurred. During this period a number of mid-rise brutalist residential buildings were constructed, predominantly in the Pendleton area of the city as a means to house significant populations affected by industrial decline. In 1966, the City Central tower finally overtook Salford Cathedral as the tallest building in the city. Through the 1980s and 1990s, few significant proposals came to fruition. However, there has been a renewed interest in skyscrapers in Salford in the past two decades with a number of proposals being brought forward. Significant proposals included the Greengate Tower and the Canopus Tower A, both in the Greengate area of the city, which would have been the tallest towers in Salford and the city's first official skyscrapers if built. However due to economic factors in 2008 these towers were never constructed. Unlike most major cities in the United Kingdom, there are no height restrictions and local planning officers generally adopt a laissez-faire attitude towards city centre high rises in Salford. Media City in the Salford Quays area of the city has been at the forefront of development in the last 10 years with a number of mid-rise towers being completed. These include the Blue, MediaCityUK which became the tallest building in the city in 2010, the X1 Media City collection of four towers and the TheHeart, MediaCity UK. Into the 2020s, Salford Quays will continue to be an important growth district for Salford with two further tower cluster emerging in Cotton Quay and in the second phase of the X1 development in MediaCityUK. The Cotton Quay development will see a collection of six towers over constructed including the Tower One which will become the second-tallest building in