<page_title> List of tallest buildings in India </page_title> <section_title> Timeline of tallest buildings of India </section_title> <table> <cell> LIC Building <col_header> Name </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1959-1961 <col_header> Years as Tallest </col_header> </cell> <cell> Mumbai <col_header> City </col_header> </cell> <cell> 80 metres (262 ft) <col_header> Height </col_header> </cell> <cell> 1961–1970 <col_header> Years as Tallest </col_header> </cell> </table>
The LIC Building was the tallest building in India in 1959 and was surpassed by Mumbai's first skyscraper, the Usha Kiran Building, in 1961, which is 80 m high.