Top 10 Tallest Buildings In The World
Most trending list has listed the top 10 tallest buildings in the world, ranked skyscrapers by height and does not include towers like radio towers or observation towers.
10. International Commerce Centre, Hong Kong, China
The International Commerce Centre is a 108-storey,
484 m (1,588 ft) commercial skyscraper. It was completed in 2010 in West Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is the world's 10th tallest building by height, world's fifth tallest building by number of floors, as well as the tallest building in Hong.
Height: 484 m - 1,588 ft
Floors: 118
9. Shanghai World Financial Center, Shanghai, China
The Shanghai World Financial Center is a supertall skyscraper located in the Pudong district of Shanghai, China. On 14 September 2007, the skyscraper was topped out and is 492 metres / 1,614.2 ft, making it the 9th tallest building in the world and the fourth tallest structure in Mainland China.
Height: 492m - 1,614 ft
Floors: 101
8. Taipei 101, Taipei, Republic of China
The Taipei 101, formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center – is a landmark supertall skyscraper in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. The building was officially classified as the world's tallest in 2004, and remained such until the completion of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai in 2010. Taipei 101 comprises 101 floors above ground, as well as 5 basement levels with hieght of 508m / 1667ft making it the 8th tallest building in the world.
Height: 508m - 1,667 ft
Floors: 101
7. Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre, Guangzhou, China
The Guangzhou Chow Tai Fook Finance Centre, also called East Tower. It is a 1,739-foot / 530 m tall skyscraper in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou, which was completed in October 2016. It comprises of 111 floors. It is the tallest completed building in Guangzhou, the third-tallest in China, and the seventh-tallest in the world.
Height: 530m - 1,739 ft
Floors: 111
6. One World Trade Center, New York City, United States
One World Trade Center is the main building of the rebuilt World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan, New York City. It comprises of 104 floors with height of 1,776 ft / 541m making it the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, and the sixth-tallest in the world.
Height: 541m - 1,776 ft
Floors: 104
5. Lotte World Tower, Seoul, South Korea
Lotte World Tower is a 123-floor, 554.5-metre / 1,819 ft supertall skyscraper located in Seoul, South Korea. It comprises of 123 Floors. It opened to the public on April 3, 2017 and is currently the tallest building in the OECD, and is the 5th tallest building in the world.
Height: 554.5m - 1,819 ft
Floors: 123
4. Ping An Finance Centre, Shenzhen, China
Ping An International Finance Centre is a 115-storey megatall skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China. The building was commissioned by Ping An Insurance and designed by the American architectural firm Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates. It was completed in 2017, The building topped out on April 30, 2015, and became the second tallest skyscraper in China at a height of 599 metres and the 4th tallest building in the world.
Height: 599m - 1,965 ft
Floors: 115
3. Abraj Al-Bait Clock Tower, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
The Abraj Al-Bait is a government-owned megatall complex of seven skyscraper hotels in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The tallest tower in the complex is the tallest building in Saudi Arabia, with a height of 601 metres / 1,971 feet. Currently it is the fifth tallest freestanding structure in the world, surpassing Taipei 101 in Taipei, Taiwan.
Height: 601m - 1,971 ft
Floors: 120
2. Shanghai Tower, Shanghai, China
The Shanghai Tower is a 632-metre / 2,073 ft, 128-story megatall skyscraper in Lujiazui, Pudong, Shanghai. Construction work on the tower began in November 2008 and topped out on 3 August 2013. It is the world's second-tallest building by height to architectural top, behind Dubai's Burj Khalifa, 828 m.
Height: 632m - 2,073 ft
Floors: 128
1. Burj Khalifa, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
The Burj Khalifa, known as the Burj Dubai before its inauguration, is a megatall skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. With a total height of 829.8 m / 2,722 ft and a roof height (excluding antenna) of 828 m / 2,717 ft, the Burj Khalifa is the tallest structure in the world since topping out in late 2008.
Height: 828m - 2,717 ft
Floors: 163
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