Top Five Tallest Buildings in the World
As for the world’s tallest building, the undisputed champion is the Burj Khalifa, in Dubai, which opened in 2010 and reaches 2,717 feet.
When Saudi Arabia’s Kingdom Tower is completed in 2016, the multipurpose skyscraper will earn the title of the world’s tallest building. Soaring to over 3,517 feet, the Kingdom Tower will overlook the Red Sea city of Jiddah. The ambitious $1 billion-plus project will surpass several impressive sky-high structures and freestanding towers around the world that have held the distinction in the past.
Using information from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, here’s a look at some of the world’s tallest buildings.
Burj Khalifa, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (2010)
Height to tip: 829.8 meter / 2723 feet
Floors above ground: 163
Rankings:
Burj Khalifa, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (2010)
Height to tip: 829.8 meter / 2723 feet
Floors above ground: 163
Rankings:
No. 01 tallest in the World,
No.01 tallest in Middle East,
No. 01 tallest in UAE,
No.01 tallest in Dubai
Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel, Mecca, Saudi Arabia (2012)
Height to tip: 601.0 meter / 1972 feet
Floors above ground: 120
Rankings:
No.2 tallest in the World,
No.2 tallest in Middle East,
No.1 tallest in Saudi Arabia,
No.1 tallest in Mecca
One World Trade Center, New York, United States (2014)
Height to tip: 546.2 meter / 1792 feet
Floors above ground: 104
Rankings:
No.1 tallest building in the Western Hemisphere (once final spire is installed)
Taipei 101, Taipei, Taiwan Province, PRC (2004)
Height to tip: 508.0 meter / 1667 feet
Floors above ground: 101
Rankings:
No.1 tallest in Asia (excluding the Middle East),
No.1 tallest in Taiwan Province, PRC,
No.1 tallest in Taipei
Shanghai World Financial Center, Shanghai, China (2008)
Height to tip: 494.3 meter / 1622 feet
Floors above ground: 101
Rankings:
No.4 tallest in the World,
No.2 tallest in Asia (excluding the Middle East),
No.1 tallest in China,
No.1 tallest in Shanghai.
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