{"id":46,"date":"2010-02-05T13:39:20","date_gmt":"2010-02-05T13:39:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/?p=46"},"modified":"2020-04-18T13:19:01","modified_gmt":"2020-04-18T13:19:01","slug":"tallestbuildings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/didyouknow.org\/lists\/tallestbuildings\/","title":{"rendered":"World\u2019s tallest buildings"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It’s a status symbol for the countries that have them built and there seem to be no end in the quest to build the world’s tallest buildings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Known as skyscrapers, they differ from towers<\/a> in that these buildings offer residential and\/or office and have floors all the way up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1<\/strong>. Burj Khalifa: 160 floors – 800 m (2,640 ft) – Dubai, UAE – completed 2008.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

\"Burj<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Burj Khalifa Dubai being constructed. Completed Jan 2010.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2<\/strong>. Shanghai Tower: 128 floors – 632 m (2,073 ft) – Shanghai, China – completed 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3<\/strong>. Abraj Al-Bait Clock Tower: 120 floors – 601 m (1,971 ft) – Mecca, Saudi Arabia – completed 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4<\/strong>. Ping An Finance Centre; 115 floors – 599 m (1,965 ft) – Shenzhen, China – completed 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5<\/strong>. Goldin Finance 117: 115 floor – 596.6 m (1,957 ft) – Tianjin, China – completed 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6<\/strong>. Lotte World II<\/a>: 107 floors – 512 m (1,680 ft) – Busan, South Korea – completed in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7<\/strong>. One World Trade Center: 104 floors – 541.3 m (1,776 ft) – New York City, USA – completed 2014.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

8<\/strong>. CTF Finance Centre: 111 floors –\u00a0 530 m (1,739 ft) – Guangzhou, China – completed 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

9<\/strong>. Tianjin CTF Finance Center: 98 floors – 530 m (1,739 ft) – Tianjin, China – completed 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

10<\/strong>. China Zun: 108 floors – 528 m (1,732 ft) – Beijing, China – completed 2004.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

11<\/strong>. Taipei 101 Tower<\/a>: 101 floors – 509 m (1,670 ft) – Taipei, Taiwan – completed 2004.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

12<\/strong>. Shanghai World Financial Center: 101 stories – 492 m (1,614 ft) – Shanghai, China – completed 2008 – Architects Kohn Pedersen Fox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1<\/strong>3. International Commerce Centre: 118 floors –\u00a0 484 m (1,588 ft) – Hong Kong, China- completed 2010.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

14. Wuhan Greenland Center: 97 floors – 475.6 m (1,560 ft) – Wuhan, China – completed 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

15. Central Park Tower: 99 floors – 472 m (1,550 ft) – New York City – completed 2020. (Tallest residential building in the world.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

16. Lakhta Center: 86 floor – 462 m (1,516 ft) – Saint Petersburg, Russia – completed 2018. (Tallest building in Europe.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

17. Landmark 81: 81 floors – 461.2 m (1,513 ft) – Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – completed 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

18. Changsha IFS Tower T1: 88 floors – 452.1 m (1,483 ft) – Changsha, China – completed 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

19. Petronas Towers 1 & 2: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004 and by 2017 still the tallest twin towers in the world are the Petronas Towers 1 & 2 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. An impressive site, each stands 452 m (1,483 ft) tall, each with 88 stories floors. It was completed in 1998.\u00a0 The architects are Cesar Pelli.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Kuala<\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Petronas Towers to the right, Kuala Lampur Tower on the left.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Skyscraper Day is celebrated every year on September, 3rd<\/p>\n\n\n\n

List of Tallest towers<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

List of Highest bridges<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source : Emporis<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Updated 2020.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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