What does the tallest building in the world look like. International Commerce Centre, Hong Kong
A spirit of rivalry is inherent in man, to say nothing of states, each striving to excel in culture, art and architecture. Year after year, like giant guards, different parts light grow skyscrapers, striking in their size and beauty. Here are just a dozen of the tallest and most famous skyscrapers in the world.
1. Burj Khalifa
It can be said without exaggeration that this is the tallest building in all of Asia and the world as a whole. It is located in Dubai (UAE). Many associate its shape with a stalagmite facing upwards. If you look closely, it really seems, in addition, this form gives the structure greater stability. The huge structure rose 828 meters above the city and includes 163 floors, it initially had a "claim" to be unique. The tower is called "a city within a city" and there is some justice in this. Spread over vast areas and multiple floors, there is a hotel designed by Armani, rich apartments, offices, restaurants, boutiques, swimming pools and fitness centers, etc. A favorite place for tourists is an observation deck located on the 124th floor, from which a unique view of the city in the desert opens before your eyes; by the way, you will be taken to it by an elevator that develops a speed of up to 10 m/s.2. Warsaw radio tower
This mast is located in Poland. Its height reaches 647 meters. Until the moment it collapsed, it was in first place in terms of height in the world. When the radio tower fell down, the Poles had a joke saying that they began to call it the longest structure in the world. The Warsaw radio mast is the only such half-wave antenna for transmitting and receiving long waves that has ever existed. They even issued postage stamps with the image of this radio tower. When the Polish government decided to restore such large building, locals began to resent. They commented that the radiation from the Warsaw tower is harmful to health.
3. Tokyo sky tree
This television tower has another name - Tokyo Skytree. It is located in one of the districts of Tokyo and is considered very high TV tower in the world. If we consider its height together with the antenna, then it is equal to 634 m. The Japanese did not just choose such a figure for the height of the television tower. They wanted the name of the number to match the name of the historical area where modern Tokyo is located. From this, the tower received the second name "Musashi". If translated, then "mu" is the number 6, "sa" - 3, "si" - 4. This tower has one architectural feature. During construction, created special system, which should control the force of tremors underground during an earthquake. This is what the Japanese architects said. The tower is mainly applied to digital TV and radio broadcasting, mobile telephony and navigation systems. In addition, this tower is visited by many tourists every year.
4. Shanghai Tower
Although it is now under construction (interior decoration), it has already won an honorable second place in the world of skyscrapers, having shot up 632 meters into the sky.
This teleradiomast is located in Blancshire and reaches a height of 629 meters. There was a period when this building was considered the tallest in the history of mankind. The tower can transmit and receive a signal throughout Europe and North Africa. The radio mast was held by fifteen guys, which were attached at various levels.
6. Towers of Abraj al-Bayt
"Abraj al-Bayt" is a complex building, which consists of seven towers, their height ranges from 240-601 meters. The complex is located in Mecca (Saudi Arabia), directly opposite the main mosque. The clock on the royal tower can be seen from a distance of 25 kilometers. Inside, it is filled with numerous shops, a hotel and apartments.
The TV tower was built to a height of 600 m. It got its name because of the city in which it is located - Guangzhou. The tower transmits television and radio signals. On the TV tower there is a separate place where 10 thousand tourists are placed. Here, from a tall building, they can enjoy the beauty of Guangzhou. On high different levels observation platforms are located, glazed and open. At an altitude of 420 meters there is a revolving restaurant.
8. CN Tower
The upper part of this tall building is also a TV tower, the height of which is 53 m. This building is located in Toronto. Since 1975, for nearly thirty years, the CN Tower has been the tallest building in the entire world. Today there are many no less tall buildings. This building has an elevator that will take you to the desired floor, it moves at a speed of 22 km / h. Thanks to this speed, you will get to the observation deck or a restaurant at the very top of the tower in seconds. There are 78 such cases. CN Tower is able to withstand even a strong hurricane wind, which reaches a speed of 420 km/h. This building is twice as tall. eiffel tower. On the observation deck, architects-designers made a glass floor. It is quite dense and can withstand 24 hippos. Since 2011, the tower has come up with the Edge Walk attraction: a walk (with insurance) around the observation deck at an altitude of 356 m.
9. World Trade Center-1
Another name for this building. Freedom Tower (New York). It was built on the site of the tragedy on 09/11/11 and is the main one in the complex of the newly built World Trade Center. The interior has been given over to offices. The height of the building is 541 meters.
10. Ostankino tower
The height of the huge tower is 540 m. Ostankino is located in Moscow. This building is considered the highest in all of Europe. It can be called a full member International Federation great towers. This tower was built by Nikolai Nikitin, creating a project in just a day. If you turn on your imagination, then "Ostankino" is like a lily flower, only in an inverted world. TV tower transmitters transmit signals over vast distances, or large territories with a population of over 15 million people.
Tall skyscrapers often scare people who are terrified of heights. However, even on the observation decks of such buildings it is quite safe. To compare the sensations that overwhelm a person who stands on the highest building on the planet can only be compared with the impressions of the first flight in an airplane and the view from a window from a height of a thousand feet. And similar comparison rightly so, since some skyscrapers "hide" their upper floors high in the clouds. We made a rating, where we entered the most high buildings in the world.
Kingkei-100 (China, Shenzhen) 442 m
Kingkey 100 is a multifunctional high-rise building located in Shenzhen City, right in the heart of Guangdong's financial district. At first, the skyscraper was called "Finance Center Plaza", which was later changed to "100" in order to indicate the number of floors.
The height of the Kingkey 100 building is 442 meters. It was built in 2011 and is the fourth tallest building in China.
The lower levels of the skyscraper are used for various offices (68 floors), followed by the KK Mall shopping center and the St. Regis Hotel. The last four floors are given over to the Heavenly Garden and elite restaurants.
Willis Tower (USA, Chicago) 443.2 m
Built in 1973, Willis Tower held the title tallest building in the world about 25 years old, and until 2009 was named Sears Tower. The 110-story building is located in the North American city of Chicago.
AT currently Willis Tower is the second tallest building in the United States. Its height is 443.2 meters.
More than a million Americans and tourists visit the Willis Tower every day, as the building is included in almost every a tourist route famous Chicago.
Zifeng Tower (China, Nanjing) 450 m
The tower called "Zifeng" was completed in mid-2008 in the business center of the Chinese city of Nanjing. It has a stepped shape and contains 89 floors. The original design was developed by American architect Adrian Smith.
As the third tallest building in China, the tower is 450 meters high.
The façade of the structure is made of glass and steel, which, reflecting Sun rays, give Zifeng Tower a stunning sparkling look. Inside are office and entertainment centers, shopping areas, an observatory and luxurious restaurants with hotels.
Petronas Twin Towers (Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur) 452 m
The Petronas Twin Towers are a unique architectural masterpiece of the twentieth century. Built in 1998, the building has become the main attraction of the city of Kuala Lumpur, which is the capital of Malaysia. In plan, the whole complex resembles an eight-pointed star in the "Islamic" style.
Two identical skyscrapers are 452 meters high and have 88 floors each. They are interconnected by an original glass passage at the level of the forty-first floor.
Tallest building on the planet Petronas Towers was from 1998 to 2004. The Twins are very popular with tourists, as evidenced by the difficulty of getting a ticket to visit this magnificent skyscraper.
International commercial center(China, Hong Kong) 484 m
The Hong Kong Commercial International Center was built in 2010 in the city's Kowloon area. Currently in the territory autonomous region The PRC has over 4,000 buildings with over fifty floors, but the International Commerce Center is the tallest in Hong Kong.
The height of the 118-storey building reaches 484 meters, which is the third highest in all of China.
Inside international center there is an observatory, shops, offices, shopping centers, as well as a luxurious hotel - the world-famous "Ritz-Carlton-HongKong", which has seven stars. From the panoramic platform you can see Hong Kong and Victoria Harbor.
492 m
The World Financial Center, as the name suggests, is located in Shanghai. Its construction was completed in 2008. For the original design, developed by the American David Mallot, the center is popularly called the "opener".
The tallest building in China reaches a height of 492 meters, and on its 101st floor there are conference rooms, hotels, office space and restaurants.
On the 100th floor, there is a unique observation deck with a magnificent panorama of modern Shanghai, including the famous TV tower "Pearl of the Orient".
Taipei 101 (Taiwan, Taipei) 509.2 m
Located in the capital city of Taipei, the 101-story Taipei skyscraper, opened in 2003, is the most high structure Taiwan. Externally, the skyscraper resembles the Tower of Babel
The height of the building (including the spire) is 509.2 meters. For such beauty, designers and builders received 1.7 billion dollars.
In addition to ordinary offices, restaurants and hotels, Taipei 101 has the world's fastest elevators, reaching speeds of up to 50.5 km/h.
World Trade Center 1 (USA, New York 541 m
World Trade Center 1, also known as the "Freedom Tower" - central building in the new complex of lower Manhattan, in New York.
With a height of 541 meters, the center occupies the third position in our ranking tallest buildings in the world and holds leadership in the Western Hemisphere.
This building was erected as a memorial to the events of September 11th. Inside there are offices, restaurants, as well as a stunning observation deck that rises to 415 meters.
Abraj al-Bayt (Saudi Arabia, Mecca) 601 m
Royal Chapel, with main tower named Abraj al-Bayt, is a complex of seven skyscrapers located in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.
It is the 120-storey tower of Abraj al-Beit, equipped with a clock in the style of London's Big Ben, which reaches a height of 601 meters and is the second tallest building in the world.
Inside the entire complex there are elite residential apartments, helipads, hotels, boutiques, as well as a huge car park.
Burj Khalifa (UAE, Dubai) 828 m
The Burj Khalifa, known until 2010 as the Burj Dubai tallest building in the world. The structure, whose shape resembles a stalagmite, is located in the United United Arab Emirates.
Construction of the 828-meter Burj Khalifa was completed in January 2010.
The building has 163 floors, most of of which (154) are residential. In addition, there is a huge hotel, offices, an observation deck, a shopping center and underground parking for three thousand cars.
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10. International Commerce Center
Its total height is 484 meters. In the original project, it was supposed to be almost a hundred meters more, but in China it is officially forbidden to build skyscrapers higher than those located near mountains, so the architects limited themselves to this figure. The last 17 floors of the building are occupied by a luxurious five-star hotel, which is the tallest hotel in the world - another record.
9. World Financial Center
Following the list of the highest buildings, the skyscraper again from China, located in Shanghai, replenishes. It rises to 492 m. For an unusual, characteristic shape the locals nicknamed the building "opener". It is noteworthy that in the original project, the window at the top of the building had round shape, however, this idea was not supported by the residents of the city, including the mayor, due to the similarity of the symbol with the circle-sun on the flag of Japan. So the International Financial Center got a window in the shape of a trapezoid.
8. Taipei 101
The famous tower in Taiwan has a height of 509 m from the base to the tip of the spire. Taipei has been operating since the end of 2003; today it houses numerous offices and shops. The skyscraper is famous for its fast elevators: you can get up to the observation deck located on the 89th floor in just 40 seconds! To resist the seismological danger (which is very typical for Taiwan), the building will be helped by a giant pendulum in the form of a ball weighing 660 tons, located in the upper half of the tower.
7. CTF Financial Center (Chow Tai Fook Enterprises)
World achievement, again located in China, in the city of Guangzhou. 530 meters high - breathtaking at a glance, but here, in addition to offices, shops and hotel rooms, there are also residential apartments! In China, this giant ranks third in height among vast multitude skyscrapers, it is the seventh in the world. By the way, in our rating CTF is the “youngest”; the construction of the Financial Center was completed only a year ago.
6. Freedom Tower - World Trade Center 1
A little higher - in every sense - is the New York "Freedom Tower". The highest skyscraper in the West has 104 floors and a total height of 541 m. It is worth noting the location - it was here that the twin skyscrapers destroyed by terrorists in 2001 were previously located. The Freedom Tower is a kind of symbol of the courage and resistance of the American people to the global disaster. The height of the building is also not calculated by chance: 541 meters is 1776 feet, it was in this year that the US Declaration of Independence was adopted.
5. Lotte World Tower
In the middle of our climbing ranking is the Lotte World Tower. This tower is located on the territory of the huge entertainment complex Lotte World in Seoul. 555 m, 123 floors - on the Korean Peninsula, this skyscraper is the highest. Inside there are shops, offices, residential apartments and hotel rooms, and the last four floors are open to everyone - from the observation decks here you can enjoy a magnificent view of Seoul and the Hangang River. Slightly convex conical shape and exterior finish glass panels - a traditional reference to the famous Korean ceramics as part of the culture of this state.
4. Ping'an International Financial Center
On the fourth line of the rating is again China, this time - the city of Shenzhen. Here is a large financial complex Pingan, which includes a chic skyscraper 600 meters high. Among the dozens of the highest buildings in the world, Pingan is a newcomer, its opening took place only in 2017. In total, the giant has 115 floors.
3. Abraj al-Bayt
The top three among the giants of world architecture is opened by the luxurious Abraj al-Beit complex, or the Royal Clock Tower. This building is located in Saudi Arabia, the city of Mecca. Directly opposite is a mosque with the main shrine for Muslims - the construction of the Kaaba. Pilgrims from all over the world constantly come here; the Abraj al-Beit hotel houses hundreds of thousands of them. In addition to hotel rooms, there is also a shopping center and residential apartments. A huge clock with a diameter of 43 meters is the culmination of a chic structure.
2. Shanghai tower
The tallest skyscraper in China and the second tallest building on the planet is recognized shanghai tower. The total height of this architectural heritage is 632 m. In total, the building has 128 floors with an area of 380,000 square meters.
1. Burj Khalifa
The undisputed leader of the rating, the tallest building in the world is Dubai's Burj Khalifa. The construction in the form of a giant stalagmite was opened in 2010 in the UAE. Its height is 828 m, including a sharp spire 180 meters long. For the past ten years, this building has carried the laurels of the tallest man-made building on the planet. The construction belongs to the largest complex in Dubai, which includes a hotel, shopping centers, offices and residential apartments, as well as gyms, swimming pools, jacuzzis, viewing platforms.
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Even the ancient Egyptians, using the pyramids as an example, showed the world that the impressive height of the building demonstrates the strength and power of the country, the level of its development. A lot of time has passed since then, but still the countries in which the highest skyscrapers on the planet are built attract attention. So the USA is famous the largest number skyscrapers built in the country, and the United Arab Emirates is known as the state in which the largest skyscraper in the world was built.
Burj Khalifa - the tallest skyscraper in the world
The bold project of the tallest building in the world belongs to the American architect Adrian Smith. In his plans, the skyscraper was a real city located inside the city, which will not only have premises, but also beautiful gardens, parks with magnificent flower beds.
The project, developed by Adrian Smith, was approved, and in 2004 the construction of a skyscraper started. Throughout the construction of the tower, its intended height was kept a closely guarded secret. The investors wanted the building to be the tallest on the planet. At their request, the project had to be amended if a skyscraper competing in height was built somewhere.
The construction of the Burj Khalifa lasted more than 5 years. To make the design safe, the engineers had to solve extraordinary challenging tasks. The skyscraper was supposed to be easy to carry strong gusts wind and high temperatures this region. But thanks to the talent of engineers and architects, these problems were solved, and in 2010, after the completion of construction, the grand opening of the tower took place.
The Burj Khalifa skyscraper impresses with its features:
- its height is 828 m;
- the tower has 163 floors, not counting the basement levels and technical areas located in the spire;
- the skyscraper is supported by 200 piles, the diameter of which is 1.5 m and the length is 45 m;
- the weight of the building is about 500,000 tons.
In the skyscraper, communication between floors is provided by 57 high-speed elevators. To get from the first floor to the last, you will have to make transfers, or you can use the service elevator, the speed of which is much lower.
Over Chinese city Shanghai rises tower, whose height is 632 m. This is the second tallest skyscraper on the planet. The construction of the giant began in 2008, and in 2013 the last work was completed. The skyscraper has 130 floors that house offices.
Among the skyscrapers leading in height are the towers of Abraj al-Beit. The main one - the Royal Tower - rises above the surface at 601 m. This skyscraper has set several records: the construction has the largest weight and the largest clock in the world is installed on it. The dials of the clocks, located on each side of the rectangular tower, are visible from any corner of the city of Mecca (Saudi Arabia). On 120 floors of the skyscraper there are residential premises, a hotel, trade and catering establishments.
Built in New York, the World Trade Center is also one of the tallest skyscrapers in the world. It rises 543.1 meters above lower Manhattan. It was erected on the site of the twin towers destroyed in 2001. The construction of the skyscraper began in 2004, and its official opening took place in 2012. All 120 floors of the complex are occupied by offices.
The Taipei 101 skyscraper was opened in the capital of Taiwan in 2003, which is the fifth tallest such building. This 101-story building rises 509 meters above the surface. The construction of the skyscraper began in 1999 and lasted more than 4 years. Immediately after the construction, the building was tested for strength by an earthquake that happened here. But after inspection of Taipei by experts, no deformations in the structure of the building or destruction were found. The skyscraper is occupied by trade centers and offices.
In 2008, the construction of a skyscraper was completed in Shanghai, which, due to its unusual shape, acquired the name “opener”. The project of such a unique structure was drawn up by American architect David Mallot. Construction began in 1997, but due to financial problems construction took more than 10 years. In addition, over the course of the work, changes were made to the project, which complicated the construction process. Today, a 101-storey skyscraper, 492 m high, is occupied by shopping centers, a hotel, offices, and a museum.
The eighth place among the highest skyscrapers of the planet is occupied by the Petronas Towers. These are 2 high-rise buildings connected by the largest in the world air bridge. Skyscrapers have become the property of Malaysia. They are built in the capital of the country - Kuala Lumper. The height of these giant twins is 451.9 m. The area of the towers is used with maximum benefit. In order not to take up too much space for arranging the connection between 88 floors, two-story elevators were installed in the skyscraper. The building is occupied by offices and halls for exhibitions and conferences.
In one of largest metropolitan areas China's Nanjing in 2009, the opening of the ninth tallest skyscraper on the planet - the financial center of Nanjing Greenland. The Zifeng Tower is the business center of Nanjing. Its 89 floors are occupied by offices, trade halls, and entertainment venues. The tower, whose height is 450 m, also has an observatory available to everyone.
The tenth tallest skyscraper in the world is the Willis Tower. The building is located in the American metropolis of Chicago. Its height is 443.1 m. Construction, which started in 1970, was carried out at a record pace, and less than three years later the skyscraper was officially opened. Willis Tower was considered the tallest skyscraper for about 25 years and lost ground in 1998 to the Petronas Towers.
In a previous article, we discussed the tallest skyscrapers in Russia. Unfortunately, now none of the skyscrapers erected in the country is among the ten tallest buildings in the world. Therefore, until the completion of the construction of the Lakhta Center (hello to the commentators of the previous article), we will talk about skyscrapers in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, China, the USA, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Taiwan.
willis tower
The oldest of the ten tallest skyscrapers in the world today was built in 1974 in Chicago. Its height is 442 meters without the spire, with the spire - 527 meters. In the Russian-language Wikipedia, the Willis Tower ranks 11th, but this is somewhat incorrect: the Lakhta Center, which has already been ranked 8th in the ranking, will be completed in 2018.Just think: in forty years, only nine skyscrapers in the world have surpassed the 108-story Willis Tower in Chicago, and in the United States, only the Freedom Tower, opened in 2014, beat this result.
The skyscraper was designed by the architectural bureau Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, which later erected both the Freedom Tower and the tallest on this moment building - "Burj Khalifa" in Dubai. The building was originally called the Sears Tower, and the Willis name was given in 2009. The foundation of the Willis Tower rests on concrete piles driven into solid rock. The frame consists of nine square "tubes" forming one large square at the base. Each such "pipe" consists of 20 vertical beams and many horizontal ones. All nine "pipes" are welded up to the 50th floor, then seven pipes go up to 66, five remain to the 90th floor, and the remaining two "pipes" rise another 20 floors. What exactly it looks like is clear from a 1971 photograph.
The worker stands on the spire of the tower.
Willis Tower is on the right in this photo, with two spiers.
Zifeng Tower
In Chinese Nanjing mid-nineteenth century stood the Porcelain Pagoda, a Buddhist temple 78 meters high. Travelers described it as one of the wonders of the world. It was replaced by the Zifeng skyscraper.The construction of the 450-meter Zifeng high-rise building was completed in 2009. It is the business center of the city. It houses offices, shops, shopping centers, restaurants and an observatory. In total - 89 floors.
Work on the construction of the tower lasted only four years. In the process, the project was changed: the tower could have a height of 300 meters. For China, where the population density is extremely high, the efficient use of land is essential. The triangular site for construction was used to the maximum: the skyscraper has a triangular base.
The idea of the architects was to interweave the motifs of Chinese dragons, the Yangtze River and green gardens. The river is the vertical and horizontal seams separating the glass surfaces. These surfaces themselves, according to architectural thought, are a reference to dancing dragons. Vegetation and pools were placed inside the building.
View of the city from the spire on a skyscraper.
petronas towers
In the capital of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, in 1998, skyscrapers were erected called the Petronas Towers. The height of the two 88-storey skyscrapers is 451 meters, including the spire.The skyscraper was built in the "Islamic" style, each building is an eight-pointed star with semicircular ledges for stability. The construction site was changed after geological surveys. Initially, one skyscraper was supposed to stand on limestone, the other on rock, so one of the buildings could sag. The site was moved 60 meters. The foundation of the towers is currently the deepest concrete foundation: the piles are driven 100 meters into the soft ground.
Construction was complicated important condition: only domestically produced materials could be used. Especially for the building, they developed durable elastic concrete, reinforced with quartz and comparable in strength to steel. The mass of the skyscraper turned out to be twice that of similar steel buildings.
The bridge between the twin towers is fixed with ball bearings. Rigid fastening is impossible, as the towers sway.
The elevators in the building are two-story models designed by Otis. One cabin stops only on odd floors, the second - on even ones. This allowed to save space inside the skyscrapers.
International Commerce Center
The 118 floors of the Hong Kong International Commerce Center house offices, a hotel and shopping malls. The height of the building is 484 meters. It was originally planned to build a skyscraper with a height of 574 meters, but the project was changed due to a ban on the construction of buildings higher than Mount Victoria.Construction was completed in 2010, but official opening did not follow: tenants already used the building with might and main. From floors 102 to 118, it is the highest above ground hotel operated by the Ritz-Carlton. On the last, 118th floor, there is the highest swimming pool in the world.
The building can withstand earthquakes up to seven points, has fire-protected floors. After the attack on the Twin Towers in New York, the design of the building was finalized so that it could withstand a direct hit by an aircraft.
Due to its silhouette, the skyscraper got the name "opener". The trapezoidal opening at the top was supposed to be spherical, but the Chinese government forced the design to be changed so that the building did not resemble rising Sun on the flag of Japan. Such changes made it possible to reduce the cost and simplify the design. This was planned upper part building:
Here is the result:
Taipei 101
Taiwan's capital, Taipei, boasts a skyscraper over half a kilometer tall. Together with the spire, Taipei 101 is 509.2 meters tall and has 101 floors.Taipei 101 for some time was also distinguished by the fastest elevators in the world: they rise at a speed of more than 60 kilometers per hour, or 16.83 meters per second. From the fifth to the eighty-ninth floor, people rise in 39 seconds. Now the new record belongs to the Shanghai Tower.
On the 87th and 88th floors there is a 660-ton steel pendulum ball. This architectural solution was made not only to decorate the interior. The pendulum allows the building to compensate for gusts of wind. A strong but not rigid steel frame withstands strongest earthquakes. These solutions, together with a foundation of piles one and a half meters in diameter, driven 80 meters into the ground, made the building one of the safest in the world. On March 31, 2002, a 6.8 magnitude earthquake destroyed two cranes on the building and killed five people. The tower itself was not damaged. But there is a theory that it was the skyscraper that activated seismic activity.
Freedom Tower
World Trade Center 1 in Manhattan, New York, outpaced its rival Taipei 101 by 32 meters, although if you count the distance from the ground to the roof, the American Freedom Tower, on the contrary, loses to the Taiwanese tower by 37 meters. The height of the World Trade Center 1 is 541.3 meters along the spire and 417 meters along the roof.The building stands on the site that was occupied by the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, which were destroyed as a result of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. The design of WTC1 took into account the experience of the past, and the lower 57 meters are made using concrete instead of the steel structure that has become the standard.
The building officially opened on November 3, 2014. It is occupied by offices, marketplaces, restaurants and the City Television Alliance.
Royal clock tower
A complex was built in Mecca in Saudi Arabia in 2012 high-rise buildings Towers of the House opposite the entrance to the al-Haram mosque, where the main shrine of Islam - the Kaaba is located. The tallest building in the complex is the Royal Hotel clock tower 601 meters high. It is designed to accommodate up to one hundred thousand pilgrims from the five million people who visit Mecca every year. The Royal Clock Tower is the third tallest building in the world.On the tower at a height of 400 meters there are four dials with a diameter of 43 meters. They are visible from any part of the city. This is the highest altitude clock in the world at the moment.
The length of the spire at the top of the hotel is 45 meters. The spire has 160 loudspeakers for the call to prayer. The 107-ton crescent at the very top of the building has several rooms, one of which is a prayer room.
The tower has 21,000 flashing lights and 2.2 million LEDs.
shanghai tower
The second tallest skyscraper is located in China. This is the Shanghai Tower, a building with a height of 632 meters, adjacent to another skyscraper from the list - the Shanghai World Financial Center. Offices, shopping and entertainment centers, and a hotel were placed on 130 floors.The elevators in the building were developed by Mitsubishi Electric. Their speed is 18 meters per second, or 69 kilometers per hour. At the moment, these are the fastest elevators in the world. There are three such elevators in the building, four more two-story elevators develop a speed of 10 meters per second.
beautiful view you should not expect from the windows of a skyscraper. The building has double walls and a second shell designed to keep the temperature in.
The tower has a twisted design, which adds stability to fight the wind.
This view shows a spiral trough for collecting rainwater used for heating and air conditioning.
Burj Khalifa
Opened in 2010 in Dubai, UAE, the Burj Khalifa tower overtook all existing skyscrapers and is still the leader in height.The tower was designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, the architects behind the Willis Tower and 1 World Trade Center we talked about earlier. The construction of the Dubai Tower was carried out by Samsung, which also participated in the construction of the Petronas Towers. There are 57 elevators in the building, you need to use them with transfers - only one service elevator can go up to the last floor.
The tower houses the Armani Hotel, which was designed by Giorgio Armani himself, apartments, offices, shopping centers, fitness centers and observation decks with jacuzzis. Indian billionaire B.R. Shetty purchased two floors in their entirety, including the 100th floor, at a cost of over US$12 million each.
As with the Petronas Towers, the world's tallest skyscraper has its own special kind concrete. It can withstand temperatures up to 48 degrees Celsius. During construction, concrete was laid at night, adding ice to the solution. The builders did not have the opportunity to fix the foundation in the rocky soil, and they used two hundred piles 45 meters long and 1.5 meters in diameter.
If the Shanghai Tower has a gutter for collecting rainwater, then in the case of the Burj Khalifa tower, this approach is not needed: there is little rainfall in the desert. Instead, the building has a condensate collection system that collects up to 40 million liters of water per year for watering plants.
During the filming of Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol, Tom Cruise decided to climb the tower to write Katie Holmes's name on it and get a great shot.
Planned buildings
At the moment, there are only two building projects that can take the first line in the ranking of the tallest skyscrapers in the world.At 828 meters high, the Burj Khalifa doesn't seem as impressive compared to the Dubai Creek Harbor Tower project. Its height on the roof will be 928 meters - that is, it will already beat the current record by 100 meters. And the height along the spire will completely exceed one kilometer - it will reach 1014 meters. But this is not certain - the parameters of the building are kept secret. Like the Eiffel Tower, the Dubai Creek Harbor Tower will be open for World Expo 2020 if all goes according to plan. The foundation was laid on October 10, 2016. Add tags
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