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The world's first television tower was built in Berlin in 1926. By modern standards, its dimensions were very modest: height 150 meters, and weight “only” 600 tons.

Of course, these parameters cannot be compared with the size of modern television towers. In today's report we will get acquainted with the tallest television towers in the world.

Height: 375 meters
Location: Uzbekistan, Tashkent
Year of construction: 1985

Is the tallest television tower in Central Asia. It was built over 6 years and was put into operation on January 15, 1985.

Height: 385 meters
Location: Ukraine, Kyiv
Year of construction: 1973

The Kiev Tower is considered the world's tallest structure of buildings with a lattice structure. The tower consists entirely of steel pipes various diameters and weighs 2,700 tons.

In the central part there is a vertical pipe with a diameter of 4 meters. It serves as an elevator shaft and smoothly transitions into the antenna part.

Kyiv TV Tower is the most high design Ukraine. The tower is 60 meters higher, but weighs 3 times less.

Height: 405 meters
Location: China, Beijing
Year of construction: 1995

At the top of the tower there is a revolving restaurant.

Height: 421 meters
Location: Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
Year of construction: 1995

The construction of this 421-meter-high structure lasted about 5 years.

For its original lighting, the Menara Tower received the unofficial name “Garden of Light”.

Height: 435 meters
Location: Iran, Tehran
Year of construction: 2006

The tower has 6 panoramic elevators, and at an altitude of 276 meters there is a panoramic revolving restaurant. The tower's gondola has 12 floors with a total area of 12,000 sq.m., which is the most large area TV tower premises in the world.

This is the tallest building in Iran:

Height: 468 meters
Location: China, Shanghai
Year of construction: 1995

The Oriental Pearl is the second tallest television tower in Asia. The sphere at the top of the tower has a diameter of 45 meters and is located 263 meters above the ground.

At an altitude of 267 meters there is a revolving restaurant, at an altitude of 271 meters there is a bar and 20 karaoke rooms.

At an altitude of 350 meters there is a penthouse with an observation deck.

Height: 540 meters
Location: Russia Moscow
Year of construction: 1967

The tower project was invented by chief designer Nikitin in one night; the image of the tower was an inverted lily. (Photo by Yuri Degtyarev):

The mass of the tower together with the foundation is 51,400 tons. Ostankino TV tower on Victory Day 2010. (Photo by Dmitry Smirnov):

On August 27, 2000, a strong fire occurred in the Ostankino tower at an altitude of 460 m. 3 floors were completely burned out. Long repair and construction work and landscaping of the territory were completed by February 14, 2008. Infrared photograph of the Ostankino TV tower:

Height: 553 meters
Location: Canada, Toronto
Year of construction: 1976

The CN Tower is almost twice as tall Eiffel Tower and 13 meters higher than Ostankinskaya.

It can withstand winds of 420 km/h and is struck by more than 80 lightning strikes per year.

From 1976 to 2007 it was the tallest structure in the world.

Height: 610 meters
Location: China, Guangzhou
Year of construction: 2009

The mesh shell of the tower is made of large-diameter steel pipes. The tower is crowned by a steel spire 160 meters high.

The design of the mesh shell of the Guangzhou TV tower corresponds to an 1899 patent by Russian engineer Shukhov.

Height: 634 meters
Location: Japan Tokyo
Year of construction: February 29, 2012

The construction of the television tower was completed recently, and its opening took place on May 22, 2012. The tower houses more than 300 boutiques, restaurants, an aquarium, a planetarium and a theater.

It is the tallest structure in Japan and the tallest television tower in the world.

Human nature cannot be changed; people have always tried to surpass their own achievements and set new records in absolutely any area of their activity.
So in architecture, in an attempt to conquer the limits of height, people erect the tallest buildings in the world. With the development of technology, the invention of modern composite materials and the creation of fundamentally new building designs, only in the last 25 years has it become possible to construct the tallest buildings on the planet, the sight of which is simply breathtaking!
In this rating we will tell you about the 15 tallest buildings in the world that are definitely worth seeing.

15. International financial center - Hong Kong. Height 415 meters

Construction of the Hong Kong International Financial Center was completed in 2003. The building is completely commercial, there are no hotels or residential apartments, but only offices of various companies.
The 88-story skyscraper is the sixth tallest building in China and is one of the few buildings to have double-deck elevators.

14. Jin Mao Tower - China, Shanghai. Height 421 meters

The official opening ceremony of the Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai took place in 1999, at a construction cost of more than $550 million. Most of the building's premises are office, there are also shopping centers, restaurants, nightclubs and an observation deck, which offers a gorgeous view of Shanghai.

More than 30 floors of the building are rented by the largest hotel, the Grand Hyatt, and the prices here are quite affordable and affordable for tourists with average incomes; a room can be rented for $200 per night.

13. Trump International Hotel and Tower - Chicago, USA. Height 423 meters

Trump Tower was built in 2009 and cost the owner $847 million. The building has 92 floors, of which the 3rd to 12th floors are occupied by boutiques and various shops, on the 14th floor there is a luxurious spa salon, on the 16th floor there is an elite restaurant Sixteen. The hotel occupies the 17th to 21st floors; above are penthouses and private residential apartments.

12. Guangzhou International Financial Center - China, Guangzhou. Height – 437 meters

This tallest skyscraper was built in 2010 and has 103 floors, and is the western part of the Guangzhou Twin Towers complex. Construction of the eastern skyscraper should be completed in 2016.
The cost of constructing the building was $280 million, most The buildings are occupied by office space, up to the 70th floor. From the 70th to the 98th floor is occupied by the five-star Four Seasons Hotel, and on the top floors there are cafes, restaurants and an observation deck. There is a helipad on the 103rd floor.

11. KK 100 – Shenzhen, China. Height 442 meters.

The KK 100 skyscraper, also known as Kingki 100, was erected in 2011 and is located in the city of Shenzhen. This multifunctional building was built in the modernist style and most of the premises are for office purposes.
The 23rd floor of this one of the tallest buildings in the world is occupied by a six-star premium business hotel “St. Regis Hotel”, there are also several chic restaurants, beautiful garden and the first IMAX theater built in Asia.

10. Willis Tower - Chicago, USA. Height 443 meters

The Willis Tower, formerly known as the Sears Tower, rises 443 meters in height and is the only building in this ranking built before 1998. Construction of the skyscraper began in 1970 and was fully completed in 1973. The cost of the project was more than $150 million at the prices of that time.

After completion of construction, Willis Tower firmly occupied the status of the tallest building in the world for as long as 25 years. On this moment, in the list of tallest buildings, the skyscraper is on the 10th line of the list.

9. Zifeng Tower - Nanjing, China. Height 450 meters

Construction of the 89-story skyscraper began in 2005 and was completed in 2009. This building is multifunctional, there are office spaces, restaurants, cafes and a hotel. There is an observation deck on the top floor. There are also 54 freight lifts and passenger elevators built in Zifeng Tower.

8. Petronas Towers - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Height 451.9 meters

From 1998 to 2004, the Petronas Twin Towers were considered the tallest buildings in the world. The construction of the towers was financed by the Petronas oil company, and the project amounted to more than $800 million. Nowadays, building premises are rented by many large corporations - Reuters agency, Microsoft corporation, Aveva company and others. There are also elite shopping establishments here, there are art Gallery, aquarium and science center.

The design of the building itself is unique; there are no other skyscrapers in the world built using the Petronas Towers technology. Most high-rise buildings are built from steel and glass, but in Malaysia the cost of high-quality steel was very high and engineers had to look for another way to solve the problem.

As a result, high-tech and elastic concrete was developed, from which the towers were built. Experts carefully monitored the quality of the material and one day, during routine measurements, they discovered the slightest error in the quality of concrete. The builders had to completely dismantle one floor of the building and build it anew.

7. International Commerce Centre, Hong Kong. Height 484 meters

This 118-story skyscraper rises 484 meters. After 8 years of construction, the building was completed in 2010 and is now the tallest building in Hong Kong and the fourth tallest building in China.
The upper floors of the skyscraper are occupied by the five-star Ritz-Carlton hotel, located at an altitude of 425 meters, making it the tallest hotel on the planet. The building also features the world's highest swimming pool, located on the 118th floor.

6. Shanghai World Financial Center. Height 492 meters

Built for $1.2 billion, the Shanghai World Financial Center is a multi-functional skyscraper that houses office space, a museum, a hotel, and a multi-story parking lot. Construction of the center was completed in 2008, and at that time the building was considered the second tallest structure in the world.

The skyscraper has been tested for seismic resistance and is able to withstand tremors of up to 7 points on the Richter scale. The building also houses the highest observation deck in the world, located at an altitude of 472 meters above the ground.

5. Taipei 101 – Taipei, Taiwan. Height 509.2 meters

The official operation of the Taipei 101 skyscraper began on December 31, 2003, and this building is the most stable and resistant to natural disasters structure ever created by man. The tower can withstand wind gusts of up to 60 m/s (216 km/h) and the strongest earthquakes, which occur in this region once every 2,500 years.

The skyscraper has 101 ground floors and five floors underground. On the first four floors there are various retail outlets, on the 5th and 6th floors there is a prestigious fitness center, from 7 to 84 various office premises are occupied, 85-86 are rented by restaurants and cafes.
The building holds several records: the fastest elevator in the world, capable of transporting visitors from the fifth floor to the 89th floor to the observation deck in just 39 seconds (elevator speed 16.83 m/s), the world's largest countdown board, which turns on New Year and the world's tallest sundial.

4. World Trade Center - New York, USA. Height 541 meters

The construction of the World Trade Center, or as it is also called the Freedom Tower, was fully completed in 2013. The building stands on the site of the World Trade Center.
This 104-story skyscraper is the tallest structure in the United States and the fourth tallest building in the world. The construction cost was a whopping $3.9 billion.

3. Royal Clock Tower Hotel - Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Height 601 meters

The grandiose structure “Royal Clock Tower” is part of the Abraj Al-Bayt complex of buildings built in Mecca, in Saudi Arabia. Construction of the complex lasted for 8 years and was fully completed in 2012. During construction, two major fires occurred, in which, fortunately, no one was injured.
"Royal clock tower"is visible at a distance of 20 km, and her watch is considered the tallest in the world.

2. Shanghai Tower - Shanghai, China. Height 632 meters

This skyscraper is the tallest in Asia and ranks second on the list of tallest buildings in the world. Construction of the Shanghai Tower began in 2008 and was fully completed in 2015. The cost of the skyscraper was more than 4.2 billion dollars.

1. Burj Khalifa - Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Height 828 meters

The tallest building in the world is the monumental Burj Khalifa skyscraper, rising to a height of 828 meters. Construction of the building began in 2004 and was fully completed in 2010. Burj Khalifa has 163 floors, most of which are occupied by office space, hotels and restaurants, several floors are reserved for residential apartments, the cost of which is simply incredible - from $40,000 per sq. m. meter!

The cost of the project cost the developer, Emaar, $1.5 billion, which paid off literally in the first year after the building was officially put into operation. The observation deck at Burj Khalifa is especially popular, and to get to it, tickets must be purchased in advance, several days before the visit.

Kingdom Tower

In the hot sands of the Arabian desert, construction began on the largest and grandest structure in the history of mankind. We did not include this building in our rating, since a lot of time will pass before its construction is completed. This is the future Kingdom Tower, which will rise to a height of 1007 meters, and will be 200 meters higher than the Burj Khalifa.

From the highest floor of the building it will be possible to view the area at a distance of 140 km. The construction of the tower will be very difficult, due to the enormous height of the skyscraper, the most high floors construction materials will be delivered by helicopters. The initial cost of the facility will be $20 billion

Modern construction technologies today allow large companies to build real works of art - we’ll talk about those that reach into the sky as much as possible. Their amazing height fascinates, and frightens some: the ten highest architectural achievements in the world are in front of you!

10. International commercial center

Its total height is 484 meters. The original project assumed almost a hundred meters more, but in China it is officially prohibited to build skyscrapers higher than mountains located nearby, so the architects limited themselves to this figure. The last 17 floors of the building are occupied by a luxury five-star hotel, which is the tallest hotel in the world - another record.

9. World Financial Center

The next addition to the list of tallest buildings is a skyscraper from China, located in Shanghai. It rises to 492 m. For its unusual, characteristic shape local residents The building was nicknamed the “opener.” It is noteworthy that in the original design the window in the upper part of the building had round shape, however, this idea was not supported by city residents, including the mayor, due to the similarity of the symbol with the circle-sun on the Japanese flag. So the International Financial Center received a trapezoid-shaped window.

8. Taipei 101

The famous tower in Taiwan is 509 m high from the base to the tip of the spire. Taipei has been in operation since late 2003; today it houses numerous offices and shops. The skyscraper is famous for its fast elevators: you can climb to the observation deck, located on the 89th floor, in just 40 seconds! A giant pendulum in the form of a ball weighing 660 tons, located in the upper half of the tower, will help the building to withstand seismological danger (which is very typical for Taiwan).

7. CTF Financial Center (Chow Tai Fook Enterprises)

A world achievement, again located in China, in the city of Guangzhou. 530 meters in height - it takes your breath away at just one 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 huge variety 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 - 1 World Trade Center

A little higher - in every sense - is New York's Freedom Tower. The tallest skyscraper in the West has 104 floors and a total height of 541 m. It is worth noting the location - this is where the twin skyscrapers destroyed by terrorists in 2001 were previously located. “Freedom Tower” is a unique symbol of the courage and resistance of the American people to global misfortune. The height of the building was 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 rising ranking is Lotte World Tower. This tower is located on the territory of the huge Lotte World entertainment complex in Seoul. 555 m, 123 floors - this skyscraper is the tallest on the Korean Peninsula. Inside there are shops, offices, residential apartments and hotel rooms, and the last four floors are open to everyone - from observation platforms here you can enjoy a magnificent view of Seoul and the Han River. Slightly convex cone shape and external finishing glass panels - a traditional reference to the famous Korean ceramics as part of the culture of this state.

4.Pingan International Financial Center

In fourth place in the ranking is China again, this time the city of Shenzhen. The large financial complex of Pinan is located here, which includes a luxurious skyscraper 600 m high. Among the dozens of tallest buildings in the world, Pinan is a newcomer; it opened only in 2017. In total, the giant has 115 floors.

3. Abraj al-Bayt

The top three among the giants of world architecture opens with the luxurious complex of Abraj al-Bayt, 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 Kaaba building. Pilgrims from all over the world constantly come here; the Abraj al-Bayt 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 luxurious structure.

2. Shanghai Tower

The Shanghai Tower is recognized as the tallest skyscraper in China and the second tallest structure on the planet. The total height of this architectural heritage is 632 m. In total, the building has 128 floors with an area of 380 thousand square meters.

1. Burj Khalifa

The undisputed leader of the rating, the tallest building in the world, is the Dubai skyscraper Burj Khalifa. The structure 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 last ten years, this building has been holding the laurels of being the tallest man-made building on the planet. The building belongs to the largest Dubai complex, including a hotel, shopping centers, offices and residential apartments, as well as gyms, swimming pools, Jacuzzis, and observation decks.

Burj Khalifa is a skyscraper in Dubai, the tallest building in the world. The height of the building is 828 meters. Its construction began in 2004, and the grand opening ceremony took place on January 4, 2010.

The skyscraper project was developed by the American architectural bureau Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, which also designed the Willis Tower in Chicago, 1 World Trade Center in New York and many other famous buildings. The author of the project is American architect Adrian Smith.

The Burj Khalifa was originally planned to be the tallest building in the world. When the skyscraper was still under construction, its design height was kept secret. If during the construction of the tower a skyscraper would have been designed somewhere greater height, then adjustments could be made to the project.

Inside the complex there is a hotel, apartments, offices and shopping centers. The building has 3 separate entrance: hotel entrance, apartment entrance and office entrance. The Armani hotel and the company's offices occupy floors 1 to 39. 900 apartments occupy floors 44 to 72 and 77 to 108. The hundredth floor is owned entirely by Indian billionaire Shetty. Office premises occupy floors from 111 to 121, from 125 to 135 and from 139 to 154. On the 43rd and 76th floors there are gyms, swimming pools, and observation decks. The highest observation deck is on the 124th floor at an altitude of 472 meters. On the 122nd floor there is the Atmosphere restaurant - a restaurant located on the very high altitude in the world.

Construction of the skyscraper began in 2004 and proceeded at a rate of 1-2 floors per week. A special grade of concrete was developed especially for the Burj Khalifa, which can withstand temperatures up to +50 degrees Celsius. Concrete work was completed after the construction of the 160th floor, followed by the assembly of a 180-meter spire from metal structures.

The Burj Khalifa has special equipment that cools and aromatizes the air inside the structure. At the same time, the building is finished with tinted glass thermal panels, which reduce the heating of the rooms inside, which reduces the need for air conditioning.

2 Tokyo Sky Tree

Tokyo Sky Tree is a television tower in Tokyo, the tallest television tower in the world and the second tallest structure in the world after the Burj Khalifa. The height of the television tower including the antenna is 634 meters.

In July 2011, all television in Japan was due to go digital, but the Tokyo Tower was not tall enough to transmit to the upper floors of some skyscrapers, so a taller tower was built. Construction began in July 2008 and was completed on February 29, 2012. The opening took place on May 22.

During the construction of the tower it was created special system, which, according to the architects, compensates for up to 50% of the force of tremors during earthquakes.

The tower is mainly used for digital television and radio broadcasting, mobile telephony and navigation systems. In addition, it is a popular tourist attraction. In the TV tower you can visit 2 observation platforms: one is at an altitude of 350 meters, the other at an altitude of 450 m. It is also open there a large number of boutiques and several restaurants, and at the foot of the tower a mini-complex with a shopping area, an aquarium and a planetarium was built.

3 Shanghai Tower

Shanghai Tower is the tallest skyscraper in China and the third tallest building in the world. Its height is 632 meters.

The spiral-shaped tower was designed by the large American company Gensler. In June 2009, a pit was dug and construction of the first floors of the tower began. In August 2013, a ceremony was held in Shanghai to erect the last beam at a height of 632 meters, that is, the skyscraper was brought to the roof level. The facade cladding was completed in September 2014, and all interior work- in 2015.

In 2016, the Shanghai Tower was supposed to be overtaken by the Ping'an International Financial Center under construction in Shenzhen, but at the last moment its height was reduced from 660 to 600 m.

The lowest floor of the Shanghai Tower is dedicated to historical Museum cities. Each area of the tower contains shops and galleries. There is a hotel in the middle part of the building. There is also a restaurant inside, the peculiarity of which is that it rotates around its axis, concert hall and club. The skyscraper attracts about 2.8 million travelers every year. The tower has several observation platforms.

IN Shanghai Tower High-speed elevators are installed, rising upward at a speed of eighteen meters per second. The building is equipped with 106 elevators from Mitsubishi Electric, three of which are high-speed and rise to a record height of 578 meters, breaking the record of the Burj Khalifa elevators, rising to a height of 504 meters.

4 Abraj al-Bayt

Abraj al-Bayt is a complex of high-rise buildings built in Mecca. It is the largest structure in the world by mass, and it is also the tallest structure in Saudi Arabia. The height of the building is 601 meters. Its construction began in 2004 and was completed in 2012.

Abraj al-Bayt stands opposite the entrance to the al-Haram mosque, in the courtyard of which is the Kaaba, the main shrine of Islam. The tallest tower in the complex, which serves as a hotel, provides accommodation for about 100,000 of the more than five million pilgrims who visit Mecca each year for the Hajj.

The Abraj Al Bayt Towers house a four-story shopping arcade and a parking garage for more than 800 vehicles. The residential towers house apartments for permanent residents of the city.

At the top of the tallest Royal Tower there is a huge clock with a diameter of 43 meters (the length of the hour hand is 17 meters, the length of the minute hand is 22), located at an altitude of more than 400 meters above the ground. Their four dials are installed in the four cardinal directions. The clock is visible from anywhere in the city, and is the largest and highest clock in the world.

The royal tower is crowned by a 45-meter spire with a gilded crescent. The spire has eight rows of 160 powerful loudspeakers capable of broadcasting the call to prayer over a distance of more than seven kilometers. The Crescent is the largest ever built. Inside, it is divided into several service rooms, including a small prayer room - the tallest in the world. The diameter of the crescent is 23 meters. It is covered with golden mosaics.

5 Guangzhou TV Tower

Guangzhou TV Tower is the second tallest TV tower in the world. Built in 2005-2010 by ARUP for the 2010 Asian Games. The height of the TV tower is 600 meters. Up to a height of 450 meters, the tower was erected as a combination of a hyperboloid load-bearing mesh shell and a central core.

The mesh shell of the tower is made of large-diameter steel pipes. The tower is crowned by a steel spire 160 meters high. The tower is designed to broadcast TV and radio signals, as well as to view the panorama of Guangzhou and is designed to receive 10,000 tourists per day.

There are glass observation platforms at heights of 33, 116, 168 and 449 meters; at an altitude of 488 meters there is an open observation platform. Revolving restaurants are located at altitudes of 418 and 428 meters.

Why are they building high rise buildings? Due to a shortage of free space, out of technical necessity, or simply “to get everyone talking about it.” Due to a shortage of space, the first skyscrapers began to be built. Technical necessity forced the construction of tall television towers, and considerations of prestige and advertising led to the construction of giant multi-purpose buildings. What is the tallest tower in the world and what is the list of its closest competitors? Here is a list of the ten tallest towers that have existed and exist on our planet.

Name	Height, m	Year of construction	Type	A country	City
Burj Khalifa	828	2010	Skyscraper	UAE	Dubai
Warsaw radio tower	646,38	1974	Radio mast	Poland	Warsaw
tree of heaven	634	2012	Radio mast	Japan	Tokyo
Shanghai Tower	632	2013	Skyscraper	China	Shanghai
TV tower KVLY-NV	629	1963	Radio mast	USA	Blanchard
Abraj al-Bait Towers	601	2011	Skyscraper	Saudi Arabia	Mecca
Guangzhou TV Tower	600	2009	Hyperboloid tower	China	Guangzhou
CN Tower	553	1976	concrete tower	Canada	Toronto
World Trade Center	541,3	2013	Skyscraper	USA	NY
Ostankino Tower	540,1	1967	concrete tower	Russia	Moscow

Burj Khalifa

The Burj Khalifa Tower is currently the tallest structure in the world. It was built quite recently: the opening took place in 2010. It received the status of the tallest building on July 21, 2007, when the builders surpassed in height the largest building at that time - the television tower in the American city of Blanchard. And ten months later, on May 19, 2008, Burj Khalifa became the tallest tower that has ever existed on Earth. The building under construction exceeded the mark of 647 meters, thus surpassing the height of the Warsaw radio mast that collapsed in 1991.

Initially, according to the project, the tower was called Burj Dubai, or the Dubai Tower. The renaming took place in best traditions Eastern veneration. At the opening ceremony of the tower, the ruler of the Emirate of Dubai, and concurrently the vice-president, as well as the Prime Minister of the Emirates, Mohammed al-Maktoum, said that from now on the tower will be called Burj Khalifa. The new name is given in honor of the current President of the UAE, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan.

The cost of the “new building” turned out to be truly astronomical - one and a half billion dollars! The tower was conceived as a futuristic “city within a city” project: it has its own “green zone”: boulevards, lawns and even parks! The tower project was created in an American architectural bureau, which planned many famous buildings, including the World Trade Center, built on the site of the Twin Towers destroyed in 2001. Different floors are designed for a variety of functions. The total area of the premises inside the Burj Khalifa tower was 344 thousand square meters, and the mass of the building was half a million tons!

There is a spacious parking lot in the basement, up to the 42nd floor there is an Armani hotel and technical levels. On the 43rd there is an observation deck, up to the 110th floor there are apartments and technical levels. Further on there is a restaurant, several observation platforms, 11 floors are given over to offices. At the very top are technical floors, and just below are rooms for communications and television. In total, the building has 163 floors. Interesting feature Burj Khalifa tower is astronomical observatory, located on the 124th floor.

Construction was accompanied big amount scandals. Many workers from underdeveloped countries were brought to work in the UAE South-East Asia. At the beginning of 2006, information was leaked to the press that skilled carpenters received 4.34 euros per day, while unskilled workers received only 2.84 euros. The workers handed over their passports to their employers, but lived and worked in very poor conditions: there were many accidents during construction, including fatal, but they were poorly documented. Only one death was officially recorded.

On March 21, two and a half thousand workers dissatisfied with working conditions staged a pogrom at the end of their shift, destroying offices, computers, construction equipment and cars parked near the building. According to official figures, the damage amounted to about half a million euros. The next day, most of the builders still went to work, but staged a “sit-in strike.” With great difficulty, the company management managed to calm the workers and resume construction.

Unlucky record holder

The construction of towers, which at one time were the tallest buildings in the world, has always evoked among contemporaries big interest and a reason to be proud of the achievements of your country. This is not surprising, because such construction required the involvement of significant financial and technical resources and turned out to be a significant event even for large and wealthy countries. Sometimes the building even became an object of local folklore. Interesting in this regard is the fate of the Warsaw radio mast, which held the title of “the tallest tower in the world” for seventeen years.

Built in 1974, it, being the tallest in the world, has become a source of national pride for the Poles. The tower was equipped with equipment for long-wave radio broadcasting throughout Europe. The elevator, rising at a low speed (35 centimeters per second), reached the top in half an hour! The tower was held in place by fifteen guy wires located on five levels. The guy wires caused the collapse of the unique structure.

On August 8, 1991, due to violations committed when replacing one of them, the tower first bent in half and then “folded,” fortunately, without hitting anyone. After that, it became a character in local jokes; ironic Poles began jokingly calling it “the longest tower in the world.” The height record achieved by the Warsaw radio mast stood for almost seventeen years. Intentions to restore the unique structure were dashed by protests from the local population, who believe that the radiation generated during the operation of the radio tower has a detrimental effect on health.

What's next?

It's clear that the race high-rise construction will not stop there. What will be the next altitude record? During the construction of the Burj Khalifa tower, the final height of the building was kept secret, so that when a rival appeared, the project could be slightly adjusted upward and “beat the competitor on the bend.” But there were no people willing to compete then.

Saudi Arabia's Prince Alwaleed recently announced plans to finance a new high-rise project. The tower will bear the proud name “Kingdom”, and the height will be as much as 1600 meters! The Kingdom will be used in the same way as the current record holder - the Burj Khalifa tower, that is, its floors will house a hotel, offices and housing. The estimated cost of the project is about 30 billion dollars, but time will tell how much the gigantic internal areas of the super-skyscraper will be in demand.