The highest floors house. International Commerce Center, Hong Kong, China

Residential buildings - buildings in which the living space is at least 85%. The rating is based on dimensions and maximum usable area. The largest residential building is 432 Park Avenue in the USA.

The largest residential buildings in the world

1. 432 Park Avenue. Park Avenue is located in New York. Construction time 2012-2015

Characteristics:

The architect is Rafael Vignoli from Uruguay.
Number of floors - 85.
Ceiling height - 3.84 m.
Number of apartments - 104.

The architectural style is based on the predominance of geometric shapes.

2. Princess Tower. The apartment building is located in the city of Dubai. Built in 2012.

Characteristics:

Height - 414 meters.
Area - 171.2 sq. m.
Number of floors - 101.
Number of apartments - 763.
The number of parking spaces for cars is 957.

The house ranks 2nd in height in Dubai and 21st in the world. 8 floors given over to offices and trade.

3. Karl Marx Hof. Located in the Austrian capital Vienna. The house was built with the complicity of the socialist party of the country and was intended for the Viennese with low incomes.

Characteristics:

Architect - Carl En.
Year of construction - 1930
Length - 1100 m.
Number of residents - 5000 people.
The maximum area of the apartment is 60 sq.m.

On the territory there are medical offices and office rooms. Located on the Ring street of the proletariat. Karl Marx Hof is a tourist attraction in Vienna.

4. Burj Khalifa. Residential skyscraper in Dubai. In addition to residential premises, the building has a hotel, a restaurant and office rooms.

Characteristics:

Height - 828 m.
Floors - 163.
Area - 344 sq. m.
The construction cost is $1.5 billion.
Number of apartments - 700.
The cost of 1 sq. meters - 38 thousand dollars.

5.23 Marina. Built in Dubai. The design includes 90 floors. Height - 392.2 m. There are 291 apartments and 57 swimming pools. The house was erected in 2011, 79% of the apartments were sold before completion.

6. Lutsk. An apartment building in Ukraine resembles a honeycomb in architecture. It is located on two streets - Youth and Sobornost.

Long house in Lutsk

Characteristics:

1. Architects - V. Malovitsa and R. Metelnitsky.
2. Length - 1750 m.
3. Years of construction: 1969 - 1980
4. Number of entrances - 120.

Residents of Lutsk call the building the "Great Wall of China". In fact, he united 40 houses of different heights.

7. Antilia. A residential building in India refers to a private house. It was built by Mukesh Ambani in Bombay. Construction time - 7 years. 6 people live in the house.

House of Mukesh Ambani "Antilia"

Characteristics:

Height - 173 m.
Number of floors - 27.
There are 9 lifts available.
Area - 37 thousand square meters. m.
The price of a house with land is $2 billion.

In addition to living quarters, the building houses a cinema, a swimming pool and a gym. The photo shows an interesting mixture of architectural styles. The building is served by 600 people. Six floors are dedicated to car parking. There are 168 parking spaces. One floor is equipped for one family member.

The largest residential buildings in Russia

1. Murmansk. The residential building in the 305 microdistrict is the only one. Length - 1488 m. Architect - Alexandra Rastorguyeva. Designed so that at any point there is a wind shadow. This is a necessary condition for the north.

The infrastructure of the area includes: kindergarten, school, bank, shop. The construction of the house is made up of standard nine-story buildings connected by block sections.

2. Volgograd. The residential building is located in the city of Volgograd. Length 1142 meters, one of the longest houses in Russia. The design is a solid building of 9 floors, diluted with arches. Built in 1979.

The first floor of the house is occupied by administrative and commercial premises. There are 1400 apartments in the residential building. Location - microdistrict Spartanovka. Has eight addresses. From above, the house looks like the letter E.

3. Naberezhnye Chelny. The city of Naberezhnye Chelny has the longest five-story building 51/01. Constructed in the form of a spiral to protect against winds.

Length 1102 m. Number of entrances - 62, 1000 inhabitants.

4. St. Petersburg. The skyscraper was erected in the Nevsky district. Year of construction - 2012. It is part of the residential complex "Prince Alexander Nevsky". Height 125 m. Business class apartments. The building has 36 floors. Located near the metro stations "Rybatskoye" and "Proletarskaya".

The architecture is represented by mirror surfaces directed upwards, at the tops of the spiers. The developer positions the house as the first skyscraper in St. Petersburg, where people live.

The largest residential buildings in Moscow

1. On Rostokinskaya street is the largest residential building in Moscow. It has 58 floors. The total area is 262 thousand square meters. meters. Parking for 1700 cars is provided. It consists of buildings, which are united by a two-level overlap.

2. On Rimsky-Korsakov Street there is a residential building 1100 m long. Includes 6 connected houses. It was built to protect against electromagnetic radiation from the Research Center of the VVA.

3. On Grizodubova Street there is a residential building with a length of 700 m. It is divided into 4 buildings.

The modern culture of building houses is focused on creating the maximum living meters using the minimum size of land resources. Therefore, architects are focused on building skyscrapers. The main rule is that the building must concisely fit into the surrounding space and be comfortable for living citizens.

Human nature cannot be changed, people have always tried to surpass their own achievements and set new records in absolutely any field 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 build the highest buildings on the planet, the sight of which is simply breathtaking!
In this rating, we will talk about the 15 tallest buildings in the world that you should definitely see.

15. International Financial Center - Hong Kong. Height 415 meters

The Hong Kong International Financial Center was completed in 2003. The building is completely commercial, there are no hotels and 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 with 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 cost of over $550 million. Most of the premises of the building are office buildings, there are also shopping centers, restaurants, nightclubs and an observation deck that offers a gorgeous view of Shanghai.

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

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

The Trump Tower was completed in 2009 at a cost of $847 million to the owner. The building has 92 floors, of which boutiques and various shops are occupied from the 3rd to the 12th floor, a chic spa is located on the 14th floor, and an elite Sixteen restaurant is located on the 16th floor. From the 17th to the 21st floors, the hotel occupies, above there 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, it is the western part of the Guangzhou Twin Towers complex. The construction of the eastern skyscraper should be completed in 2016.
The building cost $280 million to construct, and most of the structure is occupied by office space, up to the 70th floor. From the 70th to the 98th floor, the five-star Four Seasons Hotel is occupied, and cafes, restaurants and an observation deck are located on the upper floors. There is a helipad on the 103rd floor.

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

Skyscraper KK 100, also known as Kingki 100, was erected in 2011 and is located in the city of Shenzhen. This multifunctional building was built in the style of modernism and most of the premises in it are for office purposes.
The 23 floors 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, a beautiful garden and Asia's first built IMAX cinema.

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

The Willis Tower, formerly known as the Sears Tower, stands 443 meters high and is the only building on this list built before 1998. Construction of the skyscraper began in 1970 and was fully completed in 1973. The cost of the project was over $150 million at the prices of the time.

After the completion of construction, the Willis Tower firmly took the status of the tallest building in the world for as much as 25 years. At the 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

The construction of the 89-story skyscraper began in 2005 and was completed in 2009. This building is multifunctional, it contains office space, restaurants, cafes and a hotel. There is an observation deck on the top floor. Also, 54 cargo lifts and passenger lifts were 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 cost was more than $800 million. Now the premises of buildings are rented by many large corporations - Reuters, Microsoft Corporation, Aveva and others. There are also elite shopping establishments, an art gallery, an aquarium and a science center.

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

As a result, high-tech and elastic concrete was developed, from which the towers were built. Specialists carefully monitored the quality of the material and once, during planned 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 on a new one.

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

This 118-storey skyscraper rises to 484 meters. After 8 years of construction, the building was completed in 2010 and is currently the tallest building in Hong Kong and the fourth tallest building in China.
The top floors of the skyscraper are occupied by the five-star Ritz-Carlton Hotel, located at an altitude of 425 meters, which makes it the tallest hotel on the planet. The building also features the world's tallest 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 multifunctional skyscraper that houses office space, a museum, a hotel, and a multi-storey car park. The construction of the center was completed in 2008, and at that time the building was considered the second tallest building in the world.

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

5. Taipei 101 - Taipei, Taiwan Height 509.2 meters

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

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

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 Towers, was fully completed in 2013. The building stands on the site of the World Trade Center.
This 104-story skyscraper is the tallest building in the United States and the fourth tallest building in the world. The cost of construction amounted to a fabulous 3.9 billion dollars.

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

The grand structure of the "Royal Clock Tower" is part of the complex of buildings Abraj Al-Beit, built in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The construction of the complex lasted for 8 years and was fully completed in 2012. During construction, there were two major fires, in which, by a lucky chance, no one was injured.
The "Royal Clock Tower" can be seen from a distance of 20 km, and its clock is considered the highest in the world.

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

This skyscraper is the tallest in Asia and is the second tallest building in the world. The 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 skyscraper Burj Khalifa, 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. meter!

The cost of the project cost the developer, Emaar, $1.5 billion, which paid off literally in the first year after the official commissioning of the building. The observation deck is especially popular in the Burj Khalifa, and in order to get to it, tickets are bought in advance, a few days before the visit.

Kingdom Tower

In the hot sands of the Arabian desert, the construction of the largest and most grandiose building in the history of mankind began. We have not included this building in our rating, as it will take a long time before its completion. 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, because of the huge height of the skyscraper, building materials will be delivered to the highest floors of the structure by helicopters. The initial cost of the facility will be $20 billion

The first place was given to the building called Burj Khalifa

This skyscraper is also called Burj Dubai.

The opening of the building took place in 2010 in winter. The height of 829 m makes it the tallest building. It is located in Dubai, and it is deservedly considered the tallest building in the world. All 160 floors are used by numerous firms and companies. Hotels, restaurants and corporate apartments are prestigious and all visitors find that they fully meet all the requirements of comfort and design. Accordingly, there are also the highest elevator and a platform for inspection.

In second place Clock tower.

This is not one, but a complex of buildings, which is located in Mecca. In Saudi Arabia, this is the tallest building, and only the world rating has not yet been submitted to it. A height of 600 meters is impressive, and one hundred and twenty floors amaze the imagination with the power of engineering. The clock is also impressive, which notifies the townspeople that they need to rush to work.

The third place is freedom tower.

In the heart of the MKT (world trade complex), located in the lower part of Manhattan, is this building. The construction period was very fresh, March 2013, and the record 540 meters became the highest in the United States and, of course, New York, and, in principle, in the entire western hemisphere.

The fourth place belongs Taipei 101

The building is located in Taipei, the capital of modern China. All 101 floors in the skyscraper are an excellent indicator of how a modern person thinks. The height is five hundred and nine meters, on the floors below there are trade centers, and on the upper floors you can see numerous office rooms.

On the fifth Shanghai World Financial Center.

The construction was completed in 2008 in Shanghai, its height of 490 m allows us to call it very tall. During the design and construction of the building, the risk of emergencies was taken into account, so there are three options in the building that provide for the rescue of people living there. On the stairs, which are located in the center of the building, on the elevators located on the sides, and the protected floors available there.

Sixth place International Commerce Center

Its construction was completed in 2010; it is a skyscraper 485 meters long, and having one hundred and eighteen floors, immediately captivates with its monumentality. Located in the city named Hong Kong, Kowloon West District. Among all the buildings in the city, this is the tallest, although there are many others.

On the seventh Petronas Tower 1

The skyscraper with 88 floors has a worthy place in the line of tall buildings. The height of 452 meters is impressive and conquers at first sight. Located in Kuala Lampur, the capital of Malaysia. The Prime Minister of Malaysia took part in the creation of the project of this object, which is a rare case. It was from him that a proposal was made to make a project in the style of Islam, which was successfully implemented by architects and builders.

Ranks eighth Nanjing Greenland Finance Center.

The house is 450 meters high, in China it occupies the third position among other skyscrapers. The construction of the facility was completed in 2009. The tower is used for various purposes, there are numerous restaurants and offices on the lower floors. also in this building there are many shops and large shopping centers, a separate place is occupied by an observatory. Nearby is Lake Xuanwu, and its own observation deck, from its height offers a beautiful view of the rivers and lakes.

On the ninth is Willis Tower.

The skyscraper that is located in Chicago is notable for the fact that the height of 444 meters has a magical background, making you believe in magic. All 110 floors are occupied by various offices, and despite the year of construction, which dates back to 173, this is still an impressive building. The architect was the famous Bruce Graham, and the design lay on the shoulders of Flazlur Khan. When the construction of the skyscraper came to an end. At that time it was the tallest building in the world. The record stood for a long 24 years.

Last place king key 100.

The building of different functionality, its height reaches four hundred and forty-three meters, it was built in the Art Nouveau style. In its lower features there are offices, hotels, and shopping centers, but at the top there is a "heavenly garden" and a few restaurants.

To enter the top ten tallest buildings in the Russian capital, any new skyscraper under construction must be higher than 213 m.

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The main attractions of Moscow now can be called not only old buildings in the city center, but also skyscrapers.

There are 87 buildings in the capital, the height of which exceeds 100 m.

The history of metropolitan skyscrapers began in 1953, when the main building of Moscow State University, 240 m high, was built. This building remained the highest until 2003, when the Triumph Palace skyscraper was built.

By the way, the tallest buildings in the capital were built over the past 10-15 years.

The editors of RBC-Real Estate decided to compile a selection of the tallest buildings in Moscow.

LCD “House on Mosfilmovskaya” -213 m

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Residential complex "House on Mosfilmovskaya" is located on Pyrieva Street in Moscow. The house consists of two buildings. The height of the highest is 213 m, 53 floors are located here. The second complex with a height of 132 m consists of 34 floors. The house was put into operation at the end of 2011. This is one of the landmark projects of the Donstroy company. Additionally, the complex includes separate buildings located on the common stylobate part, a shopping center and an 11-storey office building. The total area of the complex, designed by the architect Sergei Skuratov, is 195 thousand square meters. m.

Imreria Tower -237.7 m

The multifunctional complex Imreria Tower is part of the Moscow City business center. It is planned that the complex will consist of two buildings. The height of the already built building is 237.7 m. The 60-storey building with an area of 290.1 thousand sq. m was commissioned at the end of 2011. It houses class A office space, as well as residential premises, a hotel and retail space. The building also houses a fitness club, spa area, boutiques, restaurants, cafes, a congress hall and parking. The second (frontal) building is an entertainment complex, which will become the leisure center of the entire Moscow-City MIBC.

Main building of Moscow State University -240 m

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The main building of the Moscow State University complex on Sparrow Hills was built in 1953. This building is from the mid 2000s. was considered the highest in the capital. Its height together with the spire is 240 m. The skyscraper has 34 floors. In the main sector A there are the Faculty of Geology, the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics and the Faculty of Geography, the Rector's Office and Administration, the Scientific Library, the Museum of Geosciences, the Assembly Hall and the Palace of Culture of Moscow State University with a large hall for 640 seats, a meeting room and an observation deck. In the side sectors of the building there are apartments for teachers, as well as a hostel for students and graduate students.

Tower "West" -243 m

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Tower "West" - a skyscraper, which is also part of the MIBC "Moscow City". This is a project of two architects: Sergei Tchoban and Peter Schweger. The height of the tower, which has 63 floors, is 243 m. an electronic clock was installed on the building. Located at an altitude of 229 m, they were recognized as the highest in the world and entered the Guinness Book of Records.

"City of capitals", tower "St. Petersburg" -256.9 m

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The St. Petersburg Tower is part of the City of Capitals complex of two high-rise towers in the Moscow City area. The building has 69 floors. The height of the tower is 256.9 m. There are residential apartments and office space here.

"Triumph Palace" -264 m

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The height of the Triumph Palace residential skyscraper is 264 m. After the installation of the spire, the building became the tallest residential skyscraper in Europe, which was recorded in the Guinness Book of Records at the end of 2003. The towers of the Moscow International Business Center "Moscow City" at that time were just beginning to rise above the ground, and for some time the "Triumph Palace" was the tallest building in Moscow. Several sections of the building were lifted up by helicopters. The complex of the building consists of 45 floors. "Triumph Palace" is a building of neoclassical and postmodern architecture in the Stalinist style of the 1950s, consists of 9 sections of different heights. The building is faced with marble, travertine and porcelain stoneware. The area inside the building exceeds 168.6 thousand square meters. m.

Waterfront Tower, Tower C -268 m

The height of tower C in a complex of three buildings of different heights on the 10th section of the Moscow City district is 268 m. The building has 59 floors. The construction of the tower was completed in 2007. Now the offices of the largest companies are located here.

“City of Capitals”, “Moscow Tower” -301 m

Tower "Moskva" with a height of more than 301 m became the third highest in Europe. The skyscraper has 76 floors. Here are residential apartments, some of which belong to Sberbank.

"Eurasia" -309 m

The project of the skyscraper "Eurasia" as part of "Moscow-City" is an office and recreational complex on a three-story podium, which will house a fitness center and shops. It is also planned to place offices and residential apartments in the building. As conceived by the architects, the exterior of the tower will have a classic look combined with modern. Outside the building, from the side of the Federation Tower, it is planned to place a triangular bay window. The height of the tower will reach 309 m and will be 75 floors (70 ground and 5 underground). The building is currently undergoing interior finishing work. The project is scheduled to be commissioned this year.

"Mercury City Tower" - 338.8 m

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"Mercury City" - the highest skyscraper in Europe, which is located on the territory of MIBC "Moscow City". Its height is 338.8 m. The building consists of 75 floors. The total floor area of the skyscraper is 180,000 sq.m., of which 86,000 sq.m. are provided for A+ class office space, 20,000 sq.m. m - residential apartments of the "luxury" category. The building was designed by Russian architect Mikhail Posokhin and his American colleague Frank Williams.