Tall buildings of the world. The tallest skyscrapers in the world

Every year, thousands of buildings, hundreds of high-rises and dozens of skyscrapers are erected all over the world. Some of the presented buildings are recognizable throughout the world, while others are masterpieces of architecture. In this rating we will talk about the 20 tallest skyscrapers in the world for 2012. The height of buildings takes into account the spiers and masts on their roofs. In addition to the location, height and number of floors of buildings, we will briefly describe their features.

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The ranking of the tallest skyscrapers opens with Central Plaza, the third tallest skyscraper in Hong Kong. It was built in 1992 and has a height of 374 meters. This skyscraper has 81 floors, 3 of which are underground. The shape of the building resembles a three-dimensional triangle or pyramid. The tower mainly houses company offices and technical floors. On the roof of the building rises a 102-meter mast, inside of which there is a church.

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Emirates Park Towers is a 77-storey hotel complex consisting of two towers, each 376 meters high. This tallest hotel in the world was built in 2011, and each tower consists of two levels of basement, ground floor, six levels of parking, seventy floors with balconies. The skyscraper also has outdoor terraces, 18 restaurants and cafes, a business center, a conference room, an extensive banquet hall, a spa and health club, shops, a swimming pool and a gym.

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This 85-story skyscraper was built in 1997 in Kaohsiung City in Taiwan. The height of the building is 378 meters. The skyscraper has an original crenellated design: two separate 39-story buildings are connected together and support a central tower that rises upward. Thus, the building copies the outlines Chinese character"gao", which means "high", is present in the name of the city. In addition to offices, the skyscraper houses living areas, shopping center, hotel and Observation deck on the 75th floor.

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This tower was built in 1996 in the Chinese city of Shenzhen, at a height of 384 meters it consists of 69 floors, most of which are occupied by offices, apartments and shopping centers. It is the tallest steel building in China. There are 34 elevators inside the building, and there is an observation deck on the roof. The active construction of the building was facilitated by the status of a free trade zone. A small fishing village within twenty years has turned into a metropolis with a population of 4 million.

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CITIC Tower is an 80-story skyscraper with a height of 391 meters located in Guangzhou, China. Built in 1997 in the Tianhe district, it is part of a complex of the same name, which also contains two 38-story residential buildings. The skyscraper, which mainly houses offices and shops, is served by 36 elevators. As of early 2007, it was the third tallest building in China.

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The Al Hamra skyscraper was built in the capital of Kuwait, Kuwait City, in 2011. The skyscraper, with 74 floors and a height of 412 meters, is the tallest building in the country. The peculiarity of this skyscraper lies in its rather unusual form for buildings of this type. The fact is that the Al Hamra tower is asymmetrical. It is made in the form of fluttering in the wind traditional clothes residents of the country. Moreover, the main building material During the construction of this 80-story building, cement was used. The building houses offices, a cinema, a sports club, restaurants and an observation deck overlooking the Persian Gulf.

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Hong Kong International Financial Center Tower was built in 2003 coastline central area of the city. It is 415 meters high and consists of 88 floors, making it the tallest building in Hong Kong. It is understood that the building can accommodate 15,000 people. It should be noted that not all of the 88 floors exist in reality. Some "taboo floors" are missing, such as 14 and 24, which sound like "definitely dead" and "easy to die" respectively in Cantonese. The top floor of the second international financial center is located slightly above the city's landmark, Victoria Peak.

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This skyscraper was built in 1998 in the Chinese city of Shanghai. The height of the 88-story building is 421 meters. The main proportion of this building is the number 8, which in Chinese culture is associated with well-being. The 88 floors are divided into 16 segments, each of which is 1/8 shorter than the sixteen-story base. The skyscraper is built on an octagonal concrete central frame surrounded by eight huge composite columns and eight external steel columns. The building houses offices, shops and a hotel.

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It was in the USA that the most high buildings in the world. This skyscraper hotel in Chicago is the second tallest building in the United States. It has 92 floors and its height is 423 meters. The building project includes retail space, a garage, a hotel and condominiums. The skyscraper consists of three parts, which is in the style of the architecture of Chicago buildings. The height of each part is at the level of the neighboring building to ensure visual continuity with the surrounding landscape. From the 3rd to 12th floors there is a lobby, retail spaces and a garage. There is a health club and spa on the 14th floor. From the 17th to the 21st - hotels and executive halls. From 28 to 85 there are condominiums, and from 86 to 89 there are penthouses.

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The tower was built in 2011 in the city of Shenzhen in the Chinese province of Guangdong. With a height of 442 meters, the building consists of 100 floors. On the upper four floors there is a hanging garden and several restaurants, and on the lower floors there is a luxury brand of shops, restaurants and supermarkets “KK Mall”, 68 floors are occupied by a class “A” office center, and on 22 floors there is a six-star hotel. It is also home to Shenzhen's first IMAX cinema.

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This tower is western part the Guangzhou Twin Towers complex under construction in the city of Guangzhou. The West Tower of the Guangzhou Twin Towers is 441 meters high and has 103 floors. Part of the West Tower complex is also a 28-story building connected to the tower by a 4-story common basement. The streamlined shape of the skyscraper makes it possible to optimally neutralize the impact of air flows on the structure.

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In ninth place in our ranking of the tallest skyscrapers is one of the most famous buildings - Empire State Building in New York City, USA. This skyscraper was built in 1931, its height is 443 meters, with 102 floors. Today the tower is the tallest building in the city. This building is on the national list historical monuments USA, and in 200 it took 1st place in the list of the best architectural solutions according to the American Institute of Architects. The building houses offices, shopping centers, and observation decks. The hall is 30 meters long and 3 floors high, decorated with marble and decorated with 8 panels depicting the 7 wonders of the world and the eighth is the Empire State Building itself. Taking the elevator in a minute, you can get to the observation deck on the 86th or 102nd floor.

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Nanjing Greenland Financial Center is a 450-meter-high skyscraper consisting of 89 floors built in 2009 in Nanjing, China. The building houses the city's business center - office space, shops, shopping centers and restaurants, and also has a public observatory. The 72nd floor has an observation deck that offers panoramic views of the city of Nanjing and the neighboring Yangtze River, two lakes and the Ningzheng Mountains. Based on the small size of the triangle of construction area, they decided to make the building itself the same shape. The project combined three conceptual positions: the famous landscape gardens, the Yangtze River in China and the motifs of Chinese mythology, with its inherent dragons and iconography on the columns.

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The Petronas Towers are two 88-story skyscrapers with a height of 452 meters, each of which consists of 88 floors. The skyscrapers were built in 1998 in the capital of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. The buildings stand on soft ground, for which purpose piles were driven into it to a depth of more than 100 meters. On this moment it is the largest concrete foundation in the world. The Petronas Towers houses offices, exhibition and conference rooms, art Gallery. The towers are connected by a covered walkway in the form of a bridge, which ensures the fire safety of the building.

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The John Hancock Center is a 100-story skyscraper in Chicago, built in 1969. main feature the skyscraper lies in its hollow structure, reminiscent of a large quadrangular column. The height of the building is 457 meters, and it consists of 100 floors, served by 50 elevators. The skyscraper houses both office and residential premises, shops, gyms and restaurants.

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The Hong Kong International Commercial Center consists of 118 floors and rises to 484 meters. It was built in 2010 in the western part of the Kowloon district of Hong Kong. This is the tallest building in the city. Upper part The towers, from floors 102 to 118 inclusive, are occupied by a five-star hotel managed by the Ritz-Carlton company. The hotel is located at an altitude of 425 m above the ground, making it the highest hotel in the world. On the topmost, 118th floor of the hotel there is a swimming pool. This is the highest pool in the world.

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The Shanghai World Financial Center is a skyscraper in Shanghai, the construction of which was completed in the summer of 2008. The height of the center is 492 meters, and it consists of 101 floors. The building has passed all earthquake resistance tests and can withstand an earthquake of up to magnitude seven. During the design, three options were used to save people in the event of a fire: stairs in the middle of the building, elevators on the sides of the building, and protected floors. A protected floor is located on every twelfth floor. It is designed to shelter people from a fire until rescuers arrive. Each floor has its own reinforced concrete frame, which divides the entire building into sections and increases its strength properties.

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The top three tallest skyscrapers in the world are completed by Taipei 101, a skyscraper located in the capital of Taiwan, Taipei, and built in 2003. The skyscraper has 101 floors and a height of 509 meters. The multi-story shopping complex in the tower contains hundreds of shops, restaurants and clubs. There are shopping centers on the lower floors, and offices on the upper floors. This skyscraper has some of the world's fastest elevators, rising at a speed of 63 km/h. The building, made of glass, steel and aluminum, is supported by 380 concrete pillars, each of which goes 80 m into the ground. The danger of collapse during a hurricane or earthquake is reduced by a huge 660-ton pendulum ball, placed between the 87th and 91st floors. Architectural style buildings in the spirit of postmodernism combine modern traditions and ancient Chinese architecture.

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The tallest skyscraper in the United States is located in Chicago. The height of the skyscraper is 527 meters, the number of floors is 110. The building was built in 1973 and since then has held the title of the tallest building in the world for 25 years. The structure consists of nine square pipes that form a large square at the base of the building. It stands on concrete and stone piles driven into the underlying solid rock. Nine welded steel pipes rise 50 floors. Then the building begins to narrow. Seven more pipes go up to the 66th floor, and five rise to the 90th floor, and only two pipes form the remaining 20 floors. There are two television antennas on the roof. Willis Tower is the largest office building in the world, second only to the Pentagon in area. This building has 40 km of plumbing pipes, 2,400 km of wires, and the number of elevators is 104.

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Here we come to the first place, which is rightfully occupied by the tallest building on the planet - Burj Khalifa. This building, reminiscent of a stalagmite in shape, consists of 163 floors and rises to 828 meters. This giant was built in 2010 in the largest city of the UAE - Dubai. The Dubai Tower was designed as a “city within a city” - with its own lawns, boulevards and parks. Inside the complex there are apartments, offices, shopping centers and a hotel. 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. The hotel was designed by Giorgio Armani himself. 900 apartments occupy floors from 44 to 108. Office space occupies floors from 111 to 154. On the 43rd and 76th floors there are gyms, swimming pools, observation decks with Jacuzzis. The highest observation deck is on the 124th floor at an altitude of 505 meters. On the 122nd floor there is the Atmosfera restaurant with 80 seats - a restaurant located on the very high altitude in the world. The artificial tower above the main building, in addition to its decorative function, also has a communication function, since it is equipped with the necessary telecommunications equipment.

Every year, dozens of skyscrapers and hundreds of high-rise buildings are built around the world. We present to your attention 13 of the world's tallest architectural masterpieces.

Hong Kong International Commerce Center

In 2010, a 118-story, 484-meter skyscraper was built in Hong Kong. It is the tallest building in the city, the seventh tallest in Asia and the ninth tallest in the world.

Shanghai World Financial Center

The 492 m high skyscraper in Shanghai was built by the Japanese company Mori Building Corporation. The main designer of the project is David Malott from New York. The unofficial name of the building is "opener".

Taipei 101

The Taipei 101 skyscraper is located in the capital of Taiwan, Taipei. The 101-story building has a height of 509.2 m. Shopping centers are located on the lower floors of the building, and offices are located on the upper floors. It is the sixth tallest structure in the world and the fifth tallest in Asia.

This skyscraper has the fastest elevators in the world, rising at a speed of 60.6 km/h. From the fifth floor to the observation deck on the 89th you can get there in just 39 seconds.

The building is made of glass, steel and aluminum and is supported by 380 concrete pillars! According to engineers, the tower will be able to withstand an earthquake of any magnitude.

Willis Tower

The Chicago skyscraper Willis Tower is 443.2 m high and has 110 floors. It was built in 1973.

At that time, it was the tallest building in the world, surpassing the height of the World Trade Center towers in New York. This record held for the building for 25 years.

It is now the second tallest building in the United States.

Ostankino Tower

The height of the Ostankino TV tower in Moscow is 540.1 m. The building is in 8th place in the world in terms of height of a free-standing structure after the Burj Khalifa skyscraper (Dubai), tree of heaven Tokyo, Shanghai Tower (Shanghai).

The Ostankino TV Tower is the tallest building in Europe and is a full member of the World Federation of Tall Towers.

World Trade Center 1

1 World Trade Center was built on the site of the destroyed Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. This central building in the new World Trade Center complex. It is the fourth tallest skyscraper in the world after the Burj Khalifa in Dubai and the Shanghai Tower.

The 541 m high building is located on a plot of 65,000 square meters.

CN Tower

The height of the symbol of the city of Toronto, the CN Tower, is 553.33 meters.

Initially, the abbreviation CN stood for Canadian National (the tower belonged to the state company Canadian National Railways). Toronto residents decided to leave former name building, and the acronym CN now stands for Canada's National.

Guangzhou TV Tower

This is the second tallest television tower in the world. It was built from 2005 to 2010 for the 2010 Asian Games. The height of the TV tower is 600 meters. Up to a height of 450 meters, the tower resembles a combination of a hyperboloid load-bearing grid shell and a central core.

The mesh shell of the tower is made of large diameter steel pipes. The tower's spire is 160 meters high.

TV and radio tower KVLY-TV

The height of the television and radio mast, which is located in North Dakota (USA), is 628.8 meters.

The building is the third tallest structure in the world after the Burj Khalifa in Dubai and the Tokyo Skytree in Tokyo.

Shanghai Tower

Shanghai Tower is a skyscraper in the Pudong district of Shanghai in China. The height of the structure is 632 meters, the total area is 380 thousand m². The Shanghai World Financial Center is located next to the skyscraper.

Construction of the tower was completed in 2015. The building is the tallest building in Shanghai, the first tallest in China and the third tallest free-standing structure in the world.

Tokyo Skytree

Tokyo Skytree is the tallest television tower in the world. It is located in the Sumida area of Tokyo.

The height of the television tower together with the antenna is 634 meters, it is twice as tall as the Tokyo Television Tower. The height of the tower was chosen in such a way that the numbers: 6, 3, 4 were consonant with the name “Musashi” - the historical area where modern Tokyo is located.

Warsaw radio tower

The radio mast, 646.38 meters high, was considered the tallest building in the world until it collapsed in 1991, when the Burj Khalifa skyscraper took the crown.

The tower was intended for long-wave radio broadcasting to Poland and Europe. The project was developed by the famous Polish engineer Jan Polyak.

Burj Khalifa

The largest building in the world is located in Dubai. The height of the Burj Khalifa skyscraper is 828 meters! It was built in the form of a stalagmite.

This tower is a kind of “city within a city” - with its own lawns, boulevards and parks. Inside the complex there are apartments, offices, shopping centers and a hotel. The building has three separate entrances.

The hotel was designed by the famous Giorgio Armani.

The tallest buildings in the world are the result of engineering advances in the field of construction. Thanks to the development of technology, skyscrapers that amaze with their height are appearing all over the world.

Graph of the world's tallest structures (timsdad/wikipedia.org)

For many years, humanity has been pulled upward into the sky. Even the Bible has a story about the construction of the Tower of Babel. Not only New York was destined to become a city of skyscrapers. In many Asian cities, the most skyscrapers have risen one after another. interesting shapes, which added to the list of tallest buildings. The list is presented below.

Kingkey 100 is located in Shenzhen. In the central part of the financial district in Guangdong province. It ranks tenth on the list of tallest buildings. Its height is approximately 442 meters. It ranks fourth in height in the entire Celestial Empire.

As you can guess from the name, the skyscraper has 100 floors. This building is multifunctional. The first 67 of its floors are office buildings. Above are shopping malls and a hotel. The top four floors are occupied by elite restaurants and a garden called “Heavenly”.

Kingkey 100 (11×16 Design Studio / flickr.com)

9th place. Willis Tower - 443 meters, USA

Willis Tower is one of the landmarks of Chicago. This is a city where, like New York, they once began to build skyscrapers. And here a skyscraper was erected, which is in ninth place on the list.

Willis Tower Observation Deck (Dustin Gaffke / flickr.com)

The building was built in 1973, and for 25 years it was the tallest building in the world. How many floors did it have? There are 110 floors, and the offices occupy quite a considerable area - 418 thousand square meters.

It stands as the second tallest skyscraper in the United States. From this height you can see the entire state of Illinois. Neighboring states can be seen from the observation deck. An equipped place with a magnificent view is called Skydeck. In general, the tower is very popular among visitors, so it is visited by about 25 thousand people a day.

Willis Tower (Dustin Gaffke / flickr.com)

8th place. Zifeng Tower – 450 meters, China

Located in Nanjing in the financial center of Nanjing Greenland. This is one of the high-rise buildings of the new millennium - it was built in 2008. Included in the list of the tallest buildings in the world.

The tower owes its extraordinary appearance to the architect Adrian Smith. The tower appears to be surrounded by two interconnected elements, symbolizing two dancing dragons.

It ranks third in height in China. Many windows glisten in the sun and somewhat resemble the scales of giant reptiles. The building contains many offices, an intercontinental hotel, shops and an observatory. There is a roof garden with a swimming pool.

Since the top of the building is equipped with lighting, the skyscraper looks like a beacon at night and can be used as a landmark in a dark city.

WITH different sides This building looks new every time; it owes this feature to its unique design.

7th place. Petronas Twin Towers - 452 meters, Malaysia

These sparkling towers are located in the capital of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. They look like two giant ears of corn connected by a bridge.

Petronas Towers (Davidlohr Bueso / flickr.com)

They are considered a real masterpiece modern architecture. And they are included in our list of buildings. On the plan of the entire complex you can see that the buildings have the shape of an eight-pointed star. One of the symbols of the Muslim world.

Two identical skyscrapers are connected by a pedestrian span. Each tower has 88 floors. The construction of this structure took 6 years and 800 million dollars. The area of all its premises could accommodate 48 football fields.

Like other similar buildings, the offices of various companies are located here. At the very bottom there is a huge shopping center occupying six floors. It has many luxury shops.

In the area around the towers there is a vast park with a swimming pool and a fountain, where you can see a unique spectacle - singing fountains. For some time, these towers were lucky enough to be the tallest skyscrapers on the planet.

Petronas Twin Towers - 452 meters, Malaysia (Simon Clancy / flickr.com)

6th place. International Commerce Center (ICC, China) – 484 meters, China

A building with 118 floors. The third tallest building in China is located in Autonomous Okrug People's Republic of China.

It towers above 4 thousand other high-rise buildings in Hong Kong. Year of construction: 2010.

It is located in the west of Hong Kong in the Kowloon area at Unity Square. Originally conceived as a building with greater height. But due to the ban on the construction of buildings higher than the surrounding mountains, its number of floors was reduced.

At the very bottom there is a shopping center. An observation deck is open to tourists, which is located on the 100th floor.

Above are high-end five-star restaurants and a hotel, including a presidential suite on the 117th floor. One day of stay there costs 100 thousand Hong Kong dollars. You can get to the top floors or go down using 30 working elevators.

The World Financial Center building is located in one of the major cities PRC - in Shanghai. This is the tallest building in China.

It owes its fantastic appearance to the American architect David Mallott. The skyscraper is popular and has received the nickname “opener” among the local population.

Why it got such a name can be guessed from its appearance. A popular souvenir among tourists who come here is a drink opener in the shape of this famous skyscraper.

On the hundredth floor you can see the city from an elevation of 472 m. The hotel, which is located on the upper floors, was for some time the tallest hotel in the world.

The shape of the hole at the top of the building was originally supposed to be round, but the authorities decided that this symbolizes the country rising sun, so the window began to have a trapezoidal shape.

4th place. Taipei 101 – 509 meters, Taiwan

Located in the capital of Taiwan - Taipei. It has 101 floors. More than one and a half billion dollars were spent on design and construction work.

Construction was quite expensive. It was necessary to build a skyscraper that had to withstand strongest earthquakes and typhoons. Appearance sufficient attention was also paid. It is built in the postmodern style and has various elements Asian culture and European innovations.

Taipei 101 – 509 meters, Taiwan (中岑范姜 / flickr.com)

3rd place. 1 World Trade Center - 541 meters, USA

It is located in the New York area, Manhattan. This is the tallest skyscraper in the USA. Together with the antenna, the height of the structure is 541 meters, and without the antenna - 417 meters. By making simple calculations, you can find out how many meters the spire adds to the building. Its length is 124 meters.

The building was built exactly on the spot where the Twin Towers, which were destroyed in the disaster, were located until 2001. The new skyscraper is named Freedom Tower. This building is the first of a complex of skyscrapers that was intended to serve as a reminder of the September 11 tragedy.

The memorial was dedicated in 2011 by the current and previous presidents of the United States. Exactly where the foundations of the two towers were, two large pools were made. Construction works began in 2006, and their completion was planned for 2013. At the time of construction, the Freedom Tower was the tallest skyscraper in the United States.

Freedom Tower, New York (Phil Dolby / flickr.com)

2nd place. Abraj Al Bayt – 601 meters, Kuwait

This is a tall tower with a huge clock, not unlike Big Ben in London. Time can also be viewed from four sides. The diameter of the dials is 43 meters. Their height is 400 meters. This is the largest and tallest clock in the world.

The spire, 45 meters long, connects the clock on the tower and the golden crescent - a religious symbol. The building is located in Mecca. This is the tallest building in Kuwait. Located on the other side of the Al-Haram Mosque, where the great Islamic shrine is located.

The building houses a hotel called the Royal Clock Tower. Pilgrims visiting Mecca stop here. Construction work on the construction of this tower ended in 2012.

1 place. Burj Khalifa – 828 meters, United Arab Emirates

Many people are interested in which building is the tallest and how many floors does it have? This is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates. This is the tallest building in the world.

Burj Khalifa – 828 meters, United Arab Emirates (Mohammed J / flickr.com)

It is far superior in height to all skyscrapers and buildings on the planet. The tallest skyscraper looks like a giant mirror stalagmite.

Another name is Burj Dubai. The building was erected at the beginning of 2010. It has 163 floors. The floors of this building are almost entirely residential.

There is a hotel, various offices and a shopping center. An observation deck is equipped for visitors. There is also an underground parking that can accommodate 3 thousand cars.

Everyone knows catchphrase“Size doesn't matter” applies to many things, but not to buildings. Since ancient times, man has been trying to reach the sky, inventing various devices and inventions. Today, the upper floors of the tallest buildings in the world (skyscrapers) “float in the clouds.” We invite you to take a tour of the 10 tallest skyscrapers in the world, which amaze with their grandeur:

10. Kingkey 100, Shenzhen, China

Photo 10. Kingkey 100 442 meters (1,449 feet) tall, 100 floors.

Kingkey 100 is a super-tall building in Shenzhen province in China. The skyscraper received this name for the number of floors - exactly 100 (68 floors are office premises, 22 floors are the St. Regis Hotel, a shopping center, and on the top 4 floors there are restaurants and a “sky garden”). The height of the building is 442 meters, the skyscraper was built in 2011 and ranks 10th in the world (1st place in Shenzhen and 4th place in China).

9. Willis Tower, Chicago, Illinois

Photo 9. Willis Tower is the tallest building in the USA.

Willis Tower is the tallest building in the United States; until 2009 it was called the Sears Tower. The skyscraper was built in 1973 and for 25 years it was the largest building in the world. Willis Tower is approximately 443.3 meters high (110 floors and 104 elevators). The tower is visited by approximately 1 million people a year and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Chicago.

8. Nanjing Greenland Financial Center, Nanjing, China

Photo 8. The Zifeng high-rise building, also known as the Nanjing Greenland Financial Center, is the 3rd tallest skyscraper in China.

Nanjing Greenland Financial Center is the business center of Nanjing in China. Construction of the skyscraper was completed in 2009. The building ranks 3rd in China among super-tall buildings and 8th in the world. The height of the building is 450 meters, 89 floors. The financial center houses office space, shopping centers, restaurants and hotels. On the 72nd floor there is an observation deck with panoramic views of the city.

7. Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Photo 7. The Petronas Twin Towers have the largest concrete foundation in the world.

Petronas Towers are located in the capital of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. The structure is also called the Petronas Twin Towers. The project was completed in 1998 by two different construction companies to create competition. The construction cost the customer, the Petronas oil company, $800 million. The height of the Petronas Tower is 451.9 meters (88 floors). The building, covering an area of 213,750 m² (equivalent to 48 football fields), houses offices, exhibition halls, and a gallery. On the 86th floor there are observation platforms for tourists; the towers are connected by a covered passage in the form of a bridge, which ensures fire safety.

6. International Commerce Center, Hong Kong, China

Photo 6. The tallest building in Hong Kong - International Commerce Center

The International Commerce Center is located in Hong Kong, China. The skyscraper was built in 2010 and is the tallest building in Hong Kong. The height of the building is 484 meters (118 floors). On the upper floors is the five-star Ritz-Carlton hotel, which is the tallest hotel in the world. The commercial center also houses office space, shopping centers, banks and restaurants. On the 100th floor there is an observation deck for tourists and travelers.

5. Shanghai World Financial Center, China

Photo 5. Skyscraper in Shanghai - Shanghai World Financial Center recognized the best skyscraper world 2008.

Shanghai World Financial Center is located in Shanghai, China. Construction of the skyscraper was completed in 2008. The height of the building is 492 meters (101 floors). The building houses conference rooms, shops, restaurants, offices and a hotel. There are observation platforms on the upper floors.

4. Taipei 101, Taiwan

Photo 4. Taipei 101 is the tallest building built in the 21st century.

Taipei 101 is located in the capital of China - Taipei. The building was built in 2004, height – 509.2 meters (101 floors). There are offices on the upper floors, and shopping centers on the lower floors. Observation platforms are located on the 89th, 91st and 101st floors.

3. 1 World Trade Center, New York, USA

Photo 3. 1 World Trade Center is the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere.

One World Trade Center or Freedom Tower is located in New York City in lower Manhattan. This is the central building of the new World Trade Center, located on the site of the previous complex destroyed on September 11, 2001. Construction of the Freedom Tower was completed on May 10, 2013. The height of the skyscraper is 541 meters (104 floors + 5 underground). The building houses offices, shops, restaurants, and observation decks.

2. Abraj al-Bayt, Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Photo 2. Abraj al-Beit - the largest structure in the world by mass

Abraj Al-Bait Towers is a complex of high-rise buildings located in Mecca. This is the tallest building in Saudi Arabia with the largest clock in the world. Construction of the tallest tower, the Clock Royal Tower, was completed in 2012 and reaches a height of 601 meters (120 floors). At the top of the tower there is a clock with a diameter of 43 meters, four dials of which are installed in 4 cardinal directions. The giant clock is visible from anywhere in the city.

1. Burj Khalifa, Dubai, UAE

Photo 1. Burj Khalifa - the tallest building in the world is located in Dubai.

Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The project was created as a city within a city: its own lawns, boulevards, parks and was commissioned in 2010. The total cost of the construction was approximately $1.5 billion. The height of the building is 828 meters, 57 elevators are installed. Inside the complex there are offices and shopping centers, apartments, and the hotel was designed by Giorgio Armani. At the top of the building there is an observation deck and an observatory.

Hello, dear readers of the site “I and the World”! Today we present to you the tallest building in the world and its shorter “brethren”.

Modern technologies allow you to build. The gigantic height of the buildings fascinates, and even frightens some. So, the top 10 tallest buildings in the world: those built and those still under construction, we will tell you how many floors are in the skyscraper and the height in meters, where it is located and what it is called.

The list of giants opens with the International Commercial Center - 484 m

The building is located in Hong Kong and is 118 floors high. Initially, it was planned to build this house 100 m higher, but in China it is prohibited to build skyscrapers higher than the mountains next to which construction is taking place. Therefore, the building is 100 m lower than planned. A 5-star hotel was built here on the last 17 floors and is the tallest hotel in the world.

In 9th place is the World Financial Center - 492 m

The Shanghai skyscraper is called the “opener” by locals because of the unusual hole at the very top of the building. Look at the photo – it’s like an opener for giants. According to the design, this hole was supposed to be round, but the city residents refused, considering the circle a symbol of Japan. And there are a little more than a hundred floors - 101.

8th place – Taipei 101 – 509 m

The height together with the spire reaches half a kilometer. All floors began operating in 2003 and are occupied by offices and shops. The tower is famous for its high-speed elevators, on which you can literally fly up in 40 seconds to the very last 89 floor. There is a constant seismic hazard in Taiwan, so a huge spherical pendulum weighing 660 tons is installed here (at the top of the building).

7th place - CTF Financial Center - 530 m

Residential space (private apartments), offices, shops and a hotel are all included in the building. The house was built in 5 years. During rush hour, up to 30,000 people can be on 111 floors at the same time. Public transport stops are located in the underground levels. And the parking lot can accommodate up to 1,705 cars. On each step of the building there is an observation deck overlooking a beautiful city.

In 6th place we see the Freedom Tower - 541 m

Also half a kilometer high, and even higher - it’s breathtaking and not for people afraid of heights. Although you can fight fear very well! 104 floors or 1776 feet is not a random number - it was this year that the Declaration of Independence was adopted in the United States. The giant is located next to the former destroyed “twins” in New York. This is a symbol that global terrorism can be resisted.

5th placewe give it away towerLotte World Tower – 555m

Inside this 123-story building in Seoul are offices, shops, luxury apartments and hotel rooms. From the last four floors you can admire the city and part of the Korean Peninsula. The convex shape of the tower with glass panels is a traditional design of buildings.

In 4th place is the Pinan Tower - 600 m

Chinese city Shenzhen. There is a large International Financial Center here, which includes the Pinan skyscraper. It can be called the baby among all the skyscrapers in the world - it is only a year old, it was built in mid-2017. Its 115 floors are filled with shops and business offices.

3rd place is occupied by the Royal Clock Tower - 601 m

The "Queen" stands amidst a rich complex in Mecca. Saudi Arabia is the country where the Muslim shrine, the Kaab, is located. Up to hundreds of thousands of pilgrims can live in the hotel of the complex. On the 120-story tower there is a clock with a diameter of 43 m.

In second place is the Shanghai Tower - 632 m

The 128-story Shanghai Tower has a total area of 380,000 square meters. m. It was designed by an American architect. Many offices, entertainment and shopping centers, a luxury hotel. Many city architects were against another heavy skyscraper on the river bank, believing that the ground might sink and the first floors would go under water. But nothing terrible has happened for 3 years now. There are places where flowers and trees are planted. The design has a twisted appearance, which allows it to withstand hurricane force winds of up to 51 m/s.

1st place – Burj Khalifa – 828 m

Burj Khalifa is the leader in the ranking of the tallest buildings in the world. An unusual structure in the form of a stalagmite was built in the UAE. The building's spire alone is 180 m high. The 163-story structure costs about $1.5 billion. Inside there is a hotel, restaurant, apartments, offices and shopping centers. The air inside is constantly scented with scents created specifically for the Burj Khalifa. At the bottom of the skyscraper is the famous “singing” fountain in Dubai.

I would like to stop at a skyscraper under construction in Russia

In 2018, the construction project of the Lakhta Center in St. Petersburg should be fully put into operation. 462 m in height is being built on the shores of the Gulf of Finland, where strong winds are frequent, slightly twisted, as in Shanghai Tower.

There is an abandoned building in Russia that could become the first skyscraper in Yekaterinburg at 151 m

The lower floors are now working, but the upper floors are still not completed. New reasons are preventing the completion of construction: either violations in construction, or the lack of a state expert opinion.

A new building will be built in Baku (Azerbaijan) in 2019, which will exceed 1000 meters in height

The Azerbaijan Tower will be taller than the Kingdom Tower under construction in Saudi Arabia - the tallest building in the world, which is still unfinished. These magnificent giants cannot be compared with those built today. Other skyscrapers may appear in the future, but for now you can go and look at the ones that already exist until the construction of these ones is completed.

Wooden construction has not been abandoned either. An 84-meter house will be built in Vienna (Austria) made of 76% wood

The firefighters, of course, were very against it, but the project was still successfully completed.

We told and showed pictures of the most impressive giant buildings in the world. Now, when you go on a trip, you know where each of these buildings is located, what its height is, and its features. Over time, the rating of such houses will, of course, change, but for now you can go and see with your own eyes. And now we say goodbye until the next ratings. Share this article with your friends and they will thank you!