The Top 16 Tallest Building in the world
This blog will be introduces the 15 tallest building in the
world..
The tallest building can use "Skyscraper"
to replace…
What means by Skyscraper??
A skyscraper is
a tall,
Continuously habitable
building of many stories and usually
Designed for office and
commercial used.
According to the non-profit, international organization Council on Tall
Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH)
The title of "The World’s Tallest Building" listed and ranked
through four categories which include:
v
Height of structural or
architectural top
v
Height of highest floor
v
Height to the top of roof (removed
as category November 2009)
v
Height to top of any part of the
building like spires on the roof
The top 16 tallest building in the world
Rank
|
Building
|
City
|
Country
|
Height (m)
|
Floors
|
Built
|
1
|
Burj Khalifa
|
Dubai
|
UAE
|
828 m
|
163
|
2010
|
2
|
Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel
|
Mecca
|
Saudi Arabia
|
601 m
|
120
|
2012
|
3
|
Taipei 101
|
Taipei
|
Taiwan
|
509 m
|
101
|
2004
|
4
|
Shanghai World Financial Center
|
Shanghai
|
China
|
492 m
|
101
|
2008
|
5
|
International Commerce Centre
|
Hong Kong
|
Hong Kong
|
484 m
|
118
|
2010
|
6
|
Petronas Tower 1
|
Kuala
Lumpur
|
Malaysia
|
452 m
|
88
|
1998
|
6
|
Petronas Tower 2
|
Kuala
Lumpur
|
Malaysia
|
452 m
|
88
|
1998
|
8
|
Zifeng Tower
|
Nanjing
|
China
|
450 m
|
89
|
2010
|
9
|
Willis Tower
(Formerly Sears
Tower)
|
Chicago
|
USA
|
442 m
|
108
|
1973
|
10
|
Kingkey 100
|
Shenzhen
|
China
|
442 m
|
100
|
2011
|
11
|
Guangzhou International
Finance Center
|
Guangzhou
|
China
|
440 m
|
103
|
2010
|
12
|
Marina 101
|
Dubai
|
UAE
|
432 m
|
101
|
2014
(expected)
|
13
|
Trump International
Hotel and Tower
|
Chicago
|
USA
|
423 m
|
98
|
2009
|
14
|
Jin Mao Tower
|
Shanghai
|
China
|
421 m
|
88
|
1999
|
16
|
Al Hamra
Firdous Tower
|
Kuwait City
|
Kuwait
|
413 m
|
77
|
2011
|
References:
http://deskarati.com/2012/01/05/list-of-the-tallest-buildings-in-the-world-1st-jan-2012
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