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
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
|
One World Trade Center
|
New York
City
|
USA
|
541m
|
104
|
2013
|
4
|
Taipei 101
|
Taipei
|
Taiwan
|
509 m
|
101
|
2004
|
5
|
Shanghai World Financial Center
|
Shanghai
|
China
|
492 m
|
101
|
2008
|
6
|
International Commerce Centre
|
Hong
Kong
|
Hong Kong
|
484 m
|
118
|
2010
|
7
|
Petronas Tower 1
|
Kuala
Lumpur
|
Malaysia
|
452 m
|
88
|
1998
|
7
|
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
|
15
|
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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