World’s tallest buildings
World’s tallest buildings
A crane lifts into place a 408-foot spire at the top of One World Trade Center seen from the Heights neighborhood of Jersey City, N.J., Friday, May 10, 2013.
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The new World Trade Center tower in New York knocked Chicago’s Willis Tower off its pedestal as the tallest building in the U.S. on Tuesday.
An international panel of architects made the official announcement that the needle atop the skyscraper can be counted when measuring the structure’s height.
With the needle, the tower is 1,776 feet tall.
The building is not as high as Toronto’s CN Tower, which stands at 1,815 feet. That structure, however, isn’t considered a building at all by most record-keepers, because it is predominantly a television broadcast antenna and observation platform with very little interior space.
As for the world’s tallest building, the undisputed champion is the Burj Khalifa, in Dubai, which opened in 2010 and reaches 2,717 feet.
When Saudi Arabia’s Kingdom Tower is completed in 2016, the multipurpose skyscraper will earn the title of the world’s tallest building. Soaring to over 3,517 feet, the Kingdom Tower will overlook the Red Sea city of Jiddah. The ambitious $1-billion-plus project will surpass several impressive sky-high structures and freestanding towers around the world that have held the distinction in the past.
Using information from the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, here’s a look at some of the world’s tallest buildings.
1. Burj Khalifa, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (2010)
Height to tip: 829.8 meter / 2723 feet
Floors above ground: 163
Rankings: #1 tallest in the World, #1 tallest in Middle East, #1 tallest in UAE, #1 tallest in Dubai
The worlds tallest building the Burj Khalifa in downtown Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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2. Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel, Mecca, Saudi Arabia (2012)
Height to tip: 601.0 meter / 1972 feet
Floors above ground: 120
Rankings: #2 tallest in the World, #2 tallest in Middle East, #1 tallest in Saudi Arabia, #1 tallest in Mecca
The Abraj Al-Bait Towers also known as the Mecca Royal Hotel Clock Tower, is seen from Jabal al-Noor or ‘Mountain of Light’ overlooking the holy city of Mecca on October 21, 2012
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3. One World Trade Center, New York, United States (2014)
Height to tip: 546.2 meter / 1792 feet
Floors above ground: 104
Rankings: #1 tallest building in the Western Hemisphere (once final spire is installed)
A visitor the the September 11 Memorial and Museum looks towards the One World Trade tower on April 16, 2013 in New York City
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4. Taipei 101, Taipei, Taiwan Province, PRC (2004)
Height to tip: 508.0 meter / 1667 feet
Floors above ground: 101
Rankings: #1 tallest in Asia (excluding the Middle East), #1 tallest in Taiwan Province, PRC, #1 tallest in Taipei
Traffic pass before Taipei 101 building in Taipei’s Hsin-yi district on April 15, 2013 in Taipei, Taiwan.
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5. Shanghai World Financial Center, Shanghai, China (2008)
Height to tip: 494.3 meter / 1622 feet
Floors above ground: 101
Floors above ground: 101
Rankings: #4 tallest in the World, #2 tallest in Asia (excluding the Middle East), #1 tallest in China, #1 tallest in Shanghai.
The Jin Mao Tower (C), the Shanghai World Financial Center (L) and the under construction Shanghai Tower (R) stand in Lujiazui financial district on April 11, 2013 in Shanghai, China.
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