10. Kingkey 100: Shenzhen, China
Kingkey 100 (KK100) is located 5016 Shennan East Road, Luohu District, Shenzhen in Guangdong Province. It is formerly known as the Kingkey Financial Centre. This building is 441.8 meters tall and there are a total of 100 floors. It is the tallest building in Shenzhen, the fourth tallest building in mainland of China and the eighth tallest building in the world for now (in 2013). The building was designed jointly by two internationally renowned architectural firms from the United Kingdom - TFP and ARUP. And the China Construction Fourth Engineering Bureau Co., Ltd. was responsible for the construction of it.
9. Willis Tower: Chicago, Illinois
Willis Tower, formerly Sears Tower, is the headquarters of Willis North America's Midwest Region. Standing at 1,450 feet and 110 stories high, Willis Tower is the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. Willis currently occupies more than 140,000 square feet and three floors of the building.
Designed by the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings & Merrill for Sears, Roebuck & Company, the building was completed in 1973 and has since become one of the most recognizable landmarks in the Chicago skyline and in the world.
8. Zifeng Tower: Nanjing, China
The Zifeng Tower was completed in 2008 and is 1,480 feet tall with a total of 89 stories. Designed by Adrian Smith, the building’s stair-step shape is functional, helping to separate the retail centers, office spaces, restaurants, and a hotel and public observatory within.
7. Petronas Towers: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Also known as the Petronas Twin Towers, these twin skyscrapers are tied as the two number seven tallest buildings in the world. They used to hold the coveted spot at number one in 1998, but in 2004 they were surpassed. They are however still the tallest twin buildings in the world, coming in at 1,483 feet high and 88 floors.
5. Shanghai World Financial Center: Shanghai, China
Made up of office space, hotels, and observation decks with a shopping mall on the ground floor, the Shanghai World Financial Center reached its full height at 1,614 feet in 2007. It has 101 floors and the world’s highest observation deck at 1,555 feet above ground.
4. Taipei 101: Taipei, Taiwan
With 5 floors underground and 101 above, the Taipei 101 rises to a grand total of 1,669 feet. It’s also the largest environmentally conscious skyscraper in the world, and is often where Taiwan launches its fireworks during national celebrations.
3. One World Trade Center: New York, NY
Called both the Freedom Tower and One World Trade Center, this building will rise 104 stories high after its completion in 2013. It will then be the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. Its spire will stretch its height to 1,776 feet, referencing 1776, the year of American Independence.
2. Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel: Mecca, Saudi Arabia
An attempt to modernize this holy city, the Mecca Royal Hotel Clock Tower is the tallest hotel in the world, along with the tallest clock-tower and containing the world’s largest clock-face. It stands at 1,972 feet high and has a whopping 120 floors.
1. Burj Khalifa: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
The Burj Khalifa, previously known as the Burj Dubai, is the tallest building in the world, rising to a ridiculous 2,723 feet high with 163 floors. It took five years to build, and was completed in 2009 in Dubai’s main business district.
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