The Highest Buildings in the World
BrianPlatz A list of the highest buildings in the world, with photos. These are the tallest buildings in the world, skyscrapers that tower over their respective countries. When we examine a country's tallest structures, we often discover a timeline of that country's economic success. Why? Because skyscrapers are a structure typically built only during healthy economic times. The tallest building in the world is currently the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. You will find it and plenty of other steel towers within this list of the world's tallest buildings.
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Burj Khalifa
“ Located in UAE. 828 meters tall, 162 floors high. „ - 2
C. Y. Lee“ Located in Taiwan. 508 meters tall, 101 floors high. „ - 3
William Pedersen“ Located in China. 492 meters tall, 101 floors high. „ - 4
“ Located in Hong Kong. 484 meters tall, 118 floors high. „ - 5
César Pelli“ Located in Malaysia. 452 meters tall, 88 floors high. „ - 6
Nanjing Greenland Financial Center
“ Located in China. 450 meters tall, 89 floors high. „ - 7
Willis Tower
“ Located in USA. 442 meters tall, 108 floors high. „ - 8
Guangzhou West Tower
“ Located in China. 438 meters tall, 103 floors high. „ - 9
Adrian Smith“ Located in USA. 423 meters tall, 98 floors high. „ - 10
Jin Mao Tower
“ Located in China. 421 meters tall, 88 floors high. „ - 11 Skidmore, Owings and Merrill“ Located in Kuwait. 413 meters tall, 77 floors high. „
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Two International Finance Centre
“ Located in Hong Kong. 412 meters tall, 88 floors high. „ - 13 “ Located in China. 391 meters tall, 80 floors high. „
- 14 “ Located in China. 384 meters tall, 69 floors high. „
- 15 William F. Lamb“ Located in USA. 381 meters tall, 102 floors high. „
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Emirates Park Tower 1
“ Located in UAE. 376 meters tall, 77 floors high. „ - 17
Emirates Park Tower 2
“ Located in UAE. 376 meters tall, 77 floors high. „ - 18
Central Plaza
“ Located in Hong Kong. 374 meters tall, 78 floors high. „ - 19 I. M. Pei“ Located in Hong Kong. 367 meters tall, 70 floors high. „
- 20 I. M. Pei“ Located in USA. 366 meters tall, 54 floors high. „
- 21 WS Atkins PLC“ Located in UAE. 363 meters tall, 68 floors high. „
- 22 “ Located in China. 356 meters tall, 70 floors high. „
- 23 “ Located in UAE. 355 meters tall, 54 floors high. „
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Tuntex Sky Tower
C. Y. Lee“ Located in Taiwan. 348 meters tall, 85 floors high. „ - 25 Charles Luckman“ Located in USA. 346 meters tall, 83 floors high. „
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The Highest Buildings in the World at 8/21/2012 7:30 AM