Foryears,theEmpireStateBuildinginNewYorkwasrecognizedasthetallestbuildingintheworld,butinrecentdecades,manymuchhigherstructureshavebeenbuilt.Readontolearnmoreaboutfourofthetallestskyscrapersexistingtoday.●BuriKhalifaBuriKhalifainDubai,UnitedArabEmirates,iscurrentlythetallestbuildingintheworld.Thetowerispartofanewdevelopme...
Since its completion in January 2010, the tallest building in the world has been theBurj Khalifain Dubai,United Arab Emirates. However, the building calledKingdom Tower, being built in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, is expected to be completed in 2019 and would move Burj Khalifa to the second place ...
Unlike thehighest mountain in Europe, there’s no question as to what the tallest building in the world is – it’s quite a black and white picture really (it’s the Burj Khalifa). The tallest building in the world doesn’t sit between two tectonic plates and can be clearly measured wi...
Located in Hong Kong, China, the International Commerce Centre (ICC) stands 1,588 feet tall and has 108 floors. When it was built, it was the fourth-tallest building in the world, but now it is only the tallest building in Hong Kong. The ICC holds a mall, offices, a Ritz-Carlton h...
The Tallest Buildings in the World | © Council on Tall Buildings For nearly half a century, from 1931 through 1972,the 1,454-foot Empire State Buildingheld the title ofthe tallest building in the world. Since then, the world has come a long way — in the rankings of today’s tallest...
Year built: 2010Uses: Residences, Hotel, Office, Observation, CommunicationLocation: DubaiBurj Khalifa has been the tallest building in the world by any measurement since its completion in 2009, it is estimated that it still can keep holding this title for the next 3 to 4 years, then it ...
Its nicknameChina Zuncomes from the influence of an ancient Chinese drinking vessel, which inspired the design of the building. The tower is currently the tallest in Beijing, and due to new legislation banning buildings over 180m from being built in the city, it is likely to remain the talle...
Buri Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is currently the tallest building in the world. The tower is part of a new development built on a man-made lake. Burj Khalifa has a distinctive shape so that the windows look out onto the Persian Gulf. A 304-room hotel occupies the lower flo...
In the modern era of design where advancements in technology and construction have enabled architects to build better, faster, and taller, the sky’s the limit. Every few months, another headline boasts the tallest residential tower or the newly constructed office building that breaks ...
Tall buildings are everywhere.Since it opened in 2010, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, has been considered the tallest building in the world,BUT... Skyscrapers are being built all around the world.The measured height of new skyscrapersseems to rise every year. OtherSupertallan...