As the tallest building in the world from 1931 to 1971,the Empire State Buildingis the ancestor of all supertall skyscrapers and makes a lasting impression in the minds of all who have stood beneath, or atop, this international icon. Among the accolades and achievements that this tower claims...
The last hundred years can rightly be called the century of skyscrapers that have appeared in almost every major city. In the last 20 years, American companies and Asian countries staged a very real race of them to build the tallest building in the world by investing in ambitious projects. ...
The Burj Khalifa (“Khalifa Tower”) located in Dubai, UAE is the by far tallest building in the world. The skyscraper was built as a spectacular neo-futuristic symbol for the oil-driven wealth and successful development of the United Arab Emirates. It is named after Sheikh Khalifa, the the...
Shanghai Tower, Shanghai (2,073 feet)上海中心大厦,上海(2073英尺)It's the second-tallest building in the world and the second to break the incredible 2,000-foot barrier. It's a smooth, swirly, eco-friendly building—a sort of green Twizzler, you might say—and completes a trio of Shan...
With that being said, this is a list of the tallest buildings in the world (we’re not including out and out towers, like the 634 metre high Tokyo Skytree). The tallest building in the world is something that will frequently change.There are buildings being constructed which will knock man...
Although the tower is just the 6th tallest building in the world, it actually has a taller concrete core than that of any other building in the world, and it’s the world’s tallest flat-roof building.7. Lotte World TowerStandard height: 555 meters (1,819 feet) Floor count: 123...
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has developed its own system for classifying tall buildings, stating that theBurj Khalifa(828 m.) is the world’s tallest building right now. Read on for the 25 tallest buildings in the world today. ...
For half a century, the 1,454-foot-tall Empire State Building in New York City was the tallest building in the world, but the architectural world has come a long way since then. In 1972, the Empire State Building lost that title and today, it doesn’t even crack the top 40 list of...
The world's tallest structure is the 828 m (2,720 ft) tall Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The building gained the official title of "Tallest Building in the World" at its opening on 4 January 2010. It is taller than any other man-made structure ever built. The Coun...
It’s the tallest building in Beijing. Dedicated to office use, it has 101 elevators. Augustin said it was “one of the more elegant towers” of the top 10 list. “The tapered middle section evokes the appearance of a slender vase rising into the sky.” ...