List of tallest buildings in the world

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The 829.m tall Burj Khalifa in Dubai has been the tallest building in the world since 2010. The Burj Khalifa has been classified as Megatall.^[1]

This article lists the world's tallest buildings, ranked by

• structural height (vertical elevation from the base to the highest architectural or integral structural element of the building);
• highest point on the building.

The lists only include buildings that

• are completed or topped-out, and
• have continuous occupiable floors.

For lists that include non-building structures, see

• list of tallest buildings and structures in the world
• list of tallest freestanding structures in the world
• list of tallest structures in the world
• list of tallest towers in the world

Contents

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• 1 Ranking criteria and alternatives
• 2 Tallest skyscrapers in the world
• 3 Photo gallery
• 4 Alternative measurements
  • 4.1 Height to roof
  • 4.2 Height to pinnacle (highest point)
• 5 Skyscrapers under construction
• 6 Skyscrapers on-hold
• 7 List by continent
• 8 List of buildings with 100+ floors
• 9 See also
• 10 Notes
• 11 References
• 12 External links

Ranking criteria and alternatives

The non-profit international organization Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) was formed in 1969 and announces the title of "The World's Tallest Building" and sets the standards by which buildings are measured. It maintains a list of the 100 tallest completed buildings in the world.^[2] The organization currently ranks Burj Khalifa in Dubai as the tallest at 828 m (2,717 ft).^[2] The CTBUH only recognizes buildings that are complete, however, and some buildings listed within these list articles are not considered complete by the CTBUH.

In 1996, as a response to the dispute as to whether the Petronas Towers or the Sears Tower was taller, the council listed and ranked buildings in four categories:

• height of structural or architectural top;
• height of highest floor;
• height to the top of roof (removed as category in November 2009);^[3] and
• height to top of any part of the building.

Spires are considered integral parts of the architectural design of buildings, to which changes would substantially change the appearance and design of the building, whereas antennas may be added or removed without such consequences. This naturally hurts the rankings of buildings without spires, or with antennas instead of spires, or with shorter spires. The most famous such discrepancy is that the Petronas Towers, with their spires, are ranked higher than the Willis Tower (formerly called the Sears Tower) with its antennas, despite the Petronas Towers' lower roofs and lower highest points (of spire/antenna).

However, this type of discrepancy has happened before, without resulting in a change of the criteria used to determine the world's tallest building, which until 1996 was the height to the top of the tallest architectural element (spires, but not antennae). A famous historical case of this discrepancy was the rivalry between The Trump Building (then known as the Bank of Manhattan Building) and the Chrysler Building. The Bank of Manhattan Building employed only a short spire and was 927 ft (283 m) tall and had a much higher top occupied floor (the second category in the 1996 criteria for tallest building). In contrast, the Chrysler Building employed a very large 125 ft (38 m) spire secretly assembled inside the building to claim the title of world's tallest building with a total height of 1,048 ft (319 m), despite having a lower top occupied floor and a shorter height when both buildings' spires are not counted in their heights. Upset by Chrysler's victory, Shreve & Lamb, the consulting architects of the Bank of Manhattan Building, wrote a newspaper article claiming that their building was actually the tallest, since it contained the world's highest usable floor. They pointed out that the observation deck in the Bank of Manhattan Building was nearly 100 ft (30 m) above the top floor in the Chrysler Building, whose surpassing spire was strictly ornamental and essentially inaccessible.^[4] At present the issue of identifying the tallest building is not contested, as Burj Khalifa tops the list by some margin, regardless of which criterion is applied.^[5][6]

Tallest skyscrapers in the world

The list includes the tallest 300 (completed and topped out) buildings in the world. As of 2014, eight of the last ten buildings to have held the record as 'tallest building in the world' are still found in the tallest 300, with the twin towers of the World Trade Center (tallest in 1972 and 1973) no longer standing, and the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Towernot being high enough to make the list.

The term "country" as used in this list encompasses the broader definition of the word, and is inclusive of states and special territories (e.g. Hong Kong).

bold	Denotes building is or was once tallest in world

Rank	Building[A][7]	City	Country	Height (m)[2]	Height (ft)	Floors	Built
1	Burj Khalifa	Dubai	UAE	828 m	2,717 ft	163	2010
2	Shanghai Tower[8]	Shanghai	China	632 m	2,073 ft	121	2014[B]
3	Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel	Mecca	Saudi Arabia	601 m[9]	1,971 ft	120	2012
4	One World Trade Center	New York City	USA	541.3 m	1,776 ft	104	2013
5	Taipei 101	Taipei	Taiwan	509 m[10]	1,670 ft	101	2004
6	Shanghai World Financial Center	Shanghai	China	492 m	1,614 ft	101	2008
7	International Commerce Centre	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	484 m	1,588 ft	118	2010
8	Petronas Tower 1	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	452 m	1,483 ft	88	1998
8	Petronas Tower 2	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	452 m	1,483 ft	88	1998
10	Zifeng Tower	Nanjing	China	450 m	1,476 ft	89	2010
11	Willis Tower (Formerly Sears Tower)	Chicago	USA	442 m	1,450 ft	108	1973
12	Kingkey 100	Shenzhen	China	442 m	1,449 ft	100	2011
13	Guangzhou International Finance Center	Guangzhou	China	440 m	1,440 ft	103	2010
14	Trump International Hotel and Tower[11]	Chicago	USA	423 m	1,389 ft	98	2009
15	Jin Mao Tower	Shanghai	China	421 m	1,380 ft	88	1999
16	Princess Tower	Dubai	UAE	414 m	1,358 ft[12]	101	2012
17	Al Hamra Firdous Tower	Kuwait City	Kuwait	413 m	1,354 ft	77	2011
18	2 International Finance Centre	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	412 m	1,352 ft	88	2003
19	23 Marina	Dubai	UAE	395 m	1,296 ft	89	2012
20	CITIC Plaza	Guangzhou	China	391 m	1,283 ft	80	1997
21	Shun Hing Square	Shenzhen	China	384 m	1,260 ft	69	1996
22	Central Market Project	Abu Dhabi	UAE	381 m	1,251 ft	88	2012
23	Empire State Building	New York City	USA	381 m	1,250 ft	102	1931
24	Elite Residence	Dubai	UAE	380.5 m	1,247 ft	87	2012
25	Tuntex Sky Tower	Kaohsiung	Taiwan	378 m	1,240 ft	85	1997
26	Central Plaza	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	374 m	1,227 ft	78	1992
27	Bank of China Tower	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	367 m	1,205 ft	70	1990
28	Bank of America Tower	New York City	USA	366 m	1,200 ft	54	2009
29	Almas Tower	Dubai	UAE	363 m	1,191 ft	68	2009
30	The Pinnacle	Guangzhou	China	360 m	1,181 ft	60	2012
31	SEG Plaza	Shenzhen	China	356 m	1,168 ft	70	2000
32	JW Marriott Marquis Dubai Tower 1	Dubai	UAE	355 m	1,166 ft	82	2012
32	JW Marriott Marquis Dubai Tower 2	Dubai	UAE	355 m	1,166 ft	82	2013
34	Emirates Office Tower	Dubai	UAE	355 m	1,163 ft	54	2000
35	Aon Center	Chicago	USA	346 m	1,136 ft	83	1973
36	The Center	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	346 m	1,135 ft	73	1998
37	Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower	Hanoi	Vietnam	345 m	1,132 ft	72	2011
38	John Hancock Center	Chicago	USA	344 m	1,128 ft	100	1969
39	Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower	Dubai	UAE	342 m	1,122 ft	76	2010[B]
40	Mercury City Tower	Moscow	Russia	339 m	1,112 ft	75	2012
40	Hefei Feicui TV Tower	Hefei	China	339 m	1,112 ft	75	2012
42	Tianjin World Financial Center	Tianjin	China	337 m	1,105 ft	79	2010
42	The Marina Torch	Dubai	UAE	337 m	1,105 ft	79	2011
44	Shimao International Plaza	Shanghai	China	333 m	1,094 ft	61	2005
45	Rose Tower	Dubai	UAE	333 m	1,093 ft	72	2007
46	Modern Media Center	Changzhou	China	332 m	1,089 ft	57	2013
47	Minsheng Bank Building	Wuhan	China	331 m	1,087 ft	68	2007
48	China World Trade Center Tower 3	Beijing	China	330 m	1,083 ft	74	2009
48	Ryugyong Hotel	Pyongyang	North Korea	330 m	1,083 ft	105	1992[C]
50	The Index	Dubai	UAE	328 m	1,076 ft	80	2010
50	Al Yaqoub Tower	Dubai	UAE	328 m	1,076 ft	69	2013[B]
50	Longxi International Hotel	Huaxi Village	China	328 m	1,076 ft	72	2011
53	The Landmark	Abu Dhabi	UAE	324 m	1,072 ft	72	2012
53	Deji Plaza Phase 2	Nanjing	China	324 m	1,072 ft	62	2013
55	Q1	Gold Coast	Australia	323 m	1,058 ft	80	2005
56	Wenzhou World Trade Center	Wenzhou	China	322 m	1,056 ft	68	2010
57	Burj Al Arab	Dubai	UAE	321 m	1,053 ft	60	1999
58	Nina Tower	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	319 m	1,049 ft	80	2007
59	Chrysler Building	New York City	USA	319 m	1,047 ft	77	1930
60	New York Times Building	New York City	USA	319 m	1,046 ft	52	2007
61	HHHR Tower	Dubai	UAE	317 m	1,042 ft	72	2010
62	Bank of America Plaza	Atlanta	USA	317 m	1,040 ft	55	1992
63	Moi Center	Shenyang	China	311 m	1,020 ft	75	2012
64	U.S. Bank Tower	Los Angeles	USA	310 m	1,018 ft	73	1989
65	Menara Telekom	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	310 m	1,017 ft	55	2001
65	Ocean Heights	Dubai	UAE	310 m	1,017 ft	82	2010
65	Sky Tower	Abu Dhabi	UAE	310 m	1,017 ft	74	2010
68	Pearl River Tower	Guangzhou	China	310 m	1,016 ft	71	2012
69	Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel	Dubai	UAE	309 m	1,014 ft	56	2000
70	Eurasia	Moscow	Russia	309 m	1,013 ft	72	2013[B]
71	Burj Rafal	Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	308 m	1,010 ft	68	2014[B]
72	Franklin Center	Chicago	USA	307 m	1,007 ft	60	1989
73	Cayan Tower	Dubai	UAE	306 m	1,005 ft	76	2013
74	One57	New York City	USA	306 m	1,004 ft	75	2013
74	East Pacific Center Tower A	Shenzhen	China	306 m	1,004 ft	85	2012
74	The Shard	London	UK	306 m	1,004 ft	72	2012
74	The Address Downtown Burj Khalifa	Dubai	UAE	306 m	1,004 ft	63	2008
78	JPMorgan Chase Tower	Houston	USA	305 m	1,002 ft	75	1982
78	Etihad Tower 2[13][14]	Abu Dhabi	UAE	305 m	1,002 ft	79	2011
80	Northeast Asia Trade Tower	Incheon	South Korea	305 m	1,001 ft	68	2010
81	Baiyoke Tower II	Bangkok	Thailand	304 m	997 ft	85	1997
82	Two Prudential Plaza	Chicago	USA	303 m	995 ft	64	1990
83	Moi City	Wuxi	China	303 m	994 ft	72	2012
84	Leatop Plaza	Guangzhou	China	303 m	993 ft	65	2011
85	Wells Fargo Plaza	Houston	USA	302 m	992 ft	71	1983
85	Kingdom Centre	Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	302 m	992 ft	41	2002
87	Gate of the Orient	Suzhou	China	302 m	990 ft	68	2012
88	Moscow Tower	Moscow	Russia	302 m	989 ft	76	2010
89	We've the Zenith Tower A	Busan	South Korea	301 m	987 ft	80	2011
90	Aspire Tower	Doha	Qatar	300 m	984 ft	36	2007
90	Arraya 2	Kuwait City	Kuwait	300 m	984 ft	60	2009
90	Gran Torre Santiago	Santiago	Chile	300 m	984 ft	64	2012
90	Abeno Harukas	Osaka	Japan	300 m	984 ft	59	2014
94	One Island East	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	298 m	979 ft	67	2008
95	Shanghai Wheelock Square	Shanghai	China	298 m	978 ft	58	2009
95	First Canadian Place	Toronto	Canada	298 m	978 ft	72	1976
97	4 World Trade Center	New York	USA	298 m	977 ft	72	2012
98	Eureka Tower	Melbourne	Australia	297 m	975 ft	91	2006
98	Comcast Center	Philadelphia	USA	297 m	975 ft	57	2008
100	Yokohama Landmark Tower	Yokohama	Japan	296 m	972 ft	73	1993
101	Emirates Crown	Dubai	UAE	296 m	971 ft	63	2008
102	Central Park Office Tower	Dubai	UAE	294 m	964 ft	49	2011
102	Khalid Al Attar Tower 2	Dubai	UAE	294 m	964 ft	61	2010
104	311 South Wacker Drive	Chicago	USA	293 m	961 ft	65	1990
104	Trump Ocean Club International Hotel and Tower	Panama City	Panama	293 m	961 ft	68	2011
106	Haeundae I Park Marina Tower 2	Busan	South Korea	292 m	959 ft	72	2012
107	American International Building	New York City	USA	290 m	952 ft	66	1932
108	Busan International Finance Center	Busan	South Korea	289 m	948 ft	63	2014
108	Dongguan TBA Tower[15]	Dongguan	China	289 m	948 ft	68	2010[B]
110	Key Tower	Cleveland	USA	289 m	947 ft	57	1991
111	One Liberty Place	Philadelphia	USA	288 m	945 ft	61	1987
111	Plaza 66 Tower One	Shanghai	China	288 m	945 ft	66	2001
113	Chongqing Poly Tower[16]	Chongqing	China	287 m	941 ft	58	2010[B]
114	SPG Global Tower 1[17]	Suzhou	China	286 m	938 ft	54	2010
114	SPG Global Tower 2[18]	Suzhou	China	286 m	938 ft	54	2010[B]
116	Columbia Center	Seattle	USA	285 m	937 ft	76	1985
117	Yingli Tower	Chongqing	China	285 m	936 ft	65	2012
118	Millennium Tower	Dubai	UAE	285 m	935 ft	60	2006
118	Sulafa Tower	Dubai	UAE	285 m	935 ft	75	2010
120	Tomorrow Square	Shanghai	China	285 m	934 ft	55	2003
121	D1	Dubai	UAE	284 m	932 ft	80	2012
122	Chongqing World Trade Center	Chongqing	China	283 m	929 ft	60	2005
123	Cheung Kong Centre	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	283 m	928 ft	62	1999
124	40 Wall Street (The Trump Building)	New York City	USA	283 m	927 ft	70	1930
125	We've the Zenith Tower B	Busan	South Korea	282 m	924 ft	75	2011
126	Vitri Tower	Panama City	Panama	281 m	922 ft	75	2012
127	Bank of America Plaza	Dallas	USA	281 m	921 ft	72	1985
128	OUB Centre	Singapore	Singapore	280 m	919 ft	66	1986
128	UOB Plaza One	Singapore	Singapore	280 m	919 ft	66	1992
128	Republic Plaza	Singapore	Singapore	280 m	919 ft	66	1996
128	Marina Pinnacle	Dubai	UAE	280 m	919 ft	73	2010
132	Seoul International Financial Center	Seoul	South Korea	279 m	916 ft	55	2012
133	Citigroup Center	New York City	USA	279 m	915 ft	59	1977
133	Greenland Plaza	Zhengzhou	China	279 m	915 ft	56	2012
135	Hong Kong New World Tower	Shanghai	China	278 m	913 ft	61	2002
136	Trust Tower[19]	Abu Dhabi	UAE	278 m	912 ft	60	2010[B]
136	Etihad Tower 1[20]	Abu Dhabi	UAE	278 m	911 ft	70	2011
138	Trump International Hotel and Tower	Toronto	Canada	277 m	908 ft	57	2012
139	Diwang International Commerce Center	Nanning	China	276 m	906 ft	54	2006
140	Scotia Plaza	Toronto	Canada	275 m	902 ft	68	1988
141	Williams Tower	Houston	USA	275 m	901 ft	64	1983
142	Nantong Zhongnan International Plaza[21]	Nantong	China	273 m	897 ft	53	2011
143	Wuhan World Trade Tower	Wuhan	China	273 m	896 ft	58	1998
143	Lvjing Tower[22]	Shenzhen	China	273 m	896 ft	56	2011
143	Shimao International Center	Fuzhou	China	273 m	896 ft	56	2012
146	Haeundae I Park Marina Tower 1	Busan	South Korea	273 m	895 ft	66	2011
147	United International	Chongqing	China	271 m	889 ft	68	2012
148	Renaissance Tower	Dallas	USA	270 m	886 ft	56	1974
148	The Cullinan South Tower	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	270 m	886 ft	68	2008
148	The Cullinan North Tower	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	270 m	886 ft	68	2008
148	China International Center Tower B	Guangzhou	China	270 m	886 ft	62	2007
152	Dapeng International Plaza	Guangzhou	China	269 m	884 ft	56	2006
153	One Lujiazui	Shanghai	China	269 m	883 ft	47	2008
153	JAL Hotel	Dubai	UAE	269 m	883 ft	60	2008
153	21st Century Tower	Dubai	UAE	269 m	883 ft	55	2003
156	Bitexco Financial Tower	Ho Chi Minh City	Vietnam	269 m	882 ft	68	2010
157	Naberezhnaya Tower C	Moscow	Russia	268 m	881 ft	61	2007
158	Bank of Guangzhou Tower	Guangzhou	China	268 m	878 ft	57	2012
159	Al Faisaliyah Center	Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	267 m	876 ft	44	2000
159	8 Spruce Street	New York City	USA	267 m	876 ft	76	2010
159	Star Bay Tower	Panama City	Panama	267 m	876 ft	65	2012
162	Fortune Center Phase 3	Beijing	China	266 m	874 ft	56	2012
163	The Point	Panama City	Panama	266 m	873 ft	65	2011
164	The River	Bangkok	Thailand	265 m	871 ft	73	2012
164	Bank of America Corporate Center	Charlotte	USA	265 m	871 ft	60	1992
166	900 North Michigan	Chicago	USA	265 m	869 ft	66	1989
166	Al Kazim Tower 1	Dubai	UAE	265 m	869 ft	53	2008
166	Al Kazim Tower 2	Dubai	UAE	265 m	869 ft	53	2008
166	Bocom Financial Towers	Shanghai	China	265 m	869 ft	52	2002
166	120 Collins Street	Melbourne	Australia	265 m	869 ft	52	1991
166	We've the Zenith Tower C	Busan	South Korea	265 m	869 ft	70	2011
166	WBC The Palace Towers Tower 1	Busan	South Korea	265 m	869 ft	71	2010
166	WBC The Palace Towers Tower 2	Busan	South Korea	265 m	869 ft	71	2010
174	SunTrust Plaza	Atlanta	USA	264 m	867 ft	60	1992
175	Triumph-Palace	Moscow	Russia	264 m	866 ft	54	2005
175	Arts Tower	Panama City	Panama	264 m	866 ft	80	2012
177	Samsung Tower Palace 3, Tower G	Seoul	South Korea	264 m	865 ft	73	2004
178	Ubora Tower	Dubai	UAE	263 m	862 ft	58	2011
179	Trump World Tower	New York City	USA	262 m	859 ft	72	2001
179	Water Tower Place	Chicago	USA	262 m	859 ft	74	1976
179	Grand Gateway Shanghai I	Shanghai	China	262 m	859 ft	52	2005
179	Grand Gateway Shanghai II	Shanghai	China	262 m	859 ft	52	2005
179	Aqua	Chicago	USA	262 m	859 ft	86	2009
179	Aon Center	Los Angeles	USA	262 m	858 ft	62	1973
185	East Pacific Center Tower B	Shenzhen	China	261 m	856 ft	72	2012
185	Sapphire of Istanbul	Istanbul	Turkey	261 m	856 ft	54	2010
185	Grand Lisboa	Macau	China	261 m	856 ft	47	2008
185	TD Canada Trust Tower	Toronto	Canada	261 m	856 ft	53	1990
185	The Masterpiece	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	261 m	856 ft	64	2007
185	Central Park Residential Tower	Dubai	UAE	261 m	856 ft	51	2011
191	Etihad Tower 3[23]	Abu Dhabi	UAE	260 m	854 ft	62	2011
191	Vision Tower	Dubai	UAE	260 m	853 ft	60	2010
191	Shanghai IFC North Tower[24]	Shanghai	China	260 m	853 ft	60	2011
191	Jing'an Kerry Center Phase 2	Shanghai	China	260 m	853 ft	58	2012
191	Sunny World Center	Shenyang	China	260 m	853 ft	59	2012
191	Bahrain Financial Harbour 1	Manama	Bahrain	260 m	853 ft	53	2007
191	Bahrain Financial Harbour 2	Manama	Bahrain	260 m	853 ft	53	2007
191	101 Collins Street	Melbourne	Australia	260 m	853 ft	50	1991
191	Abraj Al Bait Hajar Tower	Mecca	Saudi Arabia	260 m	853 ft	48	2012
191	Abraj Al Bait ZamZam Tower	Mecca	Saudi Arabia	260 m	853 ft	48	2012
191	Shenzhen Special Zone Press Tower	Shenzhen	China	260 m	853 ft	48	1998
191	Transamerica Pyramid	San Francisco	USA	260 m	853 ft	48	1972
203	Chase Tower	Chicago	USA	259 m	850 ft	60	1969
203	GE Building	New York City	USA	259 m	850 ft	69	1933
203	Commerzbank Tower	Frankfurt	Germany	259 m	850 ft	56	1997
203	PBCOM Tower	Makati	Philippines	259 m	850 ft	55	2000
207	Two Liberty Place	Philadelphia	USA	258 m	848 ft	58	1990
207	Huamin Imperial Tower	Shanghai	China	258 m	847 ft	63	2011
207	Lanko·Grand Hyatt Hotel	Chongqing	China	258 m	846 ft	60	2004
207	Tianjin Hutchinson Whampoa Metro Plaza	Tianjin	China	258 m	846 ft	53	2012
211	Park Tower	Chicago	USA	257 m	844 ft	67	2000
211	Devon Tower	Oklahoma City	USA	257 m	844 ft	50	2012
211	Ciputra World Hotel Tower	Jakarta	Indonesia	257 m	844 ft	49	2013[B]
211	St. Petersburg Tower	Moscow	Russia	257 m	843 ft	65	2010
211	Messeturm	Frankfurt	Germany	257 m	842 ft	55	1990
216	U.S. Steel Tower	Pittsburgh	USA	256 m	841 ft	64	1970
216	Sorrento 1	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	256 m	841 ft	75	2003
216	The Harbour Hotel & Residence	Dubai	UAE	256 m	840 ft	59	2007
216	Ubora Tower 1	Dubai	UAE	256 m	840 ft	59	2007
216	Hyperion Tower A	Seoul	South Korea	256 m	840 ft	69	2003
216	Rinku Gate Tower Building	Izumisano	Japan	256 m	840 ft	56	1996
222	New Century Plaza Tower A	Nanjing	China	255 m	837 ft	52	2006
222	Langham Place Office Tower	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	255 m	837 ft	59	2004
222	Tower Financial Center	Panama City	Panama	255 m	837 ft	53	2011
222	Conrad Hotel	Dubai	UAE	255 m	837 ft	51	2012
226	The Imperial I	Mumbai	India	254 m	833 ft	60	2009
226	The Imperial II	Mumbai	India	254 m	833 ft	60	2009
228	Capital Tower	Singapore	Singapore	253 m	830 ft	52	2000
228	Chase Tower	Indianapolis	USA	253 m	830 ft	48	1990
230	Highcliff	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	252 m	828 ft	72	2003
230	Bank of Shanghai Headquarters	Shanghai	China	252 m	827 ft	46	2005
230	Osaka World Trade Center Building	Osaka	Japan	252 m	827 ft	55	1995
230	Reflection Ocean Front Tower	Chonburi	Thailand	252 m	827 ft	58	2013
234	The Harbourside	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	251 m	824 ft	73	2003
234	Rialto Towers	Melbourne	Australia	251 m	824 ft	63	1986
234	Jiali Plaza	Wuhan	China	251 m	823 ft	61	1997
237	The Gramercy Residences	Makati	Philippines	250 m[25]	820 ft	73	2012
237	Discovery Primea	Makati	Philippines	250 m[25]	820 ft	68	2013
237	The Gate Tower 1	Abu Dhabi	UAE	250 m	820 ft	65	2012
237	The Gate Tower 2	Abu Dhabi	UAE	250 m	820 ft	65	2012
237	The Gate Tower 3	Abu Dhabi	UAE	250 m	820 ft	65	2012
237	Angsana Hotel Tower 1	Dubai	UAE	250 m	820 ft	49	2008
237	Angsana Hotel Tower 2	Dubai	UAE	250 m	820 ft	49	2008
237	Beijing Yintai Centre Tower 2	Beijing	China	250 m	820 ft	63	2007
237	Chelsea Tower	Dubai	UAE	250 m	820 ft	49	2005
237	One Atlantic Center	Atlanta	USA	250 m	820 ft	50	1987
237	Caja Madrid Tower	Madrid	Spain	250 m	820 ft	45	2008
237	Wisma 46	Jakarta	Indonesia	250 m	820 ft	48	1996
237	Post & Telecommunication Hub	Guangzhou	China	250 m	820 ft	66	2003
237	Ahmed Khoory Tower	Dubai	UAE	250 m	820 ft	60	2012
237	The Legacy at Millennium Park	Chicago	USA	250 m	819 ft	73	2010
237	International Hainan Airlines Plaza	Haikou	China	250 m	819 ft	54	2012
253	Infinity	Brisbane	Australia	249 m	817 ft	81	2013
253	Cathay Pacific Plaza 1	Ordos	China	249 m	817 ft	55	2012
253	Cathay Pacific Plaza 2	Ordos	China	249 m	817 ft	55	2012
253	Al Tayer Tower	Dubai	UAE	249 m	817 ft	49	2009
253	63 Building	Seoul	South Korea	249 m	817 ft	60	1985
253	Metapolis 101	Hwaseong City	South Korea	249 m	817 ft	66	2010
253	Central Park	Perth	Australia	249 m	817 ft	52	1992
253	Torre de Cristal	Madrid	Spain	249 m	817 ft	45	2008
261	Midtown Tower	Tokyo	Japan	248 m	814 ft	54	2007
261	CitySpire Center	New York City	USA	248 m	814 ft	75	1987
261	One Chase Manhattan Plaza	New York City	USA	248 m	813 ft	60	1960
264	Midland Square	Nagoya	Japan	247 m	810 ft	47	2007
264	Metapolis 104	Hwaseong City	South Korea	247 m	810 ft	66	2010
264	State Tower	Bangkok	Thailand	247 m	810 ft	68	2001
264	Conde Nast Building	New York City	USA	247 m	809 ft	48	1999
268	Kai Yuen World Center	Shijiazhuang	China	246 m	808 ft	53	2012
268	MetLife Building	New York City	USA	246 m	808 ft	59	1963
268	Stock Exchange Plaza	Shenzhen	China	246 m	807 ft	51	2012
268	Bloomberg Tower	New York City	USA	246 m	806 ft	54	2005
268	Qingdao International Trade Center 1	Qingdao	China	246 m	806 ft	50	2012
268	Qingdao International Trade Center 2	Qingdao	China	246 m	806 ft	50	2012
274	Federation of Korean Industries Head Office	Seoul	South Korea	245 m	805 ft	50	2013
274	AVIC Plaza	Shenzhen	China	245 m	804 ft	52	2012
274	JR Central Towers	Nagoya	Japan	245 m	804 ft	51	2007
274	Oasis Beach Tower	Dubai	UAE	245 m	804 ft	51	2006
274	Al Fattan Tower	Dubai	UAE	245 m	804 ft	51	2006
274	Churchill Residency	Dubai	UAE	245 m	804 ft	59	2010
274	One Raffles Quay	Singapore	Singapore	245 m	804 ft	59	2006
274	The Sail @ Marina Bay	Singapore	Singapore	245 m	804 ft	59	2000
282	Moshe Aviv Tower	Ramat Gan	Israel	244 m	801 ft	69	2003
282	Varyap Meridian Grand Tower 1	İstanbul	Turkey	244 m	801 ft	61	2012
282	AAM Tower	Dubai	UAE	244 m	801 ft	46	2008
282	BHP Billiton Tower	Perth	Australia	244 m	800 ft	46	2012
286	Maybank Tower	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	243 m	799 ft	50	1987
286	Soul	Gold Coast	Australia	243 m	797 ft	77	2011
286	Soleil	Brisbane	Australia	243 m	797 ft	74	2011
286	The Tower	Dubai	UAE	243 m	797 ft	54	2002
286	R&F Centre	Guangzhou	China	243 m	797 ft	54	2007
286	Dalian Futures Square 1	Dalian	China	243 m	797 ft	53	2010
286	Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building	Tokyo	Japan	243 m	797 ft	48	1991
286	Citigroup Centre	Sydney	Australia	243 m	797 ft	50	2000
286	F&F Tower	Panama City	Panama	243 m	797 ft	52	2011
295	Dalian World Trade Centre	Dalian	China	242 m	796 ft	61	2000
295	Federation West Tower	Moscow	Russia	242 m	795 ft	62	2007
295	Pearl Tower	Panama City	Panama	242 m	795 ft	70	2011
295	Torre Waters	Panama City	Panama	242 m	794 ft	75	2011
299	IDS Tower	Minneapolis	USA	241 m	792 ft	57	1973
299	Mellon Bank Center	Philadelphia	USA	241 m	792 ft	54	19

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    The Abraj Al-Bait Towers inMakkah, Saudi Arabia, is the tallest clock tower, hotel, and the 3rd tallest building in the world.
   
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    One World Trade Center inNew York City, currently topped out, is the 4th tallest building in the world and tallest in the Western Hemisphere as of May 10, 2013.
   
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    Taipei 101 in Taipei, Taiwan, was the tallest building in the world for 6 years until 2010.
   
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    The Petronas Twin Towers inKuala Lumpur, Malaysia, were the world's tallest buildings from 1998 to 2004, and are still the tallest twin buildings.
   
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    Chicago's Willis Tower(originally the Sears Tower) was the tallest building in the world from 1974 to 1998.
   
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    The Shanghai World Financial Center is the 6th tallest building in the world, the tallest building in the People's Republic of China, and has world's highest observation deck.
   
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    The International Commerce Centre of Hong Kong is currently the 7th tallest building in the world. The top 15 floors are occupied by the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company; this hotel will be the world's tallest 6-star grand hotel, replacing the Park Hyatt Shanghai Hotel.
   
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    New York City's Empire State Building was the tallest building in the world from 1931 to 1972 and is the fourth tallest building in the United States.
   
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    Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai,People's Republic of China (PRC) is one of the tallest buildings in the world.
   
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    The Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago is the third tallest building in the United States.
   
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    The Ryugyeong Hotel is the tallest building in North Korea.
   
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    Q1 on the Gold Coast inAustralia, is the world's 3rd tallest residential building.
   
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    The US Bank Tower in Los Angeles is the tallest building in the United States west of the Mississippi River.
   
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    The Northeast Asia Trade Tower is the tallest building inSouth Korea.
   
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    The Gran Torre Santiago inSantiago, Chile is the tallest building in Latin America.
   
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    Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong, the first building outside the United States to break the 305 m (1,000 ft) mark and the tallest building in Hong Kong and Asia from 1990 to 1992.
   
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    The Abenobashi Terminal Building is the tallest building in Japan.
   
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    The Kingdom Center is the third tallest building in Saudi Arabia.
   
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    The Shard is the tallest building in the European Union.
   
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    City of Capitals located in Moscow as well as other skyscrapers like the Mercury City Tower which is the tallest building in Europe on the right side of the picture.
   
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    The Imperial in Mumbai, tallest buildings in South Asia
   
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    First Canadian Place in Toronto, the tallest building in Canada
   
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    Carlton Centre is the tallest building in Africa