The tallest skyscrapers in the world (83 photos)

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17 July 2007

Sumida Tower (Sumida Tower)
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Height: 613 meters
Construction is scheduled to be completed in 2011

Sears Tower
Location: USA, Illinois, Chicago
Height: 443 meters
Floors: 110
Built in 1973, it is currently the tallest building in the United States and 3 in the world, and if we take the height including the antenna (527 m), the skyscraper will be the tallest building in the world, taller than Taipei 101.

Burj al-Arab Hotel
Location: Dubai, UAE
Height: 321 meters
Floors: 60
Built in 1999 on an artificial island. The tallest building used exclusively as a hotel.

Petronas Twin Towers (Petronas)
Location: Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
Height: 452 meters
Floors: 88
Built in 1998, it is currently the second tallest building in the world.

Location: China, Shanghai
Height: 514 meters
Floors: 131
Construction is scheduled to be completed in 2010

Can anyone tell me what kind of project this is?

Shanghai World Financial Center
Location: China, Shanghai
Height: 492 meters
Floors: 101
Construction is scheduled to be completed in 2008, and will be the tallest building in the world before the Burj Dubai is completed.

Bionic Tower
Location: China, Shanghai
Height: 1228 meters
Floors: 300
The project is a leader in terms of ambition, the building will accommodate 100,000 people, construction is planned for completion in 2020.

Taipei 101
Location: Taipei, Taiwan
Height: 449 meters
Floors: 101
Built in 2003, it is currently the tallest completed building in the world in terms of roof height.

Burj Dubai
Location: Dubai, UAE
Height: 808 meters
Floors: 162
Scheduled to be completed on December 30, 2008, Burj Dubai will be the tallest building in the world.

Pentominium
Location: Dubai, UAE
Height: 516 meters
Floors: 120
Construction is scheduled to be completed in 2011.

Jin Mao Tower
Location: Shanghai, China
Height: 420 meters
Floors: 88
Built in 1998, it is the 4th tallest building in the world, second only to the International Commerce Center in China.

Freedom Tower is the tallest building in the New World Trade Center project, which is being built on the site of the WTC destroyed by terrorists on September 11, 2001.
Location: Manhattan, New York, USA
Height: 541 meters
Floors: 108
Construction is scheduled to be completed in 2009.

International Commerce Center (Union Square Phase 7)
Location: Hong Kong, China
Height: 484 meters
Floors: 118
Construction is scheduled to be completed in 2010, currently the 5th highest in the world.

Empire State Building

Location: New York, USA
Height: 381 meters
Floors: 102
Built in 1931, it was the tallest building in the world for more than 50 years until the World Trade Center was destroyed by terrorists in 1972. It is now the 8th tallest building in the world.

Eureka Tower
Located: Melbourne, Australia
Height: 297 meters
Floors: 91
Built in 2006, it is the second tallest building in Australia.

Q1
Location: Gold Coast (Queensland), Australia
Height: 323 meters
Floors: 80
Built in 2005, it is currently the tallest building in Australia.

Jakarta Tower
Location: Jakarta, Indonesia
Height: 558 meters
Construction is scheduled to be completed in 2009.

The Port Tower Complex
Location: Karachi, Pakistan
Height: 593 meters
The number of floors and construction time have not yet been finally determined.

The Chicago Spire
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Height: 609 meters
Floors: 150
Construction is scheduled to be completed in 2010.

Incheon Tower
Location: Incheon, South Korea
Height: 640 meters
Floors: 151
Construction is scheduled to be completed in 2010.

Madinat al-Hareer
Location: Kuwait City, Kuwait
Height: 1001 meters
Floors: 250 (approx.)
Construction is scheduled to be completed in 2011.

Russia Tower
Location: Moscow, Russia
Height: 612 (648) meters
Floors: 130
Construction is scheduled to be completed in 2012, the tower should become the tallest building in Europe.

Baiyoke Tower II
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Height: 309 meters
Floors: 85
Built in 1996.

Okhta Center (Gazprom City)
Location: St. Petersburg
Height: 396 meters
They wanted to build it before 2012, but some townspeople are against it and are collecting signatures to cancel the construction. Why?

John Hancock Center
Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Height: 344 meters
Floors: 100
Built in 1969, it is currently the 15th tallest building in the world.

Jumeirah Emirates Office Tower
Location: Dubai, UAE
Height: 311 meters
Floors: 54
Built in 2000, it is currently the 12th tallest building in the world.

First Canadian Place
Located: Toronto, Canada
Height: 298 meters
Floors: 72
Built in 1975

Triumph-Palace (Triumph Palace - the tallest building in Europe)
Location: Moscow, Russia
Height: 264 meters (if you take into account the height of the spire - 53 meters)
Floors: 57
Built in 2006

Naberezhnaya Tower (Embankment Tower)
Location: Moscow, Russia
Height: 268 meters
Floors: 59
Construction will be completed in 2007, it will be the tallest building in Europe until the completion of the "Russia Tower" or "Gazprom City".

The Federation Tower (Federation Complex)
The Vostok Tower is a 93-story structure with a height of 354 m
Tower "West" - a 63-story structure with a height of 242 m
Spire (Tower A) - 432 m
Construction is scheduled to be completed in 2008.

Abraj Al Bait Towers
Location: Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Height: 485 meters (expected)
Floors: 76
Construction is scheduled to be completed in 2008

The Aon Center
Location: USA, Illinois, Chicago
Height: 346 meters
Floors: 83
Built in 1972, it is currently the 14th tallest building in the world.

Commerzbank Tower
Location: Frankfurt, Germany
Height: 259 meters
Floors: 56
Built in 1999, the bank was the tallest building in Europe (1997-2004) until it was replaced by the Triumph Palace.

CITIC Plaza (CITIC Tower)
Location: Guangzhou, China
Height: 391 meters (including spiers)
Floors: 80
Built in 1997, it is currently the 6th tallest building in the world. By the time construction was completed, it was the tallest building in China and Asia. As of early 2007, it is the third tallest structure in China after the Jin Mao in Shanghai and the International Financial Center in Hong Kong, the sixth in Asia and the seventh in the world.

Shun Hing Square
Location: Shenzhen, China
Height: 384 meters
Floors: 69
Built in 1996, it is currently the 7th tallest building in the world and the tallest building in Shenzhen.

Central Plaza
Location: Hong Kong, China
Height: 374 meters
Floors: 78
Built in 1995, it is currently the 10th tallest building in the world.

The Bank of China Tower
Location: Hong Kong, China
Height: 315 meters
Floors: 70
Built in 1990, it is currently the 11th tallest building in the world.