Now, the skyscrapers are becoming a toy game in the ever growing world. With the advancement in technology and equipment, the man kind in trying to reach the sky with the help of mere bricks.
In this post, you will see the list of top 10 world's tallest skyscrapers as of now.
I hope you enjoyed the list of world's currently tallest buildings.
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In this post, you will see the list of top 10 world's tallest skyscrapers as of now.
10. Guangzhou International Finance Center
| General information | |
|---|---|
| Type | Mixed use |
| Location | Guangzhou, China |
| Construction started | December 2005 |
| Completed | 2010 |
| Opening | 2010 |
| Cost | GBP £ 280 million (project total) |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 438.6 m (1,439 ft) |
| Roof | 437.5 m (1,435 ft) |
| Top floor | 415.1 m (1,362 ft) |
| Observatory | 415.1 m (1,362 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 103 (4 basement floors) |
| Floor area | 250,095 m2 (2,692,000 sq ft) |
| Elevators | 71 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Wilkinson Eyre |
| References | |
9. Kingkey 100
| General information | |
|---|---|
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Hotel / Office |
| Location | Shenzhen China |
| Construction started | 2007 |
| Completed | September 2011 |
| Opening | 2011 |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 441.8 metres (1,449 ft) |
| Top floor | 427.1 metres (1,401 ft) |
| Observatory | 427.1 metres (1,401 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 100 |
| Floor area | 220,000 square metres (2,368,060 sq ft) |
| Elevators | 66 |
| Design and construction | |
| Owner | Kingkey Group |
| Architect | Terry Farrell and Partners |
| Structural engineer | Arup |
8. Willis Tower (Sears Tower )
| Former names | Sears Tower |
|---|---|
| Record height | |
| Tallest in the world from 1973 to 1998 | |
| Preceded by | One World Trade Center(1971) |
| Surpassed by | Petronas Twin Towers |
| General information | |
| Type | Office, observation, communication |
| Location | 233 S. Wacker Drive Chicago, Illinois 60606 United States |
| Construction started | 1970 |
| Completed | 1973 |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 442.1 m (1,450 ft) |
| Tip | 527 m (1,729 ft) |
| Top floor | 412.7 m (1,354 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 108 (+3 basement floors) |
| Floor area | 416,000 m2 (4,477,800 sq ft) |
| Elevators | 104, with 16 double-decker elevators, made by Westinghouse, modernized by Schindler Group |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (Fazlur Khan & Bruce Graham) |
7. Zifeng Tower
| General information | |
|---|---|
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Mixed use |
| Location | Nanjing, China |
| Construction started | 2005 |
| Completed | 2009 |
| Opening | 18 December 2010 |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 450 m (1,480 ft) |
| Roof | 381 m (1,250 ft) |
| Top floor | 316.6 m (1,039 ft) |
| Observatory | 271.8 m (892 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 66 (+5 basement floors) |
| Elevators | 54 |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Adrian Smith at SOM |
| Structural engineer | Skidmore, Owings and |
6. Petronas Tower
| General information | |
|---|---|
| Type | Commercial offices |
| Location | Jalan Ampang Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Groundbreaking | 1 January 1992 |
| Construction started | 1 March 1993 |
| Completed | 1 April 1994 |
| Inaugurated | 1 August 1999 |
| Renovated | 1 January 1997 |
| Cost | US$1.6 billion |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 451.9 m (1,483 ft) |
| Roof | 378.6 m (1,242 ft) |
| Top floor | 375 m (1,230 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 88 (+5 basement floors) |
| Floor area | 395,000 m2 (4,252,000 sq ft) |
| Elevators | 78 |
| Design and construction | |
| Owner | KLCC Holdings Sdn Bhd |
| Architect | César Pelli |
| Developer | KLCC Holdings Sdn Bhd |
| Structural engineer | Thornton Tomasetti |
| Main contractor | Tower1: Hazama Corporation Tower2: Samsung Engineering & Constructionand Kukdong Engineering & Construction City Center: B.L. Harbert International |
5. International Commerce Center
| General information | |
|---|---|
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Hotel, observation, office, parking garage, retail |
| Location |  West Kowloon, Hong Kong |
| Construction started | 2002 |
| Completed | 2010 |
| Opening | 2010 |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 484.0 m (1,587.9 ft) |
| Top floor | 118 |
| Observatory | 387.8 m (1,272.3 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 108 |
| Floor area | 274,064 m2 (2,950,000 sq ft) |
| Elevators |
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| Design and construction | |
| Management | Kai Shing Management Services Limited |
| Architect |
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| Developer | Sun Hung Kai Properties |
| Structural engineer |  Arup |
| Main contractor | Sanfield Building Contractors Limited |
4. Shanghai World Financial Center
| General information | |
|---|---|
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Office, hotel, museum, observation, parking garage, retail |
| Location | 100 Century Avenue, Pudong,Shanghai, China |
| Construction started | 1997 |
| Completed | 2008 |
| Opening | August 28, 2008 |
| Cost | RMB ¥ 8.17 billion (USD $ 1.20 billion) |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 492.0 m (1,614.2 ft) |
| Tip | 494.3 m (1,621.7 ft) |
| Roof | 487.4 m (1,599.1 ft) |
| Top floor | 474.0 m (1,555.1 ft) |
| Observatory | 474 m (1,555.1 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 101 |
| Floor area | 381,600 m2 (4,107,500 sq ft) |
| Elevators | 91 |
| Design and construction | |
| Owner | Shanghai World Financial Center Co., Ltd. |
| Architect | Kohn Pedersen Fox |
| Developer | Mori Building Co. |
| Structural engineer | Leslie E. Robertson Associates RLLP |
| Main contractor | China State Construction Engineering Corp and Shanghai Construction (Group) General Co. |
3. Taipei 101
| General information | |
|---|---|
| Type | Mixed use: communication, conference, fitness center, library, observation, office, restaurant, retail |
| Location | Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan |
| Construction started | 1999 |
| Completed | 2004 |
| Opening | December 31, 2004 |
| Cost | NT$ 58 billion (US$ 1.80 billion) |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 509 m (1,669.9 ft) |
| Roof | 449.2 m (1,473.8 ft) |
| Top floor | 439 m (1,440.3 ft) |
| Observatory | 391.8 m (1,285.4 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 101 (+5 basement floors) |
| Floor area | 193,400 m2 (2,081,700 sq ft) |
| Elevators | 61 Toshiba/KONE elevators, including double-deck shuttles and 2 high speed observatory elevators) |
| Design and construction | |
| Owner | Taipei Financial Center Corporation |
| Management | Urban Retail Properties Co. |
| Architect | C.Y. Lee & partners |
| Structural engineer | Thornton Tomasetti |
| Main contractor | Samsung C&T |
2. Abraj Al Bait Towers
| General information | |
|---|---|
| Status | Topped-out |
| Type | Mixed use: hotel, residential |
| Location | Mecca, Saudi Arabia |
| Construction started | 2004 |
| Opening | 2012 |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 601 m (1,972 ft) |
| Top floor | 558.7 m (1,833 ft) |
| Observatory | 558.7 m (1,833 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 120 |
| Floor area | Tower: 310,638 m2 (3,343,680 sq ft) Development: 1,575,815 m2(16,961,930 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Dar Al-Handasah Architects |
| Main contractor | Saudi Binladin Group |
1. Burj Khalifa
| Former names | Burj Dubai |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Status | Complete |
| Type | Mixed-use |
| Location | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Construction started | January 2004 |
| Completed | 2010 |
| Opening | 4 January 2010 |
| Cost | USD $ 1.5 billion |
| Height | |
| Architectural | 828 m (2,717 ft) |
| Tip | 829.84 m (2,723 ft) |
| Roof | 828 m (2,717 ft) |
| Top floor | 584.5 m (1,918 ft) |
| Observatory | 452.1 m (1,483 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 163 floors plus 46 maintenance levels in the spire and 2 parking levels in the basement |
| Floor area | 309,473 m2 (3,331,100 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Adrian Smith at SOM |
| Developer | Emaar Properties |
| Structural engineer | Bill Baker at SOM |
| Main contractor | Samsung C&T, Besix and Arabtec Supervision Consultant Engineer & Architect of Record Hyder Consulting Construction Project ManagerTurner Construction Grocon Planning Bauer AG and Middle East Foundations Lift contractor Otis VT consultant Lerch Bates |
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