Today, our planet is filled with millions of properties, thousands of building, and towers. In several countries, we can find tall building that is very high so that we can see it from a distance. Some of the building becomes an Icon, become the pride of the country and become a symbol of wealth, dignity, and prosperity. This is the list of top 10
tallest building in the world. Most of the building is a tourist object that is recommended to visit.
10. Empire State Building – 1250 ft (381 m) – 102 Floors
Empire State Building
This building is the oldest tallest building on earth.. This building becomes an icon for decades and it had been filmed many times by several Hollywood movie maker.It was built in 1932 and it used to be the tallest building on earth for 40 years before WTC built in 1972. American Society of Civil Engineers has titled this building as one of Seven Wonders of the Modern World.
9. Shun Hing Square – 1260 ft (382 m) 69 Floors
Shun Hing Square
This building is one of the most precious treasure of Modern china. This building was built in 1996 and it is located in Shenzhen, China. Shun Hing Square has 69 floors that is functioned as residential areas, offices and trade stores.In China, Sun Hing Square is known as the tallest all-steel building and fifth tallest building ever. On the top of the building was built a Meridian View Center and tourists can visit this deck for $12 only.
8.CITIC Plaza – 1283 ft (391 m) 80 Floors
CITIC Plaza
China International Trust and Investment Company or more familiar known as CITIC is the 8th tallest building on Earth that was built in the land of China. This building was built in 1997 in Guangzhou Province. It has 38 storey residential buildings, several stores, offices, and two antennas on the head.
7. Two International Finance Center (IFC) – 1362 ft (415 m) 88 Floors
Two International Finance Center (IFC)
This is another tall building that was built in the country of China. It is located in a business city of Hong Kong, it was constructed in 2003, and it is named Two International Finance Center or IFC. This building has 88 stories high that is filled with several stores, several famous jewelry retailers, Health and skin center, fashion center, restaurants and also Cinemas. This building is featured with double-deck elevators. The most interesting fact about this building is it has 2 floor (14th and 24th floors) that is unused. People in China believe that 14 and 24 is number of Evil. They also believe that this number also means bad lucks.
6. Jin Mao Tower – 1380 ft (421 m) 88 Floors
Jin Mao Tower
From the name, I am sure you already know that this building was not built in European or American country. Yes, it is right, this is another sky crapers that is located in China. It is located in Lujiazui area, Pudong, Shanghai to be precisely and it currently becomes 6th tallest building in the world. This building was built in 1999. It is named Jin Mao Tower (Golden Prosperity Building) and it is worth over 530 million dollars.
Shanghai Grand Hyatt hotel is located inside this building and on the 88th floor you can visit a huge space observation deck that is fit for 1000 tourist.
5. The Sears Tower – 1451 ft (452 m) 108 Floors
The Sears Tower
This is Sears Tower and since it was built 1974 I believe many people already knew this building. This tower is located in Illinois, Chicago. Once it was completely built, this building became so popular and attracts 1.5 millions of tourist every year. This famous towers was designed by architect Bruce Graham and engineered by Fazlur Khan. Some tourists who had visited the top of the building said that they can see 4 states from that highest point of this building. It is amazing.
4. Petronas Twin Towers – 1483 ft (452 m) 88 Floors
Petronas Twin Towers
It was the tallest building on earth before defeated by Taipei 101. This building was built in 1998 and Kuala Lumpur city of Malaysia is the area where the building is located. This side by side towers is so elegant and for some people they consider this tower as the most romantic towers on earth. Today, this building is titled as the tallest twin tower on earth. It is covered with full stainless steel sun shades, solid curtain wall of glass and a strong sky-bridge on the 41st and 42nd floors. As little information, this towers have different height. The first tower is higher then the second tower. In other words,
the 1st Tower is considered as 3rd tallest building in the world and the 2nd tower is considered as 4th tallest building in the world.
2. Shanghai World Financial Center – 1614 ft (492 m) 101 Floors
Shanghai World Financial Center
As the second tallest tower in the world, this building is so beautiful, detailed and expensive. The designer was Kohn Pedersen Fox and it took “total cost” $1.2 billion. It is featured with 31 elevators, 3 observation decks, 174-room luxurious five-star hotel at the top building, shopping malls and offices.
1.Taipei 101, Taipei, Taiwan – 1671 ft (509 m) 101 Floors
Taipei 101, Taipei,
This is the first building on earth that is standing beyond half kilometer to the sky. The designer was C.Y. Lee & Partners and they was spending $1.76 billion to make this building rises.This towers has 101 floor (5 of them underground), 61 elevator, hundreds of offices and a unique 882-ton ball-shaped damper at the top of the building. This Ball is functioned as “a counteract swaying motions weight” against typhoons and earthquake. As the pride of Taiwan, this building have been titled as member of Seven New Wonders of the World (Newsweek magazine) and Seven Wonders of Engineering (The Discovery Channel)
Tallest of the tall
Burj Khalifa (Burj Dubai)
Burj Khalifa (Burj Dubai) , Dubai, The United Arab Emirates (167 Stories)
This is our new tallest building on earth in the first decade of the millenium. The name is Burj Khalifa and it has 828-900 meters tall and 160 storey height. This building is located in Dubai, UAE and this building is considered as the new jewel of Middle east.
In the next couple of years, we will probably found a new tallest building back to Asia. ( Japan to be precisely) The tower will be named Sky City 1000 and it will be 1000 meters and 196 floor height.
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