Top 10 Of The Tallest Skyscrapers In The World

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It’s National Skyscraper Day so it’s time to commemorate some of the world’s tallest structures.

It’s incredible how far human innovation has come along, and an even better feeling to live in the Emirate with the tallest standing skyscraper in the world.

Check out the rest below:

10. Taipei 101, Taiwan

Standing at 1,667 ft tall is Taiwan’s Taipei 101, the tenth tallest skyscraper in the world.

It was built in 2004 and it was even officially classified as the world’s tallest from when it opened in 2004 until the Burj Khalifa was completed in 2010.

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9. China Zun, Beijing

Located in the Central Business District of Beijing, known as China Zun, standing at 109-storeys and 1,732 feet tall.

 

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8. Tianjin CTF Finance Centre, Tianjin

China seems to be a contender for a number of skyscrapers, and this one is the SECOND tallest building in Tianjin and the eight tallest completed building in the world.

It stands at 1,739 feet.

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7. Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre, Guanghzo

Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre is a 1,739-foot tall skyscraper in Guangdong, China. It was completed in October 2016 and is the third-tallest in China, it has a houses, a shopping mall, offices, apartments, and a hotel.

https://www.instagram.com/p/Btg-K7mF8xR/

6. One World Tower, New York City

One World Trade Center in New York Center located in Lower Manhattan, it is currently the tallest building in the United States. It is the sixth tallest in the world, standing at 1,776 feet.

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5. Lotte World Tower- South Korea

This 123-floor skyscraper is right at the heart of Seoul in South Korea.

It towers at 1,819 feet and is the 5th tallest building in the world.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B0w4K60Hv6N/

4. Ping An, China

The Ping An International Finance Centre is a 115-storey, 599m skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong designed by the American architectural firm Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates.

It is the fourth tallest skyscraper in the world.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B1J2sHpHHjx/

3. Makkah Royal Clock Tower, Saudi Arabia

Standing at 1,971 feet is the Abraj Al-Bait Clock Tower, coming in at third place.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B0NG46ZHMCT/

2. Shanghai Tower, China

Shanghai Tower is 2,073 feet tall and was built in 2015- this majestic tower is currently the second tallest skyscraper in the world.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B0LIzTghKIJ/

1. Burj Khalifa, Dubai, UAE

YESSSSSS.

 

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