Here are the top 10 tallest buildings in the world number 10
10.) Taipei 101 Taiwan
In 2004 the Taipei 101 earned the title of the world's tallest building and even though it lost that title in 2010 to the Burj Kalifa. Taipei 101 still remains one of the tallest buildings in the world. Located in Taipei Taiwan the building has an unusual appearance marked by its postmodern architectural style. The building opened its doors in December 31st 2004 and cost one point nine billion dollars us to build. Taipei 101 is 1671 feet high with 101 floors and an overall floor area of 4.4 million square feet. Taipei 101 has 61 elevators including two high-speed elevators that jet up to the observatory the architects were si Wiley and Partners the building is iconic to Taiwan and Taipei 101 was built to withstand typhoons earthquakes and any other weather phenomenon that might come its way. It features clubs restaurants and hundreds of shopping stores and on New Year's Eve fireworks are launched from the top of this building that are featured on international television countdowns all over the world.
9.) China xun Beijing
The China xun also known as the civic tower was recently completed in 2018 and it is currently the tallest building in Beijing. China Xun is centrally located within Beijing's business district with 108 floors and a floor space of slightly over 4.5 million square feet. The China xun is a very tall building with a height of 1731 feet. The China Xun is the collaboration of several architects including TFP Farrell's kpf and B IAD. The name Xun comes from a Chinese wine vessel which apparently inspired the overall design of the building the building consists of several different types of spaces including luxury apartments hotel rooms and offices. It also features a rooftop garden which sits on a floor 524 meters high.
8.) The Tianjin CTF finance center Tianjin
This massive skyscraper has not officially opened its doors as of yet but the Tianjin CTF finance center has topped out which means that it is nearing completion. Located in Tianjin China the Tianjin CTF finance center is expected to officially open in 2020 designed by architects Skidmore Owings and Merrill LLP. The height of the tangent CTF finance Center is 1739 feet and the building has a gorgeous silver glean. It also has a floor area of close to 3 million square feet and the Tianjin CTF finance Center features 97 floors and 81 elevators. The building was built to withstand earthquakes in high winds and it is unique for its eight sloping curving mega columns and beautiful glass skin.
7.) The Guangzhou CTF finance center Guangzhou
The Guangzhou CTF finance center also known as the east tower is a massive skyscraper that pierces the sky at 1739 feet high. It towers above its neighboring buildings and has 95 elevators and 111 above ground floors. The Tianjin CTF finance center was designed by the architectural firm of Kohn Petersen Fox and the Guangzhou CTF finance Center has 355 apartments and 251 hotel rooms. It also has 1,700 five parking spaces in its five floors below ground. The Tenjin CTF finance center stands in Guangdong China and it is the third largest building in China the building is not only tall it is enormous as it covers over five million square feet of floor space. The Tianjin CTF finance center opened its doors to tenants and visitors in October 2016.
6.) The One World Trade Center New York City also known as the WTC or The Freedom Tower
The One World Trade Center is the tallest building in the United States. Standing proudly in lower Manhattan New York City. The World Trade Center is found on the sixteen acre World Trade Center site. The
architectural style is contemporary modern and he took seven years to build. This building and cost 3.9 billion dollars u.s. The One World Trade Center opened on may 29th 2015 with a height of 1776 feet. The building has 94 above ground floors and five underground there are 73 elevators. The developer for the building was the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the architects were David childs and Daniel Liebeskind. The One World Trade Center is an iconic New York City landmark.
5.) The Lotte World Tower Seoul
In Seoul South Korea sits the super tall skyscraper known as the Lotte World Tower. The Lotte World Tower opened. Its doors on April 11th 2017 and since then has remained the tallest building in South Korea and the fifth tallest building in the world. The Lotte World Tower has 123 above ground floors culminating in a height of 1821 feet structural engineers Leslie Roberts and associates and architects Cohn Petersen Fox worked together to create this magnificently tall building. In 2016 the Lord a World Tower made headlines before completion when two Russian Daredevils Vadim Makarov and vitality rascal off illegally climbed the tower they then posted their climb on social media and received international attention to the tune of over three million views. The two Daredevils have since been banned from the Lotte World Tower indefinitely.
4.) The ping'an Finance Center Shenzhen
China's ping and Finance Center Is located in Guangdong and took seven years to build construction began in 2010 and the building was finally complete in 2017 after 1.5 billion dollars was spent on the project. The ping and Finance Center is owned by the ping and Life Insurance Company of China and the building features 115 above ground floors and five underground floors. There are also 80 elevators that bring patrons of the building up - soaring heights of 1821 feet. The building's total floor space is over three and a half million square feet. The building was created by architect cone Peterson Fox associates and the building is a mix of office space hotel rooms a conference center retail shops and a luxury high-end shopping mall. The facade of the ping and Finance Center has stainless steel and weighs around 1,700 metric ton. The ping'an finance center is revered for its modern design.
3.) The Makkah royal clock tower Mecca
The Makkah royal clock tower is part of a complex of seven government-owned skyscrapers the complex is called the Abra jailbait which is Arabic for towers of the house. The complex is found in Mecca Saudi Arabia and the clock tower is a Fairmont Hotel that sits in the center of the complex. The mecca royal clock tower is the world's largest clock face and is currently the third tallest building in the world the clock tower has 127 floors and covers over three million square feet of floor space. It has 96 elevators and a height of 1972 feet. The clock tower was designed by architects SL rosh and dar al hahn design. The clock tower which has four clock faces on it facing four different directions is so tall that it can be seen from 25 kilometres away. The clock tower also has two million LED lights on it and the clock tower flashes five times a day to signal Islam's prayer times.
2.) The Shanghai Tower Shanghai
The Shanghai Tower of Pudong Shanghai is a building of dizzying heights the tower which opened on February 18 2015 is two thousand seventy three feet tall with an observatory that sits 1841 feet in the air. The building has 128 floors above ground and five below. The Shanghai Tower covers a floor space of over four million square feet and there are 106 elevators inside this massive building. The building was designed by architect Jun Jiao and engineers Thornton Thomas Eddie Constantine II associates. The Shanghai Tower received the prestigious tanyao gem civil engineering award in 2018. The building is comprised of nine cylindrical buildings with nine indoors owns four visitors each of the nine zones has their own features including atriums, gardens, restaurants, cafes and retail shops. The Shanghai Tower has a capacity of 16,000 daily visitors and is unique for its double layer of glass facade giving the building a stunning appearance.
1.) The Burj Khalifa Dubai
More commonly known as the Burj Dubai. The Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world the building debuted in 2010 and is located in Dubai United Arab Emirates. The building is a massive 2722 feat and its architectural style is neo futurism. The Burj Khalifa cost one point five billion dollars u.s. to build and construction started on January 6th 2004. It took over six years to build the Burj Khalifa has 154 floors. In the floor area in total is over 3 million square feet. There are 57 elevators in the building and 2 subterranean parking levels. The building's magnificence can be attributed to the architectural firm of Skidmore Owings and Merrill as well as architect Adrian Smith and structural engineer Bill Baker the building features an outdoor observation deck called at the top and at the time of its opening in January 5th 2010 it was the highest observation deck in the world.
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