Tallest buildings in the world

Asia’s tallest skyscraper, second in the world Asia’s tallest skyscraper will rank second in the world. When this Lotte Super Tower 123 is completed in South Korea in 2014, it will be rivaled in height only by the insane Burj Dubai , which stands 2,684 feet to the Super Tower’s impressive 1,821 feet. It’s been designed by Kohn Pederson, US-based Fox Architects and will be built in southern Jamsil section of Seoul, near the Han River. The structure will be a mixed-use space including apartment in the end, hotel and office space , and will strive for LEED silver certification, which means environmentally-minded designs ... Read Full Story

This is a photo of the top of the Empire State Building , the 102-story landmark Art Deco skyscraper in New York City at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. Its name is derived from the nickname for the state of New York. It stood as the world's tallest building for more than forty years, from its completion in 1931 until construction of the World Trade Center's North Tower was completed in 1972. Following the destruction of the World Trade Center in 2001, the Empire State Building once again became the tallest building in New York City and New York State. Read Full Story

I just want to share a image of World’s tallest building comparison. This image is taken from burj dubai website (burjdubai.com). It is comparison of five skyscraper structures : Burj Dubai, Taipei 101, Petronas tower, Sears Tower and Jin Mao Tower. I was really amazed on how this buildings are made. I can still remember when someone told me about Petronas Tower few years ago, I cannot believe a building with hundred stories. At that time, I guess the tallest building I saw is Marco Polo Hotel in Davao city which has 19 stories- not sure about his though. World's tallest building comparison Some ... Read Full Story

It is now called the Willis Tower, but I reckon it will revert back to its original and more famous name of the Sears Tower in Chicago, Illinois. At 1450 feet it is the tallest building in the USA and in July 2007 I even visited this amazing feat of engineering myself! This was a picture I took on what was a glorious summer day that then turned into a thunder and lightening storm! The tower was the brainchild of Sears and Roebuck who in the 1960s were the world's largest retailers. The idea to house many of their employees under such an impressive ... Read Full Story

Taipei 101 Tower in Taiwan. Built in 2004, 101 stories, height 509 meters. Taipei 101 Tower is currently the world’s tallest building – if you count its massive 60-foot spire. Its design borrows heavily from Chinese culture. Both the building’s interior and exterior incorporate the Chinese pagoda form and the shape of bamboo flowers. Shanghai World Financial Center, China Built in 2008, 101 stories, 492 meters. The Shanghai World Financial Centre is a soaring glass skyscraper with a distinctive opening at the top. The ground floor of Shanghai World Financial Centre is a shopping mall and an elevator lobby with gyrating kaleidoscopes on the ... Read Full Story