Which are the tallest buildings in the world? Find out here and compare their heights and sizes. Check out these architectural accomplishments and follow the race to become the tallest building.
Cheops Pyramid – Egypt, finished in 2,600 BC (481 ft - 146 m) The Cheops Pyramid at Giza, Egypt, was finished in the year (approx) 2,600 BC and reigned as the world's tallest building / structure for another 4,000 years. How the Great Pyramid was built is a question that may never be answered. This pyramid is thought to have been built between 2589 - 2566 BC. It would have taken over 2,300,000 blocks of stone with an average weight of 2.5 tons each. These stones were brought from Aswan and... Read Full Story
Here is the brand new list of the 5 tallest skyscrapers in the world! Includes the International Finance Centre, Jin Mao Tower, Sears Tower, Petronas Twin Towers & the Taipei 101!
5. International Finance Centre, HongKong A prominent landmark on Hong Kong Island, it consists of two skyscrapers, the ifc mall, and the 55-storey Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong. Tower 2 is the tallest building in Hong Kong, usurping the place once occupied by Central Plaza.
4. Jin Mao Tower... Read Full Story
Instead, we seem to pride ourselves on it. Free will. The power to accomplish the unthinkable. The art of one-upmanship. Many did not realize that the 2300-foot tall Burj Dubai is "only" the world's Tallest Structure , and not the Tallest Building yet. Until Burj Dubai is completed and occupied, the honor of "The World's Tallest Building" currently still rests with Taipei 101 . The grand opening of Burj Dubai is slated for September 2009. Hurray! The Empire State Building held the title for... Read Full Story
Burj Dubai - world's tallest building
1. The tower is designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill -Sta.
Monica- Los Angeles, who also designed the
Sears Tower in
Chicago and the
Freedom Tower in
New
York City, among numerous other famous high-rises.
The design of Burj Dubai is a combination of patterns embodied in
Islamic architecture and the abstracted version of the flower
Hymenocallis.
( footprint of the building ) As the tower rises from... Read Full Story
Burj Dubai - world's tallest building
1. The tower is designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill -Sta.
Monica- Los Angeles, who also designed the
Sears Tower in
Chicago and the
Freedom Tower in
New
York City, among numerous other famous high-rises.
The design of Burj Dubai is a combination of patterns embodied in
Islamic architecture and the abstracted version of the flower
Hymenocallis.
( footprint of the building ) As the tower rises from... Read Full Story
By Vipin Agnihotri India is far from leading in this category, but we thought you may want to know about the tallest towers in the world. Not only we will give you the information regarding tallest towers but also pictures. Take a look. Taipei 101, Taipei, Taiwan: Building height: 508 meters Floors: 101 Taiwan's national landmark is the world's tallest building. Next year, it will be surpassed by the Burj Dubai, which is already more than 600 meters tall and may grow to as high as 900 meters... Read Full Story
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... Read Full Story
Chicago's iconic Sears Tower -- the tallest building in the United States -- will be getting a new name after a British insurance company made a deal with the building management. Willis Group Holdings won the naming rights after negotiating to lease several floors of the 110-story black tower which dominates the Windy City's skyline. The tower will be officially renamed sometime this summer, a spokesman for the building management group said. First opened in 1973, the Sears Tower held the... Read Full Story
Today was a wild adventure visiting Canada's CN Tower. and I'm so excited, let me tell you a little bit about this day.....it was like walking in the sky, you can see airplanes fly by right beside you and you feel like you are King Kong escaping the city. Leaving the hustle of the traffic below and stepping out of the big city life in less than one minute. Its like you are Superman able to scale the tallest building in one bound. In only 58 seconds, traveling up in the glass-fronted elevator... 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... Read Full Story
