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By Jackie Craven, About.com Guide

Tallest Buildings in the WorldSkyscraper Statistics and Tall Buildings Compared

What are the tallest buildings in the world? Here's how they rank,

according to skyscraper databases and Web sites.

Note that the table below lists only fully habitable buildings. For

information about the CN Tower and other very tall structures, see our

directory ofTV, Radio & Observation Towers.

Do you love tall buildings? Tell us your favorite skyscraper.

WORLD'S TALLEST BUILDINGS RANKED

Building & Location Year Stories Height

meters / feet

Chief

Architect

Burj Khalifa (Burj Dubai, or Dubai Tower),

Dubai, UAE

2010 162 828 2,717 Skidmore, Owings

& Merrill

Busan Lotte World II

Busan S. Korea

(proposed)

2015? 110 510.55 1,674 Skidmore, Owings

and Merrill

Taipei 101 Tower

Taipei, Taiwan

2004 101 509 1,670 C.Y. Lee & Partner

Shanghai World Financial Center, China 2008 101 492 1,614 Kohn Pedersen

Fox

International Commerce Centre (ICC), Hong

Kong, China (under construction)

2010 118 484 1,587.9 Kohn Pedersen

Fox

Xujiahui Tower, Shanghai, China

(proposed)

2010 92 460 1,509 John Portman &

Associates

Petronas Towers 1 & 2, Kuala Lumpur,

Malaysia

1998 88 452 1,483 Cesar Pelli

The Gateway III, Hong Kong, China

(proposed)

? ? 450 1,476 Wong & Ouyang

Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower), Chicago 1974 110 442 1,450 Bruce Graham

(SOM)

Jin Mao Building, Shanghai

1999 88 421 1,381 Skidmore, Owings

& Merrill

Dalian International Trade Center, Dalian

China (on hold)

? 78 420 1,378 Dalian

Architectural

Design & Research

Institute

One World Trade Center (Freedom Tower)

New York

(under construction)

2013 82 417 1,368

(1,776

with

spire)

David Childs, SOM

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World Trade Center Twin Towers, New York

Destroyed by terrorists 9/11/01

1973 110 417 1,368 Minoru Yamaski

Two International Finance Centre (IFC), Hong

Kong

2003 88 414 1,362 Cesar Pelli

CITIC Plaza, China International Trust,

Guanzhou

1997 80 391 1,283 DLN Architects

North Bund Tower, Shanghai, China

(proposed)

? 72 321 1,053 John Portman &

Associates

Shun Hing Square, Shenzhen, China 1996 69 384 1,260 K.Y. Cheung

Design Assc.

Empire State Building, New York

1931 102 381 1,250 Shreve, Lamb and

Harmon

Central Plaza, Hong Kong

1992 78 374 1,227 Ng Chun Man

Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong

1989 70 369 1,209 Ieoh Ming Pei

Bank of America Tower, New York City USA 2009 54 366 1,200 Cook Fox

Millenium Tower Frankfurt Germany

(proposed)

2011? 91 365 1,198 Albert Speer &

Partner GmbH

Emirates Tower One, Dubai 1999 54 355 1,165 Norr Group

Consultants Int.

Ltd., Hazel W.S.

Wo

T & C Tower (Tuntex Sky Tower), Kaoshiung,

Taiwan

1997 85 348 1,140 C.Y. Lee &

Partners and

Hellmuth, Obata &

Kassabaum

Aon Centre, Chicago 1973 80 346 1,136

The Center, Hong Kong 1998 73 346 1,135 Dennis Lau & Ng

Chun Man

Architects &Engineers

John Hancock Center, Chicago 1969 100 344 1,127 Bruce Graham,

SOM

Rose Tower, Dubai, UAE ? 72 333 1,093 Khatib & Alami

Shimao International Plaza, Shanghai, China

2005 60 333 1,093 East China

Architecture and

Design Institute

Wuhan International Securities Building,

Wuhan

2005 68 331 1,087

Ryugyong Hotel, Pyongyang, N. Korea 1995 105 330 1,083

Q1 Tower, Gold Coast, Australia 2005 78 323 1,058 Sunland Group

Ltd., The Buchan

Group

Burj al Arab Hotel, Dubai 1998 60 321 1,053

Chrysler Building, New York 1930 77 319 1,046 William Van Alen

Bank of America, Atlanta 1993 55 312 1,023

U.S. Bank Tower, Los Angeles 1990 75 310 1,018

Menara Telekom Headquarters, Kuala Lumpur 1999 55 310 1,017

Emerates Tower Two, Dubai 1999 56 309 1,114 Norr Group

Consultants Int.

Ltd., Hazel W.S.

Wo

AT&T Corporate Center, Chicago 1989 60 307 1,007

JP Morgan Chase Tower, Houston 1982 75 305 1,000Baiyoke Tower II, Bangkok 1997 85 304 997

Two Prudential Plaza, Chicago 1990 64 303 995

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Capital Tower, Singapore 2000 52 254 833

Highcliff, Hong Kong 2003 73 253 831

World Trade Center, Osaka 1995 55 252 827

Bank of Shanghai Headquarters, Shanghai 2005 46 252 827

Jiali Plaza, Wuhan 1997 61 251 824

Rialto Towers, Melbourne 1986 63 251 824 Gerard de Preu /

Perrott Lyon

Mathieson

One Atlantic Center, Atlanta 1988 50 250 820

Chelsea Tower, Dubai 2005 49 250 820

Wisma 46,Jakarta 1995 46 250 820

Korea Life Insurance Company, Seoul 1985 60 249 817

CitySpire, New York 1989 75 248 814

One Chase Manhattan Plaza, New York 1961 60 248 813

State Tower, Bangkok 2001 68 247 811

Bank One Tower, Indianapolis 1989 48 247 811

Cond Nast Building, New York 1999 48 247 809

MetLife, New York 1963 59 246 808

Bloomberg Tower, New York 2004 55 246 806

JR Central Towers, Nagoya 2000 51 245 804

Shin Kong Life Tower, Taipei, Taiwan 1993 51 244 801

Malayan Bank, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1988 50 244 799

Tokyo City Hall, Tokyo 1991 48 243 797

Woolworth Building, New York 1913 57 241 792 Cass Gilbert

Mellon Bank Center, Philadelphia 1991 54 241 792

John Hancock Tower, Boston 1976 60 240 788 I. M. Pei

Deutsche Bank Place: 126 Phillip Street,

Sydney, Australia

2005 39 240 787

Bank One Center, Dallas 1987 60 240 787

Commerce Court West, Toronto 1973 57 239 784

Moscow State University, Moscow 1953 26 239 784

Vista Tower (formerly Empire Tower), Kuala

Lumpur, Malaysia

1994 62 238 781

NationsBank Center, Houston 1984 56 238 780

Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, Tokyo, Japan 2003 54 238

Bank of America Center, San Francisco 1969 52 237 779

Worldwide Plaza, New York 1989 47 237 778

One Canada Square, London 1991 50 237 777

IDS Center, Minneapolis 1973 52 236 775

U.S. Bank Place, Minneapolis 1992 58 236 774

Norwest Center, Minneapolis 1988 57 235 773

Treasury Building, Singapore 1986 52 235 770

One Ninety One Peachtree

Tower, Atlanta

1991 50 235 770

Opera City Tower, Tokyo 1997 54 234 768

Shinjuku Park Tower, Tokyo 1994 52 233 764

Heritage Plaza, Houston 1987 52 232 762

Suzhou Xindi Center, Suzhou, China 2005 54 232 761

Kompleks Tun Abdul Razak

Building, Penang, Malaysia

1985 65 232 760

The Arch, Hong Kong, China 2005 65 231 758

Palace of Culture and Science, Warsaw 1955 42 231 758

Carnegie Hall Tower, New York 1991 60 231 757

Three First National Plaza, Chicago 1981 57 230 753

Equitable Tower, New York 1986 51 229 752

MLC Centre, Sydney 1978 65 229 751

One Penn Plaza, New York 1972 57 229 750

1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York 1972 54 229 750

Prudential Center, Boston 1964 52 229 750

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Two California Plaza, Los Angeles 1992 52 229 750

Gas Company Tower, Los Angeles 1991 54 228 749

Two Pacific Place/Shangri-La

Hotel, Hong Kong

1991 56 228 748

1100 Louisiana Building, Houston 1980 55 228 748

Korea World Trade Center, Seoul 1988 54 228 748

Governor Phillip Tower, Sydney 1993 64 227 745

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