From China to the US, there are many iconic skyscrapers in the world. Many pieces of infrastructure create the record and give the tallest building in the world. These are beautiful and provide a scenic view from the observation deck. Maybe everyone knows the Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world. But do you know the other tallest building in the world? Today, we bring you a list of the tallest buildings in the world. Some of them are completed and some are currently under construction but have reached the top:
1. Burj Khalifa
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Standard height: 828 m
Height with spire: 829.8
Number of floors: 163(+2 below ground)
Height of observation deck: 448 m & 555 m
Year: 2010Â
Applications: Residences, hotels, offices, observation decks, broadcast transmitting stations
Burj Khalifa is the world’s tallest building in the world, located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is estimated that it will retain this title for at least the next three years. It overtakes the title of Jeddah Tower in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, or the Dubai Creek Tower. It is a popular spot in Dubai which everyone must visit. At 555m there is an observation deck called At the Top Sky, which is the highest observation deck in the world. It is amazing and gives a beautiful view of the city.
2. Merdeka 118
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Standard height: 678.9 m
Roof height: 519 m (+ 5 below ground)
Number of floors: 118
Height of observation deck: 483 m
Year: 2023
Applications: Offices, hotels, observation decks, shopping malls
Merdeka 118 is the second tallest building in the world, located in Kuala Lumpur. Merdeka 118Â is a popular spot in Malaysia. It became the tallest building in Southeast Asia, overtaking Vietnam’s Vincom Landmark 81. Its observation desk is going to open soon at the end of 2024.
3. Shanghai Tower
Location: Shanghai, China
Standard height: 632 m
Roof height: 583 m
Number of floors: 128(+ 5 below ground)
Height of observation deck: 552 m
Year: 2015
Uses: offices, observation decks, hotels, shops, museums
Shanghai Tower is the tallest building in China and the third tallest building in the world, located in Pudong, Shanghai, China’s largest city. It has multi-story observation decks on the 118th and 119th floors which are available for the visitor to see the city. It is the second-highest observation deck in the world after Burj al-Khalifa.
4. Abraj Al-Bait Clock Tower
Location: Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Standard height: 601 m
Number of floors: 120 (+ 3 below ground)
Observation deck height: 393 m
Year: 2012
Applications: hotels, observation decks, museums, shopping malls, religious places, clock towers
Abraj Al Bait Towers is the fourth tallest building in the world, located in the Islamic holy city of Mecca in Saudi Arabia. It has seven skyscrapers measuring 601m, 260m, 260m, 250m, 250m, 240m, and 240m. Its building is complex and the tallest building is the Makkah Royal Clock Tower, which is 601 metres high.
5. Ping An International Finance Centre
Location: Shenzhen, China
Standard height: 599.1 m
Roof height: 589 m
Number of floors: 115(+ 5 below ground)
Height of observation deck: 541 m
Year: 2017
Application: Office, observation deck, shopping mall
Ping An International Financial Center is the second tallest building in China and five in the world, located in the Futian District of Shenzhen, an IT city in southern China. It is talent building but it does not have a spire because of concerns about the safety of the nearby flight path. It has an observation deck on the 116th floor which is the third highest observation deck in the world.
6. Lotte World Tower
Location: Seoul, South Korea
Standard height: 555 m
Number of floors: 123(+ 6 below ground)
Year: 2017
Applications: Offices, hotels, observation decks, residences, shopping malls
Lotte World Tower is the tallest building in South Korea and sixth in the world, located in Seoul, South Korea. It is the most beautiful spot in South Korea because you can see the beautiful night view of Seoul from the Seoul Sky Observatory, which is located at a height of 500 metres.
7. One World Trade Center
Location: New York City, United States
Standard height: 541 m
Roof height: 417 m
Number of floors: 94 (+ 5 below ground)
Height of observation deck: 386 m
Year: 2014
Applications: Offices, observation decks, broadcast transmitting stations
The World Trade Center is the tallest skyscraper in the United States and the Western Hemisphere and the seventh seventh tallest building in the world, located in New York, USA. Originally, there was a twin tower called the World Trade Center at this location, which was over 400 metres tall, but it collapsed due to the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States.
8. CTF Finance Centre
Location: Guangzhou, China
Standard height: 530 m
Roof height: 530 m
Number of floors: 111 (+ 5 below ground)
Year: 2016
Application: Office, hotel, residence
CTF Financial Center is the third tallest building in China, located in Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, southern China. Its full name is Chou Tai Fook Financial Center, which is owned and named after the Chou Tai Fook Group and developed by New World Development (a subsidiary of Chou Tai Fook).
9. Tianjin CTF Finance Centre
Location: Beijing, China
Standard height: 530 m
Roof height: 480 m
Floors: 97 (+ 4 below ground)
Year: 2018
Application: Office, hotel, residence
Tianjin CTF Financial Center is the second tallest building in China, located in the Binhai New District, Tianjin City, located southeast of Beijing. It has been designed to LEED Gold standards.Â
10. China Zun
Location: Beijing, China
Standard height: 527 m
Roof height: 527 m
Floors: 109 (+ 8 below ground)
Year: 2018
Application: Office, hotel, retail, observation decks.
China Zun is a building located in Beijing, the capital of the People’s Republic. It is the headquarters of a state-owned company called China CITIC Group Corporation, a large Chinese conglomerate. hence, also known as CITIC Tower.