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The World’s Biggest Skyscrapers Comparison

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The World’s Biggest Skyscrapers Comparison

 

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Sydney Opera House 

Height: 65 m

Place: Australia

Build: 1973

The Sydney Opera House is a multi-venue performing arts center at Sydney Harbour. It is one of the 20th century’s most famous and distinctive buildings.

 

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Taj Mahal

Height: 73 m

Place: India

Build: 1648

The Taj Mahal is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the southern bank of the river Yamuna in the city of Agra in India.

 

 


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Elizabeth Tower

Height: 96 m

Place: England

Build: 1859

Big Ben is the nickname for the Great Bell of the striking clock in London; the name is frequently extended to refer to both the clock and the clock tower.

 

 


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Atomium 

Height: 102 m

Place: Belgium

Build: 1958

The Atomium is a landmark building in Brussels, originally constructed for the 1958 Brussels World’s Fair. It is located on the Heysel Plateau, where the exhibition took place. It is now a museum.

 

 


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St. Peter’s Basilica 

Height: 137 m

Place: Vatican City

Build: 1626

The Papal Basilica of Saint Peter in the Vatican, or simply Saint Peter’s Basilica, is a church built in the Renaissance style located in Vatican City, the papal enclave that is within the city of Rome.

 

 


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i360 Tower

Height: 162 cm

Place: England

Build: 2016

British Airways i360 observation tower on the seafront of Brighton, East Sussex, England, at the landward end of the former West Pier.

 

 


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Philadelphia City Hall 

Height: 167 cm

Place: Philadelphia

Build: 1901

Philadelphia City Hall is the city hall of the City of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It serves as the seat of the municipal government of the City of Philadelphia.

 

 


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Washington Monument

Height: 169 cm

Place: United States

Build: 1854

The Washington Monument is an obelisk within the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, once commander-in-chief of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War and the first President of the U.S.

 

 


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Sagrada Familia 

Height: 172 cm

Place: Spain

Build: 1882

The Basílica de la Sagrada Família, also known as the Sagrada Família, is a large unfinished Roman Catholic minor basilica in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain.

 

 


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St Mary Axe 

Height: 180 cm

Place: England

Build: 2003

30 St Mary Axe, informally known as The Gherkin, is a commercial skyscraper in London’s primary financial district, the City of London.

 

 


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Space Needle 

Height: 184 m

Place: United States

Build: 1961

The Space Needle is an observation tower in Seattle, Washington, United States. Considered to be an icon of the city and the Pacific Northwest, it has been designated a Seattle landmark.

 

 


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Singer Building

Height: 187 m

Place: United States

Build: 1900
The Singer Building was renovated in 1908 with several sections: the original Singer Building, the Bourne Building, an annex next to both the Singer and Bourne buildings, and the tower.

 

 


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Trump Tower 

Height: 202 m

Place: United States

Build: 1983
Trump Tower serves as the headquarters for the Trump Organization. Additionally, it houses the penthouse condominium residence of the building’s namesake and developer, U.S. former president Donald Trump.

 

 


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Angkor Wat

Height: 213 m

Place: Cambodia

Build: 1200C

Angkor Wat is a temple complex in Cambodia and the largest religious monument in the world by land area, on a site measuring 162.6 hectares.

 

 


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Metropolitan Life Tower 

Height: 213 m

Place: United States

Build: 1913

The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower, colloquially known as the Met Life Tower and also as the South Building, is a skyscraper occupying a full block in the Flatiron District of Manhattan.

 

 


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Carlton Center

Height: 223 m

Place: South Africa

Build: 1973

The Carlton Centre is a 50-story skyscraper and shopping center located in downtown Johannesburg, South Africa. It is the second tallest building in Africa after The Leonardo and the tallest office building.

 

 


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Woolworth Building

Height: 241 m

Place: United States

Build: 1912

The Woolworth Building is located in Manhattan’s Tribeca and consists of a 30-story tower atop a 30-story base. Its facade is mostly decorated with terracotta, though the lower portions are limestone, and it features thousands of windows.

 

 


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Shimao International Centre

Height: 273 m

Place: China

Build: 2013

Shimao International Center is a skyscraper located in Fuzhou, Fujian, China. The building’s main usage is for commercial offices.

 

 


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Costanera Center

Height: 300 m

Place: Chile

Build: 2013

The Costanera Center is a business and commercial complex that includes a six-floor shopping mall, the Gran Torre Santiago, and three other skyscrapers—two high-end hotels and an office building.

 

 


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Burj al-Arab Hotel

Height: 321 m

Place: United Arab Emirates

Build: 1999

The Burj Al Arab is a luxury hotel located in Dubai. Managed by the Jumeirah hotel group, it is one of the tallest hotels in the world, although 39% of its total height is made up of non-occupiable space.

 

 


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Q1

Height: 322 m

Place: Australia

Build: 2005

The Q1 Tower form was inspired by the Sydney 2000 Olympic torch and the Sydney Opera House. The name was given in honor of members of Australia’s Olympic sculling team of the 1920s—Q1.

 

 


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Eiffel Tower

Height: 324 m

Place: France

Build: 1889

The Eiffel Tower is a wrought-iron lattice tower on the Champ de Mars in Paris. It is named after the engineer Gustave Eiffel, whose company designed and built the tower.

 

 


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The Ryugyong Hotel

Height: 330 m

Place: North Korea

Build: 1992

The Ryugyong Hotel is the most prominent feature of Pyongyang’s skyline and by far the tallest structure in North Korea. According to Guinness World Records, it is the tallest unoccupied building in the world.

 

 


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The World Trade Center Abu Dhabi

Height: 333 m

Place: United Arab Emirates

Build: 2014

The World Trade Center Abu Dhabi is a complex of two skyscrapers in Abu Dhabi. Construction of these towers was completed in 2014. The complex includes two malls and one Courtyard by Marriott hotel.

 

 


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Emirates Park Towers

Height: 355 m

Place: United Arab Emirates

Build: 2012

The JW Marriott Marquis Dubai Hotel is the world’s second tallest hotel, a 72-story, twin-tower skyscraper complex in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The AED 1.8 billion complex features a 1,608-room hotel run by Marriott International.

 

 


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The Gevora Hotel

Height: 356 m

Place: United Arab Emirates

Build: 2017

Gevora Hotel is a tall hotel along Sheikh Zayed Road in the city of Dubai, UAE. That height has given the skyscraper the title of tallest hotel building according to Guinness World Records.

 

 


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Bank of China Tower 

Height: 367 m

Place: Hong Kong

Build: 1990

One of the most recognizable landmarks in Hong Kong, the building is notable for its distinct shape and design, consisting of triangular frameworks covered by glass curtain walls.

 

 


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Central Plaza

Height: 374 m

Place: Hong Kong

Build: 1992

The building uses a triangular floor plan. On the top of the tower is a four-bar neon clock that indicates the time by displaying different colors for 15-minute periods.

 

 


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Inco Superstack

Height: 381 m

Place: Canada

Build: 1972

The Inco Superstack in Sudbury, Ontario, is the tallest chimney in Canada and the Western Hemisphere and the second tallest freestanding chimney in the world after the GRES-2 Power Station in Kazakhstan.

 

 


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Shun Hing Square

Height: 384 m

Place: China

Build: 1996

The building was built at a pace of four floors in nine days. The main tower is office space, a car park, and a 5-story shopping arcade complex.

 

 


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CITIC Plaza

Height: 391 m

Place: China

Build: 1996

China International Trust and Investment (CITIC) Plaza is an 80-story office skyscraper in Guangdong. Completed in 1997, it was the tallest concrete building in the world until the completion of the Trump Tower Chicago.

 

 

 


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Resources Headquarters

Height: 392 m

Place: China

Build: 2018

China Resources Tower, colloquially known as the Spring Bamboo, is a skyscraper in Houhai. Construction started in 2012, and the building topped out on July 1, 2016. It is owned by China Resources, where the latter also has its headquarters.

 

 

 


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Al Hamra Tower

Height: 413 m

Place: Kuwait

Build: 2011

The Al Hamra Tower is a skyscraper in Kuwait City. Construction of the skyscraper started in 2005. It was completed in 2011.Designed by architectural firms Skidmore, Owings & Merrill and Ramshir and Callison, it is the tallest carved concrete skyscraper in the world.

 

 


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Princess Tower 

Height: 414 m

Place: United Arab Emirates

Build: 2012

The Princess Tower is a tall, residential-only skyscraper located in the Marina district. The tower’s engineering was performed by Syed Majid Hashmi as the chief structural engineer and his deputy manager, Mohammad Ali Alogaily.

 

 

 


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Tianjin Radio and TV Tower 

Height: 415 m

Place: China

Build: 1991

The Tianjin Radio and Television Tower is used primarily for communication. It was built in 1991 at a cost of $45 million. Approximately two-thirds of the way up the tower is an observation pod.

 

 


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Gres-2 

Height: 419 m

Place: Kazakhstan

Build: 1967

The GRES-2 Power Station is a coal-fueled power-generating station in Ekibastuz, Kazakhstan. GRES-2, commissioned in 1987.

 

 


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Jin Mao Tower 

Height: 420 m

Place: China

Build: 1999

The Jin Mao Tower, also known as the Jinmao Building or Jinmao Tower, is an 88-story landmark skyscraper. It contains a shopping mall, offices, and the Grand Hyatt Shanghai hotel.

 

 


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 Kuala Lumpur Tower

Height: 421 m

Place: Malaysia

Build: 1994

The Kuala Lumpur Tower is a communications tower located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Its construction was completed on 1 March 1995.

 

 


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Marina 101 

Height: 425 m

Place: United Arab Emirates

Build: 2017

Marina 101 is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, located in the Dubai Marina district. Standing 101 stories high is the second tallest building in the United Arab Emirates, behind only the Burj Khalifa.

 

 


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 432 Park Avenue  Condominiums

Height: 426 m

Place: United States

Build: 2015

432 Park Avenue is a residential skyscraper at 57th Street and Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York, overlooking Central Park. The tower features 125 condominiums as well as amenities such as a private restaurant for residents.

 

 

 


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One Vanderbilt 

Height: 427 m

Place: United States

Build: 2020

One Vanderbilt is a 67-floor supertall skyscraper at the corner of 42nd Street and Vanderbilt Avenue in midtown Manhattan, New York City. Proposed by New York City mayor Bill de Blasio and developer SL Green Realty as part of a planned Midtown East.

 

 


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Willis Tower 

Height: 527 m

Place: United States

Build: 1973

At completion in 1973, it surpassed the World Trade Center in New York City to become the tallest building in the world, a title that it held for nearly 25 years.

 

 


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Milad Tower 

Height: 435 m

Place: Iran

Build: 2007

Milad Tower is a multi-purpose tower in Tehran, Iran. It is the sixth-tallest tower and the 24th-tallest freestanding structure in the world.

It is located between Qarb Town and the district of Gisha.

 

 


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Wuhan Center Tower

Height: 438 m

Place: China

Build: 2019

Wuhan Center is a super tall skyscraper in Wuhan near Wuhan Business District Station in Jianghan District, Wuhan, Hubei, China. The skyscraper’s construction started in 2011 and was completed by 2019.

 

 


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Guangzhou IFC

Height: 439 m

Place: China

Build: 2010

Guangzhou International Finance Center, or Guangzhou West Tower, is a 103-story skyscraper in the Tianhe District of Guangzhou, Guangdong.

Construction of the building, designed by WilkinsonEyre, broke ground in December 2005.

 

 


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KK100

Height: 442 m

Place: China

Build: 2011

The KK100, formerly known as Kingkey 100 and Kingkey Finance Tower, is a supertall skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong.

 

 


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Empire State Building

Height: 443 m

Place: United States

Build: 1931

The Empire State Building is a 102-story Art Deco skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan in New York City. It was designed by Shreve, Lamb & Harmon and built from 1930 to 1931.

 

 


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The Exchange 106

Height: 446 m

Place: Malaysia

Build: 2019

The Exchange 106 is a skyscraper within the TRX area, a new financial district currently being developed in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, and is benchmarked against similar buildings in large international financial centers.

 

 


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Canton Tower 

Height: 449 m

Place: China

Build: 2010

The Canton Tower is a multi-purpose observation tower in the Haizhu District of Guangzhou. The tower was topped out in 2009, and it became operational on 29 September 2010 for the 2010 Asian Games.

 

 


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Zifeng Tower 

Height: 450 m

Place: China

Build: 2010

The 89-story building, completed in 2010, comprises retail and office space up to floor 41. The tower’s stepping is functional; office, hotel, and retail are located above grade, while the restaurants and the public observatory are housed at the top of the tower.

 

 


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Suzhou IFS

Height: 450 m

Place: China

Build: 2018

Suzhou International Financial Square is a supertall skyscraper designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox in the Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu, located to the east of Jinji Lake. It is a multi-purpose building that includes apartments, hotels, and offices.

 

 


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Petronas Twin Tower

Height: 452 m

Place: Malaysia

Build: 1996

The Petronas Towers, also known as the Petronas Twin Towers, are twin skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The Petronas Towers remain the tallest twin towers in the world.

 

 


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Changsha IFS Tower T1 

Height: 452 m

Place: China

Build: 2018

Changsha IFS Tower T1 is a skyscraper in Changsha, Hunan, China. Construction started in 2013 and was completed in 2017. It is the 16th tallest building in the world. The name IFS stands for “International Finance Square.”

 

 


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John Hancock Centre 

Height: 457 m

Place: United States

Build: 1969

The John Hancock Center is a 100-story, 1,128-foot supertall skyscraper located in Chicago, Illinois. Located in the Magnificent Mile district, its name was changed to 875 North Michigan Avenue on February 12, 2018.

 

 


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 Lakhta Center

Height: 462 m

Place: Russia

Build: 2019

The Lakhta Center is an 87-story skyscraper built in the northwestern neighborhood of Lakhta in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is the tallest building in Russia and Europe.

 

 


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Oriental Pearl Tower

Height: 468 m

Place: China

Build: 1994

The Oriental Pearl Radio & Television Tower is a TV tower in Shanghai. Construction began in 1991, and the tower was completed in 1995.

 

 


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Landmark 81

Height: 470 m

Place: Vietnam

Build: 2018

Landmark 81 is a super-tall skyscraper in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The investor and primary developer for the project is Vinhomes, a Vietnamese corporation that is also the country’s largest real estate company.

 

 


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Central Park Tower

Height: 472 m

Place: United States

Build: 2021 Est.

Central Park Tower was developed jointly by Extell and Shanghai Municipal Investment Group. It was designed by Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill Architecture.

 

 


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Tower Fifth 

Height: 474 m

Place: United States

Build: 2024 Est.

Tower Fifth is a skyscraper proposed for Midtown Manhattan in New York City. The developer, Macklowe Properties, has completed other projects, including the redevelopment of the General Motors Building and the construction of 432 Park Avenue.

 

 


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Wuhan Greenland Center

Height: 476 m

Place: China

Build: 2022 Est.

Wuhan Greenland Center is an under-construction skyscraper in Wuhan, China. Due to airspace regulations, it has been redesigned so its height does not exceed above sea level.

40. International Commerce Centre [NG61]

Height: 484 m

Place: Hong Kong

Build: 2010

The International Commerce Centre is a 108-story, 484 m commercial skyscraper completed in 2010 in West Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is a part of the Union Square project on top of Kowloon Station.

39. Shanghai World FC [NG62]

Height: 494 m

Place: China

Build: 2008

Shanghai World Financial Center hosts the office building for many international financial companies, including those involved in banking, insurance, securities, and fund management.

 

38. Taipei 101 [NG63]

Height: 508 m

Place: Taiwan

Build: 2004

The Taipei 101, formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center, is a supertall skyscraper designed by C.Y. Lee and C.P. Wang in Xinyi, Taipei, Taiwan.

 

 


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Evergrande IFC T1 

Height: 518 m

Place: China

Build: 2025 Est.

Evergrande International Financial Center T1 is a skyscraper on hold in Hefei, China. Once completed, it would be the tallest building in Anhui province.

The design of the building was inspired by bamboo.

 

 


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Jihan IFC Landmark Tower 

Height: 518 m

Place: China

Build: 2022
The tower would form part of an 11-hectare residential and office complex in Jinan. Upon its completion, it will be the tallest building in the Shandong Province.

 

 


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Guizhou Culture Plaza Tower

Height: 521 m

Place: China

Build: Not Specified (Unspecified)

Located at the intersection of Guiyang’s cultural and commercial axis and aligned with the civic area of Zhucheng Square, the Guiyang Cultural Plaza Tower is strategically positioned to anchor and catalyze future development.

 

 


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Skyfame Center Landmark Tower

Height: 528 m

Place: China

Build: 2023 Est.

Skyfame Center Landmark Tower is a supertall skyscraper under construction in Skyfame Center, Nanning. The original design for the building would have been 346 meters tall.

 

 


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China Zun 

Height: 528 m

Place: China

Build: 2018

CITIC Tower is a supertall skyscraper in the Central Business District of Beijing. The 109-story building is the tallest in the city, surpassing that of the China World Trade Center Tower III by 190 meters.

 

 


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Tianjin CTF Finance

Height: 530 m

Place: China

Build: 2019

Tianjin CTF Finance Center is a supertall skyscraper in Tianjin. Construction started in 2013 and was completed in 2019. The tower is the second tallest building in Tianjin after Goldin Finance 117, the eighth tallest completed building in the world, and the tallest building in the world with fewer than 100 floors. It is located in the outer district of the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area.

 

 


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Guangzhou CTF Finance Center 

Height: 530 m

Place: China

Build: 2016

The Guangzhou Chow Tai Fook Finance Centre is a tall mixed-use skyscraper in Guangzhou, which was completed in October 2016. It is the tallest completed building in Guangzhou and the seventh-tallest in the world.

 

 


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Al Noor Tower 

Height: 540 m

Place: Morocco

Build: 2026 Est.

The Al Noor Tower is a proposed 540-meter skyscraper to be built in Casablanca. If built, it would be the tallest building in Africa. The concept of the tower has been created by a French designer, Amédée Santalo.

 

 


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Ostankino Tower

Height: 540 m

Place: Russia

Build: 1967

Ostankino Tower is a television and radio tower in Moscow, Russia, owned by the Moscow branch of the unitary enterprise Russian TV and Radio Broadcasting Network.

 

 


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One World Trade Center

Height: 546 m

Place: United States

Build: 2014

One World Trade Center is the main building of the rebuilt WTC complex in Lower Manhattan, New York City. One WTC is the tallest building in the United States, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere.

 

 


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Burj Jumeirah

Height: 550 m

Place: United Arab Emirates

Build: 2023 Est.

Burj Jumeirah is an upcoming observation tower project near Burj Al Arab in the Sufouh district of Dubai and is expected to be completed in 2025.

 

 


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CN Tower

Height: 553 m

Place: Canada

Build: 1976

The CN Tower is a concrete communications and observation tower located in Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Built on the former Railway Lands, it was completed in 1976. Its name, “CN,” originally referred to Canadian National.

 

 


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Lotte Tower 

Height: 555 m

Place: South Korea

Build: 2016

After 13 years of planning and site preparation, the tower gained final approval to start construction from the government in November 2010, and the first groundbreaking activities of piling and frame assembly were observed at the construction site in March.

 

 


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Thai Boon Roong Twin Trade Center

Height: 562 m

Place: Cambodia

Build: 2024 (unspecified)

Initial construction began on March 20, according to an official who helped design the project. Composed of two 133-story skyscrapers, the project will cover a five-hectare block of land opposite NagaWorld.

 

 


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Baoneng Shenyang GFC 

Height: 568 m

Place: China

Build: 2020

The design of Global Financial Center Tower 1 represents an exercise in both simplicity and iconicity. At the ground level, the tower meets the street at the human scale, with conical extrusions that downplay its verticality near the entrance.

 

 


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Hyundai Global Business Center

Height: 569 m

Place: South Korea

Build: 2026

Construction began in 2016 with the demolition of the existing KEPCO building in May 2016. The actual construction began in May 2020 with an opening planned for 2026.

 

 


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Entisar Tower

Height: 570 m

Place: United Arab Emirates

Build: 2022

Entisar Tower is a skyscraper to be built as a centerpiece of Dubai Meydan City, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It will have 121 floors for various purposes. It is estimated to be completed in 2022.

 

 


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Baoneng Binhu Center Tower 1 

Height: 588 m

Place: China

Build: 2024

Baoneng Center is a supertall skyscraper under construction. The architecture firm Aedas designed Baoneng Center for Baoneng Group. Construction started in 2014.

 

 


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Rose Rock IFC

Height: 588 m

Place: China

Build: Not Specified (Unspecified)

Rose Rock International Finance Center is a proposed skyscraper in Tianjin, China. The groundbreaking ceremony took place on 16 December 2011.

 

 


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Goldin Finance 117 

Height: 597 m

Place: China

Build: (Unspecified)

Goldin Finance 117 is designed to resemble a walking stick and has that as its nickname. Earlier designs resembled the shape of a fin and a diamond. It was planned to be the tallest flat-roofed building in the world.

 

 


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Ping An Finance Centre 

Height: 599 m

Place: China

Build: 2017

The Ping An Financial Center has been the subject of frequent rooftopping attempts. In January 2015, daredevil Malaysian photographer Keow Wee Loong climbed the then-incomplete building and released video footage and a photo taken from a crane at the tower’s top.

 

 


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Makkah Clock Tower

Height: 601 m

Place: Saudi Arabia

Build: 2012

The Abraj Al-Bait is a government-owned complex of seven skyscraper hotels in Mecca. These towers are a part of the King Abdulaziz Endowment Project that aims to modernize the city in catering to its pilgrims.

 

 


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H700 Shenzhen Tower

Height: 608 m

Place: China

Build: Not Specified (Unspecified)

If built, the tower would become China’s tallest building upon completion. The tower is designed by Chicago-based company bKL Architecture.

 

 


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Rama IX Super Tower

Height: 615 m

Place: Thailand

Build: 2022

When completed, it will be the tallest building in Thailand, a record that is now held by Magnolias Waterfront Residences.

 

 


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Al-Aman World Capital Center

Height: 625 m

Place: Sri Lanka

Build: 2022 Est.

Among other features planned, the skyscraper will consist of 1,200 residential units, 2,000 hotel rooms, 3,000 retail outlets, a 5,000-slot car park, and 20 swimming pools.

 

 


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Changchun World Trade Center

Height: 631 m

Place: China

Build: Not Specified (Unspecified)

Changchun World Trade Center is a supertall skyscraper proposed for Changchun, Jilin, China. The original design for the building would have been 631 meters.

 

 


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Shanghai Tower

Height: 632 m

Place: China

Build: 2014

Shanghai Tower is the world’s second-tallest building by height to architectural top, and it shares the record. It had the world’s second-fastest elevators at a top speed of 20.5 meters per second.

 

 


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Tokyo Skytree 

Height: 634 m

Place: Japan

Build: 2012

Tokyo Skytree is a broadcasting and observation tower in Sumida, Tokyo. It became the tallest structure in Japan in 2010. The tower is the primary television and radio broadcast site for the Kantō region.

 

 


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Signature Tower Jakarta

Height: 638 m

Place: Indonesia

Build: 2025 (Unspecified)

 

The skyscraper is a part of a 45-hectare redevelopment project SCBD, near the Semanggi Interchange, and is just south of the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium.

 

 


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Merdeka 118 

Height: 644 m

Place: Malaysia

Build: 2022 Est.

Upon completion, the structure will become the tallest building in Malaysia and Southeast Asia and the second-tallest building in the world.

 

 


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Dubai One Tower

Height: 711 m

Place: United Arab Emirates

Build: 2021

The Dubai One Tower is a proposed megatall residential building in Dubai. At 711 meters, it would be the tallest residential building in the world and the 4th tallest building in the world when completed.

 

 


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Suzhou Zhongnan Center 

Height: 729 m

Place: China

Build: 2021

Suzhou Zhongnan Center is a supertall skyscraper started but never completed in Suzhou Industrial Park, Suzhou, Jiangsu, China. The original design for the building would have been 729 meters.

 

 


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Tradewinds Square Tower A 

Height: 775 m

Place: Malaysia

Build: 2020(Unspecified)

The Tradewinds Square Tower A is a proposed skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia). This building will be 608 m (1995 ft) high and will be completed.

 

 


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Burj Khalifa

Height: 830 m

Place: United Arab Emirates

Build: 2009

The Burj Khalifa (pronounced in English literally “Khalifa Tower”), known as the Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration in 2010, is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

 

 


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Jeddah Tower

Height: 1000 m

Place: Saudi Arabia

Build: 2022 Est.

 

Started in 2013, Jeddah Tower is a stalled construction project of a skyscraper on the north side of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It is planned to be the world’s first 1 km-high building.

 

 


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Burj Mubarak al-Kabir 

Height: 1001 m

Place: Kuwait

Build: 2030

The Burj Mubarak al-Kabir is a proposed megatall skyscraper in Kuwait City, Kuwait. It will be part of the future city called Madinat al-Hareer. Expected completion is likely to be around 2030.

 

 


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Dubai Creek Tower

Height: 1300 m

Place: United Arab Emirates

Build: 2022 Est.

Dubai Creek Tower is a hyper-tall tower under development in Dubai from 2016. The tower will become the world’s tallest tower and tallest man-made structure upon completion in 2022.

 

 

 

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