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INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE CENTRE

(HONG KONG)

Height: 484 metres (1,588ft)

The tallest building in Hong Kong is directly across Victoria

Harbour from the second tallest building in Hong Kong,

2 International Finance Centre.

 

 

SHANGHAI WORLD FINANCIAL CENTRE

(CHINA)

Height: 492 metres (1,614ft)

Shanghai World Financial Center (China)

The third tallest Chinese building on our list is also part of the

world’s first adjacent grouping of three supertall skyscrapers.

 

 

TAIPEI 101

(TAIWAN)

Height: 509 metres (1,670ft)

Taipei 101 (Taiwan)

 

 

THIS WAS THE FIRST SKYSCRAPER TO PASS

THE 1/2 KILOMETRE MARK

CTF FINANCE CENTRE (CHINA)

Height: 530 metres (1,740ft)

CTF Finance Centre (China)

Still under construction, this skyscraper will be the second

tower of the Guangzhou Twin Towers.

 

 

FREEDOM TOWER/ONE WORLD TRADE CENTRE

(UNITED STATES)

Height: 541.3 metres (1,776ft)

Freedom Tower/One World Trade Center (United States)

The height of the new World Trade Centre skyscraper in feet

corresponds to the birth of the United States (1776).

 

 

ABRAJ AL BAIT

(SAUDI ARABIA)

Height: 601 metres (1,971ft)

Abraj Al Bait (Saudi Arabia)

This government owned supertall skyscraper features the

largest clock face in the world. It was built in order to

modernize the city of Mecca in its catering to Muslim pilgrims.

 

 

SHANGHAI TOWER

(CHINA)

Height: 632 metres (2,073ft)

Shanghai Tower (China)

Designed by American firm Gensler and owned by a series of

Chinese companies, this is the tallest building in China.

 

 

BURJ KHALIFA

(UNITED ARAB EMIRATES)

Height: 828 metres (2,717ft)

Burj Khalifa (United Arab Emirates)

Covering the better portion of 1 km in height, the

Burj Khalifa is the tallest building on Earth.

 


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