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The tallest building in the world, as of 2025, is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.The title of "world's tallest building" has been held by various buildings in modern times, including Lincoln Cathedral in Lincoln, England, and the Empire State Building and the original World Trade Center, both in New York City.
2004 Tallest building in the world from 2004 till 2010; tallest building in Taiwan [25] 12 Shanghai World Financial Center: 492.0 1,614 101 (+ 3 below ground) Shanghai China: 2008 [26] 13 International Commerce Centre: 484.0 1,588 108 (+ 4 below ground) Hong Kong China: 2010 Tallest building in Hong Kong [27] 14 Wuhan Greenland Center: 475.6 1,560
The world's tallest human-made structure is the 828-metre-tall (2,717 ft) Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The building gained the official title of "tallest building in the world" and the tallest self-supported structure at its opening on January 9, 2010.
Designed by Taiwanese firm C.Y. Lee & Partners, Taipei 101 was the world’s tallest building from 2004 until 2007, when it was surpassed by the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
Taipei 101 comprises 101 floors above ground, as well as five basement levels. The first building to break the half-kilometer mark in height, [8] it was the world's tallest building from 31 March 2004 to 10 March 2010 (six years) [47] [48] until it was surpassed by the Burj Khalifa in 2010. For 12 years it also had the fastest elevator, at 61 ...
One of New Orleans' tallest buildings has become a danger in the decades since it was erected in the 1960s. While the $15.5 million building had a few residential units, it was mainly designed for ...
[2] [179] When the spire is included in the building's height, as stated by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), One World Trade Center surpasses the height of Taipei 101 (1,671-foot (509 m)), is the world's tallest all-office building, and the seventh-tallest skyscraper in the world as of May 2023, behind the Burj Khalifa ...
The 10 tallest buildings in the United States are in New York and Chicago, the country’s first-and third-largest cities, respectively. Oklahoma City is America’s 20th largest city, with around ...