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The Burj Khalifa [a] (known as the Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration) is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and the world's tallest structure.With a total height of 829.8 m (2,722 ft, or just over half a mile) and a roof height (excluding antenna, but including a 242.6 m spire) [2] of 828 m (2,717 ft), the Burj Khalifa has been the tallest structure and building in the world since ...
The tallest building in the world, as of 2025, is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.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.
The 828-metre (2,717 ft) tall Burj Khalifa in Dubai has been the tallest building since 2010. [1] The Burj Khalifa has been classified as megatall. [2] A diagram showing the tallest buildings as of 2024. This is a list of the tallest buildings.
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 ...
View of The World from Burj Khalifa The development's logo. The World Islands (Arabic: جزر العالم; Juzur al-Ālam) are an archipelago of small artificial islands constructed in the shape of a world map, located in the waters of the Persian Gulf, off the coast of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. [1]
[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 ...
At The Top, Burj Khalifa is a series of observation decks on the 124th and 125th floors of the Burj Khalifa which opened to the public on 5 January 2010. At 452 m (1,483 ft), it boasted the highest manmade observation deck in the world at the time [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] This record was subsequently broken and regained twice with the respective ...
Merdeka 118, formerly known as Menara Warisan Merdeka, [a] KL 118, and PNB 118, is a 118-story megatall skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.At 678.9 m (2,227 ft) tall, [1] it is the second-tallest building and structure in the world, only behind the Burj Khalifa, at 829.8 m (2,722 ft).