The competition between the world countries to hold on their grounds the tallest buildings in the world has been on the rise in recent years. New technologies and developed materials have deemed the extraordinary heights possible.
Let’s have a look at the tallest buildings in the world till date:

10. Shanghai World Financial Center | 492 m | 1,614 ft | 101 floors

Location: Shanghai, China
Architects: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) + Mori Building + Irie Miyake Architects and Engineers
Use: Hotel and Offices
Completed: 2008

9. TAIPEI 101 | 508 m | 1,667 ft | 101 floors

Location: Taipei, Taiwan
Architects: C.Y. Lee & Partners Architects/Planners
Use: Offices
Completed: 2004

8. China Zun | 527.7 m | 1,731 ft | 109 floors

Location: Beijing, China
Architects: TFP Farrels + Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF)
Use: Offices
Completed: 2018

7. Guangzhou CTF Finance Center | 530 m | 1,739 ft | 111 floors

Location: Guangzhou, China
Architects: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF)
Use: Mixed
Completed: 2016

6. One World Trade Center | 541.3 m | 1,776 ft | 94 floors

Location: New York
Architects: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM)
Use: Hotel and Offices
Completed: 2014

5. Lotte World Tower | 554.5 m | 1,819 ft | 123 floors

Location: Seoul, South Korea
Architects: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF)
Use: Hotel and Offices
Completed: 2017

4. Ping An Finance Center | 599 m | 1,965 ft | 115 floors

Location: Shenzhen, China
Architects: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF)
Use: Offices
Completed: 2017

3. Makkah Royal Clock Tower | 601 m | 1,972 ft | 120 floors

Location: Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Architects: Dar al-Handasah Shair & Partners + SL Rasch
Use: Mixed
Completed: 2012

2. Shanghai Tower | 632 m | 2,073 ft | 128 floors

Location: Shanghai, China
Architects: Gensler
Use: Hotel and Offices
Completed: 2015

1. Burj Khalifa | 828 m | 2,717 ft | 163 floors

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Architects: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM)
Use: Offices + Residential + Hotel
Completed: 2010

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