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Since ancient times, man has strived to build buildings at the highest possible height. The height of the structure spoke of its reliability and inviolability. Every year, man was increasingly drawn to the sky, and buildings became taller and taller as the technical capabilities of mankind increased.

Here are the top 10 largest buildings in the world, each of which will amaze you with its architecture.

10 Kingkey 100

Kingkey 100 or simply KK 100 is a skyscraper located in China. Architect Terry Farrell, together with his partners from the city of Shenzhen, did not waste time on trifles and decided that if they were going to build, they should build well. The height of the building is as much as 442 meters, on which there are as many as 100 floors.

Kingkey 100 is built in modernism style and fascinates tourists with its shapes. The complex includes office centers, retail areas and a hotel that can accommodate 249 guests. It was in this skyscraper that the first IMAX cinema in the city was opened.

The underground parking includes 2,000 parking spaces. Everything in this building was done to improve the level of human comfort. There is a restaurant on the upper floors of Kingkey 100. Visitors to the establishment can admire the breathtaking views while eating.

9 Willis Tower

The 443 meter tall Willis Tower is located in Chicago. The skyscraper has at its base a square consisting of nine square pipes. The entire structure as a whole has many angles and looks quite impressive.

If we compare the area of the building with the area of an ordinary football field, then this skyscraper can accommodate 57 football fields. For the convenience of people, the building is divided into 3 sections, and in total the tower has more than a hundred elevators.

8 Nanjing Greenland Financial Center (Zifeng Tower)

6 Federation Tower - one of the tallest buildings in the world

The tall building is rightfully the pride of the people of Russia. The building, 506 meters high, is located in the capital of the country, Moscow. In 2015, this tower was recognized as the tallest building in Europe.

The majestic skyscraper was given over to the needs of an international business center. In addition to offices, there are apartments and a shopping gallery.

Foreign companies and specialists were involved in the construction of the structure. The complex consists of two buildings, one of which is called “East” and has 95 floors, and the second is called “West” and has 63 floors.

5 Taipei 101

Taipei 101 is located in the heart of Taiwan, Taipei City. The height of the building is 510 meters, on which there are 101 floors. The lower floors are reserved for shopping centers, while the upper floors house an office complex.

The architects provided for the presence of high-speed elevators in the complex. These elevators can travel 84 floors in just 39 seconds. It takes a person less than a minute to climb to a height that is more than half the entire skyscraper.

4 1 World Trade Center (Freedom Tower) - the tallest skyscraper in the world

After the tragedy that occurred in September 2001, the states lost two famous skyscrapers. Years later, the Freedom Tower was built on the same site.

The skyscraper became a center of international trade. The height of the gigantic building is 541 meters. Most of the skyscraper's area is used for an office complex; the tower also has observation platforms for tourists. The upper floors of the shopping center are reserved for the activities of the television alliance.

3 Shanghai Tower

The third place in the list of the tallest buildings in the world is occupied by a high-rise building from the city of Shanghai, China. The height of the structure is 632 meters, and the shape of the skyscraper resembles a spiral.

Construction work on the tower was completed in 2015, after which the tower received the status of the tallest tower in China. There was an unprecedented excitement among tourists, everyone wanted to look at the world from the height of a skyscraper.

Two Russian extreme sportsmen amazed the whole world in 2014. They posted a video taken from the Shanghai Tower construction site. The guys bravely balanced on the boom of a construction crane 650 meters high. The video received a crazy number of views on YouTube.

2 Tokyo Skytree - the tallest tower in the world

Tokyo Skytree literally means "Tokyo Sky Tree". This poetic name was given to the 634-meter-high tower, which rightfully received the title of the second tallest among the world's skyscrapers.

The name for the tower was invented as part of an online competition, so the team of architects allowed ordinary people to contribute to the fate of the tower.

In addition to its beauty, the “Heavenly Tree” impresses with its safety. The building was built taking into account the frequent earthquakes in Japan, so it holds back half the force of tremors.

The main purpose of the tallest tower in the world is digital television and radio broadcasting.

The Burj Khalifa skyscraper is the tallest building in the world. It extends to a height of 828 meters and is geographically located in the city of Dubai. The shape of the tallest building in the world resembles a stepped stalagmite that towers above all other buildings.

The majestic skyscraper received its name in honor of the President of the UAE, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

As conceived by the architects, the tower includes lawns, parking lots and even recreational parks. The building was designed as an entire residential complex that can satisfy the needs of any person.

At the moment, there are four main elements in the Burj Khalifa - office space, shopping centers, residential apartments and a luxury hotel. Giorgio Armani himself worked on the design of the hotel.

Tourists from all over the world come to admire the beauty of the structure. An observation deck is equipped for them at an altitude of 452 meters, which corresponds to the 124th floor of the complex. In total, the building has 163 floors, the highest of which are occupied by the technical needs of the complex.

Those who are not intimidated by dizzying heights can afford to dine in a restaurant on the 122nd floor of the tallest skyscraper in the world. The establishment is called “Atmosphere” and is the only restaurant on the planet located at such an altitude.

Place in the top	Name	Height (m)	City
10	Kingkey 100	442	Shenzhen
9	Willis Tower	443	Chicago
8	Nanjing Greenland Financial Center (Zifeng Tower)	450	Nanking
7	492	Shanghai
6	Federation Tower	506	Moscow
5	Taipei 101	510	Taipei
4	541	NY
3	Shanghai Tower	632	Shanghai
2	Tokyo Skytree	634	Tokyo
1	828	Dubai

The well-known catchphrase “Size doesn’t matter” applies to many things, but not to buildings. Since ancient times, man has been trying to reach the sky, inventing various devices and inventions. Today, the upper floors of the tallest buildings in the world (skyscrapers) “float in the clouds.” We invite you to take a tour of the 10 tallest skyscrapers in the world, which amaze with their grandeur:

10. Kingkey 100, Shenzhen, China

Photo 10. Kingkey 100 442 meters (1,449 feet) tall, 100 floors.

Kingkey 100 is a super-tall building in Shenzhen province in China. The skyscraper received this name for the number of floors - exactly 100 (68 floors are office premises, 22 floors are the St. Regis Hotel, a shopping center, and on the top 4 floors there are restaurants and a “sky garden”). The height of the building is 442 meters, the skyscraper was built in 2011 and ranks 10th in the world (1st place in Shenzhen and 4th place in China).

9. Willis Tower, Chicago, Illinois

Photo 9. Willis Tower is the tallest building in the USA.

Willis Tower is the tallest building in the United States; until 2009 it was called the Sears Tower. The skyscraper was built in 1973 and for 25 years it was the largest building in the world. Willis Tower is approximately 443.3 meters high (110 floors and 104 elevators). The tower is visited by approximately 1 million people a year and is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Chicago.

8. Nanjing Greenland Financial Center, Nanjing, China

Photo 8. The Zifeng high-rise building, also known as the Nanjing Greenland Financial Center, is the 3rd tallest skyscraper in China.

Nanjing Greenland Financial Center is the business center of Nanjing in China. Construction of the skyscraper was completed in 2009. The building ranks 3rd in China among super-tall buildings and 8th in the world. The height of the building is 450 meters, 89 floors. The financial center houses office space, shopping centers, restaurants and hotels. On the 72nd floor there is an observation deck with panoramic views of the city.

7. Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Photo 7. The Petronas Twin Towers have the largest concrete foundation in the world.

Petronas Towers are located in the capital of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur. The structure is also called the Petronas Twin Towers. The project was completed in 1998 by two different construction companies to create competition. The construction cost the customer, the Petronas oil company, $800 million. The height of the Petronas Tower is 451.9 meters (88 floors). The building, covering an area of 213,750 m² (equivalent to 48 football fields), houses offices, exhibition halls, and a gallery. On the 86th floor there are observation platforms for tourists; the towers are connected by a covered passage in the form of a bridge, which ensures fire safety.

6. International Commerce Center, Hong Kong, China

Photo 6. The tallest building in Hong Kong - International Commerce Center

The International Commerce Center is located in Hong Kong, China. The skyscraper was built in 2010 and is the tallest building in Hong Kong. The height of the building is 484 meters (118 floors). On the upper floors is the five-star Ritz-Carlton hotel, which is the tallest hotel in the world. The commercial center also houses office space, shopping centers, banks and restaurants. On the 100th floor there is an observation deck for tourists and travelers.

5. Shanghai World Financial Center, China

Photo 5. Skyscraper in Shanghai - The Shanghai World Financial Center was recognized as the best skyscraper in the world in 2008.

Shanghai World Financial Center is located in Shanghai, China. Construction of the skyscraper was completed in 2008. The height of the building is 492 meters (101 floors). The building houses conference rooms, shops, restaurants, offices and a hotel. There are observation platforms on the upper floors.

4. Taipei 101, Taiwan

Photo 4. Taipei 101 is the tallest building built in the 21st century.

Taipei 101 is located in the capital of China - Taipei. The building was built in 2004, height – 509.2 meters (101 floors). There are offices on the upper floors, and shopping centers on the lower floors. Observation platforms are located on the 89th, 91st and 101st floors.

3. 1 World Trade Center, New York, USA

Photo 3. 1 World Trade Center is the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere.

One World Trade Center or Freedom Tower is located in New York City in lower Manhattan. This is the central building of the new World Trade Center, located on the site of the previous complex destroyed on September 11, 2001. Construction of the Freedom Tower was completed on May 10, 2013. The height of the skyscraper is 541 meters (104 floors + 5 underground). The building houses offices, shops, restaurants, and observation decks.

2. Abraj al-Bayt, Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Photo 2. Abraj al-Beit - the largest structure in the world by mass

Abraj Al-Bait Towers is a complex of high-rise buildings located in Mecca. This is the tallest building in Saudi Arabia with the largest clock in the world. Construction of the tallest tower, the Clock Royal Tower, was completed in 2012 and reaches a height of 601 meters (120 floors). At the top of the tower there is a clock with a diameter of 43 meters, four dials of which are installed in 4 cardinal directions. The giant clock is visible from anywhere in the city.

1. Burj Khalifa, Dubai, UAE

Photo 1. Burj Khalifa - the tallest building in the world is located in Dubai.

Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The project was created as a city within a city: its own lawns, boulevards, parks and was commissioned in 2010. The total cost of the construction was approximately $1.5 billion. The height of the building is 828 meters, 57 elevators are installed. Inside the complex there are offices and shopping centers, apartments, and the hotel was designed by Giorgio Armani. At the top of the building there is an observation deck and an observatory.

A person is characterized by a spirit of competition, let alone states, each striving to distinguish itself in culture, art and architecture. Year after year, like giant guards, skyscrapers grow in different parts of the world, striking in their size and beauty. Here are just ten of the tallest and most famous skyscrapers in the world.

1. Burj Khalifa Tower

It is no exaggeration to say that this is the tallest building in all of Asia and the world as a whole. It is located in Dubai (UAE). Many people associate its shape with a stalagmite facing upward. If you look closely, it really seems that, in addition, this shape gives the structure greater stability. The huge structure rose 828 meters above the city and includes 163 floors; it initially had a “claim” to be unique. The tower is called a “city within a city” and there is some justice in this. On huge areas and numerous floors there is a hotel, its design was developed by Armani, rich apartments, offices, restaurants, boutiques, swimming pools and fitness centers, etc. A favorite place for tourists is the observation deck located on the 124th floor, from which a unique view of the city in the desert opens before your eyes. By the way, you can be taken to it by an elevator that reaches a speed of up to 10 m/s.

2. Warsaw radio tower

This mast is located in Poland. Its height reaches 647 meters. Until the moment it collapsed, it was the first tallest in the world. When the radio mast fell, the Poles began to call it the longest structure in the world. The Warsaw radio tower is the only such half-wave antenna for sending and receiving long waves that has ever existed. They even issued postage stamps with the image of this radio mast. When the Polish government decided to restore such a large structure, local residents began to be indignant. They commented on this by saying that the radiation from the Warsaw Tower is harmful to health.

3. Tokyo Sky Tree

This television tower has another name - Tokyo Skytree. It is located in one of the districts of Tokyo and is considered the very tallest television tower in the world. If we consider its height together with the antenna, then it is equal to 634 m. The Japanese did not just choose this figure for the height of the television tower. They wanted the name of the number to coincide with the name of the historical area where modern Tokyo is located. From this the tower received its second name “musashi”. If translated, “mu” is the number 6, “sa” is 3, “si” is 4. This tower has one architectural feature. During construction, a special system was created that should control the force of tremors underground during an earthquake. This is what Japanese architects said. The tower is mainly used for digital television and radio broadcasting, mobile telephony and navigation systems. In addition, this tower is visited by many tourists every year.

4. Shanghai Tower

Although it is currently at the construction stage (interior decoration), it has already won an honorable second place in the world of skyscrapers, soaring 632 meters into the sky.

This television and radio tower is located in Blanchere and reaches a height of 629 meters. There was a period when this structure was considered the tallest in the entire history of mankind. The tower can transmit and receive signals throughout Europe and North Africa. The radio mast was supported by fifteen guys, which were attached at various levels.

6. Abraj al-Bayt Towers

“Abraj al-Beit” is a complex structure that consists of seven towers, their height ranges from 240-601 meters. The complex is located in Mecca (Saudi Arabia), directly opposite the main mosque. The clock on the royal tower can be seen at a distance of 25 kilometers. Inside, it is filled with numerous shops, a hotel and apartments.

The TV tower was built to a height of 600 m. It got its name because of the city in which it is located - Guangzhou. The tower transmits television and radio signals. There is a separate place on the TV tower that can accommodate 10 thousand tourists. Here, from a tall building, they can enjoy the beauty of Guangzhou. At different levels there are observation platforms, glazed and open. At an altitude of 420 meters there is a revolving restaurant.

8. CN Tower

The upper part of this tall structure is also a television tower, the height of which is 53 m. This building is located in Toronto. Since 1975, for almost thirty years, the CN Tower has been the tallest building in the entire world. Today, many equally tall structures have already appeared. This building has an elevator that will take you to the desired floor; it moves at a speed of 22 km/h. Thanks to this speed, you will get to the observation deck or restaurant at the very top of the tower in seconds. There are 78 such cases. The CN Tower can withstand even strong hurricane winds that reach speeds of 420 km/h. This structure is twice as tall as the Eiffel Tower. The architects-designers created a glass floor on the observation deck. It is quite dense and can support 24 hippos. Since 2011, the tower has come up with the “Edge Walk” attraction: a walk (with insurance) around the observation deck at an altitude of 356 m.

9. 1 World Trade Center

Another name for this building. Freedom Tower (New York). It was built on the site of the tragedy of 09.11.11 and is the main one in the complex of the newly built World Trade Center. The interior spaces are given over to offices. The height of the building is 541 meters.

10. Ostankino Tower

The height of the huge tower is 540 m. Ostankino is located in Moscow. This building is considered the tallest in all of Europe. It can be called a full member of the International Federation of Great Towers. This tower was built by Nikolai Nikitin, creating the project in just 24 hours. If you use your imagination, then “Ostankino” looks like a lily flower, only in an upside-down world. TV tower transmitters transmit signals over vast distances, or large areas with a population of over 15 million people.

What is human labor capable of? The answer is simple, yes to almost everything! It’s not for nothing that people build such huge and unimaginable buildings as skyscrapers. There are countless of them in various parts of the world, they are beautiful, unusual and spacious, which is very useful for the modern rhythm of life, but today we will talk about the tallest of them. So what are the tallest buildings in the world?

Tallest buildings in the World

10th place: Willis Tower

The Willis Tower was built quite a long time ago in 1973, by that time it was the tallest building in the world, and its height is truly impressive 443.2 m. Its location is Chicago (USA). If you add up its entire total area, you will get a total of 57 football fields, with such a scale there is plenty of room to roam around. This building also became famous for its participation in such films as “Divergent” and “Transformers 3: Dark of the Moon.”

9th place: Zifeng High-Rise Building (Nanjing-Greenland Financial Center)

This skyscraper is located in Nanjing, China. It is 450 meters high and Zifeng was completed in 2009, so it can be considered a relatively young building. In addition to offices, shopping centers and everything else, it has a public observatory. And also from the observation deck (287 m) an unforgettable view of the entire city of Nanjing opens.

8th place: Petronas Towers 1, 2

In 8th place is a skyscraper with 88 floors - the Petronas Towers. They are located in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. Their height is 451.9 meters. Only 6 years were allotted for the construction of such a miracle, and the main condition was that all materials used for construction had to be produced in Malaysia. And the Prime Minister himself took part in the design of such beauty; it was he who proposed making twin towers in the “Islamic style.”

7th place: International Commercial Center

The skyscraper was built in Hong Kong in 2010. Its height is 484 meters, and it has 118 floors. So for such a populated city as Hong Kong, this building has become an excellent place to create jobs. It also has an excellent five-star hotel at an altitude of 425 meters from the ground, which gives it the right to call itself the highest hotel in the world.

6th place: Shanghai World Financial Center

The height of this skyscraper is 492 meters, and it has 101 floors. It is located in Shanghai, China. Construction began in 1997, but at that time there was a crisis and therefore the construction was delayed and ended only in 2008. The Shanghai World Financial Center can withstand an earthquake of up to magnitude 7, which is a very important feature for earthquake-prone areas. This building has records, it won the title of the world's highest observation deck on the 100th floor, and in 2008 it became the best skyscraper in the world.

5th place: Taipei 101

The skyscraper is located in the Republic of China in the city of Taipei. Its height is 509.2 m including the spire, and has 101 floors. The building was built in the postmodern style, but the architects also perfectly integrated ancient Chinese construction styles here. A special feature of this skyscraper is its elevators; they are the fastest in the world, so you can easily get from the 5th to the 89th floor in 39 seconds.

4th place: 1 World Trade Center (Freedom Tower)

The skyscraper is located in New York and took 8 years to build. But already in November 2014, this building amazed visitors with its power and spaciousness. Its height is 541.3 meters, there are 104 floors and 5 more are underground, and it is designed in a modern high-tech style.

3rd place: Abraj al-Beit (Royal Clock Tower)

This complex of buildings was built in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It is rightfully considered the largest building in the whole world, but not the tallest, since its height is 601 meters. There are 120 floors, on which there are many apartments, both for visitors and permanent residents of Mecca. A special feature of this building is the largest clock in the world, it can be seen from anywhere in the city, since its dials were installed on four sides of the world, probably in order to always navigate in time and not waste it.

2nd place: Shanghai Tower

1st place: Burj Khalifa (Khalifa Tower)

The tallest building in the world is the Khalifa Tower, and for good reason, because it is not just a couple of meters ahead of its predecessor, but much more. Its height is 828 meters and it is located in Dubai. The number of floors is 163. This tower has quite a lot of titles and is the tallest structure in the world, the tallest ever to exist in the world. Burj Khalifa is the most multifunctional building.

It’s like a city within a city, with its own parks, shops and apartments. Probably, living in such a tower, there’s no particular need to go out into the city, because everything is there, except to walk on the ground. In appearance, it looks like a stalagmite, which again gives the tower a special uniqueness; its beauty is not worth talking about, you just have to see it with your own eyes, but once you see it, you are unlikely to forget it.

When they talk about the largest houses on the planet, they are usually divided into record holders in terms of volume (the largest buildings) and area (the most spacious). Today we bring to your attention the second category of Towers of Babel, with a record-breaking large floor space. Considering the development and popularity of air communications and international tourism, it is not difficult to guess that the most spacious houses are airports and hotels. But there are exceptions; military men and traders also like it when there is a lot. However, about everything and everyone - in order.

The Grand Prix in the “Gigantomania” nomination is rightly awarded Terminal 3 of Dubai International Airport. Everything that the Indians and Pakistanis build for the rich Arabians is amazing in scale and luxury. Terminal 3 opened in October 2008 at a cost of $4.5 billion and covers an area of 1.5 million square meters (or 150 hectares). This, for comparison, is 5 times larger than the Moscow Kremlin. Inside the terminal there are 82 moving walks, 97 escalators, and 157 elevators.

(Holland) occupied 990,000 “squares” of precious Dutch land. This is the second largest building in the world and the first in Europe. Every day many thousands of flowers from all over the world are brought here and sold here. Every second bouquet purchased in the underground passage comes from here.

Beijing Capital International Airport Terminal 3 with an area of 986 thousand m2, they built it specifically for the 2008 Olympics. Its construction and filling cost China 3.5 billion US dollars. The terminal is connected to the metro, which takes about 20 minutes to reach the center of the Chinese capital. According to the architects, from the sky the new terminal looks like a red fiery dragon, but many observers admit that the shape of the building is more reminiscent of a girl’s heavily stretched thong panties.

Hotel-casino Venetian in the city of Macau, the gambling capital of Asia, has 40 floors with a simply indecent level of luxury. Venetian offers millionaires 3,000 multi-room suites, 3,400 slot machines, and 800 gambling tables. This is the largest hotel in Eurasia, one night in which costs at least $180, which is not so expensive for such luxury.

In Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) there is a complex of American-style skyscrapers (203 meters in height), with an area of 700 thousand m2. This “city within a city” is considered the most massive building built “in one go.” Inside Berjaya Times Square there are two five-star hotels, a huge shopping center and an amusement park, residential residences and offices.

The hotel and casino is owned by the American Automobile Association (AAA, not to be confused with Batteries and Alconauts Anonymous). Area - 645 thousand square meters. The moneybag resort opened in January 2008 and cost $1.8 billion to build. The building houses the most luxurious car store in America, where you can touch and buy the coolest and most expensive cars such as Lamborghini, Bugatti, Saleen and Spiker.

In 7th place in the list of the most spacious houses on the planet - everyone knows. The US Department of Defense building boasts an area of 610,000 m 2, it is the most crowded office building on Earth. The Pentagon employs 23 thousand civil servants with and without uniform, as well as 3,000 service personnel. These people drink 5 thousand cups of coffee per day and go to 234 toilets. The Pentagon's perimeter is one and a half kilometers, and there are 7,754 windows in its five above-ground floors.

Object K-25 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee - the 8th largest building in the world by total area (60 hectares), a former uranium enrichment plant. K-25 was built simultaneously with the Pentagon and is designed for 12 thousand jobs. In 1987, the K-25 facility was officially closed; work on the deconstruction and disinfection of the nuclear plant continues to this day, because this is a complex and dreary task, but it still needs to be done.

Hong Kong International Airport ranks 9th and 570 thousand m 2. Among local residents it is known under the exotic name Chek Lap Kok. This is one of the busiest airports in the world in terms of passenger and cargo traffic; it has repeatedly won prizes as the best airport in the world. The $20 billion airport was built on an artificial island in 1998 and is still considered China's main air gateway.

And in 10th place in the ranking of unusually spacious buildings is another Asian miracle. This is the airport again and it's called . Location: Bangkok town. Area – 56.3 hectares. In addition to being one of the top ten, Suvarnabhumi is proud of the tallest control tower in the world of aviation (132 m), as well as two parallel runways, allowing aircraft to receive and depart simultaneously. They say that during the construction of the airport, Thai officials received simply insane kickbacks, and this is also a record.