In the 20th century a lot of new things appeared: a man flew into space, cellular communication, computers, robots and skyscrapers. Indeed, in large cities, when the population began to exceed the possible resource of accommodation, the houses began to grow not in breadth, but in height. But it is not always possible to easily answer the question, what is the highest tower of the world called and what is its height, because many companies in the pursuit of the right to own the highest skyscraper in the world are building all the year round.
Let's get acquainted with the 10 most famous high-rise skyscrapers of the world at the moment.
Burj Khalifa
This skyscraper, built in Dubai, is the largest in the world and one of the city's attractions . Its height with a spire is 829.8 m and 163 floors. The construction of Burj Khalifa began in 2004 and ended in 2010. This tall building in the form of a stalagmite is one of the attractions of Dubai, as many come there to ride the fastest elevator or visit the world's tallest restaurant or nightclub.
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Abraj al-Bayit
The skyscraper known as the Makkah Clock Royal Tower hotel was opened in 2012 in Mecca of Saudi Arabia. Its height is 601m or 120 floors.
Abraj al-Bayit is the tallest tower with the largest clock in the world. This building consists of shopping centers, a hotel, residential apartments, a garage and two heliports.
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Taipei 101
Skyscraper height 509m was built in 2004 on the island of Taiwan in Taipei. According to the architects who built Taipei, this building, despite the fact that it consists of 101 floors above and 5 floors below the ground, is one of the most stable skyscrapers in the world.
Shanghai World Financial Center
This elegant skyscraper height of 492 m was built in 2008 in the center of Shanghai. A feature of its structure is a trapezoidal aperture at the end of the building, which serves to reduce the pressure of the wind.
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International Commercial Center ICC Tower
This is a 118-story high 484 m tall skyscraper built in 2010 in the western part of Hong Kong. According to the project, it should have been higher (574 m), but the government imposed a ban on exceeding the height of the mountains surrounding the city.
Twin Towers Petronas
Until 2004, this skyscraper was considered to be the highest in the world (before the appearance of Taipei 101). Towers 451.9 m high, consisting of 88 ground and 5 ground floors, are located in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. At the height of the 41st and 42nd floors, the towers are connected by the highest two-story bridge in the world - Skybridge.
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Zipheng Tower
In the Chinese city of Nanjing in 2010, was built 89-storey building with a height of 450 m. Due to its unusual architecture, this skyscraper from different viewing points looks different.
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Willis Tower
The 110-story building, 442 m high (without antenna), located in Chicago , bore the title of the highest skyscraper in the world for 25 years, until 1998. But it is still the tallest building in the United States. For tourists on the 103 floor of the location is absolutely transparent viewing platform.
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KingKay 100
This is the fourth skyscraper in China, its height is 441.8 m. On its one hundred floors there are a shopping center, offices, a hotel, restaurants and a heavenly garden.
International Financial Center of Guangzhou
Built in the height of 438.6 m in the Chinese city of Guangzhou in 2010, the West Tower has 103 ground and 4 ground floors. On one half of them are offices, and on the second - the hotel. This is the western part of the project of twin towers of Guangzhou, but the east tower "East Tower" is still under construction.
As can be seen, the listed skyscrapers are located in the majority in the east, where the deficit of land resources is greater than in Europe and in the west.