Top 10 tallest buildings in the world:
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10. Taipei 101: Taipei 101 one of the tallest buildings in the world. Taipei 101 formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center. It was located at Taipei, Taiwan in Republic of China. It is a Commercial Office Type Building. The construction work started in 1999 and completed in 2004. Owner of Taipei 101 is Taipei Financial Center Corporation. The height of the building is 508 m (1667 ft.) and it has 101 Floors. Taipei 101 architect by C.Y.Lee & Partners and main contractors are KTRT joint venture and Samsung C&T. For more information visit www.taipei-101.com.
09. Pentominium: Pentominium is a 122 storey super tall skyscraper under construction in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The construction work started in the year of 2008. The height of the building is 515.95 m (1692.7 ft.) and it has 122 nos. of floor (6 nos. below ground). Pentominium architect by Aedas and developed by Trident International Holdings. Main contractors are Arabian Construction Company and Hitachi Plant Technologies.
08. Chow Tai Fook Center: CTF is another tallest structures in the world. CTF Finance Tower formerly the CTF Guangzhow, Chow Tai Fook Centre. It was located in Guangzhou, China.The construction work started in 2010 and estimated completion in 2016. Height of the building is 530 m (1740 ft.) and it has 116 nos. of floor (5 nos. below ground) and 86 nos. lifts/elevators are available. Chow Tai Fook Center architect by Kohn Pederson Fox Leigh & Orange. The building has 273 nos. hotel room & 414 apartments.
07. Freedom Tower: Freedom Tower also known as One World Trade Center or 1 World Trade Center or One WTC or 1 WTC. It was located 285 Fulton Street, Manhattan, New York, United States. The Construction work started in 2006 and completed in 2013. Height of Freedom Tower is 541.3 m (1776 ft.). It has 104 nos. floor including below ground floor and 73 nos. lifts/elevators are available. The building architect by David Childs & Daniel Libeskind (2002) and developed by Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. The Main Contractor's name is Tishman Construction.
06. Goldin Finance 117: In my list about tallest buildings in the world, Goldin Finance takes 6th positions. Goldin Finance 117, also known as China 117 Tower. It is a skyscraper under construction in Tianjin, China. The Construction work started in 2008 and estimated completion within 2017. Height of the building is 597 m (1959 ft.) with 117 nos. of floor. Goldin Finance 117 architect by P&T Group, developed by Goldin Properties Holdings Limited and main contractor is Third Bureau of CSCEC.
05. Ping An International Finance Center: Ping An International Finance Center is a 115 story mega tall skyscraper under construction in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, China. The tallest building is located at Shenzhen in Futian, the south corner of Fuhua and Yitian Roads. Height of the building is 600 m (1969 ft.) and it has 115 nos. of floor plus 5 nos. underground. 80 nos. lifts/elevators available in this building. Ping An International Finance Center architect by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates and developed by Ping An Life Insurance Company of China. The main contractor is China Construction First Building Group. Construction work started in 2009 and estimated completion within 2016.
04. Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel (Abraj-Al-Bait Tower): One of the world's tallest building is Abraj-Al-Bait Tower, it's also known as the Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel. It is a Government owned megatall building complex, located in Makkah, Saudi Arabia. The construction work started in the year of 2004 and opening in 2012. Height of Makkah Royal Clock Tower is 601 m (1972 ft.). It has 120 nos. of floor and 96 nos. of lift. The tallest building architect by Dar Al-Handasah and main contractor is Saudi Bin laden Group.
03. Shanghai Tower: Sanghai Tower is the 3rd largest tower in the world. It was located in Lujiazui, Pudong, Shanghai in China. Construction work started in Nov'2008 and completed in Sept'2015. Owner of the Tower is Shanghai Tower Construction and development. The height of this tower is 632 m (2073 ft.). It has 128 nos. floor. The tallest tower architect by Jun Xia & TJAD and main contractor is Shanghai Construction Group.
02. India Tower: The 2nd largest tallest tower in the world. India Tower formal name is Park Hyatt Tower or Dynamix Tower or DB Tower. It is the 2nd largest building in the world. The Indian Tower located in the City of Mumbai, India. The construction work started in the year of 2010. Height of India Tower is 700 m (2300 ft.). It has 126 nos. of floor. The 2nd largest tower architect by Foster and Partners and developed by Dynamix Balwas Realty.
01. Burj Khalifa: In the list of top 10 tallest buildings in the world, Burj Khalifa takes 1st Place. Before it's inauguration Burj Khalifa known as Burj Dubai. It is the tallest artificial structure in the world. It is located at 1 Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Boulevard, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The construction work of Burj Khalifa's started in 6th Jan'2004 and construction completed in 30th Dec'2010. Height of the world's tallest building Burj Khalifa is 825 m (2717 ft.). It has 57 lifts/elevators for which 55 nos. single deck and 2 nos. double deck. Burj Khalifa's architect by Adrian Smith, developed by Emaar Properties, structure engineer is Bill Baker and main contractor is Samsung C&T Corporation, Besix and Arabtec. For more information about world tallest buildings Burj Khalifa, please visit the site www.burjkhalifa.ae
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