World's Tallest skyscrapers

JEDDAH TOWER – JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA
Once completed, the Jeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia will steal the title of the world's tallest skyscraper from Dubai's Burj Khalifa in 2020. The funding for the ambitious US $1.2 billion project is secured and the proposed 200-storey building will stand over 3,281 feet (1 km).





BURJ KHALIFA – DUBAI, UAE
Since its completion in 2010, the Burj Khalifa has been the tallest building in the world. Designed by the architects Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, it is a mighty 2,723 feet (829.8 m) tall building and has 163 floors.





SHANGHAI TOWER – SHANGHAI, CHINA
At 2,073 feet (632 m), the Shanghai Tower (R) is the tallest building in China. The structure has the world's fastest elevators, which climb at the speed of 65 feet (20.6 m) per second.





MAKKAH ROYAL CLOCK TOWER – MECCA, SAUDI ARABIA
The Makkah Royal Clock Tower is the third tallest building in the world. Its most striking feature – the clock face – is so large that it can be seen from 16 miles (25 km) away. The height of the building is 1,972 feet (601 m).





PING AN FINANCE CENTRE – SHENZHEN, CHINA
Commissioned by Ping An Insurance, the Ping An Finance Center took six years to complete. It overtook the KK100 tower to become the tallest building in Shenzhen at 1,965 feet (599 m).





LOTTE WORLD TOWER, SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA
At 1,823 feet (555.7 m), the Lotte World Tower is the tallest building in South Korea with 123 floors. The planning of the tower – which has offices, apartments, a luxury hotel, and an observation deck – took 13 years.





ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER – NEW YORK CITY, USA
At 1,792 feet (546.2 m) tall, One World Trade Center is the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. Initially called the Freedom Tower, it is built on the site of the destroyed twin towers of the World Trade Center.





CHOW TAI FOOK FINANCE CENTRE – GUANGZHOU, CHINA
The Chow Tai Fook Finance Centre (R) is a mixed-use tower that features office space, a hotel, apartments and a shopping center. It is a 1,739 feet (530 m) tall building and part of the Guangzhou Twin Towers skyscrapers along with the International Finance Centre (L).





TAIPEI 101 – TAIPEI, TAIWAN
Taipei 101 was the tallest building in the world from 2004 to 2007, when the Burj Khalifa overtook the title. A winner of the 2004 Emporis Skyscraper Award, Taipei 101 is named after its location and the number of floors in the building – 101. It is 1,667 feet (508 m) tall.





SHANGHAI WORLD FINANCIAL CENTRE – SHANGHAI, CHINA
The Shanghai World Financial Centre, also known as the bottle-opener due to its shape, is 1,622 feet (494.3 m) tall and measures just 46 feet (14 m) less than Taipei 101.





INTERNATIONAL COMMERCE CENTRE – HONG KONG
One of five Chinese buildings in the top ten, Hong Kong's International Commerce Centre is 1,588 feet (484 m) tall and houses the Ritz-Carlton hotel.





JOHN HANCOCK CENTER – CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, USA
A Chicago symbol, the John Hancock Center has been a part of the city’s skyline since 1969 as one of the world’s first mixed-use tall building. When it was topped out in 1968 at 1,499 feet (456.9 m), John Hancock Center became the second tallest building in the world at the time.





THE PETRONAS TWIN TOWERS – KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA
The Petronas Towers held the title of the world's tallest structures at 1,483 feet (451.9 m) between 1998 and 2004, when they were overtaken by Taipei 101. The Malaysian landmark is of the same height as the International Commerce Centre in Hong Kong and is one of the most recognizable structures in the world.





ZIFENG TOWER – NANJING, CHINA
The Zifeng Tower is a remarkable piece of engineering as it falls in a highly seismic region and is built to withstand high-intensity earthquakes. It stands 1,476 feet (450 m) tall.





EMPIRE STATE BUILDING – NEW YORK CITY, USA
With a spire at the top reaching a height of 1,454 feet (443.2 m), the Empire State Building is still one of the tallest in the world – a list in which it has maintained its position since 1931.





WILLIS TOWER – CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, USA
Still referred by many as the Sears Tower, the Willis Tower on its completion in 1973 became the tallest building in the world, overtaking the World Trade Center. The 1,729 feet (527 m) tall tower held on to that record for the next 25 years.





KK100 – SHENZHEN, CHINA
The KK100 is a mixed-use building with 100 floors of office space, a hotel, a garden and several restaurants. At 1,449 feet (441.8 m), the building is also one of China’s slimmest building with a height to width ratio of 9.5:1.





GUANGZHOU INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CENTER – GUANGZHOU, CHINA
The 103-storey, 1,439 feet (438.6 m) tall building is part of the Guangzhou Twin Towers along with the Chow Tai Fook Centre. The shape of the building reduces the effects of wind and sustainable building measures have been included in the design such as solar hot water and an ice storage system.





432 PARK AVENUE – NEW YORK CITY, USA
It is the tallest residential building in the world at 1,396 feet (425.5 m), and has 85 floors above ground with 104 apartments.





TRUMP INTERNATIONAL HOTEL AND TOWER – CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, USA
The Trump International Hotel and Tower, or the Trump Tower Chicago as it’s more commonly called, has 100 floors. Its construction was managed by Bill Rancic, the winner of the first edition of the reality show “The Apprentice” (2004). The building has a height of 1,389 feet (423.2 m).





JIN MAO TOWER – SHANGHAI, CHINA
The Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai with a height of 1,380 feet (420.5 m) uses advanced structural engineering system of wind and earthquake design to protect it from the typhoon winds that batter the city. It has also been built to withstand earthquakes of up to magnitude 7.





PRINCESS TOWER, DUBAI, UAE
Princess Tower (L) was one of the first all residential skyscraper in the world when it was finished in 2012. Located in Dubai, the 1,358 feet (414 m) tower has high-tech safety measures and even a wind-speed alarm to warn residents on the upper floors before they open the doors to their balconies.





AL HAMRA TOWER, KUWAIT CITY, KUWAIT
Al Hamra Tower is the tallest building in Kuwait and took six years to complete. It’s also the tallest carved concrete skyscraper in the world at 1,354 feet (412.6 m).