Top Ten Skyscrapers in the world

Here are the top ten tallest skyscrapers / buildings of the world as considered by structural height and vertical elevation from the base to the highest architectural or integral structure of the building.

1. Burj Khalifa (Dubai)

United Arab Emirates owns a skyscraper in Dubai, known as Burj Khalifa and is the tallest construction of 828 m (2,717 ft). The edifice began on 21st Sept., 2004, accomplished on 1st Oct., 2009 and was publicly shown on 4th January 2010. The total cost of Burj Khalifa venture was about US$1.5 billion. Its structural plan was made by Skidmore, Owings, and Merrill of Chicago. Adrian Smith was the chief builder, and Bill Baker was the chief structural engineer. The chief contractor was Samsung C&T of South Korea.

2. Taipei 101 (Taipei)

Also known as Taipei Financial Center, it is located in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. It was the 2nd tallest building in the world on July 21, 2007, when the Burj Khalifa exceeded from it on the 4th of January 2010. It has 101 storeys above ground and five storeys underground. Its height from ground is 509.2 meters (1,671 ft).

3. Shanghai World Financial Center China

It is located at 100 Century Avenue, Pudong, Shanghai, China. It was opened on 28 August 2008 with height of 492.0 meters (1,614.2 ft). It comprise of offices, hotels and conference rooms, also including shopping malls on the ground floor. Park Hyatt Shanghai occupies 79th to 93rd floors and is the highest hotel in the world, with 174 rooms and suites.

4. International Commerce Centre (Hong Kong)

It was completed in West Kowloon, Hong Kong in 2010 with 108 floors and height of 484 m (1,590 ft). It is a part of the Union Square project built on top of Kowloon Station. It is a joint venture of MTR Corporation Limited and Sun Hung Kai Properties. (more…)