TOP 10 Tallest buildings in the world 2020
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Number 10. Taipei 101.
A nice building with 101 floors and with a height 508 metres from the ground is Located Taipei city in Taiwan.
The building was completed, in 2004.
Though still the tallest building in Taiwan, it held the "tallest" title for the world from
2004 until 2010. While nine other skyscrapers since then have surpassed it,
Taipei 101 remains a stunning spectacle.
Number 9. CITIC Tower.
Located in Beijing, the 109 floors and 527.7 meters tower was completed in 2018.
Locals also call it China Zun, the Number 9 skyscraper has a memorable form with the
top and bottom of the structure wider than the middle floors. The shape is
patterned after an ancient Chinese ritual vessel (the "zun").
It's the tallest building in Beijing. Dedicated to office use, it has 101 elevators.
Number 8. Tianjin CTF Finance Centre.
Tianjin CTF Finance Centre is Located Tianjin, China having a height of 530 meters and 96 floors.
Completed 2019, Tianjin CTF Financial Centre outreaches its nearby capital city rival by a
relatively small measure -- just a couple of meters.
The facade of the mixed-use building (office, hotel and serviced apartments)
Number 7. Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre.
Yet another entry from dominant China, the Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre is
in the bustling southern port city of Guangzhou in china.
Completed 2016.
The 530 meters with 112 floors, Overlooking the Pearl River, the building's distinctive features include four setbacks, which allow for green sky terraces and skylights. And for now, it
claims the title of having the world's fastest elevator.
Interestingly, the architectural height of the building matches its counterpart
in Tianjin. But Guangzhou CTF has a higher occupied height at 495.5 meters
while the CTF building in Tianjin has an occupied height of 439.4 meters.
Number 6. One World Trade Centre.
Location New York City, and completed in 2014.
the Height 541.3 meters tower with 104 floors was
Once the skyscraper capital of the world, New York has the lone Western
Hemisphere entry on the current top 10 list.
One World Trade Center replaced the Twin Towers destroyed in the 9/11
attacks, and the footprint of its cubic base is the same of the original two
towers.
For Americans, it's a soaring symbol of resilience and has sleeker design than
its boxy predecessors. And its height -- 1,776 feet for the year the Declaration
Number 5. Lotte World Tower.
Located Seoul, south Korea with 555 meters and 123 floors.
China doesn't have a total lock on skyscraper superlatives in Asia, with South
Korea's Lotte World Tower coming in at Number 5.
Lotte's design takes "inspiration from traditional Korean art forms."
Number 4. Ping An Finance Center.
Shenzhen, China is another economic powerhouse city in southern China near Hong
Kong, makes its mark with the Ping An Finance Center.
It's a very slender building with its width-to-height aspect ratio is 1:10 and a
facade of stainless steel and glass.
This is "one of the better of the bunch, The exterior provides
notable structural expression as it rises from base to top." The tower has a height of 599.1 meters and 115 floors. It was completed in 2017.
Number 3. Makkah Royal Clock Tower.
Located in busy center of mecca Mecca, Saudi Arabia with a height of 601 meters and 120 floors.
The Makkah Royal Clock Tower is the most distinctive structure in the Top 10,
and it's the first of two buildings from the Middle East in the round-up.
Number 2. Shanghai Tower.
While China dominates the list, no city in China itself has a monopoly. And it
should probably come as no surprise that prosperous Shanghai has the
tallest building in China and second tallest in the world which was completed in 2015. The building has a height 632 meters and 126 floors.
The building is visually arresting with its twisting, spiral shape headed into the
sky. And that look isn't just for show -- it helps the building better withstand
winds than a traditional rectangular structure.
Shanghai Tower is host to retail shops, restaurants, offices and hotels.
"Architecturally, this one is the best of the bunch," Augustin said. "Elegant and
inventive."
Number 1. Burj Khalifa.
Like Dubai itself, the Burj Khalifa is setting the pace in the early part of the
21st century.
Blending Islamic influences with modern, energy-saving features, Burj Khalifa
"redefined what is possible in the design and engineering of supertall
buildings," It also connects to Dubai's mass
transit system, making it both beautiful and practical.
exhilarating yet frightening at the same time. Not
significant architecturally but perhaps notable as a testament to the will and
ingenuity of humankind."
The building has 163 floors and a height of 828 meters above the ground with its completion in 2010.
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