Tallest skyscrapers in the world

Tallest skyscrapers in the world

Buildings that were at any time the tallest in the world are shown in boldface. The list includes the tallest 250 buildings in the world.

<> Rank Building City Country Height (m) Height (ft) Floors Built 1 Burj Khalifa Dubai UAE 828 m 2,717 ft 163 2010 2 Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel Mecca Saudi Arabia 601 m 1,971 ft 120 2012 3 Taipei 101 Taipei Taiwan 509 m 1,670 ft 101 2004 4 Shanghai World Financial Center Shanghai China 492 m 1,614 ft 101 2008 5 International Commerce Centre Hong Kong Hong Kong 484 m 1,588 ft 118 2010 6 Petronas Tower 1 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 452 m 1,483 ft 88 1998 6 Petronas Tower 2 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 452 m 1,483 ft 88 1998 8 Zifeng Tower Nanjing China 450 m 1,476 ft 89 2010 9 Willis Tower Chicago USA 442 m 1,450 ft 108 1973 10 Kingkey 100 Shenzhen China 442 m 1,449 ft 100 2011 11 Guangzhou West Tower Guangzhou China 440 m 1,440 ft 103 2010 12 Trump International Hotel and Tower[7] Chicago USA 423 m 1,389 ft 98 2009 13 Jin Mao Tower Shanghai China 421 m 1,380 ft 88 1999 14 Two International Finance Centre Hong Kong Hong Kong 416 m 1,364 ft 88 2003 15 Al Hamra Firdous Tower Kuwait City Kuwait 413 m 1,352 ft 77 2011 16 23 Marina Dubai UAE 395 m 1,296 ft 89 2012 17 CITIC Plaza Guangzhou China 391 m 1,283 ft 80 1997 18 Shun Hing Square Shenzhen China 384 m 1,260 ft 69 1996 19 Empire State Building New York City USA 381 m 1,250 ft 102 1931 20 Elite Residence Dubai UAE 380 m 1,247 ft 91 2012 21 Tuntex Sky Tower Kaohsiung Taiwan 378 m 1,240 ft 85 1994 22 Emirates Park Tower 1 Dubai UAE 376 m 1,234 ft 77 2010 22 Emirates Park Tower 2 Dubai UAE 376 m 1,234 ft 77 2010 24 Central Plaza Hong Kong Hong Kong 374 m 1,227 ft 78 1992 25 Bank of China Tower Hong Kong Hong Kong 367 m 1,205 ft 70 1990 26 Bank of America Tower New York City USA 366 m 1,200 ft 54 2009 27 Almas Tower Dubai UAE 363 m 1,191 ft 68 2009 28 SEG Plaza Shenzhen China 356 m 1,168 ft 70 2000 29 Emirates Office Tower Dubai UAE 355 m 1,163 ft 54 2000 30 Aon Center Chicago USA 346 m 1,136 ft 83 1973 31 The Center Hong Kong Hong Kong 346 m 1,135 ft 73 1998 32 The Marina Torch Dubai UAE 345 m 1,132 ft 80 2011 32 Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower Hanoi Vietnam 345 m 1,132 ft 72 2011 34 John Hancock Center Chicago USA 344 m 1,128 ft 100 1969 35 Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower Dubai UAE 342 m 1,122 ft 76 2010 36 Tianjin World Financial Center Tianjin China 337 m 1,105 ft 79 2010 37 Rose Tower Dubai UAE 333 m 1,093 ft 72 2007 37 Shimao International Plaza Shanghai China 333 m 1,093 ft 61 2005 39 Minsheng Bank Building Wuhan China 331 m 1,087 ft 68 2007 40 China World Trade Center Tower 3 Beijing China 330 m 1,083 ft 74 2009 40 Ryugyong Hotel Pyongyang North Korea 330 m 1,083 ft 105 1992 42 The Index Dubai UAE 328 m 1,076 ft 80 2010 42 Al Yaqoub Tower Dubai UAE 328 m 1,076 ft 69 2010 42 Hanging Village of Huaxi Huaxi Village China 328 m 1,076 ft 72 2011 45 The Landmark Abu Dhabi UAE 324 m 1,072 ft 72 2010 46 Q1 Gold Coast Australia 323 m 1,058 ft 80 2005 47 Wenzhou World Trade Center Wenzhou China 322 m 1,056 ft 68 2010 48 Burj Al Arab Dubai UAE 321 m 1,053 ft 60 1999 49 Nina Tower Hong Kong Hong Kong 319 m 1,049 ft 80 2007 50 Chrysler Building New York City USA 319 m 1,047 ft 77 1930 51 New York Times Building New York City USA 319 m 1,046 ft 52 2007 52 HHHR Tower Dubai UAE 317 m 1,040 ft 72 2010 53 Bank of America Plaza Atlanta USA 310.3 m 1,023.67 ft 55 1992 54 U.S. Bank Tower Los Angeles USA 310 m 1,018 ft 73 1989 55 Menara Telekom Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 310 m 1,017 ft 55 2001 55 Ocean Heights Dubai UAE 310 m 1,017 ft 82 2010 55 Sky Tower Abu Dhabi UAE 310 m 1,017 ft 74 2010 58 Pearl River Tower Guangzhou China 310 m 1,016 ft 71 2010 59 Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel Dubai UAE 309 m 1,014 ft 56 2000 60 AT&T Corporate Center Chicago USA 307 m 1,007 ft 60 1989 61 The Address Downtown Burj Khalifa Dubai UAE 306 m 1,004 ft 63 2008 62 JPMorgan Chase Tower Houston USA 305 m 1,002 ft 75 1982 62 Etihad Tower 2 Abu Dhabi UAE 305 m 1,002 ft 79 2010 64 Northeast Asia Trade Tower Incheon South Korea 305 m 1,001 ft 68 2010 65 Baiyoke Tower II Bangkok Thailand 304 m 997 ft 85 1997 66 Two Prudential Plaza Chicago USA 303 m 995 ft 64 1990 67 Leatop Plaza Guangzhou China 303 m 993 ft 65 2011 68 The Gramercy Residences Makati Philippines 302 m 992 ft 73 2011 68 Wells Fargo Plaza Houston USA 302 m 992 ft 71 1983 68 Kingdom Centre Riyadh Saudi Arabia 302 m 992 ft 41 2002 71 Moscow Tower Moscow Russia 302 m 989 ft 76 2010 72 We've the Zenith Tower A Busan South Korea 301 m 987 ft 80 2011 73 Aspire Tower Doha Qatar 300 m 984 ft 36 2007 73 Arraya 2 Kuwait City Kuwait 300 m 984 ft 60 2009 73 Gran Torre Santiago Santiago Chile 300 m 984 ft 64 2012 76 One Island East Hong Kong Hong Kong 298 m 979 ft 67 2008 77 Shanghai Wheelock Square Shanghai China 298 m 978 ft 58 2009 78 First Canadian Place Toronto Canada 298 m 978 ft 72 1976 79 Eureka Tower Melbourne Australia 297 m 975 ft 91 2006 80 Comcast Center Philadelphia USA 297 m 975 ft 57 2008 81 Yokohama Landmark Tower Yokohama Japan 296 m 972 ft 73 1993 82 Emirates Crown Dubai UAE 296 m 971 ft 63 2008 83 Islamic Bank Office Tower Dubai UAE 294 m 964 ft 49 2011 84 Khalid Al Attar Tower 2 Dubai UAE 294 m 964 ft 61 2010 85 311 South Wacker Drive Chicago USA 293 m 961 ft 65 1990 86 Trump Ocean Club International Hotel & Tower Panama City Panama 293 m 961 ft 68 2011 87 American International Building New York City USA 290 m 952 ft 66 1932 88 Global Trade Plaza Dongguan China 289 m 948 ft 68 2010 89 Key Tower Cleveland USA 289 m 947 ft 57 1991 90 One Liberty Place Philadelphia USA 288 m 945 ft 61 1987 90 Plaza 66 Tower One Shanghai China 288 m 945 ft 66 2001 92 Chongqing Poly Tower Chongqing China 287 m 941 ft 58 2010 93 SPG Global Tower 1 Suzhou China 286 m 938 ft 54 2010 93 SPG Global Tower 2 Suzhou China 286 m 938 ft 54 2010 95 Columbia Center Seattle USA 285 m 937 ft 76 1985 95 Millennium Tower Dubai UAE 285 m 935 ft 60 2006 95 Sulafa Tower Dubai UAE 285 m 935 ft 75 2010 95 Tomorrow Square Shanghai China 285 m 934 ft 55 2003 99 Chongqing World Trade Center Chongqing China 283 m 929 ft 60 2005 99 Cheung Kong Centre Hong Kong Hong Kong 283 m 928 ft 62 1999 99 The Trump Building New York City USA 283 m 927 ft 72 2001 99 40 Wall Street New York City USA 283 m 927 ft 70 1930 103 We've the Zenith Tower B Busan South Korea 282 m 924 ft 75 2011 104 Bank of America Plaza Dallas USA 281 m 921 ft 72 1985 105 OUB Centre Singapore Singapore 280 m 919 ft 66 1986 105 UOB Plaza One Singapore Singapore 280 m 919 ft 66 1992 105 Republic Plaza Singapore Singapore 280 m 919 ft 66 1996 105 Marina Pinnacle Dubai UAE 280 m 919 ft 73 2010 109 Citigroup Center New York City USA 279 m 915 ft 59 1977 110 Hong Kong New World Tower Shanghai China 278 m 913 ft 61 2002 110 Trust Tower Abu Dhabi UAE 278 m 912 ft 60 2010 110 Etihad Tower 1 Abu Dhabi UAE 278 m 911 ft 70 2010 113 Trump International Hotel and Tower Toronto Canada 277 m 908 ft 57 2012 114 Diwang International Commerce Center Nanning China 276 m 906 ft 54 2006 115 Scotia Plaza Toronto Canada 275 m 902 ft 68 1988 116 Williams Tower Houston USA 275 m 901 ft 64 1983 117 Nantong Zhongnan International Plaza Nantong China 273 m 897 ft 53 2011 118 Wuhan World Trade Tower Wuhan China 273 m 896 ft 58 1998 118 Lvjing Tower Shenzhen China 273 m 896 ft 56 2011 120 Renaissance Tower Dallas USA 270 m 886 ft 56 1974 120 The Cullinan South Tower Hong Kong Hong Kong 270 m 886 ft 68 2008 120 The Cullinan North Tower Hong Kong Hong Kong 270 m 886 ft 68 2008 120 China International Center Tower B Guangzhou China 270 m 886 ft 62 2007 124 Dapeng International Plaza Guangzhou China 269 m 884 ft 56 2006 125 One Lujiazui Shanghai China 269 m 883 ft 47 2008 125 JAL Hotel Dubai UAE 269 m 883 ft 60 2008 125 21st Century Tower Dubai UAE 269 m 883 ft 55 2003 128 Bitexco Financial Tower Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam 269 m 882 ft 68 2010 129 Naberezhnaya Tower C Moscow Russia 268 m 881 ft 61 2007 130 Al Faisaliyah Center Riyadh Saudi Arabia 267 m 876 ft 44 2000 130 8 Spruce Street New York City USA 267 m 876 ft 76 2010 132 Bank of America Corporate Center Charlotte USA 265 m 871 ft 60 1992 133 900 North Michigan Chicago USA 265 m 869 ft 66 1989 133 Al Kazim Tower 1 Dubai UAE 265 m 869 ft 53 2008 133 Al Kazim Tower 2 Dubai UAE 265 m 869 ft 53 2008 133 Bocom Financial Towers Shanghai China 265 m 869 ft 52 2002 133 120 Collins Street Melbourne Australia 265 m 869 ft 52 1991 133 We've the Zenith Tower C Busan South Korea 265 m 869 ft 70 2011 139 SunTrust Plaza Atlanta USA 264 m 867 ft 60 1992 140 Triumph-Palace Moscow Russia 264 m 866 ft 54 2005 141 Samsung Tower Palace 3, Tower G Seoul South Korea 264 m 865 ft 73 2004 142 Trump World Tower New York City USA 262 m 859 ft 72 2001 142 Water Tower Place Chicago USA 262 m 859 ft 74 1976 142 Grand Gateway Shanghai I Shanghai China 262 m 859 ft 52 2005 142 Grand Gateway Shanghai II Shanghai China 262 m 859 ft 52 2005 142 Aqua Chicago USA 262 m 859 ft 86 2009 147 Aon Center Los Angeles USA 262 m 858 ft 62 1973 148 Sapphire of Istanbul Istanbul Turkey 261 m 856 ft 54 2010 148 Grand Lisboa Macau China 261 m 856 ft 47 2008 148 TD Canada Trust Tower Toronto Canada 261 m 856 ft 53 1990 148 The Masterpiece Hong Kong Hong Kong 261 m 856 ft 64 2007 148 Islamic Bank Residential Tower Dubai UAE 261 m 856 ft 51 2011 153 Etihad Tower 3[18] Abu Dhabi UAE 260 m 854 ft 62 2010[B] 154 Vision Tower Dubai UAE 260 m 853 ft 60 2010 154 Shanghai IFC North Tower[19] Shanghai China 260 m 853 ft 60 2011 154 Bahrain Financial Harbour 1 Manama Bahrain 260 m 853 ft 53 2007 154 Bahrain Financial Harbour 2 Manama Bahrain 260 m 853 ft 53 2007 154 101 Collins Street Melbourne Australia 260 m 853 ft 50 1991 154 Abraj Al Bait Hajar Tower Mecca Saudi Arabia 260 m 853 ft 48 2010[B] 154 Abraj Al Bait ZamZam Tower Mecca Saudi Arabia 260 m 853 ft 48 2010[B] 154 Shenzhen Special Zone Press Tower Shenzhen China 260 m 853 ft 48 1998 154 Transamerica Pyramid San Francisco USA 260 m 853 ft 48 1972 163 Chase Tower Chicago USA 259 m 850 ft 60 1969 163 Devon Tower Oklahoma City USA 259 m 850 ft 50 2012 163 GE Building New York City USA 259 m 850 ft 69 1933 163 Commerzbank Tower Frankfurt Germany 259 m 850 ft 56 1997 163 PBCOM Tower Makati Philippines 259 m 850 ft 55 2000 168 Two Liberty Place Philadelphia USA 258 m 848 ft 58 1990 169 Lanko·Grand Hyatt Hotel Chongqing China 258 m 846 ft 60 2004 170 Park Tower Chicago USA 257 m 844 ft 67 2000 171 St. Petersburg Tower Moscow Russia 257 m 843 ft 65 2010 172 Messeturm Frankfurt Germany 257 m 842 ft 55 1990 173 U.S. Steel Tower Pittsburgh USA 256 m 841 ft 64 1970 173 Sorrento 1 Hong Kong Hong Kong 256 m 841 ft 75 2003 175 The Harbour Hotel & Residence Dubai UAE 256 m 840 ft 59 2007 175 Ubora Tower 1 Dubai UAE 256 m 840 ft 59 2007 175 Hyperion Tower A Seoul South Korea 256 m 840 ft 69 2003 175 Rinku Gate Tower Building Izumisano Japan 256 m 840 ft 56 1996 179 New Century Plaza Tower A Nanjing China 255 m 837 ft 52 2006 179 Langham Place Office Tower Hong Kong Hong Kong 255 m 837 ft 59 2004 179 The Point Panama City Panama 255 m 837 ft 65 2011 182 Capital Tower Singapore Singapore 253 m 830 ft 52 2000 182 Chase Tower Indianapolis USA 253 m 830 ft 48 1990 183 Highcliff Hong Kong Hong Kong 252 m 828 ft 72 2003 184 Bank of Shanghai Headquarters Shanghai China 252 m 827 ft 46 2005 184 Osaka World Trade Center Building Osaka Japan 252 m 827 ft 55 1995 186 The Harbourside Hong Kong Hong Kong 251 m 824 ft 73 2003 186 Rialto Towers Melbourne Australia 251 m 824 ft 63 1986 188 Jiali Plaza Wuhan China 251 m 823 ft 61 1997 189 Angsana Hotel Tower 1 Dubai UAE 250 m 820 ft 49 2008 189 Angsana Hotel Tower 2 Dubai UAE 250 m 820 ft 49 2008 189 Beijing Yintai Centre Tower 2 Beijing China 250 m 820 ft 63 2007 189 Chelsea Tower Dubai UAE 250 m 820 ft 49 2005 189 One Atlantic Center Atlanta USA 250 m 820 ft 50 1987 189 Caja Madrid Tower Madrid Spain 250 m 820 ft 45 2008 189 Wisma 46 Jakarta Indonesia 250 m 820 ft 48 1996 189 Post & Telecommunication Hub Guangzhou China 250 m 820 ft 66 2003 197 The Legacy at Millennium Park Chicago USA 250 m 819 ft 73 2010 198 The Imperial I Mumbai India 249 m 817 ft 60 2009 198 The Imperial II Mumbai India 249 m 817 ft 60 2009 198 Al Tayer Tower Dubai UAE 249 m 817 ft 49 2009 198 63 Building Seoul South Korea 249 m 817 ft 60 1985 198 Metapolis 101 Hwaseong City South Korea 249 m 817 ft 66 2010 198 Central Park Perth Australia 249 m 817 ft 52 1992 198 Torre de Cristal Madrid Spain 249 m 817 ft 45 2008 206 Midtown Tower Tokyo Japan 248 m 814 ft 54 2007 207 CitySpire Center New York City USA 248 m 814 ft 75 1987 208 One Chase Manhattan Plaza New York City USA 248 m 813 ft 60 1960 209 Midland Square Nagoya Japan 247 m 810 ft 47 2007 209 Metapolis 104 Hwaseong City South Korea 247 m 810 ft 66 2010 209 State Tower Bangkok Thailand 247 m 810 ft 68 2001 212 Conde Nast Building New York City USA 247 m 809 ft 48 1999 213 MetLife Building New York City USA 246 m 808 ft 59 1963 214 Bloomberg Tower New York City USA 246 m 806 ft 54 2005 215 JR Central Towers Nagoya Japan 245 m 804 ft 51 2007 215 Oasis Beach Tower Dubai UAE 245 m 804 ft 51 2006 215 Al Fattan Tower Dubai UAE 245 m 804 ft 51 2006 215 Churchill Residency Dubai UAE 245 m 804 ft 59 2010 215 One Raffles Quay Singapore Singapore 245 m 804 ft 59 2006 215 The Sail @ Marina Bay Singapore Singapore 245 m 804 ft 59 2000 221 Moshe Aviv Tower Tel Aviv Israel 244 m 801 ft 69 2003 221 AAM Tower Dubai UAE 244 m 801 ft 46 2008 221 Maybank Tower Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 243 m 799 ft 50 1987 224 The Tower Dubai UAE 243 m 797 ft 54 2002 224 R&F Centre Guangzhou China 243 m 797 ft 54 2007 224 Soleil Brisbane Australia 243 m 797 ft 74 2011 224 Soul Gold Coast Australia 243 m 797 ft 77 2011 224 Dalian Futures Square 1 Dalian China 243 m 797 ft 53 2010 224 Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building Tokyo Japan 243 m 797 ft 48 1991 224 Citigroup Centre Sydney Australia 243 m 797 ft 50 2000 228 Dalian World Trade Centre Dalian China 242 m 796 ft 61 2000 229 Federation West Tower Moscow Russia 242 m 795 ft 62 2007 230 IDS Tower Minneapolis USA 241 m 792 ft 57 1973 230 Mellon Bank Center Philadelphia USA 241 m 792 ft 54 1990 230 Woolworth Building New York City USA 241 m 792 ft 57 1913 233 Maxdo Centre Shanghai China 241 m 791 ft 55 2002 233 Bank of China Mansion Qingdao China 241 m 791 ft 54 1999 235 Hancock Place Boston USA 241 m 790 ft 60 1976 235 Shenzhen Broadcasting Center Building Shenzhen China 241 m 790 ft 48 2001 237 Four Seasons Hotel Miami Miami USA 240 m 789 ft 64 2003 238 Moscow State University Moscow Russia 240 m 787 ft 36 1953 238 Manulife Plaza Hong Kong Hong Kong 240 m 787 ft 52 1998 238 NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building Tokyo Japan 240 m 787 ft 27 2000 238 Comerica Bank Tower Dallas USA 240 m 787 ft 60 1987 242 Sunshine 60 Tokyo Japan 240 m 786 ft 60 1978 243 300 North LaSalle Chicago USA 239 m 785 ft 60 2009 244 Imperia Tower Moscow Russia 239 m 783 ft 60 2011 245 30 Hudson Street Jersey City USA 238 m 781 ft 42 2003 246 Bank of America Centre Houston USA 238 m 780 ft 56 1983 247 555 California Street San Francisco USA 237 m 779 ft 52 1969 248 One Worldwide Plaza New York City USA 237 m 778 ft 50 1989 249 Capella Tower Minneapolis USA 237 m 776 ft 56 1992 249 The First World Tower 1 Incheon South Korea 237 m 776 ft 67 2009 249 The First World Tower 2 Incheon South Korea 237 m 776 ft 67 2009 249 The First World Tower 3 Incheon South Korea 237 m 776 ft 67 2009 249 The First World Tower 4 Incheon South Korea 237 m 776 ft 67 2009   Photo gallery

World's tallest buildings

Abraj Al-Bait in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, is currently the 2nd tallest building in the world. It is also the tallest clock tower and the tallest hotel. Taipei 101 in Taipei, Taiwan, was the tallest building in the world for 6 years, until it was surpassed by the Burj Khalifa. The Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, were the world's tallest buildings from 1998 to 2004. Chicago's Willis Tower (originally the Sears Tower) was the tallest building in the world from 1974 to 1998. It is still the tallest in America. The Shanghai World Financial Center is the 4th tallest building in the world, the tallest building in the People's Republic of China, and has world's highest observation deck. The International Commerce Centre of Hong Kong is currently the 5th tallest building in the world. The top 15 floors are occupied by the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company; this hotel will be the world's tallest 6-star grand hotel, replacing the Park Hyatt Shanghai Hotel. New York City's Empire State Building was the tallest building in the world from 1931 to 1972 and is the third tallest building in America. Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai, People's Republic of China (PRC) is one of the tallest buildings in the world. The Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago is the second tallest building in the United States. Q1 on the Gold Coast in Australia, is the world's 3rd tallest residential building. The US Bank Tower in Los Angeles is the tallest building in the United States west of the Mississippi River. Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong, People's Republic of China, the first building outside the United States to break the 1,000 ft mark and the tallest building in Hong Kong and Asia from 1990 to 1992. The Yokohama Landmark Tower is the tallest building in Japan. GT International Tower in Metro Manila, is the third tallest building in the Philippines. The Kingdom Center is the second tallest building in Saudi Arabia. The Imperial Towers, Mumbai, completed in 2009 are currently the tallest residential buildings in India. The Ryugyong Hotel is North Korea's tallest building. The Faisaliyah Center is the third tallest building in Saudi Arabia. It was completed in 1997. Wisma 46 in Jakarta, Indonesia is the tallest building in Indonesia The City of Capitals in Moscow International Business Center in Moscow is the tallest skyscraper in Europe The Gran Torre Santiago in Santiago, Chile will become the tallest building in South America. Bitexco Financial Tower in Ho Chi Minh City, is the second tallest building in the Vietnam. Shard London Bridge will officially become Europe's tallest building when it is topped out in 2012.

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