10 of the world tallest

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Architects are continually vying to design a structurethat will break records as the worlds tallest building. From the United States to Asia and the MiddleEast, there are some impressive super-skyscrapers across the globe. Here is a run-down of the top-ten tallest towers in the world.

Completed in 2003, the Two International Finance Centre in Hong Kong is a stunning postmodernskyscraper with a futuristic glass faade. Standing at around 1,352 feet, it is one of only a handful ofstructures in the world housing double-decker elevators.
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Previously known as The Sears Tower, The Willis Tower in Chicago is the tallest building in the UnitedStates, standing at a height of 1,353 feet. The foundation stone of this 110-storey tower was laid inAugust 1970 and building was completed in 1973. On the 103rd floor is a skydeck with unique

protruding ledges which allow visitors to look down over the city of Chicago.

The Trump International Hotel in Chicago is a sleek glass structure measuring an impressive 1,362feet. Comprising 92 storeys, it became the worlds second-tallest building when it was topped out in2009.
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The Jin Mao Building in Shanghai, China, replaced King Tower as the tallest structure on the Shanghaiskyline upon its completion in 1999. Measuring around 1,380 feet in height, this office, hotel andleisure complex has 88 storeys served by 130 elevators.

Standing at 1,444 feet tall, Guangzhou West Tower in Guangzhou, China, is a 103-storey super-skyscraper housing offices, hotels and a conference centre. Opened in 2010, the tower is to form part

of the Guangzhou Twin Towers Complex when it is joined by Guangzhou East Tower, due forcompletion in 2016.
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Looming large over the skyline of Nanjing, the Greenland Financial Center in Nanjing, China, is a vast1,476-feet-tall structure with 71 floors. Construction of this glass-clad building began in 2005 and wascompleted in 2010, when it was opened to the public as a hotel and office complex.

Measuring over 1,483 feet, the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, were completed in 1998and held the record for the worlds tallest skyscraper until 2003. Connected by a skybridge weighing amassive 750 tons on the 42nd and 43rd floors, the Petronas Towers remain the worlds tallest twintowers.
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At 1,614 feet, the Shanghai World Financial Center in China was envisaged to be a record breaker,surpassing the Petronas Towers to become the worlds tallest skyscraper. Construction of the buildingbegan in 1997 but was interrupted for several years due to funding problems. By the time thestructure was completed, work had already begun on Taipei 101, relegating the Shanghai WorldFinancial Center to second place in the list of the worlds tallest buildings.

Located in the Hsin Yi district of Taipei in Taiwan, Taipei 101 broke the record for the worlds talleststructure in 2003 when an additional spire was fitted, completing the 1,676-foot Financial Center.With 91 floors, the building comprises offices, shops and is home to the worlds two fastest elevators.
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January 2010 saw the opening of the Burj Khalifa in downtown Dubai. Measuring an impressive 2,717feet, the Burj Khalifa currently holds the title of the worlds tallest building. The skyscraper has 160floors and is home to luxury apartments and hotels and fine restaurants, as well as offices andcorporate suites. Boasting both the tallest service elevator and the highest observation deck in theworld, the Burj Khalifa is a real record breaker.

Proposals for new skyscrapers to be built in Eurasia and the Middle East may strip the Burj Khalifa ofits status as the tallest freestanding structure in the world. Lets take a look at two of the latestcontenders for the worlds tallest building.Saudi Arabia is due to top the charts for the tallest building when The Kingdom Tower in Jeddah iscompleted. The proposed skyscraper is likely to measure around 3,280 feet in height, well over 550feet taller than the Burj Khalifa. The Kingdom Tower is set to have an immense 275 floors and 59elevators.It looks as if The Kingdom Tower will not enjoy its status as the worlds tallest skyscraper for long. InJanuary 2012, it was revealed that plans are afoot for an immense tower, measuring over 1km tall, tobe constructed as part of a new development on the Khazar Islands in Azerbaijan. Due for completionin 2019, The Azerbaijan Tower will measure approximately 3,440 feet and is likely to have some 189floors.

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