10 HIGHEST BUILDING IN THE WORLD

10 HIGHEST BUILDING IN THE WORLD

1. Burj Khalifa - Dubai, Uni Emirat Arab
  
       Build in the year of : 2004
       Opened in : 4 -1-2010
       Altitude: 828 m
       Top floor 6,213 m
       Number of floors: 160 floors

Note :  
At the time of opening, Burj Khalifa became the highest building of any building in the world. And also at the time of construction Burj Khalifa continues past the tallest buildings, among them:
Shift the position or passing Taipei 101 as the world's tallest building on July 21, 2007. At the same time also passed the height of the CN Tower as a free structure (without buffer), the highest in the world and on April 7, 2008 of the world's tallest structure KVLY-TV Tower is located in Blanchard, North Dakota, United States successfully passed. Warsaw Radio Tower 645.4 m (2,120 ft) made ​​in 1974 (but collapsed during renovations in 1991) successfully passed on 1 September 2008. Another record of this tower is to have the fastest elevator with a speed of 60 km / h or 16.7 m / s. And the building with the most floors is 160 floor.

2. Abraj Al-Bait - Mekah,Saudi Arabia
  
        Height: 601 m
        Number of floors: 120 floors
        Year of manufacture: 2004-2012
        Year opened: 2012

Note :  
Abraj Al-Bait Tower or also known as the Mecca Royal Hotel Clock Tower. The great thing about this tower is that it is located near the south entrance to the Grand Mosque.

There are seven towers with a hotel tower called the Tower has a height of over 6 other tower (601m high) is indicated for apartments, Hotel Tower be a seven-star hotel. The seven towers under construction at the contents of the 5-storey shopping center, conference rooms, and other facilities (including the worship space that can accommodate up to 10,000 people) Abraj Al Bait Construction was started in 2004, and gradually-stage seventh tower is completed and most recently the completion of the seven-tower is a tower Maqam. (Business hospitality which longer be developed in the city is also not independent of the number of pilgrims, therefore Abraj Al Bait Towers is also designed to be able to accommodate up to with 100,000 people).

3. Taipei 101 - Taipei, Taiwan
   
       Height: 509 m
       Number of floors: 101
       Opening year: 31-12-2004

Note : 
This building is one of the most advanced skyscraper that man ever made until now. has the advantage of fiber optic and satellite Internet connection that can reach speeds of 1 gigabyte per second. Two fastest lift has been provided by Toshiba which reaches a maximum speed of 1,010 m / min (63km/ hour or 39 miles / hour) means able to bring visitors from the ground floor to the 89th floor in 39 seconds. A pendulum weighing 800 ton mounted on the 88th floor, stabilizing the tower against wobble arising from earthquakes, hurricanes and shear force of the wind.




4. Shanghai World Financial Center - Pudong , Shanghai , Cina
   

       In the wake of years: 1997 - 2008
       Opened: August 28, 2009
       Height: 494.3 m
       Top floor: 474.0 m
       Number of floors: 101

Note : 
The most distinctive feature of the design of this building is trapezoidal aperture at the top. The original design specified a circular aperture, 46m in diameter, to reduce the pressure of wind pressure, as well as serve as a subtext for the design, since "Chinese mythology is the earth with a square and the sky with a circle". However, this initial design began facing protests from some Chinese, including the mayor of Shanghai, Chen Liangyu, who considers too similar to the rising sun design of the Japanese flag. Pedersen then suggested that a bridge be placed at the bottom of the aperture to make it less circular. On October 18 2005.and more unique if noticed this building resembles a giant bottle opener.



5. International Commerece Centre - West Kowloon , Hong Kong
  
      Height: 484 m
      Built year: 2005-2010
      Opened in: 2011
      Number of floors: 108

  
Note :
ICC Tower This is the part of the Union Square project built on top of Kowloon Station. The development is owned and developed by MTR Corporation Limited and Sun Hung Kai Properties. ICC is currently the fifth tallest building in the world by height, the second tallest building in the world by the number of floors, as well as the tallest building in Hong Kong.
Formal development name is Union Square Phase 7 and the name of the ICC was officially announced in 2005.




6. Menara Kembar Petronas - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
   
       Height: 451.9 m
       Built year: 1992-1998
       Year opened: 1988
       Number of floors: 88 floors

Note :

Petronas towers are two twin skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia which time the tallest building in the world is seen from a high main entrance to the structural top.
The tower was designed by Adamson Associates Architects, Canada along with Cesar Pelli of Cesar Pelli of Cesar Pelli & Associates Architects United States, with interior design that reflects the deep-rooted culture of Islam in Malaysia. On October 17, 2003, Taipei 101 took the record for the Twin Towers Petronas Twin Towers this.But still holds the title of world's tallest twin towers.

7. Zifeng Tower - Nanjing, China
  
      Height: 450 m
      Completed in: 2009
      Opened in: 2009
      Number of floors: 89

Note :
Zifeng Tower aka Greenland Center-Zifeng Tower or Tower Square Zifeng Greenland, consisting of retail and office space at the bottom, and a restaurant, hotel, and a public observatory near the top.



8. Willis Tower - Chicago, AS

      Height: 442 m
      Built in: 1997 - 1973
      Number of floors: 108

  
Note :
Willis Tower, formerly known as Sears Tower On completion in 1973, it was the tallest building in the world, surpassing the World Trade Center towers in New York, and held this position for almost 25 years. Willis Tower is the tallest building in the United States and the seventh-tallest freestanding structure in the world. This skyscraper is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Chicago, and more than one million people visited the 'observation deck' every year.
Although Sears' management rights expire in 2003, and even then the building is still called Sears Tower for several years. In March 2009, the London-based insurance broker Willis Group Holdings agreed to lease part of the building, and obtained naming building rights and on July 16, 2009, the building was officially renamed Willis Tower.

 
9. Jin Mao Building - Shanghai, China

      Height: 420.5 m
      Year opened: August 28, 1998
      Number of floors: 88

 

Note :
Jin Mao Tower It contains offices and the Shanghai Grand Hyatt Hotel. Until 2007 it was the tallest building in the PRC, the fifth tallest in the world by roof height and the seventh tallest by pinnacle heights. Dan JMT adjacent to the Shanghai World Financial Center.



10. Two International Finance Centre - Hong Kong

         Height: 415 m
         Dubangun years: 1997 - 2003
         Year opened: 2003
         Number of floors: 88

Note :
International Finance Centre is an integrated commercial development on the edge of Hong Kong's Central District. IFC Tower also became the second tallest building in Hong Kong, behind the International Centre in west Kowloon .also Commerece fourth tallest building in the Greater China region and the eighth tallest office building in the world based on the structural height, the roof height, only the Taipei 101, Shanghai World Financial Center, Willis Tower, International Commerece Centre and Burj Khalifa exceed it. IFC height similar to the World Trade Center has collapsed.



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