The 50 Tallest Buildings in the World

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By americababy

50: Chrysler Building - New York City, New York, United States

height | 1047 feet (city rank: 3rd | national rank: 8th | world rank: 47th)
floors | 77
completion date | 1930

49: New York Times Building - New York City, New York, United States

height | 1047 feet (city rank: 3rd | national rank: 8th | world rank: 47th)
floors | 52
completion date | 2007

48: Nina Tower - Hong Kong

height | 1047 feet (city rank: 6th | national rank: 6th | world rank: 47th)
floors | 80
completion date | 2007

47: Burj Al Arab - Dubai, United Arab Emirates

height | 1053 feet (city rank: 6th | national rank: 6th | world rank: 46th)
floors | 60
completion date | 1999

46: Q1 - Nerang, Queensland, Australia

height | 1060 feet (city rank: 1st | national rank: 1st | world rank: 45th)
floors | 78
completion date | 2005

45: Tour Eiffel (Eiffel Tower) - Paris, Ile-de-France, France

height | 1063 feet (city rank: 1st | national rank: 1st | world rank: 65th)
completion date | 1889

44: Vilnius TV Tower - Vilnius, Vilniaus, Lithuania

height | 1070 feet (city rank: 1st | national rank: 1st | world rank: 44th)
completion date | 1980

43: Sky Tower - Auckland, New Zealand

height | 1076 feet (city rank: 1st | national rank: 1st | world rank: 43rd)
completion date | March 3, 1997

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42: The Index - Dubai, United Arab Emirates

height | 1076 feet (city rank: 5th | national rank: 5th | world rank: 42nd)
floors | 80
completion date | 2010

41: China World Trade Center Tower III - Beijing, China

height | 1083 feet (city rank: 2nd | national rank: 17th | world rank: 41st)
floors | 74
completion date | 2009

40: Emley Moor - in Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England

height | 1084 feet
completion date | 1971 (41 years ago)

38: Tokyo Tower - Tokyo, Japan

height | 1091 feet (city rank: 1st | national rank: 1st | world rank: 39th)
completion date | 1958 (54 years ago)

37: Rose Tower: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

height | 1093 feet (city rank: 4th | national rank: 4th | world rank: 37th)
floors | 72
completion date | 2007

36: Shimao International Plaza - Shanghai, China

height | 1093 feet (city rank: 4th | national rank: 15th | world rank: 37th)
floors | 60
completion date | 2006

35: Wenzhou World Trade Center - Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China

height | 1093 feet (city rank: 1st | national rank: 14th | world rank: 36th)
floors | 68
completion date | 2010

34: John Hancock Center - Chicago, Illinois, United States

height | 1129 feet (city rank: 4th | national rank: 7th | world rank: 35th)
floors | 100
completion date | 1969

33: Aon Center - Chicago, Illinois, United States

height | 1135 feet (city rank: 3rd | national rank: 6th | world rank: 33rd)
floors | 83
completion date | 1973

32: Hong Kong Center - Hong Kong

height | 1135 feet (city rank: 5th | national rank: 5th | world rank: 33rd)
floors | 73
completion date | 1998

31: Tuntex Sky Tower - Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung Shih, Taiwan

height | 1142 feet (city rank: 1st | national rank: 2nd | world rank: 32nd)
floors | 85
completion date | 1997

30: Stratosphere Tower - Las Vegas, Nevada, United States

height | 1148 feet (city rank: 1st | national rank: 5th | world rank: 31st)
completion date | 1996

29: Emirates Office Tower - Dubai, United Arab Emirates

height | 1165 feet (city rank: 3rd | national rank: 3rd | world rank: 30th)
floors | 54
completion date | 2000

28: Almas Tower - Dubai, United Arab Emirates

height | 1191 feet (city rank: 2nd | national rank: 2nd | world rank: 29th)
floors | 68
completion date | 2008

27: Bank of America Tower - New York City, New York, United States

height | 1201 feet (city rank: 2nd | national rank: 4th | world rank: 28th)
floors | 54
completion date | 2009

26: Bank of China Tower (Hong Kong) - Hong Kong

height | 1205 feet (city rank: 4th | national rank: 4th | world rank: 27th)
floors | 72
completion date | 1990

25: Berlin Television Tower - Berlin, Germany

height | 1207 feet (city rank: 1st | national rank: 1st | world rank: 25th)
completion date | 1969

24: Alma-Ata TV Tower - Almaty, Kazakhstan

height | 1217 feet (city rank: 1st | national rank: 1st | world rank: 24th)
completion date | 1983

23: Liberation Tower - al-Kuwayt, Capital, Kuwait

height | 1220 feet (city rank: 1st | national rank: 1st | world rank: 23rd)
completion date | 1996

22: Central Plaza - Hong Kong

height | 1227 feet (city rank: 3rd | national rank: 3rd | world rank: 22nd)
floors | 78
completion date | 1992

21: Empire State Building - New York City, New York, United States

height | 1250 feet (city rank: 1st | national rank: 3rd | world rank: 21st)
floors | 102
completion date | 1931

20: Shun Hing Square - Shenzhen, Guangdong, China

height | 1260 feet (city rank: 1st | national rank: 10th | world rank: 20th)
floors | 69
completion date | 1996

19: Central Radio and TV Tower - Beijing, China

height | 1270 feet (city rank: 1st | national rank: 9th | world rank: 19th)
completion date | 1992

18: CITIC Plaza - Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

height | 1283 feet (city rank: 2nd | national rank: 8th | world rank: 18th)
floors | 80
completion date | 1997

17: Trump International Hotel and Tower - Chicago, Illinois, United States

height | 1362 feet (city rank: 2nd | national rank: 2nd | world rank: 16th)
floors | 96
completion date | 2009

16: Two International Finance Centre - Hong Kong

height | 1362 feet (city rank: 2nd | national rank: 2nd | world rank: 16th)
floors | 88
completion date | 2003

15: Menara Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia

height | 1378 feet (city rank: 3rd | national rank: 3rd | world rank: 15th)
completion date | 1996

14: Jin Mao Tower - Shanghai, China

height | 1381 feet (city rank: 3rd | national rank: 6th | world rank: 14th)
floors | 88
completion date | 1999

13: Milad Tower - Tehran, Iran

height | 1427 feet (city rank: 1st | national rank: 1st | world rank: 13th)
completion date | 2008

12: Guangzhou International Finance Center - Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

height | 1435 feet (city rank: 1st | national rank: 5th | world rank: 12th)
floors | 103
completion date | 2010

11: Willis Tower (Sears Tower) - Chicago, Illinois, United States

height | 1450 feet (city rank: 1st | national rank: 1st | world rank: 11th)
floors | 108
completion date | 1974 (38 years ago)

10: Nanjing Greenland Financial Center - Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

height | 1476 feet (city rank: 1st | national rank: 4th | world rank: 10th)
floors | 66
completion date | 2010

09: Petronas Tower 1 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

height | 1483 feet (city rank: 1st | national rank: 1st | world rank: 8th)
floors | 88
completion date | 1998

08: Petronas Tower 2 - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

height | 1483 feet (city rank: 1st | national rank: 1st | world rank: 8th)
floors | 88
completion date | 1998

07: Oriental Pearl TV Tower - Shanghai, China

height | 1535 feet (city rank: 2nd | national rank: 3rd | world rank: 7th)
floors | 14
completion date | 1994

06: International Commerce Centre - Hong Kong

height | 1588 feet (city rank: 1st | national rank: 1st | world rank: 6th)
floors | 118
completion date | 2010

05: Shanghai World Financial Center - Shanghai, China

height | 1614 feet (city rank: 1st | national rank: 1st | world rank: 5th)
floors | 101
completion date | 2008

04: Taipei 101 - Taipei City, Taiwan

height | 1670 feet (city rank: 1st | national rank: 1st | world rank: 4th)
floors | 101
completion date | 2004 (8 years ago)

03: Ostankino Tower - Moscow, Russia

height | 1772 feet (city rank: 1st | national rank: 1st | world rank: 3rd)
completion date | 1967 (45 years ago)

02: CN Tower - Toronto, Ontario, Canada

height | 1814 feet (city rank: 1st | national rank: 1st | world rank: 2nd)
floors | 147
completion date | 1976 (36 years ago)

01: Burj Khalifa - Dubai, United Arab Emirates

height | 2717 feet (city rank: 1st | national rank: 1st | world rank: 1st)
floors | 160
completion date | October 1, 2009

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