Humanity has become obsessed with breaking its limits, creating new records only to break them again and again. In fact, our cities’ skylines have always been defined by those in power during every period in history. At one point churches left their mark, followed by public institutions and in the last few decades, it's commercial skyscrapers that continue to stretch taller and taller.
1- Burj Khalifa
Skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
At the Top is an outdoor observation deck on the Burj Khalifa. It opened on 5 January 2010 on the 124th floor. At 452 m, it was the highest outdoor observation deck in the world when it opened.
Located in: Burj Park by Emaar
Address: 1 Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Blvd - Downtown Dubai - Dubai - United Arab Emirates
Departments: Burj Khalifa Pool Annex
Hours: Open 24 hours
Phone: +971 4 888 8888
Appointments: atthetop.ae
2- Shanghai Tower
Skyscraper in Shanghai, China
Shanghai Tower is a 128-story, 632-meter-tall mega tall skyscraper in Lujiazui, Pudong, Shanghai. It is the world's second-tallest building by height to the architectural top and it shares the record of having the world's highest observation deck within a building or structure at 562 m.
Address: 501 Yincheng Middle Rd, Lu Jia Zui, Lujiazui Residential District, Pudong, Shanghai, China
Hours: Closed ⋅ Opens 8:30AM Tue
Phone: +86 21 6199 9766
Height: 632 m CTBUH
Floors: 128
Architects: Marshall Strabala, Jun Xia, Art Gensler, Arthur Gensler, Andy Cohen
Cost: 1,570 crores CNY
Construction started: 29 November 2008
Owners: Shanghai Municipal Investment Group, Shanghai Tower Construction, and Development
Opened: 2 February 2015
3- Makkah Royal Clock Tower
4- Ping An Finance Center
Skyscraper in Shenzhen, China
The Ping An International Finance Center is a 115-story, 599 m supertall skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. The building was commissioned by Ping An Insurance and designed by the American architectural firm Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates.
Address: Futian CBD, Futian District, Shenzhen, China
Height: 555 m, 599 m to tip CTBUH
Floors: 115
Construction started: 2010
Cost: 150 crores USD (USD, estimated)
Province: Guangdong Province
Opened: 28 March 2017
Architecture firm: Kohn Pedersen Fox
5- Lotte World Tower
Lotte World Tower is a 555.7-meter, 123-story skyscraper located in Sincheon-dong, Songpa District, Seoul, South Korea. It opened to the public on April 3, 2017, and is currently the tallest building in South Korea and the fifth tallest in the world.
Address: 300 Olympic-or, Jamsil 6(yuk)-dong, Songpa-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Hours: Open 24 hours
Phone: +82 2-3213-5000
Height: 555 m
Floors: 123
Construction started: 2011
Architect: James von Klemperer
Opened: 3 April 2017
Architecture firm: Kohn Pedersen Fox
Floor space: 304,081 m²
6- One World Trade Center
Supertall building in New York City, New York
One World Trade Center is the main building of the rebuilt World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan, New York City. One WTC is the tallest building in the United States, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, and the sixth-tallest in the world.
Located in: Westfield World Trade Center
Address: 285 Fulton St, New York, NY 10007, United States
Hours:
Open ⋅ Closes 10PM
Phone: +1 844-696-1776
Height: 541 m, 546 m to tip CTBUH
Floors: 94
Construction started: 27 April 2006
Architects: Daniel Libeskind, David Childs, T. J. Gottesdiener
Founded: 3 November 2014
Architectural styles: Modern architecture, Contemporary architecture
Function: Office
7- Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre
Skyscraper in Guangzhou, China
The Guangzhou Chow Tai Fook Finance Centre is a 530-meter tall mixed-use skyscraper in Guangzhou, Guangdong, which was completed in October 2016. It is the tallest completed building in Guangzhou, the third-tallest in China, and the seventh-tallest in the world
Address: China, Guangdong Province, Guangzhou, Tianhe District, Huacheng Ave, 花城大道南侧
Height: 530 m CTBUH
Floors: 111
Construction started: 29 September 2009
Opened: October 2016
Province: Guangdong Province
Architecture firm: Kohn Pedersen Fox
Owner: Chow Tai Fook
8- Tianjin CTF Finance Centre
Skyscraper in Tianjin, China
Tianjin CTF Finance Center is a super-tall skyscraper in Tianjin, China. Construction started in 2013 and was completed in 2019. The tower is the second tallest building in Tianjin after Goldin Finance 117, the eighth tallest building in the world, and the tallest building in the world with fewer than 100 floors.
Height: 530 m CTBUH
Floors: 97
Opened: 2019
Floor area: 2,714,055 sq ft (252,144.0 m2)
Construction started: 20 November 2009
Architecture firm: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Lifts/elevators: 81
9- CITIC Tower
10- TAIPEI 101
The Taipei 101 (Chinese: 台北101; pinyin: Táiběi yī líng yī; stylized as TAIPEI 101), formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center (臺北國際金融中心), is a skyscraper designed by C.Y. Lee and C.P. Wang in Taiwan, Republic of China. This building was officially classified as the world's tallest from its opening in 2004 until the 2009 completion of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, UAE. Upon completion, it became the world’s first skyscraper to exceed a height of half a kilometer.
Its elevators, capable of traveling 60.6 km/h (37.7 mph) and used to transport passengers from the 5th to the 89th floor in 37 seconds, set new records upon completion. In 2011 Taipei 101 received a Platinum rating under the LEED certification system to become the tallest and largest green building in the world. The structure regularly appears as an icon of Taipei in international media, and the Taipei 101 fireworks displays are a regular feature of New Year's Eve broadcasts.
Taipei 101's postmodernist architectural style evokes traditional Asian aesthetics in a modern structure employing industrial materials. Its design incorporates several features that enable the structure to withstand the Pacific Ring of Fire's earthquakes and the region's tropical storms. The tower houses offices and restaurants as well as both indoor and outdoor observatories. The tower is adjoined by a multilevel shopping mall that has the world's largest ruyi symbol as an exterior feature.
Taipei 101 is owned by Taipei Financial Center Corporation. The skyscraper opened on 31 December 2004 to celebrate New Year's Eve.
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