Size matters when talking about the height of buildings. The most magnificent buildings in the world fascinate with their dimensions and provide an opportunity for a person to see the city in which they are from a bird's eye view. For this purpose, many skyscrapers are built with special observation platforms.
The rating includes the highest houses in the world to date.
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Al-Hamra Height 414 meters
Tower Al-Hamra from Kuwait opens the top ten tallest buildings in the world. One of the most beautiful asymmetrical skyscrapers was erected in 2011.Its height was 414 meters, which accommodated 80 floors. The share of shopping centers had 6 floors, and car parking - 11. In addition, the tower houses offices, commercial premises, cinemas, clubs, restaurants and much more. It took about 6 years to build the building. Construction cost the state $ 500 million. Al-Hamra boasts not only its height and unusual shape, but also 5 architectural awards, which she was awarded for an unusual design. In addition, it is one of the most reliable and durable structures, for which natural cataclysms are not terrible.
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International Finance Center Tower 2 Height 415 meters
Chinese skyscraper International Finance Center Tower 2 from Hong Kong is ranked ninth among the tallest structures in the world. The building height of 415 meters includes 88 floors. On 40 floors the hotel Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong is located, and the rest of the territory was occupied by shopping centers and office premises. The building is designed for 5000 people. The highest Chinese skyscraper was erected in 1999.
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Sears Tower Height 443 meters
On the eighth line among the tallest buildings is the Chicago tower Sears Tower .Its height is just over 443 meters. The skyscraper includes 110 floors. The building was started in the 70-th year of the last century, and completed construction in 1973. For 20 years, the tower retained the title of the tallest structure in the world and only in 1998 gave way to twin towers from Malaysia. The cost of the project at that time was 150 million, which is now equivalent to 1 billion dollars. The main material for the construction was steel. The design is 10 square tubes, which form a giant square at the base. Area Sears Tower is 418 000 square meters.m. The building includes 104 high-speed elevators, which divide the structure into three zones.
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PETRONAS Twins Towers Height 452 meters
Two twin skyscrapers PETRONAS Twins Towers , located in Malaysia, are in the seventh place among the tallest buildings in the world. In 1998, one of the tallest towers in the world was built, which connected the air two-story bridge at an altitude of 170 meters. The buildings rise at a level of 452 meters from the ground and have 88 floors.$ 800 million was spent on construction. The total area of the facility was 213,750 square meters.m., and the twins themselves occupy a territory of 40 hectares. There are an art gallery, exhibition and conference halls, various offices, residential apartments and much more.
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Shanghai World Financial Center Height 494 meters
Shanghai World Financial Center from Shanghai occupies the sixth line among the tallest skyscrapers in the world. Shanghai World Financial Center was built in 2008, and its height was 494 meters. On the 101 floor there are conference halls, offices, hotels, shopping centers. The uppermost floors are observation platforms. The skyscraper covers an area of 377,000 sq. M.m., has 31 lifts and 33 escalators. Initially, it was assumed that the maximum height of the Shanghai World Financial Center would be 510 meters because of the spire that they wanted to add to the top of the structure. But the architect William Pedersen did not agree with this proposal and the construction stopped at 494 m.
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Tower Federation Height 506 meters
The fifth place is occupied by the highest building in Europe " Tower Federation ", erected in Moscow in 2015.The maximum height of the building with a roof was 506 meters. The structure is a complex of two towers - "East" and "West".The total area of the complex includes an area of 442,915.2 square meters. Tower "East" is much higher than its "neighbor" and consists of 95 floors. Here are a shopping gallery, various offices and apartments.
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One World Trade Center Height 541 meters
The fourth position among the tallest buildings in the world is the Manhattan Tower of New York One World Trade Center .The World Trade Center was erected on the site of the former destroyed complex in 2001.The center is also referred to as the Tower of Freedom. The construction of a skyscraper 541 meters high was completed in 2013.The building includes 109 floors, 5 of which are underground. There are many offices, shops and restaurants. There are also observation platforms here.
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Taipei 101 Height 571 meters
Opens the top three tallest skyscrapers in the world Taiwan skyscraper Taipei 101 .The conceived building with a height of 571 meters began to be erected in 1999, and at the end of 2003 its opening was held. The construction was spent about 1.7 billion dollars. Taipei 101 is considered one of the symbols of Taiwan. The architectural structure is equipped with 106 floors, 101 of which are ground-level. The tower contains a huge shopping center, in which are located over a hundred different shops. There is also a large number of restaurants and clubs. Asian engineers thought through the project to detail and secured Taipei 101 from destruction during a possible earthquake. In its design includes a special ball, which plays the role of shock absorbers and will not allow the tower to fall apart.
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Abraj Al-Bait Towers Height 601 meters
The second line in the ranking of the highest houses is occupied by Abraj Al-Bait Towers ( Watch Royal Tower) from Saudi Arabia. The building with the largest clock in the world was built in 2012 and reached a height of 601 meters. In total, the Clock Tower is 120 stories high. At its very top is a giant clock with a diameter of 43 meters. They can be seen absolutely from anywhere in the city of Mecca, where the building is located.
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Burj Dubai Height 828 meters
The first place among the tallest buildings erected by a man occupies the tower Burj Dubai from the capital of the UAE.This skyscraper resembles the form of stalagmite. Construction of the building began in 2004, and was completed in 2010. For the construction of one floor, the workers took three days. About 4 thousand people took part in the construction. In the end, the Dubai tower was 828 meters in height. For its construction, more than $ 4 billion was spent. The building is equipped with 56 elevators, which are considered to be the fastest in the world. Inside there are various offices, residential apartments, hotels, shopping and entertainment centers, observation platforms and much more.
