World Top Five Tallest Skyscrapers
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Burj Dubai
Taipei 101
Petronas Towers
Willis Tower
Jin Mao Towers
Burj Dubai
- Burj Dubai is a tallest man made skyscraper in the world ever built at 818m.
- Construction began on 21 September 2004 and completed in 2009.
- The total budget for the Burj Dubai project US$ 4.1 billion.
Taipei 101
- Taipei 101 second largest skyscraper in the world at 508m.
- It has been hailed as one of the Seven Wonders of Engineering (Discovery Channel, 2005)and Seven New Wonders of the World (Newsweek magazine, 2006).
- The building contains 101 floors above ground and 5 floors underground.
- The name of the tower reflects its floor count.
Petronas Towers
- The Petronas Towers(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) is the third largest skyscraper in the world and world number one twin towers at 452m.
- The towers feature a skybridge between the two towers on 41st and 42nd floors, which is the highest 2-story bridge in the world.
- The Petronas were the world's tallest buildings from 1998 to 2004.
Willis Tower
- Willis Tower is the fourth largest skyscraper in the world at 442m .Willis Tower formerly named as a Sears Towe.
Willis Tower was the world's tallest building from 1974 to 1998.
Jin Mao Towers
- The Jin Mao Tower is the fifth largest skyscraper in the world at 420.5m.
- The Jin Mao Tower landmark supertall skyscraper in the Lujiazui area of the Pudong district of Shanghai, People's Republic of China.
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I enjoy the pictures, in particular. That skywalk between the two towers is fantastic!







![[The Burj Dubai, the tallest man made structure in the world – at Sheik Zayed Road] [The Burj Dubai, the tallest man made structure in the world – at Sheik Zayed Road]](http://s1.hubimg.com/u/1625516_50.jpg)



A.M. Gwynn says:
2 months ago
Always enjoy this kind of informative article.
I learned something new today... I didn't know the Sears Tower was renamed the Willis Tower!
Like this hub, and the link to the Bridges.