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World Top Five Tallest Skyscrapers

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Burj Dubai
Burj Dubai
Taipei 101
Taipei 101
Petronas Towers
Petronas Towers
Willis Tower
Willis Tower
Jin Mao Towers
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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A.M. Gwynn profile image

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.

Paradise7 profile image

Paradise7  says:
2 months ago

I enjoy the pictures, in particular. That skywalk between the two towers is fantastic!

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