World’s tallest buildings

It’s a status symbol for the countries that have them built and there seem to be no end in the quest to build the world’s tallest buildings. Known as skyscrapers, they differ from towers in that these buildings offer residential and/or office and have floors all the way up.

	Building	Stories	Metres	Feet	City, Country	Year	Architects
1	Burj Khalifa	160	800	2,640	Dubai, UAE	2008	Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
2	Russia Tower	134	648	2,126	Moscow, Russia	2010	Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
3	International Business Centre	130	580	1,903	Seoul, South Korea	2008	UN Studio
4	Lotte World II	107	512	1,680	Busan, South Korea	2012	Stephan Huh, Parker Design
5	Taipei 101 Tower	101	509	1,670	Taipei, Taiwan	2004	C.Y. Lee & Partner
6	Shanghai World Financial Center	101	492	1,614	Shanghai, China	2008	Kohn Pedersen Fox
7	Union Square Phase 7	102	474	1,555	Hong Kong, China	2010	Kohn Pedersen Fox
8	Suyong Bay Tower	102	462	1,516	Busan, South Korea	2010	Kohn Pedersen Fox
9	Xujiahui Tower	92	460	1,509	Shanghai, China	2010	John Portman & Associates
10	Petronas Towers 1 & 2	88	452	1,483	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	1998	Cesar Pelli

Tallest buildings 2007

	Building	Stories	Height (m)	Height (ft)	City, Country	Year	Architects
1	Taipei 101 Tower	101	509	1,670	Taipei, Taiwan	2004	C.Y. Lee & Partner
2	Petronas Towers 1	88	452	1,483	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	1998	Cesar Pelli
3	Petronas Towers 2	88	452	1,483	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	1998	Cesar Pelli
4	Sears Tower	108	442	1,451	Chicago, Il, USA	1974	Bruce Graham
5	Jin Mao Building	88	421	1,381	Shanghai, China	1999	Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
6	Two International Finance	88	415	1,362	Hong Kong, China	2003	Cesar Pelli
7	CITIC Plaza	80	391	1,283	Guangzhou, China	1996	DLN Architects
8	Shun Hing Square	69	384	1,260	Shenzhen, China	1996	K.Y. Cheung
9	Empire State Building	102	381	1,250	New York, NY, USA	1931	Shreve, Lamb and Harmon
10	Central Plaza	78	374	1,227	Hong Kong, China	1992	Ng Chun Man