Tallest Buildings in the World by Livio Andrea Acerbo

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Top Five Tallest Buildings in the World

• By Livio Andrea Acerbo

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1 Burj Khalifa Dubai (UAE)
The tallest building to be made in the human
history. It is indeed an architectural marvel in
the history of mankind. Also known as the Khalifa
Tower was officially opened on 4 January 2010,
named after .It is an integral part of the map
plan of downtown Dubai of an area of 490 acres.
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2 Aabraj Al Bait Mecca, Saudi Arabia
The Abraj Al Bait Towers or the Mecca Clock Royal
Tower is situated in the Mecca, Saudi Arabia. It
was constructed as a part of King Abul Aziz
Endowment Project for City planning. It holds
records for being the worlds tallest clock tower
and worlds largest clock face.
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3 The Taipei 101 Taipei, Taiwan
This third largest skyscraper formerly known as
the Taipei World Financial Center. The building
ranked officially as the worlds tallest from
2004 until the opening of the Burj Khalifa in
Dubai in 2010. The construction was finished in
2004. Taipei 101 comprises 101 floors above
ground and 5 floors underground.
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4 Shanghai Financial Center Shanghai,
China
The Superfall skyscraper is located in the Pudong
district of Shanghai, China. It had the Kohn
Pederson Fox Associates as its designer and
Japanese Mori building company as its developer.
It consists of offices, hotels, conference rooms,
observation decks, and ground-floor shopping
malls.
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5 International Commerce Center Hong Kong,
China
A Hong Kong skyscraper with a 118 storeys
completed in the year 2010 and situated in West
Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is also notably the
tallest building in Hong Kong. The Tower was
developed by Sun Hung Kai Properties (Hong Kongs
Largest Developer) and designed by Kohn Pederson
fox Associates.
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