executive summary by darmansjah
Chicago is the spiritual home of the skyscraper, but for up-and-coming giants, look east. The US has 28 buildings in the top 100, mainland Chinahas 22 with more on the way. In the UK, One CanadaSquare (236 metres) has been our tallest buildings since 1991, but the shard at LondonBridge should overtake it when it reaches 306 metres in 2012.
Burj Kahlifa, Dubai 828 metres. Dubai’s burj Khalifa took six years to complete
Taipei 101, Taiwan508 metres
International Commerce Centre, Hongkong484 metres
Petronas Towers, Malaysia452 metres
Nanjing Greenland Financial Center, China450 metres
Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower), USA442 metres
Guangzhou International Finance Centre, China438 metres
Trump International Hotel & Tower, USA423 metres
Jin Mao Building, China421 metres
Source: Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (ctbuh.org). TV and communication towers not included
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