Skyscrapers and Iconic Buildings: Tallest Buildings in the World

Historians consider the 1885 Home Insurance Building the very first skyscraper. So what are the tallest buildings in the world now?

Here is a compilation of the tallest buildings and skyscrapers in the world. The list is for fully habitable buildings and not observation towers.

Burj Khalifa (Burj Dubai or Dubai Tower), UAE

Shanghai Tower, China

Makkah Royal Clock Tower, Mecca, Saudi Arabia

One World Trade Center, New York City

Busan Lotte Town Center, South Korea

Taipei 101, Taiwan

Shanghai World Finance Center, China

International Commerce Center (ICC), Hongkong

Petronas Towers 1 & 2, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Zifeng Tower (Nanjing Greenland Financial Center), Nanjing, China

The Gateway III, Hongkong, China

Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower), Chicago

KK100 (Kingkey 100, Kingkey Finance Center Plaza), Shenzhen, China

Guangzhou International Finance Center, China

Trump International Hotel and Tower, Chicago

Jin Mao Building

World Trade Center Twin Towers, New York

Princess Tower (Al Ameera Tower), Dubai

Two International Finance Center (IFC), Hongkong

Al Hamra Firdous Tower, Kuwait

Marina 101, Dubai

CITIC Plaza, China International Trust, Guangzhou, China

Shun Hing Square, Shenzhen, China

Domain Tower, Central Market Project, Abu Dhabi, UAE

Empire State Building, New York

Elite Residence, Dubai

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Central Plaza, Hongkong

Bank of China Tower, Hongkong

Bank of America Tower, New York City

 

Millenium Tower Frankfurt Germany

Almas Tower (Diamond Tower), Dubai

The Pinnacle, Guangzhou, China

JW Marriot Marquis Dubai

Emirates One, Dubai

T & C Tower (Tuntex Sky Tower), Kaohsiung, Taiwan

Aon Centre, Chicago

The Center, Hongkong

The Torch Dubai

John Hancock Center, Chicago

 

Mercury City, Moscow

Tianjin Global Financial Center, Tianjin, China

Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower, Hanoi, Vietnam

Rose Tower, Dubai

Shimao International Plaza, Shanghai, China

Wuhan International Securities Building, Wuhan, China

Ryugyong Hotel, Pyongyang, North Korea

China World Tower (China World Trade Center), Beijing, China

Longxi International Hotel, Jiangsu, China

The Index, Dubai, UAE

Q1 Tower, Gold Coast, Australia

Burj al Arab Hotel, Dubai

Chrysler Building, New York

Bank of America, Atlanta

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