Humanity has become obsessed with breaking its limits, creating new records only to break them again and again. In fact, our cities’ skylines have always been defined by those in power during every period in history. At one point churches left their mark, followed by public institutions and in the last few decades, it's commercial skyscrapers that continue to stretch taller and taller.
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) has developed its own system for classifying tall buildings, stating that the Burj Khalifa (828 m.) is the world’s tallest building right now. Read on for the 25 tallest buildings in the world today.
1. Burj Khalifa / Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (828 m / 2,717 ft)
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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2. Shanghai Tower / Gensler (678.9 m / 2,227 ft)
Shanghai, China
3. Shanghai Tower / Gensler (632 m / 2,073 ft)
Shanghai, China
4. Makkah Royal Clock Tower / Dar al-Handasah Shair & Partners + SL Rasch (601 m / 1,972 ft)
Mecca, Saudi Arabia
5. Ping An Finance Center / Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (599.1 m / 1,965 ft)
Shenzhen, China
6. Lotte World Tower / Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (554.5 m / 1,819 ft)
Seoul, South Korea
7. One World Trade Center / Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (541.3 m / 1,776 ft)
New York, United States
8. Tianjin CTF Finance Centre / Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (530 m / 1,739 ft)
Tianjin, China
9. Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre / Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (530 m / 1,739 ft)
Guangzhou, China
10. CITIC Tower / Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (Design) + TFP Farrells (Land Bid Concept) (527.7 m / 1,731 ft)
Beijing, China
11. TAIPEI 101 / C.Y. Lee & Partners Architects/Planners (508 m / 1,667 ft)
Taipei, Taiwan
12. Shanghai World Financial Center / Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) + Mori Building + Irie Miyake Architects and Engineers (492 m / 1,614 ft)
Shanghai, China
13. International Commerce Centre / Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) (484 m / 1,588 ft)
Hong Kong
14. Central Park Tower / Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture (472.4 m / 1,550 ft)
New York, United States
15. Lakhta Center / Gorproject (462 m / 1,516 ft)
Saint Petersburg, Russia
16. Vincom Landmark 81 / Atkins (461.2 m / 1,513 ft)
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
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17. The Exchange 106 / Mulia Group (453.6 m / 1,488 ft)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
18. Changsha IFS Tower T1 / Wong Tung & Partners (452.1 m / 1,483 ft)
Changsha, China
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19. Petronas Twin Tower 1 / Cesar Pelli & Associates (452.1 m / 1,483 ft)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
20. Petronas Twin Tower 2 / Cesar Pelli & Associates (451.9 m / 1,483 ft)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
21. Suzhou IFS / Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) (450 m / 1,476 ft)
Suzhou, China
22. Zifeng Tower / Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (450 m / 1,476 ft)
Nanjing, China
23. Wuhan Center Tower / East China Architectural Design & Research Institute (443.1 m / 1,454 ft)
Wuhan, China
23. Willis Tower / Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (442.1 m / 1,451 ft)
Chicago, United States
25. KK100 / TFP Farrells (441.8 m / 1,449 ft)
Shenzhen, China
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