The tallest skyscraper in the world photos. Records of the tallest building in the world

Hello, dear readers of the site “I and the World”! Today we present to you the most high building in the world and his lower “brothers”.

Modern technologies make it possible to build houses very large sizes. The gigantic height of the buildings fascinates, and even frightens some. So, the top 10 tallest buildings in the world: those built and those still under construction, we will tell you how many floors are in the skyscraper and the height in meters, where it is located and what it is called.

The list of giants opens with the International Commercial Center - 484 m

The building is located in Hong Kong and is 118 floors high. Initially, it was planned to build this house 100 m higher, but in China it is prohibited to build skyscrapers higher than the mountains next to which construction is taking place. Therefore, the building is 100 m lower than planned. A 5-star hotel was built here on the last 17 floors and is the tallest hotel in the world.

In 9th place is the World Financial Center - 492 m

The Shanghai skyscraper is called the “opener” by locals because of the unusual hole at the very top of the building. Look at the photo – it’s like an opener for giants. According to the design, this hole was supposed to be round, but the city residents refused, considering the circle a symbol of Japan. And there are a little more than a hundred floors - 101.

8th place – Taipei 101 – 509 m

The height together with the spire reaches half a kilometer. All floors began operating in 2003 and are occupied by offices and shops. The tower is famous for its high-speed elevators, on which you can literally fly up in 40 seconds to the very last 89 floor. There is a constant seismic hazard in Taiwan, so a huge spherical pendulum weighing 660 tons is installed here (at the top of the building).

7th place - CTF Financial Center - 530 m

Residential space (private apartments), offices, shops and a hotel are all included in the building. The house was built in 5 years. During rush hour, up to 30,000 people can be on 111 floors at the same time. There are stops in the underground levels public transport. And the parking lot can accommodate up to 1,705 cars. On each stage of the building there is Observation deck overlooking a beautiful city.

In 6th place we see the Freedom Tower - 541 m

Also half a kilometer high, and even higher - it’s breathtaking and not for people afraid of heights. Although you can fight fear perfectly! 104 floors or 1776 feet is not a random number - it was this year that the Declaration of Independence was adopted in the United States. The giant is located next to the former destroyed “twins” in New York. This is a symbol that global terrorism can be resisted.

5th placewe give it away towerLotte World Tower – 555m

Inside this 123-story building in Seoul are offices, shops, luxury apartments and hotel rooms. From the last four floors you can admire the city and part Korean Peninsula. The convex shape of the tower with glass panels is a traditional design of buildings.

In 4th place is the Pinan Tower - 600 m

Chinese city Shenzhen. There is a large International Financial Center here, which includes the Pinan skyscraper. It can be called the baby among all the skyscrapers in the world - it is only a year old, it was built in mid-2017. Its 115 floors are occupied by shops and business offices.

3rd place is occupied by the Royal Clock Tower - 601 m

The "Queen" stands amidst a rich complex in Mecca. Saudi Arabia is the country where the Muslim shrine, the Kaab, is located. Up to hundreds of thousands of pilgrims can live in the complex’s hotel at once. On the 120-story tower there is a clock with a diameter of 43 m.

In second place is the Shanghai Tower - 632 m

The 128-story Shanghai Tower has a total area of ​​380,000 square meters. m. It was designed by an American architect. Many offices, entertainment and shopping centers, a luxury hotel. Many city architects were against another heavy skyscraper on the river bank, believing that the ground might sink and the first floors would go under water. But nothing terrible has happened for 3 years now. There are places where flowers and trees are planted. The design has a twisted appearance, which allows it to withstand hurricane force winds of up to 51 m/s.

1st place – Burj Khalifa – 828 m

Burj Khalifa is the leader in the ranking of the tallest buildings in the world. Unusual building built in the form of a stalagmite in the UAE. The building's spire alone is 180 m high. The 163-story structure costs about $1.5 billion. Inside there is a hotel, restaurant, apartments, offices and shopping centers. The air inside is constantly scented with scents created specifically for the Burj Khalifa. At the bottom of the skyscraper is the famous “singing” fountain in Dubai.

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I would like to stop at a skyscraper under construction in Russia

In 2018, the construction project of the Lakhta Center in St. Petersburg should be fully put into operation. 462 m in height is being built on the shores of the Gulf of Finland, where strong winds are frequent, slightly twisted, like in the Shanghai Tower.

There is an abandoned building in Russia that could become the first skyscraper in Yekaterinburg at 151 m

The lower floors are now working, but the upper floors are still not completed. New reasons are preventing the completion of construction: either violations in construction, or the lack of a state expert opinion.

A new building will be built in Baku (Azerbaijan) in 2019, which will exceed 1000 meters in height

Tower Azerbaijan Tower will be higher than what is being built in Saudi Arabia Kingdom Tower- the tallest structure in the world, which is still unfinished. These magnificent giants cannot be compared with those built today. Other skyscrapers may appear in the future, but for now you can go and look at the ones that already exist until the construction of these ones is completed.

Wooden construction has not been abandoned either. An 84-meter house will be built in Vienna (Austria) made of 76% wood

The firefighters, of course, were very against it, but the project was still successfully completed.

We told and showed pictures of the most impressive giant buildings in the world. Now, when you go on a trip, you know where each of these buildings is located, what its height is, and its features. Over time, the rating of such houses will, of course, change, but for now you can go and see with your own eyes. And now we say goodbye until the next ratings. Share this article with your friends and they will thank you!

Burj Khalifa is the main attraction of Dubai. This is one of the world's record-breaking buildings, located in the United Arab Emirates. Firstly, it is the tallest building created in the entire history of mankind, and secondly, it is the building with the most big amount floors, and finally the most expensive building in the world.

And this would seem like something completely unheard of and unprecedented if the Emirates had not surprised the world earlier by building the largest singing fountain, the most prestigious area with the largest artificially created beaches and canals, the most exclusive metro and much, much more, the most diverse and unusual. The skyscraper rises 828 meters high, the number of floors of the building is more than 160. And the total cost of the structure is more than one and a half billion dollars. By the way, controversy and rumors surrounded the Burj Khalifa all the time before the opening of the skyscraper. About height, for example. Initially, it was assumed that the 705 m high tower project would be a modified project of the Australian “Grollo Tower” (560 m). The project managers said that the height would in any case be more than 700 m (that is, the Burj Khalifa, after completion of construction, in any case, would become the tallest structure on Earth). In September 2006, rumors spread to society about the final height of 916 m, and then even 940 m. But still, the final height was 828 meters with 163 floors (not including technical levels).

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The city of Dubai in the UAE, for many centuries it was a small trading port where fish and pearls were caught in the coastal waters of the Persian Gulf. IN last decades the city's prosperity rose sharply thanks to the discovery of oil and the desire of the rulers to turn Dubai into business center. In 2003, two hundred skyscrapers had already been built or were under construction. And then the Emir of Dubai, Mohammed ibn Rashid, gave a simple order - to build the tallest building in the world. The construction of the tallest building begins with digging a hole, a very large hole.

Several months have passed since Dubai-based developer Emaar signed a contract with Chicago-based SOM. Oddly enough, this building does not have a foundation firmly anchored in the rocky ground. Here in the desert you won't find as much stone as in New York or other geological areas. We used hanging piles. These piles were screwed into sand and soft rock, and their load-bearing capacity was determined by their diameter and length. These are 45-meter piles, approximately one and a half meters in diameter. In total, we screwed in about 200 of these piles, says one of the project architects.

The skyscraper construction project included the construction of a so-called “city within a city” - its territory had its own parks, boulevards, and lawns. The total cost of the tower construction project was about one and a half billion dollars.

The author of the Burj Khalifa tower project was an architect from the USA, Adrian Smith, who had sufficient experience in designing similar structures. For example, Smith took direct participation in the design of the Jin Mao skyscraper, located in China, whose height is more than 400 meters. The construction division of Samsung from South Korea was chosen as the general contractor for the construction, which had previously participated in the construction of similar facilities, for example, famous twin towers Petronas, located in Malaysia.

Construction of the tallest skyscraper in the world was carried out quite quickly. Every week the building became 1-2 floors higher. After the 160th floor was built, concrete work stopped and assembly of the giant 180-meter spire from metal structures began. Construction of the skyscraper lasted for 5 years.

According to the project, 108 floors are allocated for residential premises: a luxury hotel is located on 37 of them, and ordinary apartments are located on the remaining floors. Although it’s hard to call apartments built in the most expensive and tallest skyscraper in the world “ordinary”! As noted above, the Burj Khalifa skyscraper is completely autonomous. To provide energy for such a large-scale structure, an equally large 61-meter turbine is used. In addition, numerous solar panels placed on the walls of the tower help provide the building with energy.

Despite its size, the building is well designed and protected, so in the event of a fire, complete evacuation takes only about half an hour!

The Sheikh of Dubai talks about plans to build the tallest building in the world Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, first announced in 2002. The tower was supposed to be key element a new area designed to attract tourists from all over the world to Dubai. The developer of the tower was a Dubai company Emaar, general contractor - South Korean Samsung Engineering. The tower was originally called Burj Dubai, from the Arabic Dubai Tower, but the completion of the project coincided with the global financial crisis and Dubai was forced to turn to the neighboring emirate of Abu Dhabi for help. In gratitude for the multi-billion dollar support received, the skyscraper was renamed in honor of the Sheikh of Abu Dhabi:“From now on and forever, this tower will bear the name “Khalifa” - “Burj Khalifa.”

In the outlines of the foundation one can see the outlines of the desert pancrat flower. This form facilitates the construction of buildings several hundred meters high. And when construction had already begun, lead architect George Estafio and his client made a bold decision - to increase the height of the building from the original 550, which exceeded the tallest Taipei Tower at that time (509.2 meters) by only a few meters, and not just increase, but almost doubled.

After laying the foundation, the tower began to grow rapidly. Work on site took place 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. There were about 100 designers, architects, and engineers, and up to 12,000 workers worked on the site every day.
Every three days a new floor appeared. But the higher you go, the more problems there are. And the main one is the wind. It is impossible to build a single tower of such height and uniform shape. Then the effect of the wind will be too strong, the vibrations will become too significant.

The terraces were built according to a certain pattern, rising in a spiral. The shape of the building is asymmetrical. This way the wind creates less vibration of buildings and as it rises the asymmetry changes, but also creeps up.
When you build the tallest building in the world, every centimeter counts. When pouring concrete, engineers needed to know where the center of the building would be, and when constant movement it is not easy to calculate. The contractor installed 3 different devices GPS on the ground and another one at the very top of the building.
The external panels of the building represented big problem for engineers. The glass had to reflect heat but transmit light. It should also be water-, wind- and dust-proof. About 200 of these panels were required for each floor.

During construction, the creators provided literally everything - from high temperatures in the Arabian sun to the angle of incidence of light into the tower premises. The building is equipped with special solar protection and reflective glass panels that reduce the heating of the rooms inside (temperatures in Dubai reach 50°C), reducing the need for air conditioning. Well, for air conditioning in a skyscraper, a convection system is used, driving air from the bottom up along the entire height of the tower, and it will be used for cooling sea ​​water and underground cooling modules. A special brand of concrete was created especially for the Burj Khalifa - such concrete is heat-resistant and does not deform under the scorching sun of the United Arab Emirates. By the way, the skyscraper will completely independently generate electricity for its own use: for this purpose, a 61-meter turbine, rotated by the wind, and an array will operate solar panels(some of them are located on the walls of the tower).

The entire building project costs more than one and a half billion dollars - a huge amount, albeit for a highly developed country at this stage. Due to problems with financing the construction of the Burj Khalifa, the official opening of the skyscraper was postponed from September 9, 2009 (this date was originally planned - the opening date of the Dubai metro) to January 2010.

The Burj Khalifa project was created according to the idea of ​​a “city within a city”. The building is surrounded by adjacent roads, convenient parking spaces, own lawns, boulevards and parks. In addition, the high-rise building hosts independent sponsored entertainment for young people and business people. Once again, a new site in the Khalifa Building is open for business. In addition to the hotel located on the first 37 floors, as well as luxury apartments between the 45th and 108th floors, most of the floors are still given over to office areas and business premises. Spacious, comfortable and air-conditioned rooms for meetings and presentations are attractive today business people from all over the world, which once again brings Dubai to the level of the business capital of the world - since almost every complex of buildings that open every year has an investor’s corner, so to speak. The 123rd and 124th floors are equipped with an observation deck. Thousands of tourists who come here every year say that the sensations cannot be expressed in words - it is so breathtaking and filled with wonder, how could a person create such a thing!

In Arabic, "burj" means "tower".

The creators of the Dubai skyscraper also claim that distinctive feature The building is the highest residential floor and an observation deck located on the 124th floor. In the skyscraper, which can be seen from a distance of 90 kilometers, 57 elevators of the world's fastest system, the cabins move at a speed of 18 meters per second. There is also autonomous system power supply - a 60-meter wind turbine and huge solar panels. The tower has a modern design, but its architecture also shows the influence of Islamic traditions.

According to the designers, the building is resistant to strong wind loads and can also withstand an earthquake. "We were struck by lightning twice, last year we felt the effects powerful earthquake in Iran. In addition, during construction we experienced all possible types of wind. The results are good," Mohamed Ali Alabbar, head of Emaar Properties, which built the tower, told the BBC.

Some of the apartments in the skyscraper were sold at a price of 24.3 thousand dollars per sq.m., but now their price has dropped by about half. A project that has demonstrated resistance to natural disasters, did not remain unaffected by the global financial crisis. According to analysts, there will be especially many problems with the delivery of office space in Burj Dubai, since all fewer companies can afford such luxury.

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The opening ceremony of the skyscraper was timed to coincide with the fourth anniversary of the reign of the current Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashed Al Maktoum, in the emirate of Dubai, who came to power on January 4. At the ceremony, the sheikh renamed the skyscraper, which was known as Burj Dubai during construction, to Burj Khalifa, dedicating it to the President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. “From now on and forever, this tower will be called Khalifa - Burj Khalifa,” he said.

Sheikh Khalifa is also the emir of Abu Dhabi, which has allocated $10 billion to Dubai to help pay off debt obligations, including to support the investment company Dubai World.

The long-awaited opening of the legendary building took place with fireworks and festive concerts. The event was amazing in its incredible scope - the public saw the promised fireworks, theatrical performances, and a laser show. The list of honored guests invited to the opening ceremony included six thousand people. Others were able to watch a tour of the building on huge screens installed on the streets or on TV. In total, the opening ceremony was broadcast on television and was watched by more than two billion people around the world.

From the first to the 39th floors of the building are occupied by the Armani Hotel. Above are office and technical premises, as well as individual apartments. In addition, there are special observation floors that serve as a high-altitude observatory. The 180-meter spire is located special equipment communications. Burj Khalifa (Burj Dubai) boasts 65 double-decker elevators. True, you will have to make several transfers on the way up or on the way down. From the first to the very last floor there is only one technical elevator. By the way, the Burj Khalifa elevator system is the fastest in the world, as the elevators reach speeds of up to 18 meters per second.

Here are some specifications Burj Khalifa:
— Style: Modernism
— Materials: structures - reinforced concrete, steel; facade - stainless steel, aluminum, glass.
— Purpose: office and retail space, residential real estate and hotel.
— Height: 828 meters.
— Floors: 164 (including two underground floors).
— Area: 3595100 sq. m.
— The highest observation deck is located at an altitude of 442.10 m.
- The Armani Hotel (the first of its kind) will occupy the lower 37 floors.
— From the 45th to the 108th floor there are about 700 apartments.
— The remaining floors will contain office and retail space.

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Interesting Facts about Burj Khalifa:
— The skyscraper has the world's fastest 57 elevators. They are designed to serve their group of visitors to the Burj Khalifa - staff and maintenance, cargo, office workers, visitors and residents of the building, VIP persons.
— From the 124th floor there are two-story observation elevators - they accommodate from 12 to 14 people. The ascent speed is 10 meters per second.
— It took 330,000 to build the tower cubic meters concrete and 31,400 tons of steel reinforcement.
— The tower is located in the center of an artificial lake
— The Burj Khalifa has several recreational areas for visitors to relax - fitness and spa are located on the 43rd, 76th, 123rd floors, and swimming pools (the highest in the world), rooms for relaxation and other events are located on the 43rd and 76th floors.

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— The shape of the building plan (three rays emanating from the center) is based on a desert flower bud growing in this region.
— The highest residential floor is 109.
— The highest observation deck is located on the 124th floor.
— The depth of the foundation piles is more than 50 meters.
— The building’s water supply system uses recycled rainwater (about_0 rain in the desert?)
— The tower will independently generate electricity for itself: for this, a 61-meter turbine rotated by the wind will be used, as well as an array of solar panels (partially located on the walls of the tower) with a total area of ​​about 15 thousand m².
— The building is equipped with special sun protection and reflective glass panels that will reduce the heating of the rooms inside (in Dubai there are temperatures of up to 50 °C). For air conditioning in the skyscraper, a convection system is used, driving air from bottom to top along the entire height of the tower, and sea water and underground cooling modules will be used for cooling. It is stated that the air temperature in the building will be about +18 °C.

Burj Khalifa was created according to the principle vertical city- floors are arranged in blocks designed for different functions. The tower contains about 900 apartments, a hotel with 304 rooms, 35 floors are given over to offices. There is parking for 3,000 cars on three underground floors.

Faktrum tells interesting facts about Burj Khalifa.

1. Tallest building in the world

The height of the Burj Khalifa is 828 meters, and the height of the second tallest building in the world (Shanghai Tower) is 632 meters. The difference is more than obvious. Also, Burj Khalifa is three times taller than the Eiffel Tower.

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2. Inside the building

Those who think that the Burj Khalifa is very impressive from the outside have simply never been inside the skyscraper. The highest observation deck is at an altitude of 452 meters. The building has a total of 164 floors, 1 of which is underground, and as many as 58 elevators that travel at a speed of 10 meters per second (these are some of the fastest elevators in the world). Burj Khalifa also has 2,957 parking spaces, 304 hotels and 904 apartments.

3. The skyscraper was designed by Americans and built by a South Korean company

While Burj Khalifa is located in Dubai ( original title skyscraper - Burj Dubai), the building project was developed by the American firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. Engineers from Chicago have created a special support structure that resembles a three-rayed star. The construction of the building was entrusted to the South Korean company Samsung Engineering and Construction.

4. Several records

It is the tallest free-standing building, the building with the highest residential floor, the building with the largest number floors, a building equipped with the highest elevators and the second highest observation deck (the highest observation deck is located in the Canton TV Tower).

5. What was needed for construction

In order to build such a titanic building, it took a lot of time and effort (namely, 6 years and 22 million man-hours). On especially busy days, more than 12,000 workers were on the construction site at one time.

6. Huge weight

An incredible amount of materials were required to construct the building. So much aluminum was used that it would be enough to create 5 Airbus A380s. 55,000 tons of reinforcing steel and 110,000 tons of concrete were also used. This is approximately equal to the weight of 100,000 elephants. And if you take and stack the reinforcement from a building in a row, it would stretch over a quarter of the Earth.

7. Heat resistance

Dubai is very hot, with an average summer temperature of 41 degrees. Naturally, a building built in this country must withstand extreme temperature changes. That's why more than 300 Chinese experts were hired to develop a cladding system that could protect against local temperatures.

8. Energy consumption

Naturally, for life in such huge building it requires a monstrous amount of resources. For example, Burj Khalifa uses about 950,000 liters of water every day. The building also consumes a huge amount of electricity (about as much as 360,000 hundred-watt light bulbs “eat”).

9. Skyscraper washing

How do you clean and wash 26,000 glass panels that always look perfect? 12 machines are responsible for this, each weighing about 13 tons, moving along special rails on outside building. The cars are serviced by 36 people.

10. Floral design

The Burj Khalifa's design was inspired by the Hymenocallis, a flower that has long petals radiating out from the center. The three wings of the Burj Khalifa spread out to the sides like these petals.

Human nature cannot be changed; people have always tried to surpass their own achievements and set new records in absolutely any area of ​​their activity.
So in architecture, in an attempt to conquer the limits of height, people erect the tallest buildings in the world. With the development of technology, the invention of modern composite materials and the creation of fundamentally new building designs, only in the last 25 years has it become possible to construct the tallest buildings on the planet, the sight of which is simply breathtaking!
In this rating we will tell you about the 15 tallest buildings in the world that are definitely worth seeing.

15. International financial center - Hong Kong. Height 415 meters

Construction of the Hong Kong International Financial Center was completed in 2003. The building is completely commercial, there are no hotels or residential apartments, but only offices of various companies.
The 88-story skyscraper is the sixth tallest building in China and is one of the few buildings to have double-deck elevators.

14. Jin Mao Tower - China, Shanghai. Height 421 meters

The official opening ceremony of the Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai took place in 1999, at a construction cost of more than $550 million. Most of the building's premises are office, there are also shopping centers, restaurants, nightclubs and an observation deck, which offers a gorgeous view of Shanghai.

More than 30 floors of the building are rented by the largest hotel, the Grand Hyatt, and the prices here are quite affordable and affordable for tourists with average incomes; a room can be rented for $200 per night.

13. Trump International Hotel and Tower - Chicago, USA. Height 423 meters

Trump Tower was built in 2009 and cost the owner $847 million. The building has 92 floors, of which boutiques and various shops occupy the 3rd to 12th floors, a luxurious spa salon is located on the 14th floor, and the elite Sixteen restaurant is located on the 16th floor. The hotel occupies the 17th to 21st floors, with penthouses and private residential apartments above.

12. Guangzhou International Financial Center - China, Guangzhou. Height – 437 meters

This tallest skyscraper was built in 2010 and has 103 floors, is western part Twin Towers complex in Guangzhou. Construction of the eastern skyscraper should be completed in 2016.
The cost of constructing the building was $280 million, most The buildings are occupied by office space, up to the 70th floor. From the 70th to the 98th floor is occupied by the five-star Four Seasons Hotel, and on the top floors there are cafes, restaurants and an observation deck. There is a helipad on the 103rd floor.

11. KK 100 – Shenzhen, China. Height 442 meters.

The KK 100 skyscraper, also known as Kingki 100, was erected in 2011 and is located in the city of Shenzhen. This multifunctional building was built in the modernist style and most of the premises are for office purposes.
The 23rd floor of this one of the tallest buildings in the world is occupied by a six-star premium business hotel “St. Regis Hotel”, there are also several chic restaurants, beautiful garden and the first IMAX theater built in Asia.

10. Willis Tower - Chicago, USA. Height 443 meters

The Willis Tower, formerly known as the Sears Tower, rises 443 meters in height and is the only building in this ranking built before 1998. Construction of the skyscraper began in 1970 and was fully completed in 1973. The cost of the project was more than $150 million at the prices of that time.

After completion of construction, Willis Tower firmly occupied the status of the tallest building in the world for as long as 25 years. On this moment, in the list of tallest buildings, the skyscraper is on the 10th line of the list.

9. Zifeng Tower - Nanjing, China. Height 450 meters

Construction of the 89-story skyscraper began in 2005 and was completed in 2009. This building is multifunctional, there are office spaces, restaurants, cafes and a hotel. There is an observation deck on the top floor. There are also 54 freight lifts and passenger elevators built in Zifeng Tower.

8. Petronas Towers - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Height 451.9 meters

From 1998 to 2004, the Petronas Twin Towers were considered the tallest buildings in the world. The construction of the towers was financed oil company Petronas, and the project amount was more than $800 million. Nowadays, building premises are rented by many large corporations - Reuters agency, Microsoft corporation, Aveva company and others. There are also elite shopping establishments here, there are art Gallery, aquarium and science center.

The design of the building itself is unique; there are no other skyscrapers in the world built using the Petronas Towers technology. Most high-rise buildings are built from steel and glass, but in Malaysia the cost of high-quality steel was very high and engineers had to look for another way to solve the problem.

As a result, high-tech and elastic concrete was developed, from which the towers were built. Experts carefully monitored the quality of the material and one day, during routine measurements, they discovered the slightest error in the quality of concrete. The builders had to completely dismantle one floor of the building and build it anew.

7. International Commerce Centre, Hong Kong. Height 484 meters

This 118-story skyscraper rises 484 meters. After 8 years of construction, the building was completed in 2010 and is now the tallest building in Hong Kong and the fourth tallest building in China.
The upper floors of the skyscraper are occupied by the five-star Ritz-Carlton hotel, located at an altitude of 425 meters, making it the tallest hotel on the planet. The building also features the world's highest swimming pool, located on the 118th floor.

6. Shanghai World Financial Center. Height 492 meters

Built for $1.2 billion, the Shanghai World Financial Center is a multi-functional skyscraper that houses office space, a museum, a hotel, and a multi-story parking lot. Construction of the center was completed in 2008, and at that time the building was considered the second tallest structure in the world.

The skyscraper has been tested for seismic resistance and can withstand aftershocks up to 7 points on the Richter scale. The building also houses the highest observation deck in the world, located at an altitude of 472 meters above the ground.

5. Taipei 101 – Taipei, Taiwan. Height 509.2 meters

The official operation of the Taipei 101 skyscraper began on December 31, 2003 and this building is the most stable and unaffected natural disasters structure ever created by man. The tower can withstand wind gusts of up to 60 m/s (216 km/h) and the strongest earthquakes, which occur in this region once every 2,500 years.

The skyscraper has 101 ground floors and five floors underground. On the first four floors there are various retail outlets, on the 5th and 6th floors there is a prestigious fitness center, from 7 to 84 various office premises are occupied, 85-86 are rented by restaurants and cafes.
The building holds several records: the fastest elevator in the world, capable of transporting visitors from the fifth floor to the 89th floor to the observation deck in just 39 seconds (elevator speed 16.83 m/s), the world's largest display board countdown, which turns on New Year and the world's tallest sundial.

4. World Trade Center - New York, USA. Height 541 meters

Construction of the Center international trade, or as it is also called the Freedom Tower, was fully completed in 2013. The building stands on the site of the World Trade Center.
This 104-story skyscraper is the most... tall building in the USA and the fourth tallest building in the world. The construction cost was a whopping $3.9 billion.

3. Royal Clock Tower Hotel - Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Height 601 meters

The grandiose structure “Royal Clock Tower” is part of the Abraj Al-Bayt complex of buildings built in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Construction of the complex lasted for 8 years and was fully completed in 2012. During construction, two major fires occurred, in which, fortunately, no one was injured.
The Royal Clock Tower can be seen from a distance of 20 km, and its clock is considered the tallest in the world.

2. Shanghai Tower - Shanghai, China. Height 632 meters

This skyscraper is the tallest in Asia and ranks second on the list of tallest buildings in the world. Construction of the Shanghai Tower began in 2008 and was fully completed in 2015. The cost of the skyscraper was more than 4.2 billion dollars.

1. Burj Khalifa - Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Height 828 meters

The tallest building in the world is the monumental Burj Khalifa skyscraper, rising to a height of 828 meters. Construction of the building began in 2004 and was fully completed in 2010. Burj Khalifa has 163 floors, most of which are occupied by office space, hotels and restaurants, several floors are reserved for residential apartments, the cost of which is simply incredible - from $40,000 per sq. m. meter!

The cost of the project cost the developer, Emaar, $1.5 billion, which paid off literally in the first year after the building was officially put into operation. The observation deck at Burj Khalifa is especially popular, and to get to it, tickets must be purchased in advance, several days before the visit.

Kingdom Tower

In the hot sands of the Arabian desert, construction began on the largest and grandest structure in the history of mankind. We did not include this building in our rating, since a lot of time will pass before its construction is completed. This future tower Kingdom Tower, which will rise to a height of 1007 meters, will be 200 meters higher than the Burj Khalifa.

From the highest floor of the building it will be possible to view the area at a distance of 140 km. The construction of the tower will be very difficult; due to the enormous height of the skyscraper, construction materials will be delivered to the highest floors of the structure by helicopters. The initial cost of the facility will be $20 billion

The popular statement - size doesn't matter - certainly doesn't apply to the height of buildings. Man has not given up trying to reach heaven since biblical times - starting with the construction of the Tower of Babel. The tallest buildings in the world amaze with their grandeur and technical innovation; we invite you to learn more about each of them. We will talk specifically about skyscrapers; this list will not include towers, which will be discussed in a separate story

But until the 19th century, increasing the height of buildings meant thickening the walls, which had to support the weight of the structure. The creation of elevators and metal frames for walls freed the hands of architects and engineers, allowing them to design and build taller and taller buildings, increasing the number of floors. So, the 10 tallest buildings in the world:

№10 « Empire State Building", New York, USA

Empire State Building - the most famous skyscraper America, the Chrysler Building is one of the last skyscrapers built in the Art Deco style; Rockefeller Center is the world's largest private business and entertainment complex, consisting of 19 buildings. The observation deck of the center offers stunning panoramic views of Central Park and Empire State Building.

During the construction of the building, new technologies were developed in building structures, such as the frame metal structure made of cast iron by J. Bogardus, the passenger elevator by E. G. Otis. A skyscraper consists of a foundation, a steel frame of columns and beams above the ground, and curtain walls attached to the beams. In this skyscraper, the main load is carried by the steel frame, not the walls. It transfers this load directly to the foundation. Thanks to this innovation, the weight of the building was significantly reduced and amounted to 365 thousand tons. 5,662 cubic meters of limestone and granite were used for the construction of the external walls. In total, the builders used 60 thousand tons of steel structures, 10 million bricks and 700 kilometers of cable. The building has 6,500 windows.

International Finance Center is a complex commercial building located on coastline central region Hong Kong. A significant landmark of Hong Kong Island, it consists of two skyscrapers: the International Financial Center and the shopping gallery and the 40-story Four Seasons Hotel. Hong Kong" Tower 2 is the tallest building in Hong Kong, usurping the space once occupied by Central Plaza. The complex was built with the support of Sun Hung Kai Properties and MTR Corp. Hong Kong Airport Express station is located directly below it. The construction of the first international financial center was completed in 1998, and the opening took place in 1999. The building has 38 floors, 18 high-speed passenger elevators in four zones, its height is 210 m. total area- 72,850 m. Now the building accommodates approximately 5,000 people.

№6 Jin Mao Tower, Shanghai, China

The total height of the structure is 421 meters, the number of floors reaches 88 (93 including the belvedere). The distance from the ground to the roof is 370 meters, and the top floor is at an altitude of 366 meters! Perhaps, in comparison with the Emirati (still unfinished) giant Burj Dubai, Jin Mao will seem like a dwarf, but against the background of other buildings in Shanghai this giant looks impressive. By the way, not far from the Golden Building of Success there is also a high-rise building - Shanghai World Finance center(SHVFC), which surpassed Jin Mao in height and became the tallest office building in China in 2007. Currently, a 128-story skyscraper is planned to be built next to Jin Mao and the ShVFC, which will become the tallest building in China.

The hotel is famous for being one of the tallest in the world, it is located on the upper floors of a skyscraper, which, in turn, is currently the tallest in Shanghai

From the 54th to 88th floor there is the Hyatt Hotel, this is its atrium.

On the 88th floor, 340 meters above the ground, there is an indoor Skywalk observation deck that can accommodate more than 1,000 people at a time. Skywalk area - 1520 sq.m. In addition to the excellent view of Shanghai from the observatory, you can look down on the magnificent atrium of the Shanghai Grand Hyatt Hotel.

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№5 Fifth place in the list of tallest buildings is the Sears Tower, Chicago, USA.

The Sears Tower is a skyscraper located in Chicago, USA. The height of the skyscraper is 443.2 meters, the number of floors is 110. Construction began in August 1970, ending on May 4, 1973. Chief architect Bruce Graham, chief designer Fazlur Khan.

The Sears Tower was built more than 30 years ago. In 1974, the skyscraper became the tallest building in the world, surpassing the World Shopping mall in New York at 25 meters. For more than two decades, the Sears Tower held the lead and only in 1997 lost to the Kuala Lumpur “twins” - the Petronas Towers.

Today, the Sears Tower is undoubtedly one of the most magnificent buildings in the world. To this day, this building remains the most tall skyscraper on the territory of the USA.

The cost of the 443-meter-high Sears Tower was $150 million—a fairly impressive sum at that time. Today the equivalent cost would be almost $1 billion.

The main building material used to construct the Sears Tower was steel.

You don’t need to be an expert in physics and seismology to understand that a structure 509.2 meters high is at very high risk during an earthquake. That is why Asian engineers once decided to secure one of the architectural pearls of Taiwan sufficiently in an original way– using a giant ball or stabilizer ball.

The project, costing more than 4 million dollars, envisaging the installation of a giant ball weighing 728 tons on the upper tiers of the skyscraper, turned out to be one of the most striking engineering experiments of recent times. Suspended on thick cables, the ball plays the role of a stabilizer, allowing it to “dampen” vibrations of the building structure during an earthquake.

№1 Burj Dubai, Dubai, UAE

The tower is equipped with 56 elevators (by the way, the fastest in the world), boutiques, swimming pools, luxury apartments, hotels and observation platforms. Distinctive characteristic construction is an international composition of the working team: a South Korean contractor company, American architects, Indian builders. Four thousand people took part in the construction.

Records set by the Burj Dubai:

* the building with the largest number of floors - 160 (the previous record was 110 for the Sears Tower skyscrapers and the destroyed twin towers);

* tallest building - 611.3 m (previous record - 508 m at the Taipei 101 skyscraper);

* the tallest free-standing structure - 611.3 m (the previous record was 553.3 m at the CN Tower);

* highest height injection of concrete mixture for buildings - 601.0 m (the previous record was 449.2 m at the Taipei 101 skyscraper);

* the highest height of injection of concrete mixture for any structure is 601.0 m (the previous record was 532 m at the Riva del Garda hydroelectric station);

* in 2008, the height of the Burj Dubai exceeded the height of the Warsaw radio tower (646 m), the building became the tallest ground-based structure in the history of human construction.

* On January 17, 2009, Burj Dubai reached a declared height of 818 m, becoming the tallest erected structure in the world.