World’s Tallest Buildings: The Top 5

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Worlds Tallest Buildings The Top 5

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Introduction

• The list of the worlds tallest buildings is
  constantly changing as some of the worlds
  richest countries attempt to outdo each other
  with innovative new projects.
• By way of comparison, the UKs tallest
  building the Shard is in joint 73rd place, a long
  way down from the lofty heights of the
  Globehunters top five.

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Burj Khalifa (Dubai) 828 m

• Dubai has never been a place of understatement
  and its no surprise that the emirates 1.5
  billion, 160 story Burj Khalifa literally towers
  over the opposition in the top five. As yet,
  nothing has been able to shift the Burj Khalifa
  from top spot since it opened in 2010. It took
  six years to build and currently features the
  worlds highest occupied floor and the worlds
  highest nightclub.

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Burj Khalifa

• Dubai is now synonymous with outlandish
  architecture and boasts three other entries in
  the top twenty Marina 101, Princess Tower and 23
  Marina.

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Shanghai Tower (Shanghai, China) 632m (2073ft)

• It may fall slightly short in terms of height
  but the Shanghai Towers incredible structure
  certainly puts it in pole position in terms of
  innovation. The towers twisted shape was
  conceived with typhoons in mind this specially
  designed shape reduces wind load by up to 24.

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Shanghai Tower

• Over 30,000 people will eventually call the
  121 story Shanghai Tower home. Expect plenty of
  new skyscrapers from China in the new future
  nine of the top twenty tallest buildings
  currently being built are in China. This includes
  Sky City which is set to be the new number one.

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Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel (Mecca, Saudi
Arabia) 601m (1972ft)

• Also known as The Abraj Al-Bait Towers, the
  Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel features the
  worlds tallest clock tower and the worlds
  biggest clock face. It bears a resemblance to
  Londons St Stephens Tower.

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Mecca, Saudi Arabia

• It features 120 floors above ground and was
  opened in 2012. A set of 21,000 green and white
  lights which are visible at an impressive
  distance of 18 miles flash five times a day to
  remind residents of prayer time.

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One World Trade Centre, (New York, USA) 546.2 m
(1776 ft)

• Scheduled to open by early 2014, One World
  Trade Centre stands in central Manhattan on the
  site of the former World Trade Tower destroyed in
  the 9/11 attacks. It will include offices,
  restaurants and an observation deck and will be
  the tallest building in the Western world.

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Taipei 101 (Taipei, Taiwan) 509m tall (1670ft)

• When it opened at the end of 2004 it was in
  number one spot, but has since been overtaken and
  will soon drop out of the top 5.
• Also going by the fairly uninspiring moniker
  The Taipei World Financial Centre, Taipei 101
  is comprised of 106 floors in total.

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Conclusion

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