The tallest buildings in the world

The tallest buildings in the world

Categories: Design and Architecture

Last week, construction of the Sky City skyscraper, which should become the tallest building in the world, was suspended in China. In anticipation of the emergence of a new giant, we have collected the tallest skyscrapers, TV towers and other structures in the world.

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The tallest buildings in the world

The tallest buildings in the world

1. Tokyo Skytree is the tallest TV tower in the world and the second tallest building on the planet. Its construction was completed in 2012. (Kyodo via Reuters)

The tallest buildings in the world

2. The Oriental Pearl TV Tower in Shanghai (left) is the third tallest building in China. The construction of the tower with a height of 468 meters was completed in 1995. (Feng Li/Getty Images)

The tallest buildings in the world

3. The height of the 101-story skyscraper Taipei 101 is 509 meters. (Pichi Chuang/Reuters)

The tallest buildings in the world

4. Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The towers were completed in 1998. (Saeed Khan/AFP-Getty Images)

The tallest buildings in the world

5. The Burj Khalifa skyscraper is the tallest building in the world. (Mohammed Salem/Reuters)

The tallest buildings in the world

6. The Guangzhou TV Tower is 610 meters high. (Voishmel/AFP-Getty Images)

The tallest buildings in the world

7. The 100-story skyscraper "Kingkey 100" with a height of 442 meters in the city of Shenzhen was completed in 2011. (Peter Parks/AFP-Getty Images)

The tallest buildings in the world

8. The height of the CN Tower in Toronto is 553 meters. (Fred Thornhill/Reuters)

The tallest buildings in the world

9. Skyscraper "International Hotel and Trump Tower" in Chicago has a height of 423 meters. (Jeff Haynes/Reuters)

The tallest buildings in the world

10. Abraj al-Bayt is the tallest hotel in the world. (Fayez Nureldine/AFP-Getty Images)

The tallest buildings in the world

11. The Shard skyscraper in London is the tallest building in Western Europe. (Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

The tallest buildings in the world

12. Tower "Borje Milad" in Tehran, 435 meters high. (Raheb Homavandi/Reuters)

The tallest buildings in the world

13. Shanghai World Financial Center - the tallest building in China. Its height is 492 meters. (Shanghai Pacific Institute for International Strategy via Reuters)

The tallest buildings in the world

14. The Willis Tower in Chicago is the tallest building in North America. Until 1996, the skyscraper was the tallest building in the world. (Tim Sloan/AFP-Getty Images)

The tallest buildings in the world

15. The ferry sails along Victoria Harbor past the International Financial Center in Hong Kong. (Mike Clarke/AFP-Getty Images)

The tallest buildings in the world

16. Window cleaners work on the building of the Nanjing Greenland Financial Center in Nanjing, China. (Aly Song/Reuters)

The tallest buildings in the world

17. On the last, 118th, floor of the International Commerce Center in Hong Kong, there is a swimming pool. (Tyrone Siu/Reuters)

Keywords: Tower | Skyscraper | Structures | Tv tower

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