Top 10 Tallest Buildings in the World

A building whose height is 350 meters or more is considered to be a taller building. The building is also evaluated by its highest architectural feature for considering as the tallest building. There are 80 such buildings in the world whose height is equal to or above 350 meters and have the best architectural feature. The top 10 tallest man-made buildings in the world are described below.

1. Burj Khalifa

It is the world's first tallest building. This building is in Dubai. Its architectural style is Neo-futurism. On January 4, 2010, the building was open, and its construction cost was the US $ 1.5 billion. Emaar Properties is the owner of the Burj Khalifa. The height of this building is 829.8 m, and its top floor is at the height of 585.4 m.

This building has 163 floors, and 1 floor is below the ground. Each floor area is 309,473 m², and the building has 57 lifts. The architect of this building was Adrian Smith, and the structural engineer was Bill Baker. Samsung C&T was the building's main contractor. The parking area is available at 2 subterranean levels in the building.

2. Merdeka 118

It is the world's second tallest building. This building is in Kuala Lumpur. Its architectural style is Neo-futurism. Its construction cost is $ 1.5 billion USD. PNB Merdeka Ventures SDN BHD is the owner of the Merdeka 118. The height of this building is 678.9 m.

This building has 118 floors, and 5 floors are below the ground. Each floor area is 292,000 m², and the building has 87 lifts. The architect for this building was Fender Katsalidis, while the Samsung C&T UEM group was the main contractor.

3. Shanghai Tower

It is the world's third tallest building. This building is in Shanghai. On February 2, 2015, the building was open, and its construction cost was CN¥ 15.7 billion. Shanghai Chengtou is the owner of the building. The height of this building is 632 m, and its top floor is at the height of 587.4 m.

This building has 128 floors, and 5 floors are below the ground. Each floor area is 380,000 m², and the building has 97 lifts. The building's architects were Jun Xia and Marshall Strabala. Shanghai construction group was the building's main contractor.

4. Abraj Al Bait

It is the world's fourth-tallest building. This building is in Mecca. In 2012, the building was open, and its construction cost was the US $ 15 billion. The height of this building is 601 m, and its top floor is at the height of 494 m.

This building has 120 floors, and 3 floors are below the ground. Each floor area is 310,638 m², and the building has 96 lifts. The building's architects were Dar Al-Handasah and SL Rasch GmbH. Saudi Binladin Group was the building's main contractor, and the building's structural engineers were Dar Al-Handasah, SL Rasch GmbH.

5. Ping An International Finance Centre

It is the world's fifth tallest building. This building is in Shenzhen. On March 28, 2017, the building was open, and its construction cost was $ 1.5 billion. The height of this building is 599.1 m, and its top floor is at the height of 555.1 m.

This building has 120 floors, and 5 floors are below the ground. Each floor area is 385,918 m², and the building has 80 lifts. The building's architect was Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, and China Construction First Building Group was the building's main contractor. The building's structural engineer was Thornton Tomasetti.

6. Lotte World Tower

It is the world's sixth tallest building. This building is in Seoul. On April 3, 2017, the building was open. The height of this building is 554.5 m, and its top floor is at the height of 497.65 m.

This building has 123 floors, and 6 floors are below the ground. Each floor area is 304,081 m². The building's architect was Kohn Pedersen Fox, and Lotte engineering & construction was the building's developer. The building's structural engineer was Leslie E. Robertson Associates. Other names of this building are Lotte World Premium Tower, Two Lotte World Tower, and Lotte Jamsil Super Tower.

7. One World Trade Center

It is the world's seventh-tallest building. This building is in New York City. On November 3, 2014, the building was open, and its construction cost was the US $ 3.9 billion. The height of this building is 541.3 m, and its top floor is at the height of 386.5 m.

This building has 94 floors, and 5 floors are below the ground. Each floor area is 325,279 m², and the building has 73 lifts. The building's architect was David Childs, and Tishman Construction was the building's main contractor. The building's structural engineer was WSP Cantor Seinuk. The other name of this building is 1 WTC Freedom Tower.

8. Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre

It is the world's eighth tallest building. This building is in Guangzhou. In October 2016, the building was open. Chow Tai Fook Enterprises is the owner of the building. The height of this building is 530 m, and its top floor is at the height of 496 m.

This building has 111 floors, and 5 floors are below the ground. Each floor area is 507,681 m², and the building has 95 lifts. The building's architecture firm was Kohn Pedersen Fox, and China state construction engineering was the building's main contractor. The building's structural engineer was Arup Group. Other names of this building are Guangzhou Twin Tower 2, Chow Tai Fook Centre, and Guangzhou East Tower.

9. Tianjin CTF Finance Centre

It is the world's ninth tallest building. This building is in Tianjin. In 2019, the building was open. Chow Tai Fook Enterprises is the owner of the building. The height of this building is 530 m, and its top floor is at the height of 439 m.

This building has 97 floors, and 4 floors are below the ground. Each floor area is 252,144 m², and the building has 81 lifts. The building's Developer was New World Development, and China construction 8th engineering division was the building's main contractor. The building's structural engineers were Owings & Merrill LLP, Skidmore. Another name of this building is Tianjin Chow Tai Fook Binhai Center.

10. China Zun

It is the world's tenth tallest building. This building is in Beijing. In 2018, the building was open. The height of this building is 527.7 m.

This building has 109 floors, and 8 floors are below the ground. Each floor area is 427,000 m². The building's Developer was CITIC Real Estate, and the building's structural engineer was Arup. The architects of this building were TFP Farrells, KPF, and BIAD. Other names of this building are Zhongguo Zun and China Zun.

These are the top 10 tallest buildings in the world.