List of tallest buildings in the world

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These are lists of skyscrapers, ranked by

• structural height (vertical elevation from the base to the highest architectural or integral structural element of the building);
• highest point on the building.

These lists only include buildings that:

• are completed or topped-out, and
• have continuous occupiable floors (high-rise buildings).

For lists that include non-building structures, see

• List of tallest buildings and structures in the world
• List of tallest freestanding structures in the world
• List of tallest structures in the world
• List of towers

Contents 1 Ranking criteria and alternatives 2 Tallest skyscrapers by architectural detail (top 200) 3 Alternative measurements 3.1 Height to Roof 3.2 Height to Pinnacle 4 Skyscrapers under construction 5 Skyscrapers on-hold 6 List by continent 7 Notes 8 See also 9 References 10 External links

[edit] Ranking criteria and alternatives

Emporis ranks the buildings by highest architectural structural element,^[1] which means:

• height of spire, statue, or any other architecturally integral element count towards the height of the building;
• height of antenna, flagpole, or other detail not classified as architecturally integral element does not count towards the height of the building;
• roof height is only relevant if no higher architecturally-integral element is present.

This naturally hurts the rankings of buildings without spires, or with antennas instead of spires. The most famous such discrepancy is that Petronas Towers, with its spire, is ranked higher than the Sears Tower with its antennae, despite the Petronas Towers' lower roof and lower highest point (of spire/antenna).

Alternative lists of high buildings are maintained by the non-governmental Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. These lists, first defined and compiled in 1996 as a response to the dispute as to whether the Petronas Towers or the Sears Tower was taller, rank buildings in four categories: height of structural or architectural top; height of highest occupied floor; height to the top of roof; height to top of any part of the building. Currently Taipei 101 tops the category of highest structural element, at 509 m. Sears Tower tops the highest point, at 527 m. Shanghai World Financial Center tops the roof height, at 492 m.

[edit] Tallest skyscrapers by architectural detail (top 200)

Rank	Building[A][2]	City	Country	Height		Floors	Built
1	Burj Dubai	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	818 m	2,684 ft	162	2009[B]
2	Taipei 101	Taipei	Taiwan (Republic of China)	509 m	1,671 ft	101	2004
3	Shanghai World Financial Center	Shanghai	People's Republic of China	492 m	1,614 ft	101	2008
4	International Commerce Centre	Kowloon	Hong Kong	484 m	1,588 ft	118	2009[B]
5=	Petronas Tower 1	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	452 m	1,483 ft	88	1998
5=	Petronas Tower 2	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	452 m	1,483 ft	88	1998
7	Nanjing Greenland Financial Center	Nanjing	People's Republic of China	450 m	1,476 ft	89	2009[C]
8	Sears Tower	Chicago	United States	442 m	1,451 ft	108	1973
9	Guangzhou West Tower	Guangzhou	People's Republic of China	440 m	1,444 ft	103	2009[B]
10	Jin Mao Tower	Shanghai	People's Republic of China	421 m	1,380 ft	88	1998
11=	Two International Finance Centre	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	415 m	1,362 ft	88	2003
11=	Trump International Hotel and Tower	Chicago	United States	415 m	1,362 ft	92	2009[B]
13	CITIC Plaza	Guangzhou	People's Republic of China	391 m	1,283 ft	80	1997
14	Shun Hing Square	Shenzhen	People's Republic of China	384 m	1,260 ft	69	1996
15	Empire State Building	New York City	United States	381 m	1,250 ft	102	1931
16	Central Plaza	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	374 m	1,227 ft	78	1992
17	Bank of China Tower	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	367 m	1,205 ft	72	1990
18	Bank of America Tower	New York City	United States	366 m	1,200 ft	54	2008
19	Almas Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	363 m	1,191 ft	68	2009[B]
20	Emirates Office Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	355 m	1,163 ft	54	2000
21	Tuntex Sky Tower	Kaohsiung	Taiwan (Republic of China)	348 m	1,140 ft	85	1997
22	Aon Center	Chicago	United States	346 m	1,136 ft	83	1973
23	The Center	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	346 m	1,135 ft	73	1998
24	John Hancock Center	Chicago	United States	344 m	1,127 ft	100	1969
25=	Rose Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	333 m	1,093 ft	72	2007
25=	Shanghai Shimao International Plaza	Shanghai	People's Republic of China	333 m	1,093 ft	60	2006
27	Minsheng Bank Building	Wuhan	People's Republic of China	331 m	1,087 ft	68	2007
28=	Ryugyong Hotel	Pyongyang	North Korea	330 m	1,083 ft	105	1992[D]
28=	China World Trade Center Tower 3	Beijing	People's Republic of China	330 m	1,083 ft	74	2008
30	The Index	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	328 m	1,076 ft	80	2009[C]
31	Q1	Gold Coast	Australia	323 m	1,058 ft	78	2005
32	Burj Al Arab	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	321 m	1,053 ft	60	1999
33=	Chrysler Building	New York City	United States	319 m	1,046 ft	77	1930
33=	Nina Tower	Tsuen Wan	Hong Kong	319 m	1,046 ft	80	2006
33=	New York Times Building	New York City	United States	319 m	1,046 ft	52	2007
36	HHHR Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	317 m	1,040 ft	72	2009[B]
37	Bank of America Plaza	Atlanta	United States	312 m	1,023 ft	55	1992
38	U.S. Bank Tower	Los Angeles	United States	310 m	1,018 ft	73	1989
39	Menara Telekom	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	310 m	1,017 ft	55	2001
40	Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	309 m	1,014 ft	56	2000
41	One Island East	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	308 m	1,011 ft	70	2008
42	AT&T Corporate Center	Chicago	United States	307 m	1,007 ft	60	1989
43	The Address Downtown Burj Dubai	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	306 m	1,004 ft	63	2008
44	JPMorgan Chase Tower	Houston	United States	305 m	1,002 ft	75	1982
45	Northeast Asia Trade Tower	Incheon	South Korea	305 m	1,001 ft	70	2009[B]
46	Baiyoke Tower II	Bangkok	Thailand	304 m	997 ft	85	1997
47	Two Prudential Plaza	Chicago	United States	303 m	995 ft	64	1990
48=	Wells Fargo Plaza	Houston	United States	302 m	992 ft	71	1983
48=	Kingdom Centre	Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	302 m	992 ft	41	2002
50=	Arraya 2	Kuwait City	Kuwait	300 m	984 ft	56	2009
50=	Eureka Tower	Melbourne	Australia	300 m	984 ft	91	2006
52=	First Canadian Place	Toronto	Canada	298 m	978 ft	72	1975
52=	Shanghai Wheelock Square	Shanghai	People's Republic of China	298 m	978 ft	58	2009
54	Comcast Center	Philadelphia	United States	297 m	975 ft	57	2008
55	Yokohama Landmark Tower	Yokohama	Japan	296 m	972 ft	70	1993
56	Emirates Crown	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	296 m	971 ft	63	2008
57	311 South Wacker Drive	Chicago	United States	293 m	961 ft	65	1990
58	SEG Plaza	Shenzhen	People's Republic of China	292 m	957 ft	70	2000
59	American International Building	New York City	United States	290 m	952 ft	66	1932
60	Key Tower	Cleveland	United States	289 m	947 ft	57	1991
61=	Plaza 66	Shanghai	People's Republic of China	288 m	945 ft	66	2001
61=	One Liberty Place	Philadelphia	United States	288 m	945 ft	61	1987
63	Columbia Center	Seattle	United States	285 m	937 ft	76	1985
64	Millennium Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	285 m	935 ft	60	2006
65	Tomorrow Square	Shanghai	People's Republic of China	285 m	934 ft	55	2003
66	Chongqing World Trade Center	Chongqing	People's Republic of China	283 m	929 ft	60	2005
67	Cheung Kong Centre	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	283 m	928 ft	62	1999
68	The Trump Building	New York City	United States	283 m	927 ft	70	1930
69	Bank of America Plaza	Dallas	United States	281 m	921 ft	72	1985
70=	Republic Plaza	Singapore	Singapore	280 m	919 ft	66	1995
70=	UOB Plaza One	Singapore	Singapore	280 m	919 ft	66	1992
70=	OUB Centre	Singapore	Singapore	280 m	919 ft	63	1986
73	Citigroup Center	New York City	United States	279 m	915 ft	59	1977
74	Hong Kong New World Tower	Shanghai	People's Republic of China	278 m	913 ft	61	2002
75	Diwang International Commerce Center	Nanning	People's Republic of China	276 m	906 ft	54	2006
76=	Scotia Plaza	Toronto	Canada	275 m	902 ft	68	1988
76=	The Point	Panama City	Panama	275 m	902 ft	65	2009[B]
78	Williams Tower	Houston	United States	275 m	901 ft	64	1983
79	City of Capitals	Moscow	Russia	274 m	900 ft	73	2009
80	Wuhan World Trade Tower	Wuhan	People's Republic of China	273 m	896 ft	58	1998
81=	Renaissance Tower	Dallas	United States	270 m	886 ft	56	1974
81=	The Cullinan North Tower	Kowloon	Hong Kong	270 m	886 ft	68	2007
81=	The Cullinan South Tower	Kowloon	Hong Kong	270 m	886 ft	68	2007
84	China International Center	Guangzhou	People's Republic of China	270 m	884 ft	62	2007
85	Dapeng International Plaza	Guangzhou	People's Republic of China	269 m	884 ft	56	2004
86=	21st Century Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	269 m	883 ft	55	2003
86=	One Lujiazui	Shanghai	People's Republic of China	269 m	883 ft	47	2008
88	Naberezhnaya Tower C	Moscow	Russia	268 m	881 ft	61	2007
89	Al Faisaliyah Center	Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	267 m	876 ft	30	2000
90=	900 North Michigan	Chicago	United States	265 m	871 ft	66	1989
90=	Bank of America Corporate Center	Charlotte	United States	265 m	871 ft	60	1992
90=	SunTrust Plaza	Atlanta	United States	265 m	871 ft	60	1992
93=	Bocom Financial Towers	Shanghai	People's Republic of China	265 m	869 ft	52	2002
93=	Al Kazim Tower 1	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	265 m	869 ft	53	2008
93=	Al Kazim Tower 2	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	265 m	869 ft	53	2008
93=	Development Tower	Shanghai	People's Republic of China	265 m	869 ft	46	2008
97=	Triumph-Palace	Moscow	Russia	264 m	866 ft	57	2005
97=	Bluescope Steel Centre	Melbourne	Australia	264 m	866 ft	52	1991
99	Samsung Tower Palace G	Seoul	South Korea	264 m	865 ft	73	2004
100	Trump World Tower	New York City	United States	262 m	861 ft	72	2001
101	Shenzhen Special Zone Press Tower	Shenzhen	People's Republic of China	262 m	860 ft	48	1998
102=	Water Tower Place	Chicago	United States	262 m	859 ft	74	1976
102=	Grand Gateway Shanghai I	Shanghai	People's Republic of China	262 m	859 ft	52	2005
102=	Grand Gateway Shanghai II	Shanghai	People's Republic of China	262 m	859 ft	52	2005
105	Aon Center	Los Angeles	United States	262 m	858 ft	62	1973
106=	Hyatt Regency Hong Kong	Kowloon	Hong Kong	261 m	856 ft	64	2007
106=	TD Canada Trust Tower	Toronto	Canada	261 m	856 ft	53	1990
106=	Sapphire of Istanbul	Istanbul	Turkey	261 m	856 ft	54	2009
109=	Post & Telecommunication Hub	Guangzhou	People's Republic of China	260 m	853 ft	66	2003
109=	101 Collins Street	Melbourne	Australia	260 m	853 ft	50	1991
109=	Transamerica Pyramid	San Francisco	United States	260 m	853 ft	48	1972
109=	Vision Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	260 m	853 ft	60	2009[C]
109=	Dual Tower 1	Manama	Bahrain	260 m	853 ft	53	2007
109=	Dual Tower 2	Manama	Bahrain	260 m	853 ft	53	2007
109=	Fortune Plaza	Beijing	People's Republic of China	260 m	853 ft	63	2008
116=	GE Building	New York City	United States	259 m	850 ft	69	1933
116=	Chase Tower	Chicago	United States	259 m	850 ft	60	1969
116=	Commerzbank Tower	Frankfurt	Germany	259 m	850 ft	56	1997
116=	PBCOM Tower	Makati	Philippines	259 m	850 ft	55	2000
120	Two Liberty Place	Philadelphia	United States	258 m	848 ft	58	1990
121=	Lanko·Grand Hyatt Hotel	Chongqing	People's Republic of China	258 m	846 ft	60	2006
121=	Grand Lisboa	Macau	People's Republic of China	258 m	846 ft	52	2008
121=	Run Hua International Building	Wuxi	People's Republic of China	258 m	846 ft	55	2009
124	Park Tower	Chicago	United States	257 m	844 ft	67	2000
125	MesseTurm	Frankfurt	Germany	257 m	842 ft	55	1990
126=	Sorrento 1	Kowloon	Hong Kong	256 m	841 ft	75	2003
126=	U.S. Steel Tower	Pittsburgh	United States	256 m	841 ft	64	1970
128=	The Harbour Hotel & Residence	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	256 m	840 ft	59	2007
128=	Mok-dong Hyperion I Tower	Seoul	South Korea	256 m	840 ft	69	2003
128=	Rinku Gate Tower Building	Izumisano	Japan	256 m	840 ft	56	1996
131=	Langham Place Office Tower	Kowloon	Hong Kong	255 m	837 ft	59	2004
131=	New Century Plaza Tower A	Nanjing	People's Republic of China	255 m	837 ft	48	2006
133	Capital Tower	Singapore	Singapore	254 m	833 ft	52	2000
134	Chase Tower	Indianapolis	United States	253 m	830 ft	48	1990
135	Highcliff	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	252 m	828 ft	72	2003
136=	Osaka World Trade Center Building	Osaka	Japan	252 m	827 ft	55	1995
136=	Bank of Shanghai Headquarters	Shanghai	People's Republic of China	252 m	827 ft	42	2005
138=	The Harbourside	Kowloon	Hong Kong	251 m	824 ft	73	2003
138=	Rialto Towers	Melbourne	Australia	251 m	824 ft	63	1986
140	Jiali Plaza	Wuhan	People's Republic of China	251 m	823 ft	61	1997
141	Aqua	Chicago	United States	251 m	822 ft	83	2009[B]
142=	Caja Madrid Tower	Madrid	Spain	250 m	820 ft	45	2007
142=	Beijing Yintai Centre Tower 2	Beijing	People's Republic of China	250 m	820 ft	63	2007
142=	One Atlantic Center	Atlanta	United States	250 m	820 ft	50	1987
142=	Chelsea Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	250 m	820 ft	49	2005
142=	Wisma 46	Jakarta	Indonesia	250 m	820 ft	48	1996
142=	Angsana Suites Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	250 m	820 ft	50	2007
142=	Angsana Hotel Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	250 m	820 ft	50	2008
149	The Legacy at Millennium Park	Chicago	United States	250 m	819 ft	72	2009
150=	The Imperial I	Mumbai	India	249 m	817 ft	60	2009[C]
150=	The Imperial II	Mumbai	India	249 m	817 ft	60	2009[C]
150=	Torre de Cristal	Madrid	Spain	249 m	817 ft	45	2007
150=	KLI 63 Building	Seoul	South Korea	249 m	817 ft	60	1985
150=	Central Park	Perth	Australia	249 m	817 ft	52	1992
155	Al Tayer Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	249 m	815 ft	59	2009
156=	CitySpire Center	New York City	United States	248 m	814 ft	75	1989
156=	Hangzhou No.2 Telecom Hub	Hangzhou	People's Republic of China	248 m	814 ft	41	2003
158=	One Chase Manhattan Plaza	New York City	United States	248 m	813 ft	60	1961
158=	Mid Town Tower	Tokyo	Japan	248 m	813 ft	54	2007
160	State Tower	Bangkok	Thailand	247 m	811 ft	68	2001
161	Toyota-Mainichi Building	Nagoya	Japan	247 m	810 ft	40	2006
162	Conde Nast Building	New York City	United States	247 m	809 ft	48	1999
163	MetLife Building	New York City	United States	246 m	808 ft	60	1963
164	Ocean Two	Panama City	Panama	246 m	807 ft	73	2009[B]
165	Bloomberg Tower	New York City	United States	246 m	806 ft	54	2005
166=	JR Central Office Tower	Nagoya	Japan	245 m	804 ft	51	2000
166=	Al Fattan Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	245 m	804 ft	51	2006
166=	Oasis Beach Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	245 m	804 ft	51	2006
166=	One Raffles Quay North Tower	Singapore	Singapore	245 m	804 ft	50	2006
166=	Shin Kong Life Tower	Taipei	Taiwan (Republic of China)	245 m	804 ft	51	1993
166=	Palm Tower 1	Doha	Qatar	245 m	804 ft	57	2009[B]
166=	Palm Tower 2	Doha	Qatar	245 m	804 ft	57	2009[B]
173=	Moshe Aviv Tower	Ramat Gan	Israel	244 m	801 ft	68	2001
173=	Chifley Tower	Sydney	Australia	244 m	801 ft	50	1992
175	AAM Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	244 m	800 ft	46	2008
176=	Menara Maybank	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	243 m	799 ft	50	1988
176=	Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building	Tokyo	Japan	243 m	799 ft	48	1991
176=	R&F Centre	Guangzhou	People's Republic of China	243 m	799 ft	54	2007
179=	Citigroup Centre	Sydney	Australia	243 m	797 ft	50	2000
179=	Dalian Futures Trading Plaza Tower 1	Dalian	People's Republic of China	243 m	797 ft	53	2008
179=	Dalian Futures Trading Plaza Tower 2	Dalian	People's Republic of China	243 m	797 ft	53	2009
182	The Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	243 m	796 ft	54	2002
183=	Federation Tower West	Moscow	Russia	242 m	795 ft	62	2008
183=	NEO-China Top City Main Tower	Chongqing	People's Republic of China	242 m	795 ft	54	2008
185	Dalian World Trade Center	Dalian	People's Republic of China	242 m	794 ft	50	2000
186=	Woolworth Building	New York City	United States	241 m	792 ft	57	1913
186=	IDS Tower	Minneapolis	United States	241 m	792 ft	55	1972
186=	Maxdo Centre	Shanghai	People's Republic of China	241 m	792 ft	55	2002
186=	Mellon Bank Center	Philadelphia	United States	241 m	792 ft	54	1990
190	Bank of China Mansion	Qingdao	People's Republic of China	241 m	791 ft	54	1999
191=	John Hancock Tower	Boston	United States	241 m	790 ft	60	1976
191=	Shenzhen Broadcasting Center Building	Shenzhen	People's Republic of China	241 m	790 ft	48	2001
193=	Four Seasons Hotel & Tower	Miami	United States	240 m	789 ft	72	2003
193=	Manulife Plaza	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	240 m	789 ft	52	1998
195=	Comerica Bank Tower	Dallas	United States	240 m	787 ft	60	1987
195=	Sunshine 60 Building	Tokyo	Japan	240 m	787 ft	60	1978
195=	Panglin Plaza	Shenzhen	People's Republic of China	240 m	787 ft	57	1999
195=	Moscow State University	Moscow	Russia	240 m	787 ft	36	1953
195=	NTT DoCoMo Yoyogi Building	Tokyo	Japan	240 m	787 ft	28	2000
195=	Deutsche Bank Place	Sydney	Australia	240 m	787 ft	39	2005

Main source: World's Tallest Skyscrapers, emporis.com

[edit] Alternative measurements

[edit] Height to Roof

Many skyscraper aficionados prefer height to roof to determine tallest building in the world, as "architectural feature" is regarded as a subjective and less-fair measure.

Rank	Building	City	Country	Height		Floors	Built
1	Shanghai World Financial Center	Shanghai	People's Republic of China	492.0 m	1,614.2 ft	101	2008
2	Taipei 101	Taipei	Taiwan (Republic of China)	448.0 m	1,470 ft	101	2004
3	Sears Tower	Chicago	United States	442.0 m	1,451 ft	108	1974
4	Guangzhou International Finance Center	Guangzhou	People's Republic of China	432.0 m	1,417 m	103	2009
5	International Finance Centre	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	406.9 m	1,335 ft	88	2003
6=	Empire State Building	New York City	United States	381.0 m	1,250 ft	102	1931
6=	Nanjing Greenland Financial Center	Nanjing	People's Republic of China	381.0 m	1,250 ft	89	2009[C]
8=	Petronas Tower 1	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	378.6 m	1,242 ft	88	1998
8=	Petronas Tower 2	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	378.6 m	1,242 ft	88	1998
10	Jin Mao Building	Shanghai	People's Republic of China	370.0 m	1,231 ft	88	1998
11	Trump International Hotel and Tower	Chicago	United States	356.6 m	1,170 ft	96	2009
12	Tuntex Sky Tower	Kaohsiung	Taiwan (Republic of China)	347.5 m	1,140 ft	85	1997
13	Aon Center	Chicago	United States	346.3 m	1,136 ft	83	1973
14	John Hancock Center	Chicago	United States	343.5 m	1,127 ft	100	1969
15=	China World Trade Center Tower 3	Beijing	People's Republic of China	333.0 m	1,093 ft	74	2008
15=	Ryugyong Hotel	Pyongyang	North Korea	330.0 m	1,083 ft	105	1992[D]
17	The Index	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	328.0 m	1,076 ft	80	2009[C]
18	Shun Hing Square	Shenzhen	People's Republic of China	324.8 m	1,066 ft	69	1996
19	CITIC Plaza	Guangzhou	People's Republic of China	321.9 m	1,056 ft	80	1997
20	Nina Tower	Tsuen Wan	Hong Kong	318.8 m	1,046 ft	80	2006
21	Rose Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	315.0 m	1,033 ft	72	2008
22	Emirates Office Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	311.0 m	1,020 ft	56	2000
23	U.S. Bank Tower	Los Angeles	United States	310.3 m	1,018 ft	73	1989
24=	Menara Telekom	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	310.0 m	1,017 ft	55	2001
24=	Almas Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	310.0 m	1,017 ft	74	2008
26	Central Plaza	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	309.0 m	1,014 ft	78	1992
27	The Address Downtown Burj Dubai	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	306.0 m	1,004 ft	78	1992
28	JPMorgan Chase Tower	Houston	United States	305.4 m	1,002 ft	75	1982
29	Bank of China Tower	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	305.0 m	1,000 ft	72	1990
30	Baiyoke Tower II	Bangkok	Thailand	304.0 m	997 ft	85	1997
31	Wells Fargo Plaza	Houston	United States	302.4 m	992 ft	71	1983
32	Kingdom Centre	Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	302.0 m	984 ft	41	2002
33	Eureka Tower	Melbourne	Australia	300.0 m	984 ft	91	2006
34	First Canadian Place	Toronto	Canada	298.1 m	978 ft	91	2006
35	Comcast Center	Philadelphia	United States	297.2 m	975 ft	57	2008
36	Yokohama Landmark Tower	Yokohama	Japan	295.8 m	970 ft	70	1993
37	311 South Wacker Drive	Chicago	United States	292.9 m	961 ft	55	1990
38	The Center	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	292.0 m	958 ft	73	1998
39	Minsheng Bank Building	Wuhan	People's Republic of China	290.0 m	951 ft	68	2007
40	Bank of America Tower	New York City	United States	288.0 m	945 ft	54	2008

[edit] Height to Pinnacle

Some skyscraper enthusiasts prefer this measurement, claiming that the extensions that can or cannot be deemed "architectural" are subjective. However, many non-architectural extensions (such as radio antennas) are easily added and removed from tall buildings without significantly changing the style and design of the building, which is seen as a significant part of the value of these buildings. Also, measurement (to the top of the highest architectural detail) has been the one traditionally used for decades for this and other reasons; the pinnacle category has only recently come into use, starting during the construction of the Petronas Towers. neat,

This measure is the value listed in lists of air traffic obstacles and similar lists.

Rank	Building	City	Country	Height		Floors	Built
1	Burj Dubai	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	818.0 m	2,684 ft	162	2009[B]
2	Sears Tower	Chicago	United States	527.3 m	1,729 ft	108	1974
3	Taipei 101	Taipei	Taiwan (Republic of China)	509.2 m	1,671 ft	101	2004
4	Shanghai World Financial Center	Shanghai	People's Republic of China	492.0 m	1,614 ft	101	2008
5	John Hancock Center	Chicago	United States	457.2 m	1,500 ft	100	1969
6=	Petronas Tower 1	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	452.0 m	1,483 ft	88	1998
6=	Petronas Tower 2	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	452.0 m	1,483 ft	88	1998
8	Nanjing Greenland Financial Center	Nanjing	People's Republic of China	450.0 m	1,476 ft	89	2009[C]
9	Empire State Building	New York City	United States	448.7 m	1,472 ft	102	1931
10	Guangzhou International Finance Center	Guangzhou	People's Republic of China	437.5 m	1,435 m	103	2009
11	Jin Mao Tower	Shanghai	People's Republic of China	421.0 m	1,381 ft	88	1998
12	International Finance Centre	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	415.8 m	1,364 ft	88	2003
13	Trump International Hotel and Tower	Chicago	United States	415.1 m	1,362 ft	96	2009
14	CITIC Plaza	Guangzhou	People's Republic of China	391.0 m	1,283 ft	80	1997
15	Shun Hing Square	Shenzhen	People's Republic of China	384.0 m	1,260 ft	69	1996
16	Tuntex Sky Tower	Kaohsiung	Taiwan (Republic of China)	378.0 m	1,240 ft	85	1997
17	Central Plaza	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	374.0 m	1,227 ft	78	1992
18	Bank of China Tower	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	367.4 m	1,205 ft	72	1990
19	Bank of America Tower	New York City	United States	365.8 m	1,200 ft	54	2008
20	Almas Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	360.0 m	1,181 ft	74	2008
21	Emirates Office Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	356.4 m	1,169 ft	56	2000
22	SEG Plaza	Shenzhen	People's Republic of China	355.8 m	1,167 ft	70	2000
23	First Canadian Place	Toronto	Canada	355.0 m	1,165 ft	91	2006
24	Aon Center	Chicago	United States	346.3 m	1,136 ft	83	1973
25	The Center	Hong Kong	Hong Kong	346.0 m	1,135 ft	73	1998
26	Conde Nast Building	New York City	United States	340.8 m	1,143 ft	48	1999
27	Minsheng Bank Building	Wuhan	People's Republic of China	336.0 m	1,087 ft	68	2007
28	Shanghai Shimao International Plaza	Shanghai	People's Republic of China	333.3 m	1,094 ft	60	2005
29	Ryugyong Hotel	Pyongyang	North Korea	330.0 m	1,083 ft	105	1992[D]
30	China World Trade Center Tower 3	Beijing	People's Republic of China	330.0 m	1,083 ft	74	2008
31=	Baiyoke Tower II	Bangkok	Thailand	328.0 m	1,076 ft	85	1997
31=	The Index	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	328.0 m	1,076 ft	80	2009[C]
33	Q1	Gold Coast	Australia	322.5 m	1,058 ft	78	2005
34	Burj Al Arab	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	321.0 m	1,053 ft	60	1999
35	Chrysler Building	New York City	United States	318.9 m	1,046 ft	77	1930
36	Nina Tower	Tsuen Wan	Hong Kong	318.8 m	1,046 ft	80	2006
37	Bank of America Plaza	Atlanta	United States	311.8 m	1,023 ft	55	1992
38	U.S. Bank Tower	Los Angeles	United States	310.3 m	1,018 ft	73	1989
39	Menara Telekom	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	310.0 m	1,017 ft	55	2001
40	AT&T Corporate Center	Chicago	United States	307.0 m	1,007 ft	60	2001
41	JPMorgan Chase Tower	Houston	United States	305.4 m	1,002 ft	75	1982
42	Emirates Hotel Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	305.0 m	1,001 ft	54	2000
43	Two Prudential Plaza	Chicago	United States	303.3 m	995 ft	64	1990
44=	Wells Fargo Plaza	Houston	United States	302.4 m	992 ft	71	1983
44=	One Shell Plaza	Houston	United States	302.4 m	992 ft	50	1971
46	Kingdom Centre	Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	302.0 m	991 ft	41	2002
47	Commerzbank Tower	Frankfurt	Germany	300.1 m	985 ft	53	1997
48	Eureka Tower	Melbourne	Australia	300.0 m	984 ft	91	2006

[edit] Skyscrapers under construction

This section contains list of skyscrapers taller than 300 metres under construction.

Name	Planned pinnacle height	Planned roof height	Floors	Completed	Country	City	Remarks
Shanghai Tower	632 metres (2,073 ft)	565.6 metres (1,856 ft)	127	2014	People's Republic of China	Shanghai
Pentominium	618 metres (2,028 ft)	516 metres (1,693 ft)	120	2012	United Arab Emirates	Dubai
China 117 Tower	600 metres (1,969 ft)	600 metres (1,969 ft)	117	2012	People's Republic of China	Tianjin
Abraj Al Bait Towers	595 metres (1,952 ft)	460 metres (1,509 ft)	76	2009	Saudi Arabia	Mecca	Spire will be over 120 metres (394 ft) tall
1 World Trade Center	541 metres (1,776 ft)	417 metres (1,368 ft)	108	2012	United States	New York City	Also known as the Freedom Tower
Federation Tower	506 metres (1,660 ft)	360 metres (1,181 ft)	93	2010	Russia	Moscow	spire as independent structure, not generally recognized as a part of building[3]
Kingkey Finance Tower	439 metres (1,440 ft)	439 metres (1,440 ft)	97	2010	People's Republic of China	Shenzhen
Dubai Towers Doha	437 metres (1,434 ft)	400 metres (1,312 ft)	94	2009	Qatar	Doha
Shenyang International Finance Center	427 metres (1,401 ft)	400 metres (1,312 ft)	89	2012	People's Republic of China	Shenyang
Princess Tower	414 metres (1,358 ft)	414 metres (1,358 ft)	101	2009	United Arab Emirates	Dubai
Marina 101	412 metres (1,352 ft)	412 metres (1,352 ft)	101	2010	United Arab Emirates	Dubai
Al Hamra Tower	412 metres (1,352 ft)		77	2009	Kuwait	Kuwait City
200 Greenwich Street	411 metres (1,348 ft)	387 metres (1,270 ft)	79	2012	United States	New York City	Also known as World Trade Center Tower 2
23 Marina	395 metres (1,296 ft)	395 metres (1,296 ft)	89	2009	United Arab Emirates	Dubai
Emirates Park Tower 1	395 metres (1,296 ft)	329.2 metres (1,080 ft)	77	2009	United Arab Emirates	Dubai
Emirates Park Tower 2	395 metres (1,296 ft)	329.2 metres (1,080 ft)	77	2009	United Arab Emirates	Dubai
Dalian Yujing Center	384 metres (1,260 ft)		81	??	People's Republic of China	Dalian
175 Greenwich Street	383 metres (1,257 ft)	352 metres (1,155 ft)	71	2011	United States	New York City	Also known as World Trade Center Tower 3
Central Market Residential Tower	382 metres (1,253 ft)		88	2010	United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi
Elite Residence	380 metres (1,247 ft)	380 metres (1,247 ft)	91	2010	United Arab Emirates	Dubai
Mercury City Tower	380 metres (1,247 ft)		70	2009	Russia	Moscow
Sky Tower Abu Dhabi	379 metres (1,243 ft)		83	2009	United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi
Ocean One	367 metres (1,204 ft)	367 metres (1,204 ft)	91	2010	Thailand	Pattaya
Lam Tara Tower 1	360 metres (1,181 ft)		70	2010	United Arab Emirates	Dubai
Square Capital Tower	351 metres (1,152 ft)		63	2009	Kuwait	Kuwait City
Faros del Panamá	346 metres (1,135 ft)	290 metres (951 ft)	95	2010	Panama	Panama City
The Marina Torch	345 metres (1,132 ft)		80	2009	United Arab Emirates	Dubai
Al Attar Tower	342 metres (1,122 ft)	301.1 metres (988 ft)	76	2009	United Arab Emirates	Dubai
Tianjin Tower	337 metres (1,106 ft)		76	2010	People's Republic of China	Tianjin
Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower	336 metres (1,102 ft)	336 metres (1,102 ft)	74	2011	Vietnam	Hanoi
Parc1 Tower A	334 metres (1,096 ft)		72	2011	South Korea	Seoul
Century Star Plaza R6	331 metres (1,086 ft)		79	2009	People's Republic of China	Chongqing
Al Yaquob Tower	330 metres (1,083 ft)		72	2009	United Arab Emirates	Dubai
Ryugyong Hotel	330 metres (1,083 ft)	330 metres (1,083 ft)	105	[C]	North Korea	Pyongyang	Put on hold in 1992 and resumed construction in April 2008.
Infinity Tower	330 metres (1,083 ft)	330 metres (1,083 ft)	80	2010	United Arab Emirates	Dubai
Hang Lung Plaza Tower 1	330 metres (1,083 ft)		70	2013	People's Republic of China	Shenyang
The Landmark	324 metres (1,063 ft)		72	2009	United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi
Wenzhou World Trade Center	323 metres (1,060 ft)		68	2009	People's Republic of China	Wenzhou
Lopez Center Tower	320 metres (1,050 ft)		65	2009	Philippines	Makati
Gate of Kuwait	320 metres (1,050 ft)		70	2010	Kuwait	Kuwait City
Hang Lung Plaza Tower 2	320 metres (1,050 ft)		68	2013	People's Republic of China	Shenyang
Ocean Heights	310 metres (1,017 ft)	310 metres (1,017 ft)	82	2010	United Arab Emirates	Dubai
Shard London Bridge	317 metres (1,040 ft)		72	2012	United Kingdom	United Kingdom
Pearl River Tower	310 metres (1,017 ft)		69	2009	People's Republic of China	Guangzhou
City Hall and City Duma	309 metres (1,014 ft)		71	2009	Russia	Moscow
Northeast Asia Trade Tower	305 metres (1,001 ft)	305 metres (1,001 ft)	70	2009	South Korea	Incheon
Eurasia	305 metres (1,001 ft)		67	2009	Russia	Moscow
The Gramercy Residences	302 metres (991 ft)		68	2012	Philippines	Makati
India Tower	301 metres (988 ft)		60	2010	India	Mumbai
Tianjin International Trade Centre	300 metres (984 ft)		80	2009	People's Republic of China	Tianjin

[edit] Skyscrapers on-hold

This list ranks skyscrapers whose construction is on-hold that are planned to rise over 300 metres (984.3 ft).

Name	Planned pinnacle height	Proposed completion	Country	City
Nakheel Tower[4][5]	1,400 metres (4,590 ft)	2018	United Arab Emirates	Dubai
Chicago Spire	610 metres (2,000 ft)	2012	United States	Chicago
Doha Convention Center Tower	551 metres (1,808 ft)	2012	Qatar	Doha
Busan Lotte Tower	510 metres (1,673 ft)	2015	South Korea	Busan
Burj Al Alam	510 metres (1,673 ft)	2012	United Arab Emirates	Dubai
Dalian International Trade Center[6]	420 metres (1,378 ft)	2009	People's Republic of China	Dalian
Plaza Rakyat	382 metres (1,253 ft)	2012	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur
Xiamen Post & Telecommunications Building	364 metres (1,194 ft)	?	People's Republic of China	Xiamen
Skycity	335 metres (1,099 ft)	?	Philippines	Mandaluyong City
868 Towers Offices and Hotel	331 metres (1,086 ft)	?	People's Republic of China	Haikou
Waterview Tower	319 metres (1,047 ft)	2009	United States	Chicago
BDNI Center 1	317 metres (1,040 ft)	?	Indonesia	Jakarta
Torre Gran Costanera	300 metres (984 ft)	2009	Chile	Santiago

[edit] List by continent

The following table is a list of the tallest buildings by each continent (listed by geographical size):

Continent	Building	Height	Floor Count	Completed	Country	City
Asia	Burj Dubai	818 m (2,684 ft)	162	2009[B]	United Arab Emirates	Dubai
Africa	Carlton Centre	223 m (732 ft)	50	1973	South Africa	Johannesburg
North America	Sears Tower	442 m (1,450 ft)	108	1973	United States	Chicago
South America	Parque Central Complex	225 m (738 ft)	56	1979, 1984	Venezuela	Caracas
Europe	Naberezhnaya Tower	268 m (879 ft)	59	2007	Russia	Moscow
Australia	Q1	323 m (1,060 ft)	78	2005	Australia	Gold Coast

[edit] Notes

A. ^{^} Destroyed buildings not included

B. ^{^} Topped out in 2009, expected completion in the same year.

C. ^{^} Topped out in 2008, expected completion in 2009.

D. ^{^} Topped out in 1992, expected completion in 2012.

[edit] See also

• List of tallest buildings and structures in the world
• List of tallest structures in the world
• List of tallest freestanding structures in the world
• List of towers
• List of buildings taller than 400 metres
• List of architects of supertall buildings
• List of tallest hotels in the world
• List of tallest residential buildings in the world
• Skyscraper Index

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Emporis, international database and gallery of buildings
• Structurae, international database and gallery of structures
• World's Tallest Skyscrapers, placemarks of skyscrapers for Google Earth
• The World's Tallest buildings list, including u/c and planned buildings, plus historical lists by decade
• Favourite Supertall Project, a poll to find the most popular new skyscraper being built. All projects over 450 m in height are listed.

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