Below you can see the compilation of the top 5 tallest completed buildings in the world. For our methodology and more arresting information we recommend you to check this article.
5. Lotte World Tower, Seoul, South Korea
Height: 554.5 m / 1,819 ft
Floors: 123
Year of completion: 2017
Material: composite
Use: hotel / residential / office / retail
In spite of being supertall and hyper-modern, Lotte World Tower reflects the traditional Korean art forms, as well. The tower possesses more functions, than a general high-rise building does, as it’s supplied with an officetel, a 7-star luxury hotel, retail spaces, and offices. Officetel is a common thing in Korea, it offers studio-apartment-style accommodations (with furnishing, gym access and a security desk) for people, who work in the building. The top 10 floors are opened for public entertainment, such as a rooftop café.
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4. Ping An Finance Center, Shenzhen China
Height: 599.1 m / 1,965 ft
Floors: 115
Year of completion: 2017
Material: composite
Use: office
Ping An Finance Center is in Shenzhen’s Futian District, and shows us what the new Asian skyscrapers are like: supertall, super-slender and hyper-connected. With its impressive height it stands for an amazingly growing city – from a population of 300,000 to around 10 million, this growth is unprecedented in human history. The city is predicted to be China’s first Special Economic Zone in the 35 years’ time. The building has a very unique facade, as it owns the largest stainless steel facade in the world, actually 1,700 tons of 316L stainless steel were used.
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3. Makkah Royal Clock Tower, Mecca, Saudi Arabia
Height: 601 m / 1,972 ft
Floors: 120
Year of completion: 2012
Material: steel/concrete
Use: other / hotel
Fresh, modern breeze comes from the heart of the holly Islamic City, as the Makkah Royal Clock Tower embodies the prototype of contemporary skyscrapers and architecture. The tower was constructed as a part of the King Abdulaziz Endowment Project, and offers luxurious accommodations for those Muslims, who visit the city during the Hajj period. As lots of devout Muslims worship five times a daily period, there are innovative elevator solutions, with which an incredible number of 75,000 people can exit all seven buildings at the same time. The tower is supplied with 96 elevators that can move at a speed of 6 m/s!
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2. Shanghai Tower, Shanghai, China
Height: 632 m / 2,073 ft
Floors: 18
Year of completion: 2015
Material: composite
Use: hotel / office
Shanghai Tower is the third one in the trio of Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone besides Jin Mai Tower and Shanghai World Financial Center. It reaches up to the skies with its gorgeous curved facade, and spiral form that embody modern China emerging dynamically. Shanghai is a real, modern, vertical city, and this skyscraper offers a sustainable life in the 21th century. The tower also has a remarkable tri-cogeneration system, which includes couple of renewable energy sources, and a grey water/rainwater system.
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1. Burj Khalifa, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Height: 828.8 m / 2,723 ft
Floors: 163
Year of completion: 2010
Material: steel/concrete
Use: office / residential / hotel
And now, the absolute winner on the list of the 15 tallest completed buildings in the world, here is Burj Khalifa. Burj Khalifa is the 21st century definition of modern skyscrapers with its incredible height and extremely spectacular sight. This supertall building has redefined everything we have thought about architectural and engineering wonders so far. Just one amazing fact: there are 58 elevators inside, of which top speed is 10m/s! This marvelous building has become a global icon, which shows that urban centers can be livable in the future.
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