Table from Encarta

The Tallest Buildings in the World

Height1
Rank Building and Location m ft Stories Year Completed
Buildings
1 Taipei 101, Taipei, Taiwan 509 1,670 101 2004
2 Shanghai World Financial Center, Shanghai, China 492 1,614 101 2008
3 Petronas Tower I, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 452 1,483 88 1998
3 Petronas Tower II, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 452 1,483 88 1998
5 Sears Tower, Chicago (IL), United States 442 1,451 108 1974
6 Jin Mao Tower, Shanghai, China 421 1,380 88 1998
- One World Trade Center2, New York (NY), United States 417 1,368 110 1972
- Two World Trade Center2, New York (NY), United States 415 1,362 110 1973
7 Two International Finance Centre, Hong Kong, China 415 1,362 88 2003
8 CITIC Plaza, Guangzhou, China 391 1,283 80 1997
9 Shun Hing Square, Shenzhen, China 384 1,260 69 1996
10 Empire State Building, New York (NY), United States 381 1,250 102 1931
11 Central Plaza, Hong Kong, China 374 1,227 78 1992
12 Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong, China 367 1,205 72 1990
13 Emirates Office Tower (Emirates Tower I), Dubai, United Arab Emirates 355 1,165 54 2000
14 Tuntex Sky Tower, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 348 1,140 85 1997
15 Aon Center, Chicago (IL), United States 346 1,136 83 1973
16 The Centre, Hong Kong, China 346 1,135 73 1998
17 John Hancock Center, Chicago (IL), United States 344 1,127 100 1969
18 Rose Rotana Tower, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 333 1,093 72 2007
19 Shimao International Plaza, Shanghai, China 333 1,093 60 2006
20 Minsheng Bank Building, Wuhan, China 331 1,087 68 2006
- Ryugyong Hotel (unfinished, uninhabited), P'yongyang, North Korea 330 1,083 105
21 Q1 Tower, Gold Coast City, Australia 323 1,058 78 2005
22 Burj al Arab Hotel, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 321 1,053 60 1999
23 Chrysler Building, New York (NY), United States 319 1,046 77 1930
23 Nina Tower I, Hong Kong, China 319 1,046 80 2006
23 New York Times Tower, New York (NY), United States 319 1,046 52 2007
26 Bank of America Plaza, Atlanta (GA), United States 312 1,023 55 1993
27 U.S. Bank Tower, Los Angeles (CA), United States 310 1,018 73 1990
28 Menara Telekom, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 310 1,017 55 1999
29 Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel (Emirates Tower II), Dubai, United Arab Emirates 309 1,014 56 2000
30 AT&T Corporate Center, Chicago (IL), United States 307 1,007 60 1989
31 The Address Downtown Burj Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 306 1,004 63 2008
32 JP Morgan Chase Tower, Houston (TX), United States 305 1,002 75 1982
Towers and Other Structures
1 KVLY-TV Mast, Blanchard (ND), United States 629 2,063 - 1963
2 KXJB-TV Mast, Galesburg (ND), United States 628 2,060 - 1998
3 KXTV/KOVR Mast, Walnut Grove (CA), United States 612 2,007 - 2000
1. Height for inhabited buildings (with stories) does not include TV towers and antennae.

2. Collapsed as a result of terrorist attack, September 11, 2001.

(- = not applicable.)

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World Trade Center; Skyscraper; Architecture (building)
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