How the world's largest skyscraper was built. The tallest skyscraper in the world

The height of skyscrapers and other structures is growing every year. More and more new projects are being developed, the number of floors in which is steadily increasing. Today we will look at the highest and interesting buildings world, as well as touch on future projects that will beat the current "high-altitude" record.

Above the Eiffel Tower

Burj Khalifa is by far the largest skyscraper in the world. Its height is 838 m. The building is located in Dubai. The project was developed by the Americans, and its implementation was entrusted to a South Korean company.

The skyscraper is three times higher than the Eiffel Tower, shaped like a stalagmite. An elegant and neat building with a height of 838 m includes 164 floors. The first is underground. It has everything - hotels, restaurants, shops, viewing platforms and even apartments. The skyscraper also boasts the highest observation deck, located at an altitude of 452 m.

There are 58 elevators in operation. In the first months after opening, the building had problems with electricity and elevators. But they were soon resolved. "Tower Khalifa" is actively visited by curious tourists. Today it is one of the most famous skyscrapers.

shanghai tower

The Shanghai Tower is the second largest skyscraper in the world. Its height is 632 m. It is adjacent to another skyscraper, the Shanghai World Financial Center, which rises 492 m above the ground.

The tower has an interesting twisted design. This can be seen in the photo. This form adds to its stability. At the top is a gutter to collect rainwater and use it for heating and air conditioning. The tower is equipped with the world's fastest elevators - 69 km/h.

However, it is impossible to admire the beauty of the city from the height of the building - the walls of the building have a second layer that maintains the optimum temperature in it.

Royal clock tower

This building is located in Mecca (Saudi Arabia) and is part of the Abrazh Al-Bait complex, consisting of 7 towers. However, the clock tower is the tallest of them. Its height is 601 meters and contains 120 floors. The skyscraper is also unique with the largest clock face with a diameter of 43 m. At night, when the lights are turned on, they can be seen from a distance of 30 km.

The top of the spire is decorated with a crescent moon - one of the main symbols of Islam. Its weight is 35 tons. At night, the tower is an amazing sight that attracts the attention of a huge number of people.

It is noteworthy that the complex is residential. In addition to apartments, it also houses a five-star hotel. And, of course, there is everything you need for comfortable life- shops, restaurants, conference rooms and even 2 helipads.

Taipei 101

This unique skyscraper is located in the capital of Taiwan - Tangbei. Its height along the spire is 509 m. The shape of the building is truly unique and even slightly resembles a palm tree trunk. On the 87-88 floors there is an unusual pendulum ball weighing 660 tons. It not only adds color to the interior. The fact is that the ball compensates for gusts of wind. The steel frame and foundation of piles, going 80 meters deep into the earth, can withstand the strongest earthquakes. This allows the building to be ranked among the safest in the world during natural disasters. In 2002 there was an earthquake, the magnitude of which was almost 7 points. The building survived. But at the same time, there is an opinion that it was the construction of a skyscraper that provoked tremors.

Towers of New York

In 1931, New York's tallest skyscraper was built in just 13 months. This is the Empire State Building. Its height is 441 m (along the spire) and 381 m - along the roof. There are 102 floors here. The Empire State Building was the largest skyscraper in the world until 1972.

In 2012, in New York, in lower Manhattan, the World International Center 1 (or Freedom Tower) was built. Its height is 541 m. Today, the Freedom Tower is not only the tallest skyscraper in New York, but throughout America.

Skyscrapers of Moscow

Dozens of skyscrapers rise in the capital of Russia today. Every now and then there are rumors about new, even larger projects. In 2014, the Federation Tower complex was erected - the tallest skyscraper in Moscow. It consists of two towers with the names "East" and "West". The "East", whose height is 374 m, has 97 floors, and the "West" - 63 (242 m) floors. Both buildings are equipped with high-speed elevators.

It is the "Vostok" that still remains the "high-rise" leader among the skyscrapers of Moscow.

Ping'an Financial Center

International Finance center Pinan is a complex of skyscrapers. It is located in China, in the city of Shenzhen. The height of one of the towers from the peak is 599 m. The center was opened in 2017. It took 8 years to build this skyscraper. Next to it is a tower, which is also part of the complex. Its dimensions are more modest - 307 meters in height.

Super tall skyscraper in Seoul

In April 2017, one of the largest skyscrapers in the world was opened. The building is located in the capital South Korea, near entertainment complex Lotte World Tower. Its construction began in 2005. The height of the building is 555 m. 123 floors of this majestic building are divided into shops, offices and apartments, a hotel. On the last three floors is the highest Observation deck In Korea.

In May 2017 climber Jane Kim climbed to the top of this skyscraper. At the same time, the girl did not use a special facility. She managed to conquer the summit in 2 hours and 30 minutes.

The most expensive skyscraper in the world

It takes more than $1,000,000,000 to build one skyscraper. However, the government of the country spent $3,900,000,000 on the World International Center 1. The Freedom Tower (the center's second name) was built on the site of the twin towers that collapsed in 2001. This tragedy affected many American families whose members died during the attack.

The most expensive skyscraper sold for $5.15 billion was a building in Hong Kong. The deal took place as recently as November 2017. In the entire history of the sale of skyscrapers, this one has become the most expensive. Previously, the high-rise building belonged to CK Asset, a company whose owner is recognized as the richest man in China. Li Ka-shing sold the building to a large consortium.

Skyscrapers of the future

Despite the fact that Buj Khalifa still retains the status of the tallest skyscraper in the world (how many floors in the building are indicated above), future projects promise to become even larger.

Already in 2020, several impressive skyscrapers, the height of which will exceed a kilometer, should be ready.

The Dubai Crete Harbor Tower project promises to create a structure that will significantly exceed the height of the famous Khalifa Tower. The name of this structure is still unknown, but journalists have already explored its approximate parameters.

The height of the spire will be 1014 m, and the height of the roof - 928 m. However, these figures are inaccurate, because the project is kept secret. Construction is estimated at $1 billion.

The foundation was laid in October 2016. The opening of the tower should take place before the Eksmo-2020 exhibition, which will be held in Dubai. Perhaps the skyscraper can become a symbol of the capital of the UAE, like the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Whether this is so, we will find out in a few years.

The Jeddah Tower is another massive project. It is also planned to be completed by 2020. However, construction is proceeding quite slowly - the foundation was laid back in 2013, and by 2016 only 47 floors were ready. The height of the rebuilt skyscraper will be 1007 m.

A tower is being built in the desert Saudi Arabia. Estimated cost - about 1 billion dollars. In the future, the desert area will be assigned to the Kingdom Center business district, which will include Jeddah.

sky tree tokyo

Tokyo Skytree - the most high TV tower peace. The building is located in the Sumida area. The height of the tower is 634 m. The structure was erected to transmit a digital television signal to the upper floors of the city's skyscrapers. The building also houses a restaurant and a viewing platform.

Tokyo Skytree is considered the second largest building in the world. It is built in a futuristic style. Special attention during construction, the focus was on the reliability of the structure during natural disasters. According to the architects, a special system compensates up to 50% of tremors.

Humanity is moving upward. The construction of skyscrapers every year is becoming larger, and their design is more attractive.

Burj Khalifa is Dubai's main attraction. This is one of the world's record-breaking structures, located in the United Arab Emirates. First, the most high building, created in the entire history of mankind, and secondly, - the building with the most big amount floors, and, finally, the most expensive building in the world.

And it would seem something completely unheard of and unseen, if the Emirates had not surprised the world before, erecting the largest singing fountain, the most prestigious area with the largest artificially created beaches and canals, the most exclusive metro and much, much more, the most diverse and unusual. The skyscraper rushes up to 828 meters, the number of floors of the building is more than 160. And the total cost of the building is more than one and a half billion dollars. By the way, controversy and rumors surrounded the Burj Khalifa all the time before the opening of the skyscraper. About the height, for example. Initially, it was assumed that the project of the tower with a height of 705 m would be a modified project of the Australian "Grollo Tower" (560 m). Project managers said that the height would in any case be more than 700 m (that is, the Burj Khalifa, after completion of construction, will in any case become the tallest building on Earth). In September 2006, rumors about the final height of 916 m, and then even 940 m, got into the society. But still, the final height was 828 meters with 163 floors (not including technical levels).

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city ​​of Dubai in the UAE, for many centuries it was a small Trading port where they fished and mined pearls in the coastal waters of the Persian Gulf. In recent decades, the wealth of the city has grown dramatically thanks to the discovery of oil and the desire of the rulers to turn Dubai into a business center. In 2003, two hundred skyscrapers had already been built or were under construction. And then the Emir of Dubai, Mohammed bin Rashid, gave a simple order - to build the tallest building in the world. The construction of the tallest building begins with the digging of a hole, a very large hole.

Several months have passed since Dubai-based developer Emaar signed a contract with Chicago-based firm SOM. Oddly enough, but this building does not have a foundation firmly fixed in the rocky ground. Here in the desert you will not find as much stone as in New York or other geological zones. We used hanging piles. These piles are screwed into sand and soft rock, and their bearing capacity is provided by the diameter and length. These are 45-meter piles, about one and a half meters in diameter. In total, we screwed in about 200 of these piles, says one of the architects of the project.

The skyscraper construction project provided for the construction of the so-called "city within a city" - its own parks, boulevards, and lawns were provided for on its territory. The total cost of the tower construction project amounted to about one and a half billion dollars.

The author of the Burj Khalifa tower project was an architect from the United States, Adrian Smith, who had sufficient experience in designing similar structures. For example, Smith was directly involved in the design of the Jin Mao skyscraper, located in China, whose height is more than 400 meters. As the general contractor for the construction, the construction division of Samsung from South Korea was chosen, which had previously taken part in the construction of similar facilities, for example, the famous Petronas Twin Towers located in Malaysia.

The construction of the tallest skyscraper in the world was carried out quite quickly. Every week the building became 1-2 floors higher. After the 160th floor was built, concrete work stopped and the assembly of a giant 180-meter spire from metal structures began. The construction of the skyscraper lasted for 5 years.

According to the project, 108 floors are allotted for residential premises at once: 37 of them house a luxury hotel, and the rest of the floors are ordinary apartments. Although to call "ordinary" apartments built in the most expensive and highest skyscraper in the world, the tongue does not turn! As noted above, the Burj Khalifa skyscraper is absolutely autonomous. An equally large 61-meter turbine is used to provide energy for such a large-scale structure. In addition, numerous solar panels placed on the walls of the tower help to provide the building with energy.

Despite its size, the building is well designed and protected, so that in the event of a fire, a complete evacuation takes only about half an hour!

On plans to erect the tallest building in the world, Sheikh of Dubai Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, first announced in 2002. The tower was to be a key element of the new district, designed to attract tourists from all over the world to Dubai. A Dubai-based company has become the developer of the tower Emaar, general contractor - South Korean Samsung Engineering. The tower was originally called Burj Dubai, With arab tower Dubai, but the completion of the project coincided with the global financial crisis and Dubai was forced to seek help from the neighboring emirate of Abu Dhabi. In gratitude for the multi-billion dollar support received, the skyscraper was renamed in honor of the Sheikh of Abu Dhabi:“From now on, this tower will bear the name “Khalifa” – “Burj Khalifa”.

In the outlines of the foundation, the outlines of the desert flower of pancras are visible. This form facilitates the construction of buildings several hundred meters high. And when construction had already begun, the lead architect George Estafio and his client made a bold decision - to increase the height of the building from the original 550, which exceeded the tallest Taipei tower at that time (509.2 meters) by only a few meters, and not just increase, but almost double.

After laying the foundation, the tower began to grow rapidly. On site, work went on 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. There were about 100 designers, architects, engineers, and up to 12,000 workers worked on the site every day.
Once every three days a new floor appeared. But the higher you go, the more problems. And the main one is the wind. It is impossible to build a single tower of such a height, a single shape. Then the effect of the wind will be too strong, the fluctuations will become too great.

The terraces were built according to a certain pattern, rising in a spiral. The shape of the building is asymmetrical. So the wind creates less vibrations of buildings and as it rises, the asymmetry changes, but also creeps up.
When you build the tallest building in the world, every centimeter counts. When pouring concrete, engineers needed to know where the center of the building would be, and with constant movement, it is not easy to calculate it. Contractor installed 3 different appliances GPS on the ground and another one at the very top of the building.
The exterior panels of the building presented a big problem for the engineers. Glass was supposed to reflect heat, but let light through. And it must also be water-wind and dust-tight. About 200 of these panels were required for each floor.

During the construction, the creators foresaw literally everything - from high temperatures in the Arabian sun to the angle of incidence of light in the premises of the tower. The building is equipped with special solar protection and reflective glass panels that reduce the heating of the rooms inside (temperatures in Dubai reach the mark of 50 ° C), which reduces the need for air conditioning. Well, for air conditioning in a skyscraper, a convection system is used that drives air from bottom to top along the entire height of the tower, and for cooling it will be used sea ​​water and underground cooling modules. Especially for the Burj Khalifa, a special brand of concrete was created - such concrete is heat-resistant and does not deform under the scorching sun of the United Arab Emirates. By the way, the skyscraper will completely independently generate electricity for its own use: for this, a 61-meter turbine rotated by the wind and an array of solar panels (some of which are located on the walls of the tower) will function.

The building project in full costs more than one and a half billion dollars - a huge amount, albeit for a country that is highly developed at this stage. Due to problems with financing the construction of the Burj Khalifa, the official opening of the skyscraper was postponed from September 9, 2009 (this date was originally planned - the date of the opening of the Dubai Metro) to January 2010.

The Burj Khalifa project was created on the idea of ​​a "city within a city". The building is surrounded by adjoining roads, convenient parking spaces, own lawns, boulevards and parks. In addition, the skyscraper hosts independent sponsored entertainment for youth and business people. Again, a new site has been opened for business in the Khalifa building. In addition to the hotel, located on the first 37 floors, as well as luxury apartments between 45 and 108 floors, most of the floors are still given over to office areas and business premises. Spacious, comfortable and air-conditioned rooms for meetings and presentations attract today business people from all over the world, which brings Dubai once again to the level business capital of the world - since almost every complex of buildings that open every year has a corner, so to speak, of an investor. The 123rd and 124th floors are equipped with an observation deck. Thousands of tourists who come here every year say that the feeling is beyond words - it is so breathtaking and overwhelmed with surprise, how could a person create such a thing!

In Arabic, "burj" means "tower".

The creators of the Dubai skyscraper also claim that distinctive feature The building is the highest residential floor and an observation deck located on the 124th floor. In the skyscraper, which can be seen from a distance of 90 kilometers, 57 elevators of the world's fastest system move cabins at a speed of 18 meters per second. There is also an autonomous power supply system - a 60-meter wind turbine and huge solar panels. At the tower modern design, but the influence of Islamic traditions is also felt in its architecture.

According to the designers, the building is resistant to strong wind loads, and can also withstand an earthquake. "We were struck by lightning twice, last year we felt the echoes of a powerful earthquake in Iran. In addition, during the construction we experienced all possible types of wind. The results are good," Mohamed Ali Alabbar told the BBC. head of Emaar Properties, which built the tower.

Some of the apartments in the skyscraper were sold at a price of 24.3 thousand dollars per square meter, but now their value has fallen by about half. A project that has shown resistance to natural disasters did not remain unaffected by the global financial crisis. Leasing office space at the Burj Dubai will be particularly challenging, analysts say, as fewer companies can afford the luxury.

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The opening ceremony of the skyscraper was timed to coincide with the fourth anniversary of the reign in the Emirate of Dubai of the current Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashed Al Maktoum, who came to power on January 4. At the ceremony, the Sheikh renamed the skyscraper, which was known as Burj Dubai during construction, to Burj Khalifa, dedicating it to the President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan. "From now on, this tower will bear the name of Khalifa - Burj Khalifa," he said.

Sheikh Khalifa is also the emir of Abu Dhabi, which has provided Dubai with $10 billion in debt relief, including support for investment company Dubai World.

The long-awaited opening of the legendary building took place with fireworks and festive concerts. The event struck with an incredible scope - the public saw the promised fireworks, theatrical performances, as well as Laser show. The list of guests of honor invited to the opening ceremony included six thousand people. The rest were able to watch the tour of the building on huge screens installed in the streets or on TV. In total, the televised opening ceremony was watched by more than two billion people around the world.

From the first to the 39th floors of the building are occupied by the Armani Hotel. Above are office and technical premises, as well as individual apartments. In addition, there are special observation floors that serve as a high-altitude observatory. Special communication equipment is located in the 180-meter spire. Burj Khalifa (Burj Dubai) boasts 65 double-decker lifts. True, on the ascent up, or on the descent down, you will have to make several transfers. Only one technical elevator rises from the first to the very last floor. By the way, the Burj Khalifa elevator system is the fastest in the world, as the elevator lifts reach speeds of up to 18 meters per second.

Here are some specifications Burj Khalifa:
- Style: Modernism
— Materials: structures - reinforced concrete, steel; facade - stainless steel, aluminum, glass.
— Purpose: office and trade area, residential real estate and hotel.
– Height: 828 meters.
- Floors: 164 (including two underground floors).
– Area: 3595100 sq. m.
– The highest observation deck is located at an altitude of 442.10 m.
Armani Hotel (the first of its kind) will occupy the bottom 37 floors.
- From the 45th to the 108th floor there are about 700 apartments.
— The rest of the floors will be occupied by office and retail space.

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Interesting Burj Khalifa Facts:
- The skyscraper has the world's fastest 57 elevators. They are designed to serve their group of visitors to the Burj Khalifa - staff and attendants, cargo, office workers, visitors and residents of the building, vip persons.
- From the 124th floor there are two-story panoramic elevators - they can accommodate from 12 to 14 people. Lifting speed 10 meters per second.
- It took 330,000 cubic meters of concrete and 31,400 tons of steel reinforcement to build the tower.
– The tower is located in the center of an artificial lake
- The Burj Khalifa has several recreational areas for visitors to relax - on the 43rd, 76th, 123rd floors there are fitness and spa, and on the 43rd and 76th there are swimming pools (the highest in the world), rooms for relaxation and other activities.

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- The shape of the building plan (three rays emanating from the center) - based on the desert flower bud growing in this region.
– The highest residential floor is 109.
- The highest observation deck is located on the 124th floor.
— The depth of foundation piles is more than 50 meters.
- The building's water supply system uses recycled rainwater (o_0 rain in the desert?)
- The tower will be completely self-generating electricity for itself: for this, a 61-meter turbine rotated by the wind will be used, as well as an array of solar panels (partially located on the walls of the tower) with total area about 15 thousand m².
- The building is equipped with special sun protection and reflective glass panels that will reduce the heating of the rooms inside (in Dubai, temperatures can reach up to 50 ° C). For air conditioning, the skyscraper uses a convection system that drives air from bottom to top along the entire height of the tower, and sea water and underground cooling modules will be used for cooling. It is stated that the air temperature in the building will be around +18 °C.

The Burj Khalifa was built on the principle vertical city- floors are located in blocks designed for different functions. The tower contains about 900 apartments, a hotel with 304 rooms, 35 floors are given over to offices. Three underground floors house parking for 3,000 cars.

To date, the highest skyscrapers of the planet are mostly located in Asia and the Middle East. And the Burj Khalifa skyscraper in Dubai tops the list of record holders.

1 place. Burj Khalifa (Dubai, UAE)
The highest skyscraper in the world allows you to rise to the heavens for almost a kilometer - its height with a spire is 828 meters. The grandiose building in the form of a stalagmite has 163 floors, its own lawns, parks and boulevards, and it is dedicated to the President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan.

2nd place. Makkah Royal Clock Tower (Mecca, Saudi Arabia)
The second highest skyscraper in the world - Sentry royal tower complex of high-rise buildings Abraj al-Beit in . Its height is 601 meters, and the construction was completed in 2012.

3rd place. Taipei 101 (Taipei, Taiwan)
The third tallest skyscraper in Chinese city Taipei. The building has 101 floors, and the height with the spire is 509.2 meters.

4th place. Shanghai World Financial Center (Shanghai, China)
The list continues. The building, whose construction was completed in 2008, rose 492 meters above the ground.

5th place. International Commerce Center (Hong Kong, China)
The International Commerce Center in Hong Kong at 484 meters is the fifth in this prestigious list of high-rise towers.

6th place. Petronas Towers(Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia)
The superiority of the Asian world over everything else is confirmed by those located in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. These twin skyscrapers are the sixth tallest skyscrapers in the world, each with a height of 451.9 meters.

7th place. Nanjing Greenland Financial Complex (Nanjing, China)
Nanjing Greenland financial center is ranked seventh on the list. The tower, 450 meters high, houses the business center of the Chinese city of Nanjing.

8th place. Willis Tower (Chicago, USA)
The only high-rise building North America, which fell into the tallest skyscrapers in the world -. The height of the building, which was built in 1973, is 443.2 meters. In this regard, this Chicago skyscraper overtook the famous skyscrapers of New York, among which the highest is the Empire State Building tower with a height of 382 meters (without a spire).

9th place. Kingkey 100 (Shenzhen, China)
Literally on the heels of the American skyscraper comes another representative of the Asian world - the Kingkey 100 skyscraper from the city of Shenzhen in China. With its height of 441.8 meters, this tower takes 9th place in the list of the highest skyscrapers in the world.

10th place. Guangzhou International Finance Center (Guangzhou, China)
The last in the ranking of the top 10 tallest buildings in the world for 2012 is the Guangzhou International Financial Center. Its height is 437.5 meters.

Top 10 most tall skyscrapers world:

In the 20th century, a lot of new things appeared: a man flew into space, cellular, computers, robots and skyscrapers. Indeed, in large cities, when the population began to exceed the possible accommodation resource, houses began to grow not in breadth, but in height. But it is not always easy to answer the question, what is the name of the most high tower of the world and what is its height, because, in pursuit of the right to own the highest skyscraper in the world, many companies carry out construction work all year round.

Let's get acquainted with the 10 most famous tall skyscrapers in the world on this moment.

Burj Khalifa

This skyscraper, built in Dubai, is the largest in the world and one of the. Its height with a spire is 829.8 m and 163 floors. Construction of the Burj Khalifa began in 2004 and ended in 2010. This towering stalagmite-shaped building is one of Dubai's landmarks, as many come there to ride the fastest elevator or visit the world's tallest restaurant or nightclub.

Abraj al-Bait

The skyscraper, also known as the Makkah Clock Royal Tower Hotel, was opened in 2012 in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Its height is 601m or 120 floors.

Abraj al-Bait is the tallest clock tower in the world. This building consists of shopping centers, a hotel, residential apartments, a garage and two heliports.

Taipei 101

The skyscraper with a height of 509m was built in 2004 on the island of Taiwan in the city of Taipei. According to the architects who built Taipei, this building, despite the fact that it consists of 101 floors above and 5 floors below ground, is one of the most stable skyscrapers in the world.

shanghai world financial center

This graceful 492 m high skyscraper was built in 2008 in the center of Shanghai. A feature of its structure is a trapezoidal opening at the end of the building, which serves to reduce wind pressure.

International Commerce Center ICC Tower

This is a 118-storey skyscraper with a height of 484 meters built in 2010 in the western part of Hong Kong. According to the project, it was supposed to be higher (574 m), but the government imposed a ban on exceeding the height of the mountains surrounding the city.

Petronas Twin Towers

Until 2004, this skyscraper was considered the tallest in the world (until the advent of Taipei 101). Towers with a height of 451.9 m, consisting of 88 ground and 5 basement floors, are located in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. At the height of the 41st and 42nd floors, the towers are connected by the tallest two-story bridge in the world - Skybridge.

Zifeng Tower

In the Chinese city of Nanjing, an 89-storey building with a height of 450 m was built in 2010. Thanks to its unusual architecture, this skyscraper looks different from different viewpoints.

Willis Tower

A 110-story building with a height of 442 m (without antenna), located in, held the title of the tallest skyscraper in the world for 25 years, until 1998. But it still remains the tallest building in the United States. For tourists on the 103rd floor of the location, there is an absolutely transparent observation deck.

Kingkey 100

This is the fourth skyscraper in China, its height is 441.8 m. Its one hundred floors housed a shopping center, offices, a hotel, restaurants and a sky garden.

Guangzhou International Financial Center

Built with a height of 438.6 m in the Chinese city of Guangzhou in 2010, the West Tower skyscraper has 103 ground and 4 basement floors. On one half of them are offices, and on the second - a hotel. This is the western part of the Guangzhou twin towers project, but east tower The East Tower is still under construction.

As you can see, the listed skyscrapers are mostly located in the east, where the shortage of land resources is greater than in Europe and in the west.

Human nature cannot be changed, people have always tried to surpass their own achievements and set new records in absolutely any field of their activity.
So in architecture, in an attempt to conquer the limits of height, people erect the tallest buildings in the world. With the development of technology, the invention of modern composite materials and the creation of fundamentally new building designs, only in the last 25 years has it become possible to build the highest buildings on the planet, the sight of which is simply breathtaking!
In this rating, we will talk about the 15 tallest buildings in the world that you should definitely see.

15. International Financial Center - Hong Kong. Height 415 meters

The Hong Kong International Financial Center was completed in 2003. The building is completely commercial, there are no hotels and residential apartments, but only offices of various companies.
The 88-story skyscraper is the sixth tallest building in China and is one of the few buildings with double-deck elevators.

14. Jin Mao Tower - China, Shanghai. Height 421 meters

The official opening ceremony of the Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai took place in 1999, the construction cost was more than 550 million dollars. Most of the premises of the building are office buildings, there are also shopping centers, restaurants, nightclubs and an observation deck from where gorgeous view to Shanghai.

More than 30 floors of the building are rented by the largest Grand Hyatt hotel, and the prices here are quite democratic. available to tourists with an average income, a room can be rented for $ 200 per night.

13. Trump International Hotel and Tower - Chicago, USA. Height 423 meters

The Trump Tower was completed in 2009 at a cost of $847 million to the owner. The building has 92 floors, of which boutiques and various shops are occupied from the 3rd to the 12th floor, a chic spa is located on the 14th floor, and an elite Sixteen restaurant is located on the 16th floor. From the 17th to the 21st floors is occupied by the hotel, above are penthouses and private residential apartments.

12. Guangzhou International Financial Center – China, Guangzhou. Height - 437 meters

This tallest skyscraper was built in 2010 and has 103 floors, is western part Guangzhou Twin Towers complex. The construction of the eastern skyscraper should be completed in 2016.
The building cost $280 million to build, and most of the building is occupied by office space, up to the 70th floor. From the 70th to the 98th floor is occupied by a five-star hotel " Four Seasons”, and on the top floors there are cafes, restaurants and an observation deck. There is a helipad on the 103rd floor.

11. KK 100 - Shenzhen, China. Height 442 meters.

Skyscraper KK 100, also known as Kingki 100, was erected in 2011 and is located in the city of Shenzhen. This multifunctional building was built in the style of modernism and most of the premises in it are for office purposes.
The 23 floors of this one of the tallest buildings in the world is occupied by a six-star premium business hotel "St. Regis Hotel", there are also several chic restaurants, beautiful garden and the first IMAX theater built in Asia.

10. Willis - Tower - Chicago, USA. Height 443 meters

The Willis Tower, formerly known as the Sears Tower, rises to a height of 443 meters and is the only building in this ranking built before 1998. Construction of the skyscraper began in 1970 and was fully completed in 1973. The cost of the project was over $150 million at the prices of the time.

After the completion of construction, the Willis Tower firmly took the status of the tallest building in the world for as much as 25 years. At the moment, in the list of tallest buildings, the skyscraper is on the 10th line of the list.

9. Zifeng Tower - Nanjing, China. Height 450 meters

The construction of the 89-story skyscraper began in 2005 and was completed in 2009. This building is multifunctional, it contains office space, restaurants, cafes and a hotel. There is an observation deck on the top floor. Also, 54 cargo lifts and passenger lifts were built in Zifeng Tower.

8. Petronas Towers - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Height 451.9 meters

From 1998 to 2004, the Petronas Twin Towers were considered the tallest buildings in the world. The construction of the towers was financed by the Petronas oil company, and the project cost was more than $800 million. Now the premises of buildings are rented by many large corporations - Reuters, Microsoft Corporation, Aveva and others. There are also elite shopping establishments, there are art Gallery, aquarium and science center.

The design of the building itself is unique; there are no more skyscrapers in the world built using the technology of the Petronas towers. Most high-rise buildings are made of steel and glass, but for Malaysia, the cost of high-quality steel was very high and engineers had to find another way to solve the problem.

As a result, high-tech and elastic concrete was developed, from which the towers were built. Specialists carefully monitored the quality of the material and once, during planned measurements, they discovered the slightest error in the quality of concrete. The builders had to completely dismantle one floor of the building and build it on a new one.

7. International Commerce Center, Hong Kong. Height 484 meters

This 118-storey skyscraper rises to 484 meters. After 8 years of construction, the building was completed in 2010 and is currently the tallest building in Hong Kong and the fourth tallest building in China.
The upper floors of the skyscraper are occupied by a five-star The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, located at an altitude of 425 meters, which makes it the tallest hotel on the planet. The building also features the world's tallest swimming pool, located on the 118th floor.

6. Shanghai World Financial Center. Height 492 meters

Built for $1.2 billion, the Shanghai World Financial Center is a multifunctional skyscraper that houses office space, a museum, a hotel, and a multi-storey car park. The construction of the center was completed in 2008, and at that time the building was considered the second tallest building in the world.

The skyscraper has been tested for seismic resistance and is able to withstand tremors up to 7 points on the Richter scale. Also in the building is the highest observation deck in the world, located at a height of 472 meters above the ground.

5. Taipei 101 - Taipei, Taiwan Height 509.2 meters

The official operation of the Taipei 101 skyscraper began on December 31, 2003, and this building is the most stable and unaffected by natural disasters structure ever created by man. The tower is able to withstand wind gusts up to 60 m/s (216 km/h) and the strongest earthquakes that occur in this region every 2,500 years.

The skyscraper has 101 ground floors and five floors underground. On the first four floors there are various retail outlets, a prestigious fitness center is located on the 5th and 6th floors, various office premises are occupied from 7 to 84, restaurants and cafes are rented from 85-86.
The building holds several records: the fastest elevator in the world, capable of delivering visitors from the fifth floor to 89, to the observation deck in just 39 seconds (elevator speed 16.83 m / s), the world's largest countdown board, which turns on New Year and the tallest sundial in the world.

4. World Trade Center - New York, USA. Height 541 meters

The construction of the World Trade Center, or as it is also called the Freedom Towers, was fully completed in 2013. The building stands on the site of the World Trade Center.
This 104-story skyscraper is the most tall building in the US and the fourth tallest building in the world. The cost of construction amounted to a fabulous 3.9 billion dollars.

3. Hotel "Royal Clock Tower" - Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Height 601 meters

The grand structure of the "Royal Clock Tower" is part of the complex of buildings Abraj Al-Beit, built in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The construction of the complex lasted for 8 years and was fully completed in 2012. Two major fires broke out during construction. happy accident no harm done.
"Royal clock tower” can be seen from a distance of 20 km, and its clock is considered the highest in the world.

2. Shanghai Tower - Shanghai, China. Height 632 meters

This skyscraper is the tallest in Asia and is the second tallest building in the world. Construction shanghai tower began in 2008 and was fully completed in 2015. The cost of the skyscraper was more than 4.2 billion dollars.

1. Burj Khalifa - Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Height 828 meters

The tallest building in the world is the monumental skyscraper Burj Khalifa, rising to a height of 828 meters. Construction of the building began in 2004 and was fully completed in 2010. Burj Khalifa has 163 floors, most of which are occupied by office space, hotels and restaurants, several floors are reserved for residential apartments, the cost of which is simply incredible - from $ 40,000 per sq. meter!

The cost of the project cost the developer, Emaar, $1.5 billion, which paid off literally in the first year after the official commissioning of the building. The observation deck is especially popular in the Burj Khalifa, and in order to get to it, tickets are bought in advance, a few days before the visit.

Kingdom Tower

In the hot sands of the Arabian desert, the construction of the largest and most grandiose building in the history of mankind began. We have not included this building in our rating, as it will take a long time before its completion. This is the future Kingdom Tower, which will rise to a height of 1007 meters, and will be 200 meters higher than the Burj Khalifa.

From the highest floor of the building, it will be possible to view the area at a distance of 140 km. The construction of the tower will be very difficult, due to the huge height of the skyscraper, at the most high floors construction materials will be delivered by helicopters. The initial cost of the facility will be $20 billion