The 15 Tallest Buildings In The World Right Now By Height, Floor

Lotte World Tower was situated in Seoul, South Korea. The design of floor for a slender cone with convex, gently curved sides. The construction of Lotte World Tower was started in 2011 and completed in 2016. It was architect by Kohn Pedersen Fox. In 1989, the first design of the building was made and a plan was made. This design was changed again in 1994, 1995 and 1997. The design that came out of the Second Lot World in 2002 was similar to that of France, which literally mimics the Eiffel Tower.

Height : 555.7 m

Floor : 123 + 6 below ground

The Burj Khalifa building is located on skyscraper in Dubai. The construction of building is start from 2004 and completed five years later in 2009, the building was opened in 2010. The Burj Khalifa tower is designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merril. The Burj Khalifa uses the bundled tube design of the Willis Tower, which was discovered by Fazlur Rahman Khan.

Height : 829.8 m

Floor : 154 + 9 maintenance

The CITIC Tower is in the central business district of Beijing and it is popular known as China Zun. China Zun Tower will be the flagship building in Beijing. The construction of the China Zun is start from 2011 and completed in 2018. It is also said that the top three floors of this building will be operated by national security officials after the renovation.

Height : 527.7 m

Floor : 109 + 8 below ground

China International Trust and Investment (CITIC) plaza was situated in the Tianhe district of Guangzhou, China. The construction of it started in 1993 and completed in 1996. It was architect by Dennis Lau & Ng Chun Man. This building is a symbol of the growing wealth and importance of Guangzhou City.

Height : 390.2 m

Floor : 80

CTF finance center is situated in Tianhe district in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. It was architect by Kohn Pedersen Fox. The construction of CTF finance center was started in 2009 and completed in 2016. By lowering and stacking the floor plates of the building, the tower dramatically taps to reduce the surface area exposed to wind, sun and moisture.

Height : 530 m

Floor : 111 + 5 below ground

The Empire State Building is Midtown in New York City. The Empire State Building was designed by shreve, lamb & harmon. The construction of the Empire State Building was started in 1930 and completed in 1931. There are 73 elevators in all, including service elevators in this building. This building was the first building in America to have more than 100 floors.

Height : 1,454 ft

Floor : 102

Shanghai Tower is located in Lujiazui, Pudong, and Shanghai. It shares a record of 562m inside the building and the world's fastest observation deck at the top speed of 20.5 meters per second in the world's second fastest elevators. Shanghai Tower is the second tallest building in the world, from top to bottom architecturally. The building is estimated to cost US $ 2.4 billion. The building was designed by American architectural firm Gensler, led by Shanghai Tower's architect Jun Xia's design team.

Height : 632 m

Floors : 128

Shun Hing Square is also known as Di Wang Tower in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China. It was architect by K. Y. Cheung Design Associates. The construction of Shun Hing Square was started in 1993 and completed in 1996. The common nickname for this building "Diwang Building" originates from a piece of land auctioned at the time, which was the most expensive in Shenzhen.

Height : 384 m

Floor : 69 + 3 basement floor

Sky fame Centre Landmark Tower is situated in Nanning city in China. The Sky fame Centre Landmark Tower is under construction. The construction of sky fame Centre Landmark Tower is started in 2016 and completed in 2022.

Height : 346 m

Floor : 72

Taipei 101 is also known as the Taipei World financial center. Taipei 101 is situated in inyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. The construction of Taipei 101 is started from 1990 and completed in 2004. The building is designed to withstand hurricane winds and earthquake shocks that are common in the east of Taiwan. Taipei 101 is designed to withstand the most severe earthquakes in a 2,500-year cycle.

Height : 509.2 m

Floor : 101 + 5 below ground

Tianjin Chow Tai Fook center is situated in Tianjin, China. It was architect by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP. The building is designed as the softly curving glass skin integrated eight sloping mega columns. By lowering and stacking the floor plates of this building, the tower dramatically taps to reduce the surface area exposed to wind, sun and moisture. The aerodynamic shape of this building greatly reduces the vortex shed by "confusing the wind" and disrupting the opportunity for resonant wind forces and loads on the structure.

Height : 1,740 ft

Floor : 97 + 4 below ground

The international finance center was developed on the waterfront of Hong Kong central district. The construction of two international finance centers was started in 2000 and completed in 2003. It is designed to complement the natural beauty of its surroundings.

Height : 415.4 m

Floor : 88 + 6 basement floor

Warisan Merdeka Tower is under construction in Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. It was architect by Fender Kotsalidis. The construction of Warisan Merdeka Tower is started in 2014 and completed in 2021. Piling and foundation work for this building was awarded to Pintaras Geotechnics Sdn Bhd. On February 27, 2018 it was announced that a hotel would open in Warisan Merdeka Tower.

Height : 666 m

Floor : 118 + 5 below ground

Wuhan Greenland Center is under construction in Wuhan in China. It was architect by Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill Architecture. The construction of Wuhan Greenland Center was started in 2012 and it is under construction. When the building reached the 96th floor, construction was halted due to airspace restrictions, which resulted in the redesign of the 475.6-meter building.

Height : 475.6 m

Floor : 97 + 6 below ground

23 Marina Tower is situated in Dubai. In this tower 57 swimming pools and in each Duplex with its own private elevator. The construction of 23 Marina Tower is started in 2006 and completed in 2012.

Height : 392.8 m

Floor : 89 + 4 below ground