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Burj Khalifa (829.84\u00a0m): <\/strong>It\u00a0\u00a0is a skyscraper in\u00a0Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is currently the\u00a0tallest structure in the world.\u00a0Burj Khalifa has been designed to be the centrepiece of a large-scale, mixed-use development that include 30,000 homes, nine hotels such as\u00a0The Address Downtown Dubai, 3 hectares (7.4\u00a0acres) of parkland, at least 19 residential towers, the\u00a0Dubai Mall, and the 12-hectare (30-acre) man-made Burj Khalifa Lake.<\/p>\n

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Abraj Al-Bait Towers (601\u00a0m): \u00a0<\/strong>Also known as the Mecca Royal Hotel Clock Tower is a complex topped out in\u00a0Mecca,\u00a0Saudi Arabia. The building holds several world records in the construction world, including: the tallest hotel in the world, constructed with the tallest clock tower in the world and displaying the world’s largest clock face!<\/p>\n

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Taipei 101 (509m)<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/strong>Formerly known as the\u00a0Taipei World Financial Center, is a\u00a0landmark\u00a0skyscraper located in\u00a0Xinyi District,\u00a0Taipei,\u00a0Taiwan. The building ranked officially as the\u00a0world’s tallest\u00a0from 2004 until the opening of the\u00a0Burj Khalifa\u00a0in\u00a0Dubai\u00a0in 2010.<\/p>\n

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Shanghai World Financial Center<\/strong>\u00a0(494.4 m<\/strong><\/strong>): This supertall skyscraper is located in the\u00a0Pudong\u00a0district of\u00a0Shanghai,\u00a0China. It was designed by\u00a0Kohn Pedersen Fox\u00a0and developed by Mori Building. It is a mixed-use skyscraper, consisting of offices, hotels, conference rooms, observation decks, and ground-floor shopping malls.<\/p>\n

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International Commerce Centre<\/strong>\u00a0(484m<\/strong>):\u00a0ICC Tower has a total of 108\u00a0floors and this skyscraper was completed in 2010 in\u00a0West Kowloon,Hong Kong. It is a part of the\u00a0Union Square\u00a0project built on top of\u00a0Kowloon Station.<\/p>\n

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Petronas Towers<\/strong>\u00a0(454m)<\/strong>: Menara Petronas, also known as the\u00a0Petronas Twin Towers\u00a0or\u00a0Menara Berkembar Petronas\u00a0in Malay) are\u00a0skyscrapers\u00a0and\u00a0twin towers\u00a0in\u00a0Kuala Lumpur,\u00a0Malaysia. According to the\u00a0CTBUH’s official definition and ranking, they were the\u00a0tallest buildings\u00a0in the\u00a0world\u00a0from 1998 to 2004 until surpassed by\u00a0Taipei 101, but remain the\u00a0tallest twin buildings\u00a0in the world.<\/p>\n

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Nanjing Greenland Financial Center<\/strong>\u00a0(450m<\/strong>): Located in\u00a0Nanjing,\u00a0China, the 89-story building comprises retail and office space in the lower section, and restaurants, a hotel, and a public observatory near the top. The tower\u2019s stepping is functional, helping separate these sections.<\/p>\n

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Willis Tower<\/strong>\u00a0(442m<\/strong>): Formerly named, and still commonly referred to as, the\u00a0Sears Tower\u00a0is a 108-story\u00a0skyscraper in\u00a0Chicago, Illinois.\u00a0<\/span>At the time of its completion in 1973, it was the\u00a0tallest building\u00a0in the world, surpassing the\u00a0World Trade Center\u00a0towers in New York, and it held this rank for nearly 25 years. The Willis Tower is the\u00a0tallest building in the United States\u00a0and the\u00a0seventh-tallest freestanding structure in the world.<\/p>\n

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Kingkey 100<\/strong>\u00a0(441.8m<\/strong>). It’s former name is\u00a0Kingkey Finance Center Plaza, is a supertall skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China. It is located in Shenzhen’s Luohu District in an area which can be described as the financial district.<\/p>\n

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Guangzhou International Finance Centre<\/strong>\u00a0(440.2m<\/strong>): It is a\u00a0tall\u00a0skyscraper\u00a0at Zhujiang Avenue West in\u00a0Tianhe District\u00a0 at \u00a0Guangzhou, China.<\/p>\n

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