Although there are towering structures all around the world, most of the tallest ones are in Asia. China alone is home to about half of the buildings on this list.
Not just lovers of architecture are enthralled with skyscrapers that seem to rise endlessly above the cities beneath them. Their striking appearance certainly helps to draw notice, but what really stands out is their purportedly physics-defying existence.
These Are The Top 10 Tallest Building In The World 2024
10. China Zun – 528m.
A mix of businesses, hotels, and opulent residences can be found within the eye-catching Citic Tower, which opened in 2018. A rooftop garden at 524 meters is also planned, which can provide some good chances for sunbathing.
A traditional Chinese drinking cup that influenced the building’s architecture is the source of its moniker, China Zun.
Now standing at a height of 180 meters, the skyscraper is the highest in Beijing and is expected to stay that way for some time to come because of a new law that prohibits high-rises in the city.
9. Tianjin CTF Finance Centre – 530m
The Tianjin tower, which opened in 2019, was constructed with sustainability in mind. Its unique shape reduces the amount of glass used while shielding the tall building from the damaging impacts of high winds.
Despite the buiolding’s lack of curved glass panels, several clever design elements provide the impression that the entire structure shimmers in the sunlight.
8. Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre – 530m
Along with the Guangzhou CTF tower, also by the same name, the Tianjin tower is the eighth-tallest structure in the world. As a result, both buildings are eligible to rank as China’s third-tallest structures.
With an elevator speed of 72 km/h, this skyscraper has the fastest elevator in the world. It might be difficult to finish your meal at such pace, but you can travel from the ground floor to the hotel lobby on the 95th floor in just 42 seconds.
Not only is the building’s general design pleasing to the eye. The building is mixed-use, with levels allotted entirely varied sizes for various functions (such offices or residential quarters).
7. One World Trade Center – 541m
‘One World Trade Center’ was constructed on the site of the former Six World Trade Center, which was demolished in the terrorist attacks of 9/11. In 2006, work began, and it was finished in 2014. In 2015, the public viewing deck opened.
A purposeful design element, the spire atop the skyscraper raises its height to 541 meters. This indicates that the height in feet is 1,776; this is the year that America separated from Great Britain.
There are 94 storeys in all, the majority of which are offices. But a sizable portion of the lobby is devoted to art honoring the people who perished there in 2001.
6. Lotte World Tower – 555m
The astonishing thing is that the Lotte World Tower is the first building in South Korea with more than 100 stories. There’s a fancy shopping complex in ten of those.
Construction began in 2017 after a 13-year wait for site approval and planning. This construction has multiple uses, just like most skyscrapers. Because there are gyms, workplaces, stores, and hotels there, you probably wouldn’t have to leave the front door.
The structure of the tower was designed to withstand strong winds and tropical hurricanes, and it is sturdy enough to withstand earthquakes up to a magnitude of nine.
5. Ping An International Finance Centre – 599m
The Pin An tower is situated in Shenzhen, China’s economic center. Pin An, which means “safe and well,” is conceivably the biggest insurance provider in the world.
At first, it was intended to top the building with an additional 60 meters of antenna, making it the highest structure in China. Nevertheless, the project was abandoned due to worries that it may disrupt air traffic.
The tower is extremely roomy, with 500m2 of floor space spread throughout its 115 stories, making it the second-largest skyscraper in the world in terms of floor size.
4. Abraj Al-Bait Clock Tower – 601m
At the heart of a Saudi Arabian hotel complex stands this majestic clock tower. It serves pilgrims traveling to the Great Mosque of Mecca, a holy site only 300 meters away, as their primary objective.
Thanks to the largest clock faces in the world, visitors to this incredible location won’t have any trouble telling the time either. Furthermore, with a $15 billion (11.91 billion) construction cost, it is the second most costly skyscraper in the world.
Not everything in the King Abdulaziz Endowment Project, including the clock tower’s design and construction, was without controversy. The construction of the development required the demolition of the Ottoman Empire’s 18th-century Ajyad Fortress in 2002.
3. Shanghai Tower – 632m
After construction was finished in 2015, China’s tallest structure is now the Shanghai Tower. Office areas, music halls, and even a swimming pool on the 84th floor are all located within its 128 stories.
At a dizzying 562 meters, it shares the record for the highest observation deck in the world with the Ping An International Finance Center.
Situated in the Shanghai tower are the second-fastest elevators in the world, with a special’red button’ that may accelerate the ride—but only if you know who to ask.
2. Merdeka 118 – 679m
The name and design of the Merdeka were inspired by Tunku Abdul Rahman’s August 1957 declaration of Malaysian independence. He chanted “Merdeka,” which is translated as “Independence” in English, several times during the event.
The number 118 in the name alludes to the total number of floors, which include lodging facilities, business spaces, hotels, and a gym. If you’re feeling very adventurous, levels 115 and 116 will have an observation deck.
1. Burj Khalifa – 828m
The centerpiece of Downtown Dubai, a posh complex of hotels, residences, and retail centers spanning 2 km2, is the Burj Khalifa.
Its completion in 2010 saw the breaking of multiple records, including the tallest restaurant and nightclub in the world. Of all the buildings ever built, it also boasts the greatest number of floors (163).
Steel, aluminium, and reinforced concrete are used to construct the framework. Cleaning them is a bit of a chore because there are more than 24,000 windows on it.
