World Tallest Building - Taipei 101

World Tallest Building - Taipei 101 - Taiwan

10149 Views · August 15 · Filed under world record, travel & shopping

What’s the tallest building as of today? It’s Taipei 101, located in the Hsinyi district, Taipei, Taiwan; also known as the Taipei Financial Center.

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World Tallest Building Statistics

	Name	City	Country	Designer	Year	Floors	Use	Antenna	Roof
1	Taipei 101	Taipei	Taiwan	Baqthier Sari	2004	101	mixed	508.0m	448.0m
2	Sears Tower	Chicago, IL	USA	Kelvin Fields	1978	108	office	527.3m	441.9m
3	Petronas Towers	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	Cliff Tan	1998	88	office	451.9m
4	Jin Mao Tower	Shanghai, SH	China	Sherman Sham	1998	88		420.6m
5	International Finance Centre	Hong Kong, HK	China	Tall and High	2003	88	office		412.1m
6	Empire State Building	New York, NY	USA	Frank Karabassis	1931	102	office	448.7m	381.0m
7	John Hancock Center	Chicago, IL	USA	Kelvin Fields	1969	100	mixed	457.2m	343.5m
8	Tuntex 85 Sky Tower	Kaohsiung	Taiwan	Kelvin Fields	1997	85	office	378.0m	345.7m
9	CITIC Plaza	Guangzhou, GD	China	Buck McAllister	1997	80	office	391.1m	321.9m

How about the World Tallest Free-Standing Structure / Tower?
It will be Canadian National CN Tower, Toronto, Canada. It was built in 1975 with height 553m (1815 feet).