Currently The World's Tallest Skyscrapers (TOP 5)

Comparative View of the World's Tallest Skyscrapers (TOP 5)

Ranked according to height:

---------- 1.) Burj Dubai ----------


Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Floor Count: 160 habitable floors
Height: at least 818 m (Up to Spires)

---------- 2.) Taipei101 ----------


Location: Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan
Floor Count: 101 habitable floors
Height: at least 509.2 m (Up to Spires)

---------- 3.) Petronas Towers ----------


Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Floor Count: 88 habitable floors
Height: at least 451.9 m (Up to Spires)

---------- 4.) Sears Tower ----------


Location: Chicago, Illinois, Usa
Floor Count: 108 habitable floors
Height: 442 m (Antennas not included)

---------- 5.) Jin Mao Building ----------


Location: Pudong District, Shanghai, China
Floor Count: 88 habitable floors
Height: at least 421 m (Up to Spires)


---------- The Future: ----------


Upcoming Skyscrapers:


1.) Chicago Spire of Chicago


2.) Pentominium of Dubai

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Note: In getting the height of the skyscraper when compared to other buildings, spires are included but antennas are not.

References:

• http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2006/diagram/world-tallest-skyscrapers.jpg
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burj_Dubai
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taipei_101
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petronas_Towers
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sears_Tower
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jin_Mao_Tower
• http://blog.miragestudio7.com/wp-content/uploads2/2007/08/world_tallest_buildings_new_dubai_comparison.jpg