Burj Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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Under Construction…..World’s tallest building…15 December 2007
And now in March, 09 its nearly done..
Burj Dubai, Downtown Burj Dubai.
The prestigious Burj Dubai is the world’s tallest building and the centerpiece of Downtown Burj Dubai. This architectural icon will be a global tourist magnet, and a landmark for Dubai. Burj Dubai Tower encompasses residential suites, corporate suites offices, Armani hotel and Armani Residences.
CN Tower, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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The CN tower is a communications and observation tower standing 553.33 metres (1,815.4 ft) tall. It surpassed the height of the Ostankino Tower while still under construction in 1975, becoming the tallest free-standing structure on land in the world. On September 12, 2007, after holding the record for 31 years, the CN Tower was surpassed in height by the still-under-construction Burj Dubai. It remains the tallest free-standing structure in the Americas, the signature icon of Toronto’s skyline, and a symbol of Canada,attracting more than two million international visitors annually.
Sears Tower, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
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Sears Tower is a 108-story, 1,450 feet (442 m) skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois.At the time of its completion in 1973 it was the tallest building in the world, surpassing the World Trade Center towers in New York.
Currently, Sears Tower is the tallest skyscraper in the United States, and the fifth-tallest freestanding structure in the world.
Although Sears’ naming rights had expired in 2003, the building has continued to be called Sears Tower. However, in March 2009 London-based insurance broker Willis Group Holdings, Ltd., agreed to lease a large portion of the building and as part of the agreement obtained the building’s naming rights. In summer 2009 the building will be renamed Willis Tower.
Taipei 101, Taipei, Taiwan
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Taipei 101 is a landmark skyscraper located in Xinyi District, Taipei, Taiwan. The building, designed by C.Y. Lee & Partners and constructed primarily by KTRT Joint Venture, Samsung Engineering & Construction, is the world’s tallest completed skyscraper according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, the arbiter of tall building height. Taipei 101 received the Emporis Skyscraper Award in 2004. It has been hailed as one of the Seven New Wonders of the World (Newsweek magazine, 2006) and Seven Wonders of Engineering (Discovery Channel, 2005).
Shanghai World Financial Center, Pudong, Shanghai, China.
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Shanghai World Financial Center is a supertall skyscraper in Pudong, Shanghai, China. It is a mixed use skyscraper which consists of offices, hotels, conference rooms, observation decks, and shopping malls on the ground floors. Park Hyatt Shanghai is the hotel component containing 174 rooms and suites. It is the highest hotel in the world, surpassing the Grand Hyatt Shanghai on the 53rd to 87th floors of the neighboring Jin Mao Tower.
Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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The tallest twin towers in the world. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Each of the towers are the second tallest building in the world.
Currently the building(each one) is second tallest compared to Taiwan’s Taipei 101. Petronas twin towers was considered the tallest building in the period from 1998 to 2004. When this was built, each of the tower was interestingly built by different construction companies. The design of this building is made such that it will include architectural spires on top of it. The Sears Tower in Chicago has 110 occupied floors, 22 more than the Petronas — which has only 88 floors, thus, the roof of Sears tower and the height of its highest floors is higher than that of the Petronas. Sears Tower’s tallest antenna tip is higher than the petronas’ spires. What made the Petronas “taller” is that the rules used for rating tallest buildings, says that architectural spires count towards building height, but antennas atop a building do not. Fortunately for Petronas, it was built after Sears Tower — thus including a spire in its design made it surpass the then tallest building in the world.
Tokyo Tower, Tokyo, Japan.
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The Tokyo Tower is a communications and observation tower located in Shiba Park, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. At 333 meters (1,091 ft), it is the tallest self-supporting steel structure in the world and the tallest artificial structure in Japan. The structure is an Eiffel Tower-inspired lattice tower that is painted white and international orange to comply with air safety regulations.
NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building, Tokyo, Japan.
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NTT Docomo Yoyogi Building is a skyscraper located in the Shibuya in Tokyo, Japan. At 240 metres (790 ft) tall, it is the third tallest building in Tokyo. After the installation of a clock in 2002, the building became the tallest clock tower in the world.
Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca, Morocco.
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The Hassan II Mosque located in Casablanca is the largest mosque in Morocco and the third largest mosque in the world after the Masjid al-Haram (Grand Mosque) of Mecca and the Al-Masjid al-Nabawi (Prophet’s Mosque) in Medina. Designed by the French architect Michel Pinseau and built by Bouygues. It stands on a promontory looking out to the Atlantic, which can be seen through a gigantic glass floor with room for 25,000 worshippers. A further 80,000 can be accommodated in the mosque’s adjoining grounds. Its minaret is the world’s tallest at 210 m (689 ft).
Gateway Arch, St-Louis, Missouri, USA.
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The Gateaway Arch, also known as the Gateway to the West, is an integral part of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial and the iconic image of St. Louis, Missouri. It was designed by Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen and structural engineer Hannskarl Bandel in 1947. It stands 630 feet (190 m) tall, and is 630 feet (190 m) wide at its base, making it the tallest monument in the United States. Construction of the arch started on February 12, 1963 and was completed on October 28, 1965. The monument opened to the public on July 24, 1967.
