List of tallest buildings - Wikipedia
This is a list of the tallest buildings. Tall buildings, such as skyscrapers, are intended here as enclosed structures with continuously occupiable floors and a height of at least 350 metres (1,150 ft). Such definition excludes non-building structures, such as towers.
Tallest Buildings - The Skyscraper Center
Tallest Buildings. Use the filters below to create a tallest buildings list. You can view detailed information on a building by clicking its name. View the seminal tall buildings CTBUH features as case studies. To create detailed lists and outputs, use the Explore Data tool.
List of tallest structures - Wikipedia
The tallest structure in the world is the Burj Khalifa skyscraper at 828 m (2,717 ft). Listed are guyed masts (such as telecommunication masts), self-supporting towers (such as the CN Tower), skyscrapers (such as the Willis Tower), oil platforms, electricity transmission towers, and bridge support towers. This list is organized by absolute height.
List of tallest buildings and structures - Wikipedia
The tallest artificial structure is Burj Khalifa, a skyscraper in Dubai that reached 829.8 m (2,722 ft) in height on January 17, 2009. [2] By April 8, 2008 it had been built higher than the KVLY-TV mast in North Dakota, US. [ 3 ]
20 Tallest Buildings in the World 2024 - The Tower Info
Aug 17, 2024 · The skyscraper was previously planned to be built to a height of 656 meters, to become the tallest building in Southeast Asia and the 2nd tallest building in the world, but the height turned out to be even higher than that.
tallest buildings in the world - Encyclopedia Britannica
tallest buildings in the world, the highest-standing buildings on the globe, as determined by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), an international nonprofit organization headquartered in Chicago. The CTBUH recognizes a tall building as having 14 or more stories and standing more than 50 meters (165 feet) tall.
Burj Khalifa | Height, Architect, Top Floor, & Facts | Britannica
Oct 14, 2024 · The Burj Khalifa is a mixed-use skyscraper located in Dubai, U.A.E. It is the world’s tallest building, according to all three of the main criteria by which such buildings are judged. The Burj Khalifa was officially named to honour the president of the neighbouring emirate of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khalīfah ibn Zāyid Āl Nahyān.
See the 12 Tallest Buildings in the World - Architectural Digest
Nov 30, 2023 · The skyscraper stands at 1,732 feet tall and mainly houses offices. A zun is an ancient Chinese vessel for wine, and the building’s profile echoes this shape.
Burj Khalifa: Unpacking the World’s Tallest Building | Architectural Digest
Jul 11, 2024 · The Burj Khalifa, designed by Adrien Smith of Skidmore, Owings, & Merrill, is the tallest building the world. Photo: Tim Griffith. Within a three-week period, Adrian Smith sketched out the...
Timeline of World's Tallest Buildings | The Skyscraper Museum - Supertall!
The World's Tallest Buildings, surveyed from the Empire State Building, World Trade Center, and Sears Tower to today's Burj Khalifa and 58 Towers Worldwide.