Architecture has always fascinated humanity. Since ancient times, people have sought not only to build a building with a certain functionality, but also to give it a certain aesthetic property. Towers remain very popular and attractive to this day. All over the world, buildings of this type are the hallmarks of certain cities.
In this article, we will answer the question: “What is the tallest tower?” Let's talk about the ten tallest buildings.
First place - Burj Khalifa (United Arab Emirates)
Dubai is known for its picturesque buildings. One of the greatest projects was the construction of this tower, which started in 2004. Six years later, the Burj Khalifa was opened to visitors in Dubai. This building is located in the middle of numerous hotels and shopping centers. The tower even has its own official website.
The building is made in the form of a stalagmite, its shape is easily recognizable and original. The tower has 163 floors, despite the fact that few buildings in the world have more than a hundred floors. Initially, the designers wanted to embody with the help of this structure a “city within a city”, where there would even be their own parks. In addition, it was originally planned that this building would be the tallest. The developers kept the final height secret in order to make adjustments to the construction plan in the event of the appearance of competitors.
The height of the tower is 818 meters.
Second place - Guangzhou (People's Republic of China)
China is also taking great interest in the construction of skyscrapers that amaze the imagination. The Guangzhou TV Tower is the second tallest tower in the world. Its construction started in 2005 and was completed five years later.
The purpose of the TV tower is to broadcast a radio signal and television. In addition, at the top there is a special platform with which you can observe the panoramic picture of the Chinese metropolis. It is designed for ten thousand visitors daily!
At an altitude of 419 and 426 meters there are special restaurants that are placed on rotating platforms. At an altitude of 406 meters there is a cafe for VIPs. The building can receive up to 10 thousand tourists daily.
The height of the tower is 610 meters.
Third place - CN Tower (Canada)
The CN Tower is located in Toronto, Canada. The Tower is not just part of the city. She is his symbol. The CN in the building's name stands for Canada's National. Construction began in 1973 and was completed in 1975.
An interesting fact: at least seventy lightning strikes the tower every year. The elevators that are installed inside move at a speed of twenty kilometers per hour. They are able to lift a person to the very top in one minute. At an altitude of 350 meters there is a restaurant up to the visitors. At the top there is an observation platform, with the help of which visitors can see the hills, located at a distance of 120 kilometers from the Tower. In addition, it is possible to pass with insurance on an open ledge.
The mass of the tower is 130 tons. Height - 552 meters.
Fourth place - Freedom Tower (New York)
Another tall tower in the world, the most recognizable in America, is the Freedom Tower. The history of the building dates back to the tragic events of September 11, 2001, when two skyscrapers of the World Trade Center were destroyed by a terrorist attack. As a result of the competition, it was decided to build the Freedom Tower in their place, which today is a symbol of the democratic world. The building opened to the public in 2013.
Its height is 541 meters.
Fifth place - TV tower "Ostankino"
The fifth tallest tower in the world and the tallest in Russia is the Ostankino TV tower. The building is located on seven special legs. It was designed literally for centuries. According to technological calculations, Ostankino should last no less than 300 years. Inside, in addition to television studios, there is a restaurant "Seventh Heaven" at an altitude of 300 meters. There is also a special observation deck. It allows people to look at Moscow from a great height. The platform is protected by three layers of thick glass to prevent accidents.
The height of Ostankino is 540 meters.
Sixth place - Willis Tower (United States of America)
The list of the tallest towers is continued by the Willis Tower, which is located in the state of Illinois, the city of Chicago. Construction started in 1970 and lasted three years.
The building has one hundred and ten floors, the total area of which is 410 thousand square meters.
The tower is built of nine square pipes, which converge into a square at the base. There are 104 elevators inside, with the help of which visitors move through the three zones into which this building is divided.
The Willis Tower is the second tallest building in the United States. The TV tower also transmits a radio signal. At the very top, appropriate transmitters are installed for this.
A characteristic feature of the structure, resulting from its asymmetrical design, is that it tilts slightly to the west (by 10 degrees). This happened due to the fact that the building creates a different load on the foundation in different parts.
The height of the Willis Tower is 527 meters.
Seventh place - Pentominium Tower (United Arab Emirates)
Dubai is the only city on this list that has two large towers. The construction of this structure began in 2011 and has not been completed at the time of writing. The cost of construction is declared at four hundred million dollars. Also, the tower is a leader in another rating. The construction site has one of the deepest pits in the history of mankind.
Designed by Andrew Bramberg. The tower will house luxury residential apartments. The cost of one apartment is at least three million dollars. There is only one apartment per floor.
The formation of the building's name is also interesting: Pentominimum is a combination of the words "penthouse" and "condominium".
The height of the building is 516 meters.
Eighth place - Taipei-101 (Taiwan)
Erected in 2004 in the Taiwanese city of Taipei, the building has one hundred and one floors (plus five more underground), which is reflected in its name. Below are numerous trading platforms, and above - office rooms. Construction began in 1999 and was completed in five years. The building also leads in terms of the speed of movement of elevators. It is 60 kilometers per hour. You can reach the very top in just half a minute.
The tower is made of glass, steel and aluminum and has several hundred concrete pillars eighty meters deep. To protect against strong earthquakes or hurricanes, a special round pendulum is placed between the 87th and 90th floors. According to the designers, Taipei-101 is able to withstand the strongest earthquakes, which occur no more than once every several thousand years.
The height of Taipei-101 is 509 meters.
Ninth place - Burj Al Alam (United Arab Emirates)
Ghost building. The project was very ambitious. Burj Al Alam is a large tower, the third largest in Dubai, but its construction was not completed. The construction was launched in 2006, and at first everything developed quite successfully, the crossing of the finish line was announced for 2009.
However, the project was soon closed, construction was stopped. At the moment, the site of the tower has ceased to function. There is no news about its future fate, but it is obvious that sooner or later the project will be resumed in one form or another. If the project is completed, then the UAE will have three large towers.
Estimated final height - 501.
Tenth place - Eiffel Tower (France)
The tallest tower in Europe and the tenth largest is called the Eiffel Tower in honor of its chief designer Eiffel. He himself called it the "three hundred meter tower" - simply and concisely.
The Eiffel Tower is famous all over the world. She is a constant symbol of France and Paris. Every year it is visited by several million tourists from all over the world. It is very interesting that the Eiffel was initially criticized for such a daring design decision. However, subsequently the tower did not have any critics.
It is symbolic that during the retreat of the German troops, a personal order was received from Hitler to destroy the masterpiece of architecture. However, General Choltitz did not fulfill it, realizing its greatness.
The height of the Eiffel Tower is 324 meters (initially 300, but a new antenna was subsequently installed).
Modern TV towers are huge high-tech complexes, including the most advanced scientific and architectural developments. Although their main purpose is to transmit television signals over a distance, at the same time they house cafes and restaurants, viewing platforms to attract tourists. The higher the tower, the larger the broadcast region. Different countries seem to be competing in the construction of the highest TV towers. Introducing the Top 10 tallest TV towers in the world.
10th place. Tashkent TV tower
Height: 375 meters
Location: Uzbekistan, Tashkent
Year built: 1985
It is the highest TV tower in Central Asia. It was built over 6 years and was put into operation on January 15, 1985.
9th place. Kyiv TV tower
Height: 385 meters
Location: Ukraine, Kyiv
Year built: 1973
The Kyiv Tower is considered the tallest structure in the world of buildings with a lattice structure. The tower entirely consists of steel pipes of various diameters and weighs 2,700 tons. In the central part there is a vertical pipe with a diameter of 4 meters. It serves as an elevator shaft and smoothly passes into the antenna part. The Kyiv TV Tower is the tallest structure in Ukraine. The tower is 60 meters taller than the Eiffel Tower, but weighs 3 times less.
8th place. Beijing Central TV Tower
Height: 405 meters
Location: China, Beijing
Year built: 1995
On top of the tower is a revolving restaurant
7th place. Menara Kuala Lumpur
Height: 421 meters
Location: Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
Year built: 1995
The construction of this structure, 421 meters high, lasted about 5 years. For the original illumination, the Menara tower received the unofficial name "Garden of Light".
6th place. Borje Milad
Height: 435 meters
Location: Iran, Tehran
Year of construction: 2006
There are 6 panoramic elevators in the tower, and at a height of 276 meters there is a panoramic revolving restaurant. The gondola of the tower has 12 floors with a total area of 12,000 square meters, which is the largest area of the TV tower in the world. This is the tallest building in Iran.
5th place. Oriental pearl
Height: 468 meters
Location: China, Shanghai
Year built: 1995
The Oriental Pearl is the second tallest TV tower in Asia. The sphere at the top of the tower has a diameter of 45 meters and is 263 meters above the ground. At an altitude of 350 meters - a penthouse with a viewing platform.
4th place. Ostankino tower
Height: 540 meters
Location: Russia, Moscow
Year built: 1967
The project of the tower was invented by the chief designer Nikitin overnight, the image of the tower was an inverted lily. The mass of the tower together with the foundation is 51,400 tons. On August 7, 2000, a strong fire broke out in the Ostankino tower at an altitude of 460 m. 3 floors were completely burned out. Long repair and construction work and landscaping were completed by February 14, 2008.
3rd place. CN Tower
Height: 553 meters
Location: Canada, Toronto
Year built: 1976
The CN Tower is almost twice as tall as the Eiffel Tower and 13 meters taller than the Ostankino Tower. It is able to withstand winds of 420 km/h and is struck by more than 80 lightning strikes a year. From 1976 to 2007 it was the tallest structure in the world.
2nd place. Guangzhou TV Tower
Height: 610 meters
Location: China, Guangzhou
Year of construction: 2009
The mesh shell of the tower is made of steel pipes of large diameter. The tower is crowned with a steel spire 160 meters high. The design of the mesh shell of the Guangzhou TV tower corresponds to the 1899 patent of the Russian engineer Shukhov.
1 place. sky tree tokyo
Height: 634 meters
Location: Japan, Tokyo
Year built: February 29, 2012
The construction of the TV tower was completed quite recently, and on May 22, 2012 it was opened. The tower houses more than 300 boutiques, restaurants, an aquarium, a planetarium and a theater. Under construction, October 10, 2010. It is the tallest building in Japan and the tallest TV tower in the world.
Construction is developing at a rapid pace in the world. There are so many high-rise buildings (skyscrapers) built in the world, but do not forget about high-rise towers, which are not inferior in height even to the tallest skyscrapers. And it is these structures that will be discussed in this article.
1. Burj Khalifa, Dubai, UAE, 818 m
The United Arab Emirates are trying to catch up and overtake the whole world, building more and more wonders of architecture. Perhaps this is the most ambitious project, the construction of which began in September 2004. The grand opening took place on January 4, 2010. The picturesque place is surrounded by hotels and shopping centers. The building even has its own website, burjkhalifa.ae.
2. Guangzhou Tower, China, 610 m
The next tower, the Guangzhou TV Tower, is currently the tallest tower in the world. It was built in 5 years, for the opening of the Asian Games in 2010. The height of the TV tower is 610 meters. The tower is designed to transmit radio and TV signals, as well as for panoramic views, the observation deck is designed to receive about 10,000 tourists per day.
3. CN Tower, Toronto, Canada, 553 m
Another building that was the leader in height until 2007 is located in the city of Toronto, Canada, and is called the CN Tower. This tower is the symbol of the city and its height is 553.3 meters.
4. Freedom Tower, New York, USA, 541 m
After the sad events in New York on September 11, 2001, the destroyed World Trade Center remained for some time the subject of much discussion, in terms of what should be in its place now. In 2002, after several tenders, a project was selected, which was proposed by Daniel Libeskind and it acquired its final form by 2006. On May 10, 2013 the opening took place. The building was named "World Trade Center 1".
5. TV tower "Ostankino", Moscow, Russia, 540 m
The tallest tower in Russia is located in Moscow, its height is about 540 meters, most likely you have already guessed that its name is Ostankino. The tower is mounted on 10 supports, the so-called legs. Inside there is a restaurant "Seventh Heaven" at an altitude of 328-334 meters. According to the calculations of civil engineers, it is assumed that the Ostankino tower will stand for at least three hundred years. The observation deck is covered with three-layer glass to prevent accidents.
6. Willis Tower, Chicago, Illinois, 527m
Construction work began in 1970 and the opening took place in May 1973 in Chicago. The building with a height of 443 meters contained 110 floors, with a total area of 418 thousand square meters. The building is made of 9 square pipes, which form a square at the base. 104 elevators work here and people get on them to three zones into which this building is divided.
7. Pentominium Tower, Dubai, 516 m
The construction of this facility began in 2011 and is still ongoing. The author of the project, which cost about $400 million, is Andrew Bromberg from Aedas. Construction work is planned to be completed by 2014 and then the skyscraper will be about 516 m in height.
8. Taipei 101, Taiwan, 509 m
Built in 2004 in Taipei and has 101 floors. Taipei is at the top of this list with an elevation of 509 meters. With the completion of the Taipei 101 skyscraper, the twin towers Petronas Towers and Sears Tower moved up to 2, 3 and 4 respectively.
9. Burj Al Alam, Dubai, 501 m
Construction began in 2006 and was due to be completed by 2009. But due to lack of funds, the project was put on hold. The official website of the building was closed and the domain was parked. There is no news yet, but the project promised to be impressive, so it is in our rating.
10. Eiffel Tower, Paris, France, 324 m
We could not fail to mention it, although it has not been the highest for a long time, but at the time of its discovery it was not equal to it all over the world. As you know, it was installed in Paris, France. The Eiffel Tower was built in 1889 for the World's Fair. That year it was the tallest tower on the planet. It was designed by the famous engineer Gustave Eiffel. The Parisians in those days took hostility to the erected structure, calling it an "ugly skeleton", but time goes on and today this "skeleton" is a symbol of Paris and France as a whole.
The world's first TV tower was built in Berlin in 1926. If we compare it with modern built towers, then against their background it looks like a "baby", because its height is only 150 meters, and its weight is 600 tons. Naturally, such dimensions cannot compete with the parameters of current television towers. Today we have prepared a report and want to introduce you to the highest TV towers in the world.
Tashkent TV tower
Height: 375 meters Location: Uzbekistan, Tashkent Year built: 1985 The highest TV tower in Central Asia. The Tashkent tower was being built for 6 years, and it was opened and began its operation on January 15, 1985. Kyiv TV tower
Height: 385 meters Location: Ukraine, Kyiv Year built: 1973 This tower has a lattice structure and is considered the tallest among the towers of the same design in the world. The tower is completely constructed from steel pipes of different diameters, and the weight is 2700 tons. A vertical pipe with a diameter of 4 meters is located in the central part of the TV tower. This pipe is an elevator shaft and connects to the antenna part. 
In Ukraine, the Kyiv TV Tower is the tallest building. Although this TV tower is 60 meters higher than the Eiffel Tower, it weighs 3 times less than it. Beijing Central TV Tower
Height: 405 meters Location: China, Beijing Year built: 1995 The Beijing Central TV Tower (China), built relatively recently, has a revolving restaurant at the top. Menara Kuala Lumpur
Height: 421 meters Location: Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur Year of construction: 1995 The construction of this tower lasted five years and ended in 1995. 
The Menara Tower, for its peculiar illumination, acquired the unofficial name "Garden of Light". Borje Milad
Height: 435 meters Location: Iran, Tehran Year of construction: 2006 The tower has six moving panoramic elevators. Visitors, at an altitude of 276 meters, can have a good time in the revolving restaurant. Twelve floors with a total area of 12,000 sq. m, occupies the gondola of the tower - this is considered the largest territory of TV towers in the world. 
It is the tallest building in Iran. Oriental pearl
Height: 468 meters Location: China, Shanghai Built: 1995 The second highest TV tower in Asia is considered to be the "Oriental Pearl", which is located in Shanghai, China. At the top of the tower is a sphere with a diameter of 45 meters, which is located at a height of 263 meters above the ground. 
In this tower you can also have fun: at the level of 267 meters there is a revolving restaurant, at a height of 271 meters you can visit a bar and 20 rooms with karaoke... 
...but at an altitude of 350 meters, a penthouse with a viewing platform awaits visitors. Ostankino tower
Height: 540 meters Location: Russia, Moscow Year built: 1967 Chief Designer Nikitin designed the Ostankino Tower in just one night. The design resembles the appearance of an inverted lily. 
The tower together with the foundation weighs 51,400 tons. Photo of the Ostankino TV tower on Victory Day, May 9, 2010. 
Ostankino TV tower in infrared light. On August 27, 2000, an emergency occurred in the Ostankino tower - a big fire at an altitude of 460 m. As a result, 3 floors completely burned down. For a long time, repair and construction work continued here. It was possible to finally complete the repair and restore and ennoble the territories by February 14, 2008. CN Tower
Height: 553 meters Location: Canada, Toronto Year built: 1976 This tower is almost twice as high as the Eiffel Tower and 13 meters higher than the Ostankino Tower. 
This unique tower is very powerful: it can withstand wind gusts up to 420 km/h. In addition, the tower can also resist lightning - more than 80 lightning strikes it every year. 
Between 1976 and 2007, the CN Tower was considered the tallest building in the world. Guangzhou TV Tower
Height: 610 meters Location: China, Guangzhou Built: 2009 Large-diameter steel pipes make up the mesh shell of the tower. The height of the steel spire that completes the tower is 160 meters. 
Interestingly, the Russian engineer Shukhov in 1899 patented the design of the mesh shell, which corresponds to the design of the Guangzhou TV tower. sky tree tokyo
Height: 634 meters Location: Japan, Tokyo Year built: February 29, 2012 The youngest of all built tower structures is Tokyo Skytree, Japan. It was erected on February 29, 2012, and on May 22, 2012 its grand opening took place. Here you can choose a variety of entertainment - visit restaurants, an aquarium, a planetarium or a theater. And for lovers of shopping in the tower there are more than 300 boutiques. 
This is what the construction process of the tower looked like in October 2010. 
Today it is the tallest building in Japan and not only: even among the TV towers of the world, it has no competitors. Human nature cannot be changed, people have always tried to surpass their own achievements and set new records in absolutely any field of their activity.
So in architecture, in an attempt to conquer the limits of height, people erect the tallest buildings in the world. With the development of technology, the invention of modern composite materials and the creation of fundamentally new building designs, only in the last 25 years has it become possible to build the highest buildings on the planet, the sight of which is simply breathtaking!
In this rating, we will talk about the 15 tallest buildings in the world that you should definitely see.
15. International Financial Center - Hong Kong. Height 415 meters
The Hong Kong International Financial Center was completed in 2003. The building is completely commercial, there are no hotels and residential apartments, but only offices of various companies.
The 88-story skyscraper is the sixth tallest building in China and is one of the few buildings with double-deck elevators.
14. Jin Mao Tower - China, Shanghai. Height 421 meters
The official opening ceremony of the Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai took place in 1999, the construction cost was more than 550 million dollars. Most of the premises of the building are office buildings, there are also shopping centers, restaurants, nightclubs and an observation deck that offers a gorgeous view of Shanghai.
More than 30 floors of the building are rented by the largest Grand Hyatt hotel, and the prices here are quite affordable for tourists with an average income, a room can be rented for $ 200 per night.
13. Trump International Hotel and Tower - Chicago, USA. Height 423 meters
The Trump Tower was completed in 2009 at a cost of $847 million to the owner. The building has 92 floors, of which boutiques and various shops are occupied from the 3rd to the 12th floor, a chic spa is located on the 14th floor, and an elite Sixteen restaurant is located on the 16th floor. From the 17th to the 21st floors, the hotel occupies, above there are penthouses and private residential apartments.
12. Guangzhou International Financial Center – China, Guangzhou. Height - 437 meters
This tallest skyscraper was built in 2010 and has 103 floors, it is the western part of the Guangzhou Twin Towers complex. The construction of the eastern skyscraper should be completed in 2016.
The building cost $280 million to build, and most of the building is occupied by office space, up to the 70th floor. From the 70th to the 98th floor, the five-star Four Seasons Hotel is occupied, and cafes, restaurants and an observation deck are located on the upper floors. There is a helipad on the 103rd floor.
11. KK 100 - Shenzhen, China. Height 442 meters.
Skyscraper KK 100, also known as Kingki 100, was erected in 2011 and is located in the city of Shenzhen. This multifunctional building was built in the style of modernism and most of the premises in it are for office purposes.
The 23 floors of this one of the tallest buildings in the world is occupied by a six-star premium business hotel "St. Regis Hotel, there are also several chic restaurants, a beautiful garden and Asia's first built IMAX cinema.
10. Willis - Tower - Chicago, USA. Height 443 meters
The Willis Tower, formerly known as the Sears Tower, stands 443 meters high and is the only building on this list built before 1998. Construction of the skyscraper began in 1970 and was fully completed in 1973. The cost of the project was over $150 million at the prices of the time.
After the completion of construction, the Willis Tower firmly took the status of the tallest building in the world for as much as 25 years. At the moment, in the list of tallest buildings, the skyscraper is on the 10th line of the list.
9. Zifeng Tower - Nanjing, China. Height 450 meters
The construction of the 89-story skyscraper began in 2005 and was completed in 2009. This building is multifunctional, it contains office space, restaurants, cafes and a hotel. There is an observation deck on the top floor. Also, 54 cargo lifts and passenger lifts were built in Zifeng Tower.
8. Petronas Towers - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Height 451.9 meters
From 1998 to 2004, the Petronas Twin Towers were considered the tallest buildings in the world. The construction of the towers was financed by the Petronas oil company, and the project cost was more than $800 million. Now the premises of buildings are rented by many large corporations - Reuters, Microsoft Corporation, Aveva and others. There are also elite shopping establishments, an art gallery, an aquarium and a science center.
The design of the building itself is unique; there are no more skyscrapers in the world built using the technology of the Petronas towers. Most high-rise buildings are made of steel and glass, but for Malaysia, the cost of high-quality steel was very high and engineers had to find another way to solve the problem.
As a result, high-tech and elastic concrete was developed, from which the towers were built. Specialists carefully monitored the quality of the material and once, during planned measurements, they discovered the slightest error in the quality of concrete. The builders had to completely dismantle one floor of the building and build it on a new one.
7. International Commerce Center, Hong Kong. Height 484 meters
This 118-storey skyscraper rises to 484 meters. After 8 years of construction, the building was completed in 2010 and is currently the tallest building in Hong Kong and the fourth tallest building in China.
The top floors of the skyscraper are occupied by the five-star Ritz-Carlton Hotel, located at an altitude of 425 meters, which makes it the tallest hotel on the planet. The building also features the world's tallest swimming pool, located on the 118th floor.
6. Shanghai World Financial Center. Height 492 meters
Built for $1.2 billion, the Shanghai World Financial Center is a multifunctional skyscraper that houses office space, a museum, a hotel, and a multi-storey car park. The construction of the center was completed in 2008, and at that time the building was considered the second tallest building in the world.
The skyscraper has been tested for seismic resistance and is able to withstand tremors up to 7 points on the Richter scale. Also in the building is the highest observation deck in the world, located at a height of 472 meters above the ground.
5. Taipei 101 - Taipei, Taiwan Height 509.2 meters
Official operation of the Taipei 101 skyscraper began on December 31, 2003, and this building is the most stable and unaffected by natural disasters structure ever created by man. The tower is able to withstand wind gusts up to 60 m/s (216 km/h) and the strongest earthquakes that occur in this region every 2,500 years.
The skyscraper has 101 ground floors and five floors underground. On the first four floors there are various retail outlets, a prestigious fitness center is located on the 5th and 6th floors, various office premises are occupied from 7 to 84, restaurants and cafes are rented from 85-86.
The building holds several records: the fastest elevator in the world, capable of delivering visitors from the fifth floor to 89, to the observation deck in just 39 seconds (elevator speed 16.83 m / s), the world's largest countdown board, which turns on on New Year's Eve and the tallest sundial in the world.
4. World Trade Center - New York, USA. Height 541 meters
The construction of the World Trade Center, or as it is also called the Freedom Towers, was fully completed in 2013. The building stands on the site of the World Trade Center.
This 104-story skyscraper is the tallest building in the United States and the fourth tallest building in the world. The cost of construction amounted to a fabulous 3.9 billion dollars.
3. Hotel "Royal Clock Tower" - Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Height 601 meters
The grand structure of the "Royal Clock Tower" is part of the complex of buildings Abraj Al-Beit, built in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The construction of the complex lasted for 8 years and was fully completed in 2012. During construction, there were two major fires, in which, by a lucky chance, no one was injured.
The "Royal Clock Tower" can be seen from a distance of 20 km, and its clock is considered the highest in the world.
2. Shanghai Tower - Shanghai, China. Height 632 meters
This skyscraper is the tallest in Asia and is the second tallest building in the world. The construction of the Shanghai Tower began in 2008 and was fully completed in 2015. The cost of the skyscraper was more than 4.2 billion dollars.
1. Burj Khalifa - Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Height 828 meters
The tallest building in the world is the monumental skyscraper Burj Khalifa, rising to a height of 828 meters. Construction of the building began in 2004 and was fully completed in 2010. Burj Khalifa has 163 floors, most of which are occupied by office space, hotels and restaurants, several floors are reserved for residential apartments, the cost of which is simply incredible - from $ 40,000 per sq. meter!
The cost of the project cost the developer, Emaar, $1.5 billion, which paid off literally in the first year after the official commissioning of the building. The observation deck is especially popular in the Burj Khalifa, and in order to get to it, tickets are bought in advance, a few days before the visit.
Kingdom Tower
In the hot sands of the Arabian desert, the construction of the largest and most grandiose building in the history of mankind began. We have not included this building in our rating, as it will take a long time before its completion. This is the future Kingdom Tower, which will rise to a height of 1007 meters, and will be 200 meters higher than the Burj Khalifa.
From the highest floor of the building, it will be possible to view the area at a distance of 140 km. The construction of the tower will be very difficult, because of the huge height of the skyscraper, building materials will be delivered to the highest floors of the structure by helicopters. The initial cost of the facility will be $20 billion
