Top 10 Highest Buildings On Earth

. Top 10 Highest Buildings On Earth-

*Dubai, Shanghai, New York* : New skyscrapers are being planned and built around the world, ever taller and more spectacular, according to the Emporis portal.

Find below the *10* which buildings are *currently the tallest* in the *world,* where they are located and what makes them stand out.

*Burj khalifa*

Since its completion in 2010, the tallest skyscraper in the world has been the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The building, which was designed by architects Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, is 828 meters high and 163 stories.

*Shanghai tower*

At a height of 632 meters, the Shanghai Tower, located in the Chinese city of Shanghai. It is almost 200 meters shorter than the Burj Khalifa in Dubai.

The Shanghai Tower is home to the fastest elevators in the world, which climb the tower at a speed of 18 meters per second.

*Mecca Royal Clock Tower*

The third tallest building in the world is the Makkah Clock Royal Tower, whose most striking feature is its clock tower.

The 601-meter-tall building was completed in 2012 and is located in Makkah, Saudi Arabia.

*Ping An International Finance Center*

At 599 meters, the Ping An Financial Center in Shenzhen China is the tallest building completed in 2016.

The 116-story skyscraper is the tallest office building in the world. He steals the title from New York's One World Trade Center.

*Goldin Finance 117*

The Goldin Finance 117 tower is a 597 meter high skyscraper designed by the P&T Group. Located in Tianjin, China, this diamond-shaped building was completed in 2020 to house offices and a hotel.

The Goldin Finance 117 is only two meters shorter than the Ping An Financial Center, making it number five on the list of the tallest buildings in the world.

*Lotte world tower*

Also designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox, the Lotte World Tower reaches position 6 with its 554 meters.

*One World Trade Center*

About 13 meters behind in seventh place it follows the One World Trade Center in New York City, which reached 541 meters on May 10, 2013, since when it has been the seventh tallest building in the world.

tallest skyscraper in New York City.

The building was constructed on the site of the former World Trade Center, which was destroyed in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.

*CTF Finance Center*

The 8th tallest skyscraper in the world after its completion in 2016, CTF Finance Center, located in Guangzhou. It's a mixed-use tower that has office space, a hotel, apartments, and a shopping mall on its podium.

Its 530 meters make it exactly as tall as the Tianjin CTF Financial Center.

*Tianjin CTF Finance Center*

Construction of the Tianjin CTF Finance Center was completed in 2019. The tower is located in the Tianjin Economic-Technological Development Area (TEDA), on the outskirts of Tianjin.

It is the second tallest building in the city after Goldin Finance 117. The skyscraper houses offices, 300 service departments and a five-star hotel.

*CITIC Tower*

CITIC Tower is the tallest building in Beijing. The skyscraper's design is inspired by an ancient Chinese wine container called the 'zun'.

At the top, the outer layer becomes more transparent and offers a better view of the inner core, which lights up at night and is visible throughout the city.