The construction of the building was started in 2006 and was designed by an american firm named gensler.
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The shanghai tower is the world s second tallest building as well as the tallest building in china with 121 floors and a height of 2 073 feet.
Burj khalifa is one of dubai s most famous buildings.
Since its completion in 2010 the world s tallest skyscraper has been burj khalifa in dubai united arab emirates.
Empire state building new york 1 250 feet.
The construction of shanghai tower began in 2006 and took a total of eight years.
The building which was designed by the architects skidmore owings merrill is a mighty 828 meters tall and has 163 floors.
Dubai and chicago have the most 100 plus story buildings with 3 buildings above 100 floors.
The buildings at 1 483 feet and 88 floors caused quite a fuss when they came on the scene in 1998 and snatched the title of world s tallest building from chicago s sears tower now known as.
This is a list of buildings with 100 floors or more above ground.
Topping off at 1 550 feet with 131 floors central park tower will be the world s tallest residential building.
The empire state building which is iconic in its own right is the second oldest skyscraper in the world it was the world s first building to contain more than 100 floors and was also the world s tallest building from 1931 until 1972.
In contrast the chrysler building employed a very large 38 1 m 125 ft spire secretly assembled inside the building to claim the title of world s tallest building with a total height of 318 9 m 1 046 ft although it had a lower top occupied floor and a shorter height when both buildings spires were excluded.
It may also be the most expensive condo project ever with up to 4 billion worth.
The second tallest building in the world has 121 floors and measures an astounding 2073 feet.
Rank name image height ft m floors year notes 1 one world trade center.
This building was designed by gensler an american architectural company.
Shanghai shenzhen guangzhou and new york city have 2 each.
541m 104 2014 is the 6th tallest building in the world and the tallest building in the united states since its topping out on may 10 2013.