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Taipei 101, the world's tallest completed building, is located in Taipei City, Taiwan

These are lists of skyscrapers, ranked by:

structural height (vertical elevation from the base to the highest architectural or integral structural element of the building).
highest point on the building (source unknown)

Only buildings with continuous occupiable floors (high-rise buildings) are included. The lists include completed buildings, as well as buildings which have been topped out but are not yet complete. For lists that include non-building structures, See: List of tallest buildings and structures in the world and List of tallest structures in the world.

Ranking criteria and its alternatives

Emporis ranks the buildings by highest architectural structural element, which means:^[1]

height of spire, statues (or any other architecturally integral element) count towards the height of the building
height of antenna, flagpole (or other detail not classified as architecturally integral element) does not count towards the height of the building
roof height is only relevant if no higher architecturally integral element is present

A comparison of the Sears Tower, Taipei 101, the Petronas Twin Towers, and the Empire State Building

This naturally hurts the rankings of buildings without spires, or with antennas instead of spires. The most famous such discrepancy is that Malaysian Petronas Towers (with spire on top) is ranked higher than the US Sears Tower (with antenna on top) despite having lower roof and lower highest point (of spire/antenna).

Alternative lists of high buildings are maintained by nongovernmental US organization Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. These lists, first defined and compiled in 1996 as a response to the dispute as to whether the Petronas Towers or the Sears Tower was taller, rank buildings in four categories: height of structural or architectural top; height of highest occupied floor; height to the top of roof; height to top of any part of the building. Currently Taipei 101 tops all categories except highest point, where the Sears Tower is highest.

Highest skyscrapers by architectural detail (top 200)

Rank	Building^[A]^[2]	City	Country	Height		Floors	Built
1	Taipei 101	Taipei	Republic of China (Taiwan)	509 m	1,671 ft	101	2004
2	Shanghai World Financial Center	Shanghai	People's Republic of China	492 m	1,614 ft	101	2008^[B]
3=	Petronas Tower 1	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	452 m	1,483 ft	88	1998
3=	Petronas Tower 2	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	452 m	1,483 ft	88	1998
5	Sears Tower	Chicago	United States	442 m	1,451 ft	108	1973
6	Jin Mao Tower	Shanghai	People's Republic of China	421 m	1,380 ft	88	1998
7	Two International Finance Centre	Hong Kong	Hong Kong, China	415 m	1,362 ft	88	2003
8	CITIC Plaza	Guangzhou	People's Republic of China	391 m	1,283 ft	80	1997
9	Shun Hing Square	Shenzhen	People's Republic of China	384 m	1,260 ft	69	1996
10	Empire State Building	New York City	United States	381 m	1,250 ft	102	1931
11	Central Plaza	Hong Kong	Hong Kong, China	374 m	1,227 ft	78	1992
12	Bank of China Tower	Hong Kong	Hong Kong, China	367 m	1,205 ft	72	1990
13	Bank of America Tower	New York City	United States	366 m	1,200 ft	54	2008^[B]
14	Almas Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	360 m	1,181 ft	74	2008^[B]
15	Emirates Office Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	355 m	1,163 ft	54	2000
16	Tuntex Sky Tower	Kaohsiung	Republic of China (Taiwan)	348 m	1,140 ft	85	1997
17	Aon Center	Chicago	United States	346 m	1,136 ft	83	1973
18	The Center	Hong Kong	Hong Kong, China	346 m	1,135 ft	73	1998
19	John Hancock Center	Chicago	United States	344 m	1,127 ft	100	1969
20=	Rose Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	333 m	1,093 ft	72	2007
20=	Shimao International Plaza	Shanghai	People's Republic of China	333 m	1,093 ft	60	2006
22	Minsheng Bank Building	Wuhan	People's Republic of China	331 m	1,087 ft	68	2007
23=	Ryugyong Hotel	Pyongyang	North Korea	330 m	1,083 ft	105	1992
23=	China World Trade Center Tower 3	Beijing	People's Republic of China	330 m	1,083 ft	74	2008^[B]
25	Q1	Gold Coast	Australia	323 m	1,058 ft	78	2005
26	Burj Al Arab	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	321 m	1,053 ft	60	1999
27=	Chrysler Building	New York City	United States	319 m	1,046 ft	77	1930
27=	Nina Tower I	Hong Kong	Hong Kong, China	319 m	1,046 ft	80	2006
27=	New York Times Building	New York City	United States	319 m	1,046 ft	52	2007
30	Bank of America Plaza	Atlanta	United States	312 m	1,023 ft	55	1992
31	US Bank Tower	Los Angeles	United States	310 m	1,018 ft	73	1990
32	Menara Telekom	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	310 m	1,017 ft	55	2001
33	Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	309 m	1,014 ft	56	2000
34	One Island East	Hong Kong	Hong Kong, China	308 m	1,011 ft	70	2008
35	AT&T Corporate Center	Chicago	United States	307 m	1,007 ft	60	1989
36	JPMorgan Chase Tower	Houston	United States	305 m	1,002 ft	75	1982
37	Baiyoke Tower II	Bangkok	Thailand	304 m	997 ft	85	1997
38	Two Prudential Plaza	Chicago	United States	303 m	995 ft	64	1990
39=	Wells Fargo Plaza	Houston	United States	302 m	992 ft	71	1983
39=	Kingdom Centre	Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	302 m	992 ft	41	2002
41	First Canadian Place	Toronto	Canada	298 m	978 ft	72	1976
42=	Eureka Tower	Melbourne	Australia	297 m	975 ft	91	2006
43=	Comcast Center	Philadelphia	United States	297 m	975 ft	57	2008^[B]
44	Yokohama Landmark Tower	Yokohama	Japan	296 m	972 ft	70	1993
45	Emirates Crown	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	296 m	971 ft	63	2008
46	311 South Wacker Drive	Chicago	United States	293 m	961 ft	65	1990
47	SEG Plaza	Shenzhen	People's Republic of China	292 m	957 ft	70	2000
48	American International Building	New York City	United States	290 m	952 ft	66	1932
49	Key Tower	Cleveland	United States	289 m	947 ft	57	1991
50=	Plaza 66	Shanghai	People's Republic of China	288 m	945 ft	66	2001
50=	One Liberty Place	Philadelphia	United States	288 m	945 ft	61	1987
52	Columbia Center	Seattle	United States	285 m	937 ft	76	1985
53	Millennium Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	285 m	935 ft	60	2006
54	Tomorrow Square	Shanghai	People's Republic of China	285 m	934 ft	55	2003
55	Chongqing World Trade Center	Chongqing	People's Republic of China	283 m	929 ft	60	2005
56	Cheung Kong Centre	Hong Kong	Hong Kong, China	283 m	928 ft	62	1999
57	The Trump Building	New York City	United States	283 m	927 ft	70	1930
58	Bank of America Plaza	Dallas	United States	281 m	921 ft	72	1985
59=	UOB Plaza One	Singapore	Singapore	280 m	919 ft	66	1992
59=	Republic Plaza	Singapore	Singapore	280 m	919 ft	66	1995
59=	OUB Centre	Singapore	Singapore	280 m	919 ft	63	1986
62	Citigroup Center	New York City	United States	279 m	915 ft	59	1977
63	Hong Kong New World Tower	Shanghai	People's Republic of China	278 m	913 ft	61	2002
64	Diwang International Commerce Center	Nanning	People's Republic of China	276 m	906 ft	54	2006
65	Scotia Plaza	Toronto	Canada	275 m	902 ft	68	1988
66	Williams Tower	Houston	United States	275 m	901 ft	64	1983
67	Wuhan World Trade Tower	Wuhan	People's Republic of China	273 m	896 ft	58	1998
68=	Renaissance Tower	Dallas	United States	270 m	886 ft	56	1974
68=	The Cullinan North Tower	Hong Kong	Hong Kong, China	270 m	886 ft	68	2007
68=	The Cullinan South Tower	Hong Kong	Hong Kong, China	270 m	886 ft	68	2007
71	China International Center	Guangzhou	People's Republic of China	270 m	884 ft	62	2007
72	Dapeng International Plaza	Guangzhou	People's Republic of China	269 m	884 ft	56	2004
73	21st Century Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	269 m	883 ft	55	2003
74	Naberezhnaya Tower C	Moscow	Russia	268 m	881 ft	61	2007
75	Al Faisaliyah Center	Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	267 m	876 ft	30	2000
76=	900 North Michigan	Chicago	United States	265 m	871 ft	66	1989
76=	Bank of America Corporate Center	Charlotte	United States	265 m	871 ft	60	1992
76=	SunTrust Plaza	Atlanta	United States	265 m	871 ft	60	1992
79=	Bocom Financial Towers	Shanghai	People's Republic of China	265 m	869 ft	52	2002
79=	Al Kazim Tower 1	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	265 m	869 ft	53	2008^[B]
79=	Al Kazim Tower 2	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	265 m	869 ft	53	2008^[B]
82=	Triumph-Palace	Moscow	Russia	264 m	866 ft	57	2005
82=	Bluescope Steel Centre	Melbourne	Australia	264 m	866 ft	52	1991
84	Samsung Tower Palace 3 - Tower G	Seoul	South Korea	264 m	865 ft	73	2004
85	Trump World Tower	New York City	United States	262 m	861 ft	72	2001
86	Shenzhen Special Zone Press Tower	Shenzhen	People's Republic of China	262 m	860 ft	48	1998
87=	Water Tower Place	Chicago	United States	262 m	859 ft	74	1976
87=	Grand Gateway Shanghai I	Shanghai	People's Republic of China	262 m	859 ft	52	2005
87=	Grand Gateway Shanghai II	Shanghai	People's Republic of China	262 m	859 ft	52	2005
90	Aon Center	Los Angeles	United States	262 m	858 ft	62	1973
91=	Hotel Panorama	Hong Kong	Hong Kong, China	261 m	856 ft	64	2007
91=	TD Canada Trust Tower	Toronto	Canada	261 m	856 ft	53	1990
93=	Post & Telecommunication Hub	Guangzhou	People's Republic of China	260 m	853 ft	66	2003
93=	101 Collins Street	Melbourne	Australia	260 m	853 ft	50	1991
93=	Transamerica Pyramid	San Francisco	United States	260 m	853 ft	48	1972
93=	Dual Tower 1	Manama	Bahrain	260 m	853 ft	53	2007
93=	Dual Tower 2	Manama	Bahrain	260 m	853 ft	53	2007
93=	Fortune Plaza^[3]^[4]	Beijing	People's Republic of China	260 m	835 ft	63	2008^[B]
99=	GE Building	New York City	United States	259 m	850 ft	69	1933
99=	Chase Tower	Chicago	United States	259 m	850 ft	60	1969
99=	Commerzbank Tower	Frankfurt	Germany	259 m	850 ft	56	1997
102	PBCOM Tower	Makati	Philippines	259 m	848 ft	55	2000
103	Two Liberty Place	Philadelphia	United States	258 m	848 ft	58	1990
104=	Lanko·Grand Hyatt Hotel^[5]^[6]	Chongqing	People's Republic of China	258 m	864 ft	60	2006
104=	Grand Lisboa^[7]^[8]	Macau	Macau, China	258 m	846 ft	52	2008^[B]
106	Park Tower	Chicago	United States	257 m	844 ft	67	2000
107	MesseTurm	Frankfurt	Germany	257 m	842 ft	55	1990
108=	Sorrento 1	Hong Kong	Hong Kong, China	256 m	841 ft	75	2003
108=	U.S. Steel Tower	Pittsburgh	United States	256 m	841 ft	64	1970
110=	The Harbour Hotel & Residence	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	256 m	840 ft	59	2007
110=	Mok-dong Hyperion I Tower	Seoul	South Korea	256 m	840 ft	69	2003
110=	Rinku Gate Tower Building	Izumisano	Japan	256 m	840 ft	56	1996
113=	Langham Place Office Tower	Hong Kong	Hong Kong, China	255 m	837 ft	59	2004
113=	New Century Plaza Tower A	Nanjing	People's Republic of China	255 m	837 ft	48	2006
115	Capital Tower	Singapore	Singapore	254 m	833 ft	52	2000
115	Chase Tower	Indianapolis	United States	253 m	829 ft	48	1990
117	Highcliff	Hong Kong	Hong Kong, China	252 m	828 ft	72	2003
118=	Osaka World Trade Center Building	Osaka	Japan	252 m	827 ft	55	1995
118=	Bank of Shanghai Headquarters	Shanghai	People's Republic of China	252 m	827 ft	42	2005
120=	The Harbourside	Hong Kong	Hong Kong, China	251 m	824 ft	73	2003
120=	Rialto Towers	Melbourne	Australia	251 m	824 ft	63	1986
122	Jiali Plaza	Wuhan	People's Republic of China	251 m	823 ft	61	1997
123=	Caja Madrid Tower	Madrid	Spain	250 m	820 ft	45	2007
123=	Beijing Yintai Centre Tower 2	Beijing	People's Republic of China	250 m	820 ft	63	2007
123=	One Atlantic Center	Atlanta	United States	250 m	820 ft	50	1987
123=	Chelsea Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	250 m	820 ft	49	2005
123=	Wisma 46	Jakarta	Indonesia	250 m	820 ft	48	1996
123=	Angsana Hotel & Suites 1	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	250 m	820 ft	50	2007
129=	Torre de Cristal	Madrid	Spain	249 m	817 ft	45	2007
129=	KLI 63 Building	Seoul	South Korea	249 m	817 ft	60	1985
129=	Central Park	Perth	Australia	249 m	817 ft	52	1992
132=	CitySpire Center	New York City	United States	248 m	814 ft	75	1989
132=	Hangzhou No.2 Telecom Hub	Hangzhou	People's Republic of China	248 m	814 ft	41	2003
134=	One Chase Manhattan Plaza	New York City	United States	248 m	813 ft	60	1961
134=	Mid Town Tower	Tokyo	Japan	248 m	813 ft	54	2007
136	State Tower	Bangkok	Thailand	247 m	811 ft	68	2001
137	Toyota-Mainichi Building	Nagoya	Japan	247 m	810 ft	40	2006
138	Conde Nast Building	New York City	United States	247 m	809 ft	48	1999
139	MetLife Building	New York City	United States	246 m	808 ft	60	1963
140	Bloomberg Tower	New York City	United States	246 m	806 ft	54	2005
141=	JR Central Office Tower	Nagoya	Japan	245 m	804 ft	51	2000
141=	Al Fattan Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	245 m	804 ft	51	2006
141=	Oasis Beach Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	245 m	804 ft	51	2006
141=	One Raffles Quay North Tower	Singapore	Singapore	245 m	804 ft	50	2006
141=	Shin Kong Life Tower	Taipei	Republic of China (Taiwan)	245 m	804 ft	51	1993
146=	City Gate	Ramat Gan	Israel	244 m	801 ft	68	2001
146=	Chifley Tower	Sydney	Australia	244 m	801 ft	50	1992
148=	Menara Maybank	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	243 m	799 ft	50	1988
148=	Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, Tower I	Tokyo	Japan	243 m	799 ft	48	1991
148=	R&F Centre^[9]	Guangzhou	People's Republic of China	243 m	799 ft	54	2007
151=	Citigroup Centre	Sydney	Australia	243 m	797 ft	50	2000
151=	Dalian Futures Square 1^[10]^[11]	Dalian	People's Republic of China	243 m	797 ft	53	2008^[B]
153	The Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	243 m	796 ft	54	2002
154	Federation Tower West	Moscow	Russia	242 m	795 ft	62	2008^[B]
155	Dalian World Trade Center	Dalian	People's Republic of China	242 m	794 ft	50	2000
156=	Woolworth Building	New York City	United States	241 m	792 ft	57	1913
156=	IDS Tower	Minneapolis	United States	241 m	792 ft	55	1972
156=	Maxdo Centre	Shanghai	People's Republic of China	241 m	792 ft	55	2002
156=	Mellon Bank Center	Philadelphia	United States	241 m	792 ft	54	1990
160	Bank of China Mansion	Qingdao	People's Republic of China	241 m	791 ft	54	1999
161	Hancock Place	Boston	United States	241 m	790 ft	60	1976
162=	Four Seasons Hotel & Tower	Miami	United States	240 m	789 ft	72	2003
162=	Manulife Plaza	Hong Kong	Hong Kong, China	240 m	789 ft	52	1998
164=	Comerica Bank Tower	Dallas	United States	240 m	787 ft	60	1987
164=	Sunshine 60 Building	Tokyo	Japan	240 m	787 ft	60	1978
164=	Panglin Plaza	Shenzhen	People's Republic of China	240 m	787 ft	57	1999
164=	Moscow State University	Moscow	Russia	240 m	787 ft	36	1953
164=	NTT DoCoMo Yoyogi Building	Tokyo	Japan	240 m	787 ft	28	2000
164=	Bahrain World Trade Centre 1	Manama	Bahrain	240 m	787 ft	50	2008^[B]
164=	Bahrain World Trade Centre 2	Manama	Bahrain	240 m	787 ft	50	2008^[B]
164=	Deutsche Bank Place	Sydney	Australia	240 m	787 ft	39	2005
172	Mok-dong Hyperion I Tower	Seoul	South Korea	239 m	785 ft	63	2003
173=	Beijing TV Centre	Beijing	People's Republic of China	239 m	784 ft	41	2006
173=	Commerce Court West	Toronto	Canada	239 m	784 ft	57	1972
175=	Empire Tower	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	238 m	781 ft	62	1994
175=	Roppongi Hills Mori Tower	Tokyo	Japan	238 m	781 ft	54	2003
175=	Tianjin Xinda Plaza	Tianjin	People's Republic of China	238 m	781 ft	51	2004
175=	Goldman Sachs Tower	Jersey City	United States	238 m	781 ft	42	2004
175=	Cloud Nine	Shanghai	People's Republic of China	238 m	781 ft	58	2006
175=	New World Center	Shenzhen	People's Republic of China	238 m	781 ft	53	2006
181	Bank of America Center	Houston	United States	238 m	780 ft	56	1983
182	555 California Street	San Francisco	United States	237 m	779 ft	52	1969
183	One Worldwide Plaza	New York City	United States	237 m	778 ft	50	1989
184	225 South Sixth	Minneapolis	United States	237 m	776 ft	56	1992
185=	Wells Fargo Center	Minneapolis	United States	236 m	774 ft	57	1988
185=	Future International^[12]	Chongqing	People's Republic of China	236 m	774 ft	54	2007
187=	Torre Espacio	Madrid	Spain	236 m	773 ft	57	2007
187=	Torre Sacyr Vallehermoso	Madrid	Spain	236 m	773 ft	52	2007
187=	Sorrento 2	Hong Kong	Hong Kong, China	236 m	773 ft	66	2003
190	Washington Mutual Tower	Seattle	United States	235 m	772 ft	55	1988
191	One Canada Square	London	United Kingdom	235 m	771 ft	50	1991
192=	Temasek Tower	Singapore	Singapore	235 m	770 ft	52	1986
192=	191 Peachtree Tower	Atlanta	United States	235 m	770 ft	50	1990
194	Tokyo Opera City Tower	Tokyo	Japan	234 m	769 ft	54	1997
195=	Park Place	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	234 m	768 ft	56	2007
195=	CCTV Headquarters	Beijing	People's Republic of China	234 m	768 ft	51	2008^[B]
197=	Tower Palace One, Tower B	Seoul	South Korea	234 m	767 ft	66	2002
197=	Three First National Plaza	Chicago	United States	234 m	767 ft	57	1981
199	Wachovia Financial Center	Miami	United States	233 m	764 ft	55	1984
200=	The Harbourfront Landmark	Hong Kong	Hong Kong, China	233 m	763 ft	70	2001
200=	Shinjuku Park Tower	Tokyo	Japan	233 m	763 ft	52	1994

Main source: emporis.com [3]

Alternative measurements

Height to Roof

Many skyscraper aficionados prefer height to roof to determine tallest building in the world, as "architectural feature" is regarded as a subjective and less fair measure.

Rank	Building	City	Jurisdiction	Height		Floors	Built
1	Shanghai World Financial Center	Shanghai	People's Republic of China	492.0 m	1,614 ft	101	2008^[B]
2	Taipei 101	Taipei	Republic of China (Taiwan)	448.0 m	1,470 ft	101	2004
3	Sears Tower	Chicago	Illinois, USA	442.3 m	1,451 ft	108	1974
(4)	1 World Trade Center	New York City	New York, USA	417.0 m	1,368 ft	110	1972
(5)	2 World Trade Center	New York City	New York, USA	415.0 m	1,362 ft	110	1973
4	2 International Finance Centre	Hong Kong	People's Republic of China	406.9 m	1,335 ft	88	2003
5	Empire State Building	New York City	New York, USA	381.0 m	1,250 ft	102	1931
6	Petronas Tower 1	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	378.6 m^[13]	1,242 ft	88	1998
6	Petronas Tower 2	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	378.6 m	1,242 ft	88	1998
8	Jin Mao Building	Shanghai	People's Republic of China	370.0 m^[14]	1,231 ft	88	1998
9	Tuntex 85 Sky Tower	Kaohsiung	Republic of China (Taiwan)	347.5 m	1,140 ft	85	1997
10	Aon Center	Chicago	Illinois, USA	346.3 m	1,136 ft	83	1973
11	John Hancock Center	Chicago	Illinois, USA	343.5 m	1,127 ft	100	1969
12	Ryugyong Hotel	Pyongyang	North Korea	333.0 m	1,093 ft	105	1992^[C]
13	China World Trade Center Tower 3	Beijing	People's Republic of China	330.0 m	1,083 ft	74	2008^[B]
14	Shun Hing Square	Shenzhen	People's Republic of China	324.8 m	1,066 ft	69	1996
15	CITIC Plaza	Guangzhou	People's Republic of China	321.9 m	1,056 ft	80	1997
16	Nina Tower	Hong Kong	People's Republic of China	318.8 m	1,046 ft	80	2006
17	Bank of China Tower	Hong Kong	People's Republic of China	315.0 m	1,033 ft	70	1985
18	U.S. Bank Tower	Los Angeles	California, USA	310.3 m	1,018 ft	73	1990
19	Emirates Office Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	310.0 m	1,017 ft	56	2000
20	Menara Telekom	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	310.0 m	1,017 ft	55	2001

Height to Pinnacle

Some skyscraper enthusiasts prefer this measurement, claiming that the extensions that can or cannot be deemed "architectural" are subjective. However, many non-architectural extensions (such as radio antennas) are easily added and removed from tall buildings without significantly changing the style and design of the building, which is seen as a significant part of the value of these buildings. Also, measurement (to the top of the highest architectural detail) has been the one traditionally used for decades for this and other reasons; the pinnacle category has only recently come into use, starting during the construction of the Petronas Towers.

This measure is the value listed in lists of air traffic obstacles and similar lists.

Rank	Building	Pinnacle height	Floors	Built	Country	Town
1	Sears Tower	527.3 m (1,729 ft)	108	1974	United States	Chicago
2	Taipei 101	Template:M to ft	101	2004	Republic of China (Taiwan)	Taipei
3	Shanghai World Financial Center	Template:M to ft	101	2008^[B]	People's Republic of China	Shanghai
4	John Hancock Center	457.2 m (1,500 ft)	100	1969	United States	Chicago
=5	Petronas Tower 1	Template:M to ft	88	1998	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur
=5	Petronas Tower 2	Template:M to ft	88	1998	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur
7	Empire State Building	448.7 (1,472 ft)	102	1931	United States	New York City
8	Jin Mao Tower	Template:M to ft	88	1998	People's Republic of China	Shanghai
9	International Finance Centre	Template:M to ft	88	2003	People's Republic of China	Hong Kong
11	1 World Trade Center	417 m (1,368 ft)	110	1972	United States	New York City
12	2 World Trade Center	415 m (1,362 ft)	110	1973	United States	New York City
13	CITIC Plaza	Template:M to ft	80	1997	People's Republic of China	Guangzhou
14	Shun Hing Square	Template:M to ft	69	1996	People's Republic of China	Shenzhen
15	Tuntex Sky Tower	Template:M to ft	85	1997	Republic of China (Taiwan)	Kaohsiung
16	Central Plaza	Template:M to ft	78	1992	People's Republic of China	Hong Kong
17	Bank of China Tower	Template:M to ft	72	1990	People's Republic of China	Hong Kong
15	Bank of America Tower	Template:M to ft	54	2008^[B]	United States	New York City
16	SEG Plaza	Template:M to ft	70	2000	People's Republic of China	Shenzhen
17	First Canadian Place	Template:M to ft	72	1975	Canada	Toronto
18	Emirates Office Tower	Template:M to ft	56	1975	United Arab Emirates	Dubai
19	Aon Center	346.3 m (1,136 ft)	83	1973	United States	Chicago
20	The Center	Template:M to ft	73	1998	People's Republic of China	Hong Kong

Skyscrapers under construction

This section contains list of skyscrapers taller than 300 metres under construction.

Name	Planned pinnacle height	Planned roof height	Floors	Expected year of completion	Country	City	Remarks
Burj Dubai	808 metres (2,651 ft)	643.3 metres (2,111 ft)	170	2009	United Arab Emirates	Dubai	final height and floor count is a secret until completion; some sources claim "over 940 meters"^[15]
Russia Tower	612 metres (2,008 ft)		125	2012^[16]	Russia	Moscow	need more info to determine if the purported roof height of 2,008 ft is actually the structural height
Chicago Spire	610 metres (2,000 ft)	610 metres (2,000 ft)	150	2011	United States	Chicago
Abraj Al Bait Towers	595 metres (1,952 ft)	460 metres (1,509 ft)	76	2008	Saudi Arabia	Mecca	pinnacle will be over 120 metres (394 ft) tall
Freedom Tower	541 metres (1,776 ft)	417 metres (1,368 ft)	108	2011	United States	New York City
Pentominium	516 metres (1,693 ft)	516 metres (1,693 ft)	120	2011	United Arab Emirates	Dubai
Federation Tower East	506 metres (1,660 ft)	360 metres (1,181 ft)	93	2008	Russia	Moscow	spire as independent structure, not generally recognized as a part of building
International Commerce Centre	490 metres (1,608 ft)	490 metres (1,608 ft)	118	2010	China	Hong Kong
Burj Al Alam	501 metres (1,644 ft)	455 metres (1,493 ft)	108	2010	United Arab Emirates	Dubai
Greenland Square Zifeng Tower	450 metres (1,476 ft)	339 metres (1,112 ft)	69	2008	China	Nanjing	70 metres (230 ft) tall antenna on the top of building
Dubai Towers Doha	445 metres (1,460 ft)	400 metres (1,312 ft)	94	2009	Qatar	Doha
Guangzhou International Finance Center	438 metres (1,437 ft)		110	2009	China	Guangzhou
Trump International Hotel and Tower	415 metres (1,362 ft)	357 metres (1,171 ft)	96	2008	United States	Chicago
Princess Tower	414 metres (1,358 ft)	414 metres (1,358 ft)	107	2009	United Arab Emirates	Dubai
Marina 101	412 metres (1,352 ft)	412 metres (1,352 ft)	101	2010	United Arab Emirates	Dubai
Al Hamra Tower	412 metres (1,352 ft)		77	2009	Kuwait	Kuwait City
200 Greenwich Street	411 metres (1,348 ft)	387 metres (1,270 ft)	79	2012	United States	New York City	also known as World Trade Center Tower 2
23 Marina	395 metres (1,296 ft)	395 metres (1,296 ft)	89	2008	United Arab Emirates	Dubai
Emirates Park Tower 1	395 metres (1,296 ft)		77	2009	United Arab Emirates	Dubai
Emirates Park Tower 2	395 metres (1,296 ft)		77	2009	United Arab Emirates	Dubai
Dalian Yujing Center^[17]^[18]	384 metres (1,260 ft)		81	??	China	Dalian
175 Greenwich Street	383 metres (1,257 ft)	352 metres (1,155 ft)	71	2011	United States	New York City	also known as World Trade Center Tower 3
Central Market Residential Tower^[19]^[18]	382 metres (1,253 ft)		88	2010	United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi
Elite Residence	380 metres (1,247 ft)	380 metres (1,247 ft)	91	2010	United Arab Emirates	Dubai
JW Marriott International Finance Centre	380 metres (1,247 ft)	376 metres (1,234 ft)	77	2008	China	Chongqing
Mercury City Tower	380 metres (1,247 ft)		70	2009	Russia	Moscow
Sky Tower Abu Dhabi	379 metres (1,243 ft)		83	2009	United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi
Ocean One	367 metres (1,204 ft)	367 metres (1,204 ft)	91	2009	Thailand	Pattaya
Lam Tara Tower 1	360 metres (1,181 ft)		70	2010	United Arab Emirates	Dubai
D1 Tower	350 metres (1,148 ft)	350 metres (1,148 ft)	80	2009	United Arab Emirates	Dubai
Square Capital Tower	351 metres (1,152 ft)	412 metres (1,352 ft)	63	2009	Kuwait	Kuwait City
Faros del Panamá	346 metres (1,135 ft)	290 metres (951 ft)	95	2010	Panama	Panama City	spire will be over 90 metres (295 ft) tall
The Marina Torch	345 metres (1,132 ft)		80	2008	United Arab Emirates	Dubai
Tianjin Tower^[20]^[21]	337 metres (1,106 ft)		76	2010	China	Tianjin
Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower	336 metres (1,102 ft)	336 metres (1,102 ft)	74	2010	Vietnam	Hanoi
Parc1 Tower A^[22]^[18]	334 metres (1,096 ft)		80	2008	South Korea	Seoul
Al Yaquob Tower	330 metres (1,083 ft)		72	2008	United Arab Emirates	Dubai
The Index	328 metres (1,076 ft)		80	2008	United Arab Emirates	Dubai
Hang Lung Plaza Tower 1^[23]^[18]	330 metres (1,083 ft)		70	2013	China	Shenyang
Century Star Plaza R6^[24]^[18]	331 metres (1,086 ft)		79	2009	China	Chongqing
The Landmark^[25]^[26]	324 metres (1,063 ft)		72	2009	United Arab Emirates	Abu Dhabi
Wenzhou World Trade Center	323 metres (1,060 ft)		68	2009	China	Wenzhou
Gate of Kuwait	320 metres (1,050 ft)		70	2010	Kuwait	Kuwait City
Hang Lung Plaza Tower 2^[27]^[18]	320 metres (1,050 ft)		68	2013	China	Shenyang
Waterview Tower	319 metres (1,047 ft)	319 metres (1,047 ft)	89	2009	United States	Chicago
H.H.H. Tower	317 metres (1,040 ft)		72	2008	United Arab Emirates	Dubai
Ocean Heights	310 metres (1,017 ft)	310 metres (1,017 ft)	82	2010	United Arab Emirates	Dubai
Pearl River Tower	310 metres (1,017 ft)		69	2009	China	Guangzhou
City Hall and City Duma	309 metres (1,014 ft)		71	2008	Russia	Moscow
Burj Dubai Lake Hotel & Serviced Apartments	306 metres (1,004 ft)	306 metres (1,004 ft)	63	2008	United Arab Emirates	Dubai
Northeast Asia Trade Tower	305 metres (1,001 ft)	305 metres (1,001 ft)	70	2009	South Korea	Incheon
Eurasia (building)	305 metres (1,001 ft)		67	2008	Russia	Moscow
Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower	301 metres (988 ft)	301 metres (988 ft)	76	2008	United Arab Emirates	Dubai
Arraya 2	300 metres (984 ft)		70	2008	Kuwait	Kuwait City
Torre Gran Costanera	300 metres (984 ft)	300 metres (984 ft)	60	2009	Chile	Santiago

Skyscrapers on-hold

This list ranks skyscrapers whose construction is on-hold that are planned to rise over 300 metres (984.3 ft).

Name	Planned pinnacle height	Proposed year of completion	Country	Town
Dalian International Trade Center^[28]	420 metres (1,378 ft)	2006	People's Republic of China	Dalian
Plaza Rakyat	382 metres (1,253 ft)	2006	Malaysia	Kuala Lumpur
Xiamen Post & Telecommunications Building	364 metres (1,194 ft)	2006	People's Republic of China	Xiamen
Torre Bicentenario II	350 metres (1,148 ft)	2010	Mexico	Mexico City
Infinity Tower	330 metres (1,083 ft)	2009	United Arab Emirates	Dubai
868 Towers Offices and Hotel	331 metres (1,086 ft)	?	People's Republic of China	Haikou
Ryugyong Hotel	330 metres (1,083 ft)	1992	North Korea	Pyongyang
BDNI Center 1	317 metres (1,040 ft)	?	Indonesia	Jakarta
Tianjin International Trade Centre	300 metres (984 ft)	2008	People's Republic of China	Tianjin

List by continent

The following table is a list of the tallest buildings by each continent (listed by geographic size):

Continent	Building	Height^[D]	Floor Count	Year^[E]	Country	City
Asia	Taipei 101	Template:M to ft	101	2004	Taiwan	Taipei City
Africa	Carlton Centre Office Tower	Template:M to ft	50	1973	South Africa	Johannesburg
North America	Sears Tower	Template:M to ft	108	1973	United States	Chicago
South America	Parque Central Torre Este	Template:M to ft	56	1979	Venezuela	Caracas
Europe	Naberezhnaya Tower C	Template:M to ft	59	2007	Russia	Moscow
Oceania	Q1	Template:M to ft	80	2002	Australia	Gold Coast

Notes

A. ^{^} Destroyed buildings not included, notably the New York World Trade Center towers, which would be in the top 10.

B. ^{^} Currently topped out; expected completion in 2008.

C. ^{^} Topped out in 1992, uncompleted.

D. ^{^} Height of roof

E. ^{^} Year completed

References

External links

Emporis International database and gallery of buildings
Structurae International database and gallery of structures
World's Tallest Skyscrapers Placemarks of skyscrapers for Google Earth
The World's Tallest buildings list, including u/c and planned buildings, plus historical lists by decade
Favourite Supertall Project A poll to find the most popular new skyscraper being built. All projects over 450m in height are listed.

[1] ttp://www.emporis.com/en/ab/ds/sg/ra/bu/td/he/ou/#structuralheight

[2] Adapted from http://www.emporis.com/en/bu/sk/st/tp/wo/

[3] ttp://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=fortuneplazaofficebuilding1-beijing-china

[4] ttp://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=410748&page=2

[5] ttp://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=lanko·grandhyatthotel-chongqing-china

[6] ttp://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=25433

[7] ttp://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=grandlisboa-macau-china

[8] ttp://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=540631

[9] ttp://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=rfcentre-guangzhou-china

[10] ttp://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=dalianfuturessquare1-dalian-china

[11] ttp://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=400398&highlight=Dalian+Futures+Square&page=7

[12] ttp://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=futureinternational-chongqing-china

[13] ttp://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=22

[14] ttp://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Tallest/10Tallest.pdf

[15] "170 tons of aluminium for world's tallest tower till date". gowealthy.com. 2006-09-20. Retrieved 2008-02-09.

[16] [RIA Novosti http://en.rian.ru/russia/20070918/79286632.html]

[17] ttp://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=455607

[CTBUHUC-18] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f http://www.ctbuh.org/Portals/0/Tallest/Tallest_UC_NotTopped.pdf

[19] ttp://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=centralmarketresidentialtower-abudhabi-unitedarabemirates

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[22] ttp://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=482663

[23] ttp://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=shenyangtwintowers1-shenyang-china681

[24] ttp://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=28141

[25] ttp://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=48732

[26] ttp://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=381077

[27] ttp://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=shenyangtwintowers1-shenyang-china681

[28] ttp://www.skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=11789

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