LARGEST AND FAMOUS BUILDINGS OF THE WORLD: January 2010

BURJ TOWER DUBAI

Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Burj Khalifa (Arabic: برج خليفة‎ "Khalifa Tower"),formerly known as Burj Dubai, is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is the tallest man-made structure ever built, at 828 m (2,717 ft). Construction began on 21 September 2004, with the exterior of the structure completed on 1 October 2009 and the building officially opened on 4 January 2010. The building is part of the 2 km2 (490-acre) flagship development called Downtown Burj Khalifa at the "First Interchange" along Sheikh Zayed Road, near Dubai's main business district. The tower's architect and engineer is Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, LLP (Chicago). Bill Baker, the Chief Structural Engineer for the project, invented the buttressed core structural system in order to enable the tower to achieve such heights economically. Adrian Smith, who worked with Skidmore, Owings and Merrill (SOM) until 2006, was the Design Partner on the project.
The primary builder is South Korean Samsung C&T, who also built the Taipei 101 and Petronas Twin Towers, followed by Belgian group Besix and Arabtec from UAE. Turner Construction Company was chosen as the construction project manager.under UAE law, the Contractor and the Engineer of Record are jointly and severally liable for the performance of Burj Khalifa. Therefore, by adoption of SOM's design and by being appointed as Architect and Engineer of Record, Hyder Consulting is legally the Design Consultant for the tower.
The total budget for the Burj Khalifa project is about US$1.5 billion; and for the entire new "Downtown Dubai", US$20 billion. Mohamed Ali Alabbar, the CEO of Emaar Properties, speaking at the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat 8th World Congress, said that the price of office space at Burj Khalifa had reached US$4,000 per sq ft (over US$43,000 per m2) and that the Armani Residences, also in Burj Khalifa, were selling for US$3,500 per sq ft (over US$37,500 per m2). The completion of the tower coincided with a worldwide economic slump and overbuilding, causing it to be described as "the latest ... in string of monuments to architectural vacancy."

tallest building in Malaysia Petronas Twin Towers

The Petronas Twin Towers (Malay: Menara Berkembar Petronas) (also known as the Petronas Towers or just Twin Towers), in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia are twin towers and were the world's tallest buildings before being surpassed by Taipei 101. However, the towers are still the tallest twin buildings in the world. They were the world's tallest buildings from 1998 to 2004 if measured from the level of the main entrance to the structural top, the original height reference used by the international organization Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat from 1969 (three additional height categories were introduced as the tower neared completion in 1996)
Comparison with other towers
The Petronas Twin Towers were the tallest buildings in the world until Taipei 101 was completed in 2004, as measured to the top of their structural components (spires, but not antennas). Spires are considered integral parts of the architectural design of buildings, to which changes would substantially change the appearance and design of the building, whereas antennas may be added or removed without such consequences. The Petronas Twin Towers remain the tallest twin buildings in the world.
The Willis Tower and the World Trade Center towers were each constructed with 110 occupied floors – 22 more than the Petronas Twin Towers’ 88 floors. The Willis Tower and the World Trade Center’s roofs and highest occupied floors substantially exceeded the height of the roof and highest floors of the Petronas Twin Towers. The Willis Tower’s tallest antenna is 75 m (246 ft) taller than the Petronas Twin Towers’ spires. However, in accordance to CTBUH regulations and guidelines, the antennas of the Willis Tower were not counted as part of its architectural features. The spires on the Petronas Towers are included in the height since they are not antenna masts. Therefore, the Petronas Twin Towers exceed the official height of the Willis Tower by 10 m, but the Willis Tower has more floors and much higher square footage.
History
Designed by Argentine-American architect César Pelli, the Petronas Towers were completed in 1998 after a seven year build and became the tallest buildings in the world on the date of completion. They were built on the site of Kuala Lumpur's race track. Because of the depth of the bedrock, the buildings were built on the world's deepest foundations. The 120-meter foundations were built within 12 months by Bachy Soletanche, and required massive amounts of concrete.
The 88-floor towers are constructed largely of reinforced concrete, with a steel and glass facade designed to resemble motifs found in Islamic art, a reflection of Malaysia's Muslim religion. Another Islamic influence on the design is that the cross section of the towers is based on a Rub el Hizb (albeit with circular sectors added to meet office space requirements).
Due to a lack of steel and the huge cost of importing steel, the towers were constructed on a cheaper radical design of super high-strength reinforced concrete.High-strength concrete is a material familiar to Asian contractors and twice as effective as steel in sway reduction; however, it makes the building twice as heavy on its foundation than a comparable steel building. Supported by 23-by-23 meter concrete cores and an outer ring of widely spaced super columns, the towers use a sophisticated structural system that accommodates its slender profile and provides 560,000 square metres of column-free office space.[14] Below the twin towers is Suria KLCC, a shopping mall, and Dewan Filharmonik Petronas, the home of the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra.
Other buildings have used spires to increase their height but have always been taller overall to the pinnacle when trying to claim the title. In the aftermath of the controversy, the rules governing official titles were partially overhauled, and a number of buildings re-classified structural antenna as architectural details to boost their height rating (even though nothing was actually done to the building).

tallest building in Malaysia

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia's capital, where traffic jams are cloaked under a tropical canopy, is a sleepy Muslim city that springs to life at night. The threat of terrorism around Southeast Asia has had little impact here. Of greater concern is how the global slowdown is affecting Malaysia's economy, whether China will lure away more investment and what will happen next year when Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad steps down after two decades of rule.

India World's Tallest Building Planned

guys here u see the tallest building of india which is popular in india..the india is the biggest country in the Asia..the tower is in mumbai
Mumbai is going to house the tallest building of India. Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan yesterday (23rd January) approved the proposal for this 101-storeyed tower to be built by Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA).

The 526 meter-tall (1,725 feet) building is to come up in suburban Wadala. It will be the third tallest building in the world, after the Burj Dubai (more than 2,000 feet) in UAE and Freedom Tower (1,776 feet) in New York city.

Officials said that, the proposed building is to be built on an area covering 1.4 lakh square meter with a projected cost Rs 4,128 crore. They also said that, government will generate Rs 1800 crore of revenue from this project as the annual lease rent.

According to another official the 101-storeyed tower will have five floors reserved for parking and 16 floors for other essential services.

Islamabad fails to implement building

guys here you inform that Islamabad is the capital city of pakistan ..in islamabad there is no tallest building in karachi the pakisatani tallest building which is MCB tower..in islamabad there is to implement building is fail..
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Development Authority (CDA) has failed to implement building byelaws, especially binding the builders to cover under-construction buildings with green curtain and check the growing trend of non-confirming use of residential buildings.

The authority has not yet taken any measures to initiate action against violators due to which violation of different building byelaws is continuing in the city. The CDA has failed to implement the law that make it mandatory for the builders to cover the under- construction buildings with a green curtain to protect the citizens from dust and other hazardous construction materials, a senior CDA official told Daily Times.

He said despite several complaints form the capital city residents CDA had turned blind eye to this serious issue. The authority gives approval for the construction of buildings, but its directorate concerned does not check the work and ensure protection of the people from the dust, he added.

Non-implementation of rule and regulations for covering the under construction buildings through a green curtain and placing the heap of mud, sand and crush on the roads, has aggravated the situation in the seemingly organized capital, he said.

The use of residential buildings for commercial purposes is also on the rise, which is creating problems for other residents of the locality. Under the CDA building regulations the plot or building in Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) would be used only for the purpose for which they have been allotted and conveyed. “No land or building should be put to a non-conforming use (commercial use of residential buildings).

A non-conforming use of a building may render the owner and the occupant of the building liable to penalty and eviction from the building and the allotment deed of the plot may also be cancelled,” say the CDA building bylaws.

Similarly, according to the law small temporary buildings or structures of approved size for storage purpose can be constructed for the duration of the construction of buildings on the same plot or on adjacent land on approached location, with proper approval of the authority before starting construction. “Such a building or structure shall be removed immediately after the main structure is constructed or earlier if so directed by Authority,” say the rules.

The official said due to negligence of the CDA the construction of the additional rooms and floors were on the rise in the city in the violation of approved layout plan. “No building or structure or parts a of building be demolished or removed except those for which prior approval of the authority has been obtained.

The demolition of a building should be carried out in the supervision of a licensed structure engineer after taking all necessary precautions for the safety of the public life and attached surrounding property,” he quoted the rules.
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LDA building powers withdrawn

LDA tower which is power withdrawn..
IN A MOVE to eradicate corruption and address public complaints, Lahore Development Authority director general Wednesday withdrew powers of all building inspectors and directed them to report to the administration directorate for further orders.

Sources said the LDA DG directed all the building inspectors to immediately stop performing their duties from Thursday (today).

The building inspectors who were seized to operate are: Munirul Hassan Jaffari, Muhammad Aziz Masood, Muhammad Fazil, Zahid Hussain Qureshi, Muhammad Irfan Baig, Abdul Rashid, Irfan Sohail, Ali Hussain, Anjum Saleem, Muhammad Tanveer Ashraf, Zia Hassain, Shahid Nazir, Abdul Jabbar, Mirza Mushtaq Ahmed, Fayyaz Zahoor, Rana Mehmood Khan, Muhammad Asif, Mian Sarfaraz Ahmed, Salahuddin, Muhammad Haider, Inamuddin, Muhammad Afzal and Muhammad Akmal Butt.

The sources said the DG assigned officers of the rank of assistant directors for inspection of under-construction buildings, gave them powers to ensure implementation of building bye-laws and made them responsible for stopping illegal commercialisation.

The Lahore Development Authority directed the assistant directors to present their official identity cards if required by the builders during the site visits.

The spokesman for LDA asked the general public that if someone introduced himself as building inspector LDA for seeking unlawful benefits, he may immediately be reported to the Town Planner LDA at telephone number9262321.

Meanwhile, the LDA continued its operation against illegal constructions on residential plots and the staff of the Town Planning Wing demolished four such buildings in Johar Town.

The LDA staff demolished a marriage hall that was illegally constructed on a residential plot in Dhana Singwala near Johar Town in a two-hour operation.

The building plan for the marriage hall had never been submitted for approval.

The LDA staff also demolished an under-construction office at the residential plot number 15-A, Block G-1, besides razing some part of a restaurant at plot No-20-A, Block G, as both the buildings were constructed on residential plots.

List of tallest buildings in Pakistan

his list of tallest buildings in Pakistan, ranks skyscrapers by height in Pakistan. The first highrise and the tallest building in Pakistan was the Habib Bank Plaza, located in Pakistan's largest city, Karachi, and built in 1963, it stands 101 meters tall and has 22 floors; however in 2005 MCB Tower which is also in Karachi overtook the Habib Bank Plaza to become the tallest building in Pakistan. It stands 116 meters tall and has 29 floors. Today, a lot of buildings are under construction in Pakistan's cities that are set to be taller than 100 meters. The tallest one is Icon Tower under construction in Karachi.
Another tall building under construction is The Mubarak Center in Lahore. The Grand Hyatt in Islamabad upon completion will be a 5-star hotel and 217 meters tall. Another notable building is The Centaurus, currently under construction in Islamabad and slated for completion sometime next year, it will become Pakistan's first 7-Star hotel and the world's third 7-Star hotel, behind Burj Al Arab in Dubai, United Arab Emirates which was the first followed by Town House Galleria in Milan, Italy. Port Tower, currently approved for construction in Karachi will be a supertall skyscraper at 593 meters(1,947 ft), 117 floors and when completed will represent Pakistan's year of independence (1947). The Port Tower may well become the 6th tallest skyscraper in the world in 2020 if built.

Under construction buildings

1 The Mubarak Center Lahore 250 m 820 ft Mixed use 60 2012
2 Grand Hyatt Islamabad 217 m 712 ft Hotel 47 2011
3 The Centaurus Islamabad 200 m 657 ft Hotel 37 2010
4 IT Tower Karachi 183 m 600 ft Mixed use 47 2012
5 World Trade Center Islamabad Islamabad 175 m 574 ft Commercial 45 2010
6= Karachi Financial Towers 1 Karachi 160 m 525 ft Mixed use 45 2010
7= Karachi Financial Towers 2 Karachi 160 m 525 ft Mixed use 45 2010
8= Dolmen City Office Tower 1 Karachi 150 m 492 ft Office 40 2012
9= Centre Point Tower Karachi 150 m 492 ft 28 2012
10 Alamgir Tower Lahore 137 m 449 ft Mixed use 31 2011
11 KASB Altitude Karachi 130 m 427 ft Bank 32 ??
12 Telecom Tower Islamabad 113 m 371 ft Commercial 24 Dec 2010
13= Sofitel Tower Karachi 110 m 361 ft 27 2011
14= Pace Tower Lahore 88 m 290 ft 24 2010
15= Tricon Corporate Center Lahore 85 m 278 ft 21 2010
16= IT Tower Lahore 80 m 262 ft 21 2010
17= Boulevard Heights Lahore 78 m 255 ft 20 2010
18= Software Technology Park Lahore 76 m 248 ft 19 2010

Completed buildings

Rank Building City Height Use Floors Built References
1 MCB Tower Karachi 116 m 381 ft Bank 29 2005
2 Habib Bank Plaza Karachi 101 m 331 ft Bank 22 1963
3 PIC Towers Karachi 100.5 m 330 ft Commercial, Office 23 1980's
4 Islamabad Stock Exchange Towers Islamabad 76 m 250 ft Commercial 19 2009
5 Saima Trade Tower 1 Karachi 74 m 243 ft Commercial, Office 19 1995
6 Saima Trade Tower 2 Karachi 74 m 243 ft Commercial, Office 19 1995
7 Avari Towers Hotel Karachi ?? ?? Hotel 20 1985
8 New Broadcasting House Karachi ?? ?? Commercial, Office 19 2001
9 Sea Breeze Plaza Karachi ?? ?? Commercial, Office 19
10 Habib Bank Tower Islamabad ?? ?? Commercial, Office 19

tallest building in pakistan

his list of tallest buildings in Pakistan, ranks skyscrapers by height in Pakistan. The first highrise and the tallest building in Pakistan was the Habib Bank Plaza, located in Pakistan's largest city, Karachi, and built in 1963, it stands 101 meters tall and has 22 floors; however in 2005 MCB Tower which is also in Karachi overtook the Habib Bank Plaza to become the tallest building in Pakistan. It stands 116 meters tall and has 29 floors. Today, a lot of buildings are under construction in Pakistan's cities that are set to be taller than 100 meters. The tallest one is Icon Tower under construction in Karachi.
Another tall building under construction is The Mubarak Center in Lahore. The Grand Hyatt in Islamabad upon completion will be a 5-star hotel and 217 meters tall. Another notable building is The Centaurus, currently under construction in Islamabad and slated for completion sometime next year, it will become Pakistan's first 7-Star hotel and the world's third 7-Star hotel, behind Burj Al Arab in Dubai, United Arab Emirates which was the first followed by Town House Galleria in Milan, Italy. Port Tower, currently approved for construction in Karachi will be a supertall skyscraper at 593 meters(1,947 ft), 117 floors and when completed will represent Pakistan's year of independence (1947). The Port Tower may well become the 6th tallest skyscraper in the world in 2020 if built.
This list ranks buildings in Pakistan that stand at least 100 meters (328 ft) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. Only completed buildings and under construction buildings that have been topped out are included.

Events in Shanghai that affect our life

Yes. I can confirm it - the building, Shanghai World Financial Center, which was held during the Asia Economic Crisis, starts construnction again.

As you can see, the building is just a little bit higher than a bus yet, but it has much more potential to grow than a bus.

The picture above was taken at night from my taxi window. It may takes 3 years to complete. Then it will become the tallest building in the world. Below is a concepture picture of the building.

Shanghai World Financial Centre contractors

The landmark structure was developed with support from the Chinese government and the municipal authorities of the city of Shanghai.

"The SWFC complex also houses the world's tallest, observation facility at 472m."
The project was designed by the Consortium of China State Construction Engineering Corporation and Shanghai Construction Group.

Global contractors include Kohn, Pedersen, Fox Associates PC (KPF), Leslie E Robertson Associates, RLLP (LERA), Shanghai Modern Architectural Design Group and East China Architectural Design and Research Institute. Mori Building Corporation also contributed to the final stages of the planning process using corporate planning and equipment operations.

Design and structure

The Shanghai World Financial Centre was designed by US super skyscraper specialist KPF. The company has included inverted-trapezoid wind tunnels in the rectangular rooftop opening to reduce wind-induced roof pressure. The wedge-shaped tower houses a multi-use complex with lower elevations that are 58m in radius. The offices at mid-level elevation have been leased to small and medium corporate tenants, while hotels occupy the top floors.

Conceived as a new hub for financial and information exchange across the Asian region, the Shanghai World Financial Centre merges state-of-the-art technology with the knowledge and experience of the companies behind the project, say its designers and developers.

Vertical traffic is managed using 91 lifts inside the skyscraper. The building also has 91 double-decker lifts to improve the handling capacity, 24 of which have adjustable floor height to ensure accurate levelling. With a peak speed of 10m a second, the double-decker lifts are the fastest in the world, and can shoot from B1 to F95 within a minute.

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Key Data
LocationZ4-1, Lujiazui financial trade centre area, Shanghai, China
Construction2008
Area30,000m²
Height492m
Building Floorage14,400m²
Extension Area381,600m²
Storeys101 above ground, three below ground

The Shanghai World Financial Centre (SWFC) is a mixed-use complex with advanced facilities catering to the needs of global companies. The project also houses the Park Hyatt Hotel that provides facilities for international forums and conferences and upscale commercial and retail outlet

About the Shanghai World Financial Centre

he Shanghai World Financial Centre, or Center, is a soaring glass skyscraper with a distinctive opening at the top. The original plans called for a 46 meter (151 foot) circular opening that would reduce wind pressure and also suggest Chinese symbolism for the moon. Many people protested that the design resembled the rising sun on the Japanese flag. Eventually the opening was changed from circular to a trapezoid shape.
The ground floor of Shanghai World Financial Centre is a shopping mall and an elevator lobby with gyrating kaleidoscopes on the ceiling. On the upper floors are offices, conference rooms, hotel rooms, and observation decks

Taiwan is the world's tallest

A trapezoid-shaped opening near the top reduces wind pressure on the 101 story Shanghai World Financial Centre. Find facts below.

The Shanghai World Financial Centre is a soaring glass skyscraper with a distinctive opening at the top.

resonate and move the world

In the heart of this international financial center is a hub for the exchange of culture and communication of information – a place where people and information rr.
Forum
Ready to host global forums, brand exhibitions and other world-class events, Shanghai World Financial Center offers the ultimate in space, facilities and services.
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Observatory
Soaring 474 meters above the ground, the 100th floor observation deck provides a spectacular view of downtown Shanghai and the Huang Pu River below.
Shops & Restaurants
For every business scenario, the variety of restaurants and cafes provide just the right stage. Shanghai World Financial Center supports the lifestyle of the financial executive with the convenience of diversity in a single spot.
Park Hyatt Shanghai
Even among the prestigious Hyatt hotels in 45 countries around the world, the Park Hyatt stands out for its elegant accommodations and luxurious hospitality and service.
Office
Befitting its stature as an international financial center

SWFC Shanghai World Financial Center

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The phenomenal and unabated pace of change and growth of Shanghai is an engine driving the economy of China. In the heart of this mega city is the Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone in the Pudong New Area. Since its establishment in 1990, the Zone has grown into a leading international financial center under the visionary guidance of the Chinese government and is today the home to not only the Shanghai Stock Exchange but also financial institutions and hotels from around the world and international conference facilities. Shanghai World Financial Center is located in the center of the Zone. With 101 floors above ground level and soaring to a height of 492m, this project embodies Mori Building's original “Vertical Garden City” concept and incorporates the company's vast know-how and experience. Offering office space with cutting-edge specifications and all the functions expected of a world-class international financial center, Shanghai World Financial Center is a hub of culture and information, and boasts state-of-the-art security, standard-setting hospitality and superb urban facilities including world's highest observatory, sophisticated retail space and elegant conference facilities and a five-star luxury hotel.

History of the Petronas Towers

3500 BC – Stone age settlements occur occasionally at the confluence of the Klang and Gombak rivers. This location is now the center of the modern city of Kuala Lumpur.

800 BC – The Hindu and Buddhist based Sumatran Srivijaya civilization controls the Malaysian peninsula.

1000 BC – A legendary Hindu-Malay kingdom known as Gangga Negara exists in the area of Kuala Lumpur.

1200 – Sultan Muzaffar Shah I of Kedah, which is the territory 100 kilometers north of Kuala Lumpur, becomes the first Malaysian peninsula ruler to convert to Islam.

1400 – The Sultanate of Malacca controls the peninsular area including Kuala Lumpur.

1511 – The Portuguese defeat the sultanate and control the coastal areas in the Malaccan straits.

1542 – Portuguese traders from Goa, India build a replenishment station at Penang, which is an island 300 kilometers north of the coastline that lies east of the Kuala Lumpur location.

1592 – Sir James Lancaster becomes the first Englishman to explore the east coast of the Straits of Malacca, which are 40 kilometers east of Kuala Lumpur’s inland location.

1641 – The Dutch wrest control of the Malaccan Straits area from the Portuguese.

1650 – Chinese, Indian, Arabian and European trading ships pass regularly through the Straits of Malacca on their way to spice centers to the west. Pirates plague commercial shipping in the area.

1750 –Scattered Orang Asli homesites dot the Klang and Gombak river confluence area. The name Kuala Lumpur, which means “muddy confluence” in Bahasa Melayu, becomes commonly used.

1826 – British sign a secret treaty with the king of Siam through which they gain ownership of Penang by acknowledging Siamese ownership of several northern Malaysian territories.

1819 – Three hundred kilometers south of Kuala Lumpur, at the tip of the Malaysian peninsula, Sir Stamford Raffles arranges an accord with local ruler Tengku Hussein to establish a trading post at Singapore.

1857 – Many new tin mines established around Ampang, near Kuala Lumpur.

1860 – A large Orang Asli community is thriving among the rowdy Chinese tin miner’s camp on the Kuala Lumpur site.

1868 – Politician Yap ah Loy brings first municipal organization to Kuala Lumpur.

1874 – The British government convinces the Sultan of Selangor to accept a British Resident.

1880 – The British administrative seat is moved inland from Klang to Kuala Lumpur.

1885 – Many wooden buildings in Kuala Lumpur are replaced with brick structures.

1887 – The first Moorish Islamic Buildings are erected in Kuala Lumpur.

1896 – The Federated Malay States are formed with British protection and Kuala Lumpur is the first capital. The federation includes just the four Malaysian states nearest Kuala Lumpur.

1896 – Under the guidance of the British Resident Frank Swettenham, the Selangor Turf Club is founded to present horse races on the current site of the Petronas Towers.

1909 – The Bangkok Treaty between England and Siam gives the English new territory in the Malaysian peninsula, but maintains Siamese ownership of the area around Kuala Lumpur.

1948 – The Federated Malay States evolve into the Federation of Malaya, with the addition of many un-federated Malaysian states and the previously British Straits Settlements.

1957 – Malaya gains its independence from England and the Federation of Malaya is formed, with Kuala Lumpur as its capital.

1963 – The Federation of Malaysia is formed, including Malaya, Singapore, British North Borneo and Sarawak. Singapore leaves the Federation in 1965.

1970 – The Malaysian Federation state of Selangor cedes Kuala Lumpur to the federation government.

1981- Dr. Mahathir bin Mohammad begins his term as Prime Minister of Malaysia, a period which lasts until 2003 and sees the rapid modernization of the Malaysia’s economy.

1988 – The Sarawak Transportation Company buys 255 acres of exhausted mining land on which to relocate the Selangor Turf club off the future Petronas Towers site.

1989 – Queen Elizabeth II visits Malaysia and Kuala Lumpur.

1990 – The design competition for the Kuala Lumpur City Center redevelopment project is won by the American firm Klages, Carter, Vail & Associates.

1991 – Petronas becomes a partner in the Kuala Lumpur City Centre re-development project.

1991 – International design competition for the two towers is held. Eight firms submit proposals. César Pelli and Associates’ design for the two towers is declared the winner of the competition.

1992 – The last race is held at the Selangor Turf Club and the land vacated.

1993 – Excavation for the Petronas Towers foundations begins.

1994 – Construction on the Petronas Towers begins.

1998 – The first tenants begin moving into the Petronas Towers.

1998 – The newly formed Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra gives its first performance, in the Petronas Towers’ Dewan Filharmonik concert hall.

1999 – The Petronas Towers hold their dedication ceremony on August 31 with Prime Minister and principal Kuala Lumpur redevelopment advocate Dr. Mahathir bin Mohammad presiding.

1999 – The planned city of Putrajaya is constructed twelve kilometers south of Kuala Lumpur and the federal government of is relocated there, but Kuala Lumpur remains the country’s capital.

2005 – The Petronas Towers are evacuated for the second time in their history due to a small fire in the Cineplex. As with the first evacuation, which was for a bomb scare in 2001, no injuries were reported.

2007 – Skyscraper climber Alain Robert climbs up the outside freehand to the 60th floor of Tower Two where he is arrested by police, just as he was 10 years earlier when he climbed to the 60th floor of Tower One.

2009 – Skyscraper climber Alain Robert manages to elude police and finally climbs to the top of Tower Two.

HABIB BANK PLAZA

Habib bank plaza is second tallest building of pakistanHabib Bank Plaza, located in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, is the head office of Habib Bank. It was Pakistan's tallest building upon completion in 1963. It remained the tallest building for 4 decades until the 116m tall MCB Tower was completed in 2005. However, even after the MCB Tower, the Habib Bank Plaza is still the second highest building in Karachi today.
Pakistan's tallest building from 1963 until 2005. After 2005, MCB Landmark plaza became the tallest building of Pakistan with 29 floors and a helipad on top.

Petronas Twin Towers

The Petronas Twin Towers were the tallest buildings in the world from April 15th, 1996 until October 17th, 2003 when Taipei 101 (Financial Center) was topped out at 508m (1676ft).

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The 2nd tallest buildings in the world - Acknowledged by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat

The 88-storey PETRONAS Twin Towers, developed as an integral part of the Kuala Lumpur City Centre (KLCC) project, house PETRONAS' new corporate headquarters. The PETRONAS Twin Towers rise like sentinels in the heart of Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. Costing a whopping US$1.2bn and uniquely designed by Cesar Pelli & Associates, it rises to 1,483ft (451.9m) in height and is all of 33ft higher than the Sears Tower. Cesar Pelli, former dean of Yale University's School of Architecture, also designed Canary Wharf in London, and the World Financial Center in Manhattan, New York City.

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Completed in 1997, the Twin Towers are a striking glass-and-steel combination with floor plans based on an eight-pointed star. The Towers were designed to symbolize strength and grace using geometric principles typified in Islamic architecture. The towers are also joined at the 41st and 42nd floors (175m above street level) by a 192ft-long (58.4m) double-decker skybridge - linking the two sky lobbies and facilitating the movement between the two towers. Inside the 6-storey tower retail podium, music lovers will have access to an 864-seat concert hall (the Dewan Filharmonik Petronas - a venue of architectural and acoustic distinction), an interactive petroleum discovery center (PETROSAINS) will be made ready for science buffs and an art gallery.

The Towers were topped-out in March 1996 and occupation began in early 1997. Tower One is currently being occupied by PETRONAS, the state-owned petroleum corporation. Tower Two is being occupied by PETRONAS' associate companies while the remaining space is being leased out to multinationals.

GRAND OPENING
42nd MERDEKA DAY / INDEPENDENCE DAY
AUGUST 31st, 1999

The world's tallest building came alive when it was presented to the world amidst a display of scintillating fireworks and a spectacular light and sound show in an opening ceremony that was filled with pomp and splendor.

Situated in a prime location in the capital, the gleaming 420m Petronas Twin Towers, a symbol of the nation's soaring success, exemplified Malaysia's sky-high ambitions towards the new millennium.

Straining their necks to look upwards, thousands of Malaysians gathered in front of the 88-storey monumental towers as laser beams shone high into the sky to illuminate the country's coming-of-age.

The laminated blue glass paneled windows of the awe-inspiring towers shone as Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad officially opened the latest Malaysian physical and economic landmark.

Malaysians from all walks of life witnessed the historic occasion held on the last National Day of the century that symbolized how far the country had come from a country of padi fields and tin mines to one on the verge of industrialization.

The five-minute light and sound display entitled "A Vision Realized" traced the efforts of the nation in realizing many of the projects that have become the nation's pride.

The steel and glass architectural marvel that gained international fame through a recent Hollywood movie, "Entrapment", starring Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones, was also a symbol of the country's ability.

Thousands began lining Jalan Ampang and Jalan P. Ramlee from as early as 7pm.

Following the prime minister's address, a poem entitled "Disisi Menara", written specially for the occasion by poet laureate A. Samad Said was read out by Petronas staff Abdullah Ahmad.

The poem touched on where "a thousand race horses once spurred, forest winds once rustled, now stands sublime the nation's summit, the twin towers, blossoms of the sky."

The Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra then presented their first ever outdoor performance with patriotic songs.

After the gala of poetry, music and a "tarian lilin" dance by children, Dr Mahathir planted a torch to complete a specially designed light sculpture in a simple display which belied the country's towering goals.

The light sculpture based on an interlocking handshake denoted unity, with three linear fins representing the major races of the country--the Malays, Chinese and Indians.

Dr Mahathir signed the plaque and his signature was beamed into a skybridge screen.

The more than 1,000 foreign and local guests and other Malaysians in the vicinity were then treated to the six-minute light and sound show on the two towers and the sky-screen.

Cleaning the Tallest Building In the World Requires High Pressure Water Guns and Balls

Things in Dubai get dirty pretty fast thanks to the desert. But how the heck do you clean the 2,683-foot Burj Dubai? What about a window-cleaning SWAT team rappelling down its surface with high pressure water guns. [Thanks Gerard]

World's Tallest Buildings Ranked

Building & Location Year
Stories Height
Chief
Architect
M.
Ft.
Burj Dubai ,
Dubai, UAE

2010 162 828 2,717 Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Lotte World II
Busan S. Korea
(proposed)

2013? 110 510.55 m 1,680 Stephan Huh, Parker Design International
Taipei 101 Tower
Taipei, Taiwan 2004 101 509 1,670 C.Y. Lee & Partner
Shanghai World Financial Center, China 2008
101
492
1,614 Kohn Pedersen Fox
International Commerce Centre (ICC), Hong Kong, China (under construction) 2010 118 484 1,587.9
Kohn Pedersen Fox
Xujiahui Tower, Shanghai, China
(proposed)

2010 92 460 1,509
John Portman & Associates
Petronas Towers 1 & 2, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

1998 88 452
1,483
Cesar Pelli
The Gateway III, Hong Kong, China
(proposed)
? ? 450 1,476
Wong & Ouyang
Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower), Chicago 1974 110 442
1,450
Bruce Graham (SOM)
Jin Mao Building, Shanghai

1999 88 421
1,381
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Dalian International Trade Center, Dalian China (on hold) ? 78 420
1,378
Dalian Architectural Design & Research Institute
Freedom Tower at the World Trade Center
New York
(under construction)

2011 82 417 1,368
(1,776
with
spire) Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
World Trade Center, New York
Destroyed by terrorists 9/11/01 1973 110 417
1,368
Minoru Yamaski
Two International Finance Centre (IFC), Hong Kong 2003 88 414
1,362
Cesar Pelli
CITIC Plaza, China International Trust, Guanzhou
1997
80
391
1,283
DLN Architects
North Bund Tower, Shanghai, China (proposed) ? 72 321 1,053
John Portman & Associates
Shun Hing Square, Shenzhen, China
1996
69
384
1,260
K.Y. Cheung Design Assc.
Empire State Building, New York

1931 102 381
1,250
Shreve, Lamb and Harmon
Central Plaza, Hong Kong

1992 78 374 1,227
Ng Chun Man
Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong

1989 70 369 1,209
Ieoh Ming Pei
Bank of America Tower, New York City USA 2009 54 366 1,200
Cook Fox
Millenium Tower Frankfurt Germany
(proposed)

2011? 91 365 1,198
Albert Speer & Partner GmbH
Emirates Tower One, Dubai 1999 54 355 1,165
Norr Group Consultants Int. Ltd., Hazel W.S. Wo
T & C Tower (Tuntex Sky Tower), Kaoshiung, Taiwan

1997 85 348 1,140
C.Y. Lee & Partners and Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum
Aon Centre, Chicago 1973 80 346 1,136
The Center, Hong Kong 1998 79 346 1,135
Ng Chun Man
John Hancock Center, Chicago 1969 100 344 1,127
Bruce Graham, SOM
Rose Tower, Dubai, UAE
? 72 333 1,093
Khatib & Alami
Shimao International Plaza, Shanghai, China

2005 60 333 1,093 East China Architecture and Design Institute
Wuhan International Securities Building, Wuhan

2005 68 331 1,087
Ryugyong Hotel, Pyongyang, N. Korea 1995 105 330 1,083
Q1 Tower, Gold Coast, Australia 2005 78 323 1,058 Sunland Group Ltd., The Buchan Group
Burj al Arab Hotel, Dubai 1998 60 321 1,053
Chrysler Building, New York 1930 77 319 1,046
William Van Alen
Bank of America, Atlanta 1993 55 312 1,023
U.S. Bank Tower, Los Angeles 1990 75 310 1,018
Menara Telekom Headquarters, Kuala Lumpur 1999 55 310 1,017
Emerates Tower Two, Dubai 1999 56 309 1,114
Norr Group Consultants Int. Ltd., Hazel W.S. Wo
AT&T Corporate Center, Chicago 1989 60 307 1,007
JP Morgan Chase Tower, Houston 1982 75 305 1,000
Baiyoke Tower II, Bangkok 1997 85 304 997
Two Prudential Plaza, Chicago 1990 64 303 995
Kingdom Centre, Riyadh 2002 41 302 992
Ryugyong Hotel, Pyongyang, N. Korea 1995 105 300 984
First Canadian Place, Toronto 1975 72 298 978
Eureka Tower,
Melbourne, Australia 2006 91 297 975 Fender Katsalidis
Architects
Wells Fargo Plaza,
Houston 1983 71 296 972
Landmark Tower, Yokohama, Japan 1993 70 296 971
311 South Wacker Drive, Chicago 1990 65 293 961
SEG Plaza, Shenzhen 2000 71 292 957
American International Building (AIG), New York 1932 66 290 952 Clinton and Russell, Holton & George
Key Tower, Cleveland 1991 57 289 947 Cesar Pelli
Plaza 66, Shanghai 2001 66 288 945
One Liberty Place, Philadelphia 1987 61 288 945
Bank of America Center, Seattle 1985 76 285 937
Sunjoy Tomorrow Square, Shanghai 2003 55 285 934
Cheung Kong Center, Hong Kong 1999 63 283 929
Chongqing World Trade Center, Chongqing 2005 60 283 929
The Trump Building, New York 1930 72 283 927
Bank of America Plaza, Dallas 1985 72 281 921
Overseas Union Bank Centre, Singapore 1986 66 280 919
United Overseas Bank Plaza,
Singapore 1992 66 280 919
Republic Plaza, Singapore 1995 66 280 919
Citicorp Center, New York 1977 59 279 915
Hong Kong New World Tower, Shanghai 2002 61 278 913
Scotia Plaza, Toronto 1989 68 275 902
Williams Tower, Houston 1983 64 275 901
Renaissance Tower, Dallas 1975 56 270 886
Dapeng International Plaza, Guangzhou 2004 56 269 883
21st Century Tower, Dubai 2003 55 269 883
900 North Michigan Ave., Chicago 1989 66 265 871
Bank of America Corporate Center, Charlotte 1992 60 265 871
SunTrust Plaza, Atlanta 1992 60 265 871
Triumph Palace, Moscow 2004 61 264 866
Shenzhen Special Zone Daily Tower, Shenzhen 1998 42 264 866
Tower Palace Three, Tower G, Seoul 2004 73 264 865
Trump World Tower, New York 2001 72 262 861
Grand Gateway: Office Tower One, Shanghai, China 2005 55 262 859
Water Tower Place, Chicago 1976 74 262 859
Aon Center, Los Angeles 1974 62 262 858
BCE Place-Canada Trust Tower, Toronto 1990 51 261 856
Transamerica Corporate Headquarters, San Francisco 1972 48 260 853
Commerzbank Tower, Frankfurt 1997 56 259 850
G.E. Building, New York 1933 70 259 850
Bank One Plaza, Chicago 1969 60 259 850
Two Liberty Place, Philadelphia 1990 58 258 848
Philippine Bank of Communications, Makati 2000 55 258 848
Park Tower, Chicago 2000 67 257 844
Messeturm, Frankfurt 1990 63 257 843
Sorrento 1, Hong Kong 2003 75 256 841
U.S. Steel Tower, Pittsburgh 1970 64 256 841
Mok-dong Hyperion Tower A, Seoul 2003 69 256 840
Rinku Gate Tower, Osaka 1996 56 256 840
The Harbourside, Hong Kong 2003 74 255 837
Langham Place Office Tower, Hong Kong 2004 59 255 837
Capital Tower, Singapore 2000 52 254 833
Highcliff, Hong Kong 2003 73 253 831
World Trade Center, Osaka 1995 55 252 827
Bank of Shanghai Headquarters, Shanghai 2005 46 252 827
Jiali Plaza, Wuhan 1997 61 251 824
Rialto Towers, Melbourne 1986 63 251 824 Gerard de Preu / Perrott Lyon Mathieson
One Atlantic Center, Atlanta 1988 50 250 820
Chelsea Tower, Dubai 2005 49 250 820
Wisma 46,Jakarta 1995 46 250 820
Korea Life Insurance Company, Seoul 1985 60 249 817
CitySpire, New York 1989 75 248 814
One Chase Manhattan Plaza, New York 1961 60 248 813
State Tower, Bangkok 2001 68 247 811
Bank One Tower, Indianapolis 1989 48 247 811
Condé Nast Building, New York 1999 48 247 809
MetLife, New York 1963 59 246 808
Bloomberg Tower, New York 2004 55 246 806
JR Central Towers, Nagoya 2000 51 245 804
Shin Kong Life Tower, Taipei, Taiwan 1993 51 244 801
Malayan Bank, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1988 50 244 799
Tokyo City Hall, Tokyo 1991 48 243 797
Woolworth Building, New York 1913 57 241 792
Cass Gilbert
Mellon Bank Center, Philadelphia 1991 54 241 792
John Hancock Tower, Boston 1976 60 240 788
I. M. Pei
Deutsche Bank Place: 126 Phillip Street, Sydney, Australia 2005 39 240 787
Bank One Center, Dallas 1987 60 240 787
Commerce Court West, Toronto 1973 57 239 784
Moscow State University, Moscow 1953 26 239 784
Vista Tower (formerly Empire Tower), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1994 62 238 781
NationsBank Center, Houston 1984 56 238 780
Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, Tokyo, Japan 2003 54 238
Bank of America Center, San Francisco 1969 52 237 779
Worldwide Plaza, New York 1989 47 237 778
One Canada Square, London 1991 50 237 777
IDS Center, Minneapolis 1973 52 236 775
U.S. Bank Place, Minneapolis 1992 58 236 774
Norwest Center, Minneapolis 1988 57 235 773
Treasury Building, Singapore 1986 52 235 770
One Ninety One Peachtree
Tower, Atlanta 1991 50 235 770
Opera City Tower, Tokyo 1997 54 234 768
Shinjuku Park Tower, Tokyo 1994 52 233 764
Heritage Plaza, Houston 1987 52 232 762
Suzhou Xindi Center, Suzhou, China 2005 54 232 761
Kompleks Tun Abdul Razak
Building, Penang, Malaysia 1985 65 232 760
The Arch, Hong Kong, China 2005 65 231 758
Palace of Culture and Science, Warsaw 1955 42 231 758
Carnegie Hall Tower, New York 1991 60 231 757
Three First National Plaza, Chicago 1981 57 230 753
Equitable Tower, New York 1986 51 229 752
MLC Centre, Sydney 1978 65 229 751
One Penn Plaza, New York 1972 57 229 750
1251 Avenue of the Americas, New York 1972 54 229 750
Prudential Center, Boston 1964 52 229 750
Two California Plaza, Los Angeles 1992 52 229 750
Gas Company Tower, Los Angeles 1991 54 228 749
Two Pacific Place/Shangri-La
Hotel, Hong Kong 1991 56 228 748
1100 Louisiana Building, Houston 1980 55 228 748
Korea World Trade Center, Seoul 1988 54 228 748
Governor Phillip Tower, Sydney 1993 64 227 745

burj dubai height

After a disastrous end to 2009 for Dubai investors, the sun-soaked emirate will be attracting attention for all the right reasons today as it officially opens the world's tallest building.
The Burj Dubai tower, a needle-shaped skyscraper which stands more than 800 metres tall and can be seen from 95 kilometres away, will stand as a gleaming testament to Dubai's glory days before the recession ground its construction industry to a halt.
Boasting the world's first Armani hotel on the bottom floors, the Burj Dubai Tower also houses 900 Dubai residences, 37 floors of office space, a fine dining restaurant and an observation deck.

High life: The Burj Dubai stands at 160 stories tall and is the tallest building in the world
The structure easily surpasses its closest rivals, the KVLY-TV mast in Blanchard in North Dakota, U.S, which measures a lofty 628 metres-high and the Guangzhou TV & Sightseeing Tower in China, which falls short at 610 metres.
The Burj Dubai - literally meaning 'Tower Dubai' - brings records galore to the UAE. As well as being the tallest building in the world, it also has the most stories and highest occupied floor of any building in the world, and ranks as the world's tallest structure. Visitors can look out from the highest observation deck in the world on the 124th floor.
"We weren't sure how high we could go," said Bill Baker, the building's structural engineer. "It was kind of an exploration...a learning experience."
The tower itself is reported to have cost $1.5 billion - £925 million - and the owners report that nearly 100 per cent of the apartments are sold out. However, the majority of the building's office space has not been taken up and the hotel is not actually finished yet.

burj al arab poplar pictures

Welcome to Burj Al Arab

Arrive in absolute awe, stay individually inspired.

In its relatively short tenure on the Dubai coastline this legendary and symbolic hotel has attracted international attention and awe, ensuring its place as one of the most photographed structures in the world. Designed to resemble a billowing sail, Burj Al Arab soars to a height of 321 metres, dominating the Dubai skyline. Illuminated at night by choreographed lighting representing water and fire – Burj Al Arab is simply individual, inspired, impressive.

This all-suite hotel reflects the very finest that the world has to offer. With a discreet in-suite check-in, private reception desk on every floor and a brigade of highly trained butlers, you can be assured of the ultimate in personal service throughout your stay. Upgrade your experience with your chauffeur driven Rolls Royce.

burj dubai height

We're going to need a new word. The Burj Dubai doesn't scrape the sky; it pierces it, like a slender silver needle, half a mile high. It's only because Dubai never has any clouds that we can even see the tower's top. And, judging by the images released so far, the view is more like looking out of a plane than a building. It has made reality a little less real.

The facts and figures about the tower are equally surreal – like the one about how it could be eight degrees cooler at the top than at the bottom, or the one about how you could watch the sunset at the bottom, then take a lift up to the top and watch it all over again. It's a new order of tallness, even compared to its nearest rival, Taiwan's Taipei 101, which it exceeds by more than 300 metres.

But, beyond height, is there anything to celebrate here? From our current perspective, the Burj Dubai symbolises catastrophic excess – of money, confidence, ambition, energy consumption. And the fact that it will most likely stand empty for years to come has been noted with great satisfaction here in the west. But isn't this how we've responded to every tall structure of note, from Babel onwards? And even its many critics have to admit the tower is a rather stunning piece of architecture. Chiefly designed by Adrian Smith, formerly of skyscraper specialists SOM, and engineer Bill Baker, it is beautifully sleek and elegant, rising in a graceful series of silver tubes of different heights. It looks less like a single tower than a cluster of towers, an organic formation rather than a self-consciously iconic object. This is surely the best-looking tall building since New York's Chrysler and the Empire State in the 1930s.

In environmental terms, the Burj Dubai is way too tall to justify itself, but there is at least some structural efficiency to the form. Its Y-shaped plan – three wings extending from a central core, like the roots of a tree – "confuses the wind", in the architects' words, while the core stops the wings from twisting (which would give top-floor occupants nausea). For super-tall buildings – and surely there will be more, one day – this "buttressed core" design is likely to become the prevailing form.

More worrying than the tower itself, however, is what's around it. In 1956, Frank Lloyd Wright unveiled a scheme for an elegantly preposterous mile-high skyscraper for Chicago, safe in the knowledge that he'd never have to figure out how to build it. It was undoubtedly an influence on the Burj Dubai. It even had a similar triangular structure. But Wright's intentions with his mile-high skyscraper were to create a concentrated human habitat, the better to halt Chicago's unstoppable urban sprawl, and free up ground space for parks, nature and leisure.

The Burj Dubai, by contrast, has become the tentpole for several more acres of anonymous, soulless, energy-hungry cityscape. You can apparently see for 60 miles from the top, but when you look down, the immediate landscape is the same schematic real-estate tat you see everywhere else in Dubai: vast shopping malls, bland office towers, sprawling residential developments semi-themed to resemble "traditional" Arabian villages, outsized ornamental fountains. The Burj Dubai might be a triumph vertically, but what about the horizontal?

World's Tallest Residential Towers

the tower in which there is a separate floor for residential area...in which visitors are lived ..this is conformable residency in that tower
This overview is the most accurate compilation of its kind and uses in-depth research results and reliable building information. It is based on data standards as outlined by the Emporis Standards Committee. This listing is verified and updated continuously and includes high-rise buildings which have been topped out, including those still under construction or on hold and whose occupiable height is devoted at least 90% to residential (and combined parking) uses. The ranking is based entirely on the buildings' structural height. TV towers, masts, and other building types are not included.

# Building City Height Height Floors Year
1. Q1 Tower Gold Coast City 323 m 1,058 ft 80 2005
2. HHHR Tower Dubai 317 m 1,040 ft 72 2010
3. Moscow Moscow 302 m 989 ft 76 2010
4. Eureka Tower Melbourne 297 m 975 ft 91 2006
5. Emirates Crown Dubai 296 m 971 ft 63 2008
6. Millennium Tower Dubai 285 m 935 ft 60 2006
7. 21st Century Tower Dubai 269 m 883 ft 55 2003
8. Triumph-Palace Moscow 264 m 866 ft 54 2005
9. Tower Palace Three, Tower.. Seoul 264 m 865 ft 73 2004
10. Trump World Tower New York City 262 m 861 ft 72 2001
11. Sapphire Istanbul 261 m 856 ft 54 2010
12. St. Petersburg Moscow 257 m 843 ft 65 2010
13. Sorrento 1 Hong Kong 256 m 841 ft 75 2003
14. Emirates Marina Serviced .. Dubai 256 m 840 ft 59 2007
15. Mok-dong Hyperion I, Towe.. Seoul 256 m 840 ft 69 2003
16. Highcliff Hong Kong 252 m 828 ft 72 2003
17. The Harbourside Hong Kong 251 m 824 ft 73 2003
18. Chelsea Tower Dubai 250 m 820 ft 49 2005
19. The Legacy at Millennium .. Chicago 250 m 819 ft 73 2010
20. State Tower Bangkok 247 m 811 ft 68 2001
21. Al Fattan Tower Dubai 245 m 804 ft 54 2006
22. Marina Bay Tower Singapore 245 m 804 ft 70 2008
23. Oasis Beach Tower Dubai 245 m 804 ft 51 2006
24. The Tower Dubai 243 m 796 ft 54 2002
25. Mok-dong Hyperion I, Towe.. Seoul 239 m 785 ft 63 2003
26. Ocean Two Panama City 236 m 774 ft 73 2010
27. Sorrento 2 Hong Kong 236 m 773 ft 66 2003
28. The First World Tower 1 Incheon 235 m 771 ft 64 2008
29. The First World Tower 2 Incheon 235 m 771 ft 64 2008
30. The First World Tower 3 Incheon 235 m 771 ft 64 2008
31. The First World Tower 4 Incheon 235 m 771 ft 64 2008
32. Tower Palace One, Tower B Seoul 234 m 767 ft 66 2002
33. The Harbourfront Landmark Hong Kong 233 m 763 ft 70 2001
34. The Arch Hong Kong 231 m 758 ft 65 2005
35. World Tower Sydney 230 m 755 ft 73 2004
36. The Belcher's Tower 5 Hong Kong 227 m 744 ft 61 2001
37. The Belcher's Tower 6 Hong Kong 227 m 744 ft 61 2001
38. The Belcher's Tower 1 Hong Kong 221 m 724 ft 63 2000
39. The Belcher's Tower 2 Hong Kong 221 m 724 ft 63 2000
40. Tregunter 3 Hong Kong 220 m 721 ft 66 1993
41. The Summit Hong Kong 220 m 721 ft 65 2001
42. Circle on Cavill (North T.. Gold Coast City 220 m 720 ft 70 2007
43. Grand Promenade 2-5 Hong Kong 219 m 718 ft 66 2005
44. The Peak 1 & 2 Jakarta 219 m 717 ft 55 2006
45. Sorrento 3 Hong Kong 218 m 715 ft 64 2003
46. Al Seef Tower Dubai 215 m 705 ft 44 2005
47. The Belcher's Tower 3 Hong Kong 214 m 704 ft 61 2000
48. The Belcher's Tower 8 Hong Kong 214 m 704 ft 61 2001
49. Victoria Towers 1 Hong Kong 213 m 699 ft 62 2003
50. Victoria Towers 2 Hong Kong 213 m 699 ft 62 2003
51. Victoria Towers 3 Hong Kong 213 m 699 ft 62 2003
52. Sorrento 5 Hong Kong 212 m 696 ft 62 2003
53. Le Reve Dubai 210 m 689 ft 50 2006
54. Tower Palace One, Tower A Seoul 209 m 686 ft 59 2002
55. Tower Palace One, Tower C Seoul 209 m 686 ft 59 2002
56. Marina Heights Tower Dubai 208 m 684 ft 55 2006
57. Aurora Brisbane 207 m 679 ft 69 2006
58. Marina Crown Dubai 207 m 679 ft 52 2006
59. Sorrento 6 Hong Kong 206 m 676 ft 60 2003
60. Barclay Tower New York City 205 m 673 ft 56 2007
61. Freshwater Place Resident.. Melbourne 205 m 673 ft 63 2005
62. 340 on the Park Chicago 205 m 672 ft 64 2007
63. Berjaya Times Square, Tow.. Kuala Lumpur 203 m 666 ft 48 2003
64. Golden Empire Tower Manila 203 m 666 ft 57 2002
65. Island Resort Tower 1-2 Hong Kong 202 m 663 ft 60 2001
66. Island Resort Tower 3-5 Hong Kong 202 m 663 ft 60 2001
67. Island Resort Tower 6-7 Hong Kong 202 m 663 ft 60 2001
68. Island Resort Tower 8-9 Hong Kong 202 m 663 ft 60 2001
69. Mok-dong Hyperion I, Tow.. Seoul 201 m 660 ft 54 2003
70. X-Tower Osaka Bay Osaka 200 m 656 ft 54 2006
71. 55 East Erie Chicago 197 m 647 ft 56 2004
72. Grande Centre Point Ratch.. Bangkok 197 m 646 ft 49 2007
73. The Merton 1 Hong Kong 197 m 646 ft 59 2005
74. Lake Point Tower Chicago 197 m 645 ft 70 1968
75. River East Center Chicago 196 m 644 ft 58 2001
76. Aigburth Hong Kong 196 m 643 ft 48 1999
77. Grand Plaza Apartments Chicago 195 m 641 ft 57 2003
78. Torre Altus Mexico City 195 m 640 ft 42 1993
79. The Heritage at Millenniu.. Chicago 192 m 631 ft 57 2005
80. Central Park Place New York City 191 m 628 ft 56 1988
81. Banyan Garden 2 Hong Kong 191 m 628 ft 57 2003
82. Banyan Garden 6 Hong Kong 191 m 628 ft 57 2003
83. Banyan Garden 7 Hong Kong 191 m 628 ft 57 2003
84. Tower Palace Two, Tower E Seoul 191 m 627 ft 55 2003
85. Tower Palace Two, Tower F Seoul 191 m 627 ft 55 2003
86. Acty Shiodome Tokyo 190 m 624 ft 56 2004
87. Horizon Tower Dubai 190 m 623 ft 45 2006
88. HSB Turning Torso Malmö 190 m 623 ft 57 2005
89. Trump Palace Condominiums New York City 190 m 623 ft 54 1991
90. International Plaza Singapore 189 m 621 ft 50 1976
91. 425 5th Avenue New York City 188 m 618 ft 55 2003
92. Vorobiovy Gory II Moscow 188 m 617 ft 49 2004
93. Millennium Centre Chicago 186 m 610 ft 58 2003
94. Elsa Tower 55 Kawaguchi 185 m 607 ft 55 1998
95. Manhattan Heights Hong Kong 185 m 607 ft 55 2000
96. One Rincon Hill, South To.. San Francisco 184 m 605 ft 54 2008
97. The Orion New York City 184 m 604 ft 58 2006
98. Ocean Pointe Hong Kong 184 m 603 ft 54 2001
99. Marina Terrace Dubai 183 m 600 ft 38 2006
100. Century Tower Sydney 183 m 600 ft 50 1997
Last update: 1/2010.

World's tallest tower height 'still a secret' - Silobreaker

n the annals of tall skyscrapers, there is no doubt that the soon-to-open Burj Dubai will be the world's tallest. But how tall is known to only a few. 'It's still a secret,' William Baker of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill LLP, the tower's structural engineer, said in an interview ahead of the Burj Dubai's January...
Burj Dubai Tallest Building?
More than 800 metres tall Its more than 160 stories include offices, homes, hotel CHICAGO - IN THE annals of tall skyscrapers, there is no doubt that the soon-to-open Burj Dubai will be the world's tallest. But how tall is known to only a few. 'It's still ... [Straits Times - 12/25/2009]
Entities: Burj Dubai, William Baker, Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
Burj Dubai Entries To Flood Record Books
When Burj Dubai, the world’s tallest building developed by Emaar Properties opens on January 4, the record books will brace themselves to receive a flood of new entries. The skyscraper, which will be surrounded by hotels, must-visit shopping destinations ... [Trade Arabia - 12/24/2009]
Entities: Burj Dubai, Emaar Properties, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum

secrets of tallest tower

The Burj's record-seeking developers didn't stop there.

The building boasts the most storeys and highest occupied floor of any building in the world, and ranks as the world's tallest structure, beating out a television mast in North Dakota. Its observation deck - on floor 124 - also sets a record.

"We weren't sure how high we could go," said Bill Baker, the building's structural engineer, who is in Dubai for the inauguration. "It was kind of an exploration. ... A learning experience"

Baker, of Chicago-based architecture and engineering firm Skidmore, Owings&Merrill, said early designs for the Burj had it edging out the world's previous record-holder, the Taipei 101, by about 10 metres. The Taiwan tower rises 508 metres.

The Burj's developer, Emaar Properties, kept pushing the design higher even after construction began, eventually putting it about 300 metres taller than its nearest competitor, Baker said. He is keeping quiet about the exact height.

Dubai's ruler will open the tapering metal-and-glass spire with a fireworks display Monday evening.

Security is expected to be tight. Local newspapers quoted Maj.-Gen. Mohammed Eid al-Mansouri, head of the protective security and emergency unit for Dubai Police, saying more than 1,000 security personnel, including plainclothes police and sharpshooters, will be deployed to secure the site for the opening.

Work on the Burj Dubai began in 2004 and continued rapidly. At times, new floors were being added almost every three days, reflecting Dubai's raging push to reshape itself over a few years from a small-time desert outpost into a cosmopolitan urban giant packed with skyscrapers.

By January 2007, thousands of labourers, many of them brought in on temporary contracts from India, had completed 100 stories.

The finished product contains more than 160 floors. That is over 50 storeys more than Chicago's Willis Tower, the tallest record-holder in the United States, formerly known as the Sears Tower.

At their peak, some apartments in the Burj were selling for more than $1,900 per square foot, though they now can go for less than half that, said Heather Wipperman Amiji, chief executive of Dubai real estate consultancy Investment Boutique.

Besides luxury apartments and offices, the Burj will be home to a hotel designed by Giorgio Armani.

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The Petronas Towers

Tall spires atop the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia make them among the world's tallest buildings, 10 meters higher than the Sears Tower in the USA.

DETAIL ABOUTR THE BUIDING:

Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Architect: Cesar Pelli
Year: 1998
Petronas Tower 1 Height: 452 meters / 1,483 feet
Petronas Tower 1 Stories: 88
Petronas Tower 2 Height: 452 meters / 1,483 feet
Petronas Tower 2 Stories: 88
About the Petronas Towers

Traditional Islamic design inspired the floor plans for two Petronas towers in Kuala Lumur, Malaysia. Each floor of the 88-story towers is shaped like an 8-pointed star. The two towers have been called cosmic pillars that spiral heavenward. At the 42nd floor, a flexible bridge connects the two Petronas Towers.

Shanghai World Financial Centre

A trapezoid-shaped opening near the top reduces wind pressure on the 101 story Shanghai World Financial Centre. Find facts below.

ocation: Pudong District, Shanghai, China
Project Architect and Engineer: Minoru Mori, Mori Building Co., Ltd.
Design Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates P.C. (KPF)
Year: 2008
Structure: Steel-framed and steel reinforced concrete
Height: 492 meters / 1,600 feet
Stories: 101
About the Shanghai World Financial Centre

The Shanghai World Financial Centre, or Center, is a soaring glass skyscraper with a distinctive opening at the top. The original plans called for a 46 meter (151 foot) circular opening that would reduce wind pressure and also suggest Chinese symbolism for the moon. Many people protested that the design resembled the rising sun on the Japanese flag. Eventually the opening was changed from circular to a trapezoid shape.
The ground floor of Shanghai World Financial Centre is a shopping mall and an elevator lobby with gyrating kaleidoscopes on the ceiling. On the upper floors are offices, conference rooms, hotel rooms, and observation decks.

BURJ TOWER DUBAI

Monday, January 4, 2010

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – Dubai prepared to inaugurate the world's tallest skyscraper on Monday, hoping to shift international attention away from the Gulf emirate's deep financial crisis and rekindle the optimism that once fueled its turbocharged growth.
Crews rushed to complete preparations for the official opening of the Burj Dubai tower, which stands at least 160 stories high. The exact height will only be revealed at the evening inauguration.
The developer's chairman said it cost about $1.5 billion to build the tapering metal-and-glass spire billed as a "vertical city" of luxury apartments and offices. It boasts four swimming pools, a private library and a hotel designed by Giorgio Armani.
Dubai's ruler will open the skyscraper with a fireworks display and light show in a celebration marking four years since his ascension to power. Security is expected to be tight with more than 1,000 security personnel, including plainclothes police and sharpshooters, local media reported.
Cleaning crews were busy scrubbing windows and sweeping the plaza at the tower's base just hours before festivities began.
Burj Dubai opens in the midst of a severe financial crisis in the city-state — one of seven small sheikdoms that make up the United Arab Emirates.
Dubai was little more than a sleepy fishing village a generation ago but it boomed into the Middle East's commercial hub over the past two decades on the back of business-friendly trading policies, relative security, and vast amounts of overseas investment.

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