World's tallest skyscrapers

Burj Al Arab – Construction

Le trotteur de l'est — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 23:12:03 +0000

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Construction of Burj Al Arab began in 1994. It was built to resemble the sail of a dhow, a type of Arabian vessel. Two “wings” spread in a V to form a vast “mast”, while the space between them is enclosed in a massive atrium. Architect Tom Wright said “The client wanted a building that would become an iconic or symbolic statement for Dubai; this is very similar to Sydney with its Opera House, or Paris with the Eiffel Tower. It needed to be a building that would become synonymous with the name of the country.”
The architect and engineering consultant for the project was Atkins, the UK’s largest multidisciplinary consultancy. The hotel was built by South African construction contractor Murray & Roberts. The hotel cost $650 million to build.

The tallest skyscrapers – Top 200!!!

Le trotteur de l'est — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 13:58:33 +0000

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Rank	Building	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
4	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	360 m	1,200 ft	54	2008^[B]
14	Emirates Office Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	355 m	1,163 ft	54	2000
15	Tuntex Sky Tower	Kaohsiung	Republic of China (Taiwan)	348 m	1,140 ft	85	1997
16	Aon Center	Chicago	United States	346 m	1,136 ft	83	1973
17	The Center	Hong Kong	Hong Kong, China	346 m	1,135 ft	73	1998
18	John Hancock Center	Chicago	United States	344 m	1,127 ft	100	1969
19=	Rose Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	333 m	1,093 ft	72	2007
19=	Shimao International Plaza	Shanghai	People’s Republic of China	333 m	1,093 ft	60	2006
21	Minsheng Bank Building	Wuhan	People’s Republic of China	331 m	1,087 ft	68	2007
22=	Ryugyong Hotel	Pyongyang	North Korea	330 m	1,083 ft	105	1992
22=	China World Trade Center Tower 3	Beijing	People’s Republic of China	330 m	1,083 ft	74	2008^[B]
24	Q1	Gold Coast	Australia	323 m	1,058 ft	78	2005
25	Burj Al Arab	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	321 m	1,053 ft	60	1999
26=	Chrysler Building	New York City	United States	319 m	1,046 ft	77	1930
26=	Nina Tower I	Hong Kong	Hong Kong, China	319 m	1,046 ft	80	2006
26=	New York Times Building	New York City	United States	319 m	1,046 ft	52	2007
29	Bank of America Plaza	Atlanta	United States	312 m	1,023 ft	55	1992
30	US Bank Tower	Los Angeles	United States	310 m	1,018 ft	73	1990
31	Menara Telekom	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	310 m	1,017 ft	55	2001
32	Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	309 m	1,014 ft	56	2000
33	One Island East	Hong Kong	Hong Kong, China	308 m	1,011 ft	70	2008
34	AT&T Corporate Center	Chicago	United States	307 m	1,007 ft	60	1989
35	JPMorgan Chase Tower	Houston	United States	305 m	1,002 ft	75	1982
36	Baiyoke Tower II	Bangkok	Thailand	304 m	997 ft	85	1997
37	Two Prudential Plaza	Chicago	United States	303 m	995 ft	64	1990
38=	Wells Fargo Plaza	Houston	United States	302 m	992 ft	71	1983
38=	Kingdom Centre	Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	302 m	992 ft	41	2002
40	First Canadian Place	Toronto	Canada	298 m	978 ft	72	1976
41=	Eureka Tower	Melbourne	Australia	297 m	975 ft	91	2006
41=	Comcast Center	Philadelphia	United States	297 m	975 ft	57	2008^[B]
43	Yokohama Landmark Tower	Yokohama	Japan	296 m	972 ft	70	1993
44	Emirates Crown	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	296 m	971 ft	63	2008^[B]
45	311 South Wacker Drive	Chicago	United States	293 m	961 ft	65	1990
46	SEG Plaza	Shenzhen	People’s Republic of China	292 m	957 ft	70	2000
47	American International Building	New York City	United States	290 m	952 ft	66	1932
48	Key Tower	Cleveland	United States	289 m	947 ft	57	1991
49=	Plaza 66	Shanghai	People’s Republic of China	288 m	945 ft	66	2001
49=	One Liberty Place	Philadelphia	United States	288 m	945 ft	61	1987
51	Columbia Center	Seattle	United States	285 m	937 ft	76	1985
52	Millennium Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	285 m	935 ft	60	2006
53	Tomorrow Square	Shanghai	People’s Republic of China	285 m	934 ft	55	2003
54	Chongqing World Trade Center	Chongqing	People’s Republic of China	283 m	929 ft	60	2005
55	Cheung Kong Centre	Hong Kong	Hong Kong, China	283 m	928 ft	62	1999
56	The Trump Building	New York City	United States	283 m	927 ft	70	1930
57	Bank of America Plaza	Dallas	United States	281 m	921 ft	72	1985
58=	UOB Plaza One	Singapore	Singapore	280 m	919 ft	66	1992
58=	Republic Plaza	Singapore	Singapore	280 m	919 ft	66	1995
58=	OUB Centre	Singapore	Singapore	280 m	919 ft	63	1986
61	Citigroup Center	New York City	United States	279 m	915 ft	59	1977
62	Hong Kong New World Tower	Shanghai	People’s Republic of China	278 m	913 ft	61	2002
63	Diwang International Commerce Center	Nanning	People’s Republic of China	276 m	906 ft	54	2006
64	Scotia Plaza	Toronto	Canada	275 m	902 ft	68	1988
65	Williams Tower	Houston	United States	275 m	901 ft	64	1983
66	Wuhan World Trade Tower	Wuhan	People’s Republic of China	273 m	896 ft	58	1998
67=	Renaissance Tower	Dallas	United States	270 m	886 ft	56	1974
67=	The Cullinan North Tower	Hong Kong	Hong Kong, China	270 m	886 ft	68	2007
67=	The Cullinan South Tower	Hong Kong	Hong Kong, China	270 m	886 ft	68	2007
70	China International Center	Guangzhou	People’s Republic of China	270 m	884 ft	62	2007
71	Dapeng International Plaza	Guangzhou	People’s Republic of China	269 m	884 ft	56	2004
72	21st Century Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	269 m	883 ft	55	2003
73	Naberezhnaya Tower C	Moscow	Russia	268 m	881 ft	61	2007
74	Al Faisaliyah Center	Riyadh	Saudi Arabia	267 m	876 ft	30	2000
75=	900 North Michigan	Chicago	United States	265 m	871 ft	66	1989
75=	Bank of America Corporate Center	Charlotte	United States	265 m	871 ft	60	1992
75=	SunTrust Plaza	Atlanta	United States	265 m	871 ft	60	1992
78=	Bocom Financial Towers	Shanghai	People’s Republic of China	265 m	869 ft	52	2002
78=	Al Kazim Tower 1	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	265 m	869 ft	53	2008^[B]
78=	Al Kazim Tower 2	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	265 m	869 ft	53	2008^[B]
81=	Triumph-Palace	Moscow	Russia	264 m	866 ft	57	2005
81=	Bluescope Steel Centre	Melbourne	Australia	264 m	866 ft	52	1991
83	Samsung Tower Palace 3 – Tower G	Seoul	South Korea	264 m	865 ft	73	2004
84	Trump World Tower	New York City	United States	262 m	861 ft	72	2001
85	Shenzhen Special Zone Press Tower	Shenzhen	People’s Republic of China	262 m	860 ft	48	1998
86=	Water Tower Place	Chicago	United States	262 m	859 ft	74	1976
86=	Grand Gateway Shanghai I	Shanghai	People’s Republic of China	262 m	859 ft	52	2005
86=	Grand Gateway Shanghai II	Shanghai	People’s Republic of China	262 m	859 ft	52	2005
89	Aon Center	Los Angeles	United States	262 m	858 ft	62	1973
90=	Hotel Panorama	Hong Kong	Hong Kong, China	261 m	856 ft	64	2007
90=	TD Canada Trust Tower	Toronto	Canada	261 m	856 ft	53	1990
92=	Post & Telecommunication Hub	Guangzhou	People’s Republic of China	260 m	853 ft	66	2003
92=	101 Collins Street	Melbourne	Australia	260 m	853 ft	50	1991
92=	Transamerica Pyramid	San Francisco	United States	260 m	853 ft	48	1972
92=	Dual Tower 1	Manama	Bahrain	260 m	853 ft	53	2007
92=	Dual Tower 2	Manama	Bahrain	260 m	853 ft	53	2007
92=	Fortune Plaza^[3]^[4]	Beijing	People’s Republic of China	260 m	835 ft	63	2008^[B]
98=	GE Building	New York City	United States	259 m	850 ft	69	1933
98=	Chase Tower	Chicago	United States	259 m	850 ft	60	1969
98=	Commerzbank Tower	Frankfurt	Germany	259 m	850 ft	56	1997
101	PBCOM Tower	Makati	Philippines	259 m	848 ft	55	2000
102	Two Liberty Place	Philadelphia	United States	258 m	848 ft	58	1990
103=	Lanko·Grand Hyatt Hotel^[5]^[6]	Chongqing	People’s Republic of China	258 m	864 ft	60	2006
103=	Grand Lisboa^[7]^[8]	Macau	Macau, China	258 m	846 ft	52	2008^[B]
105	Park Tower	Chicago	United States	257 m	844 ft	67	2000
106	MesseTurm	Frankfurt	Germany	257 m	842 ft	55	1990
107=	Sorrento 1	Hong Kong	Hong Kong, China	256 m	841 ft	75	2003
107=	U.S. Steel Tower	Pittsburgh	United States	256 m	841 ft	64	1970
109=	The Harbour Hotel & Residence	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	256 m	840 ft	59	2007
109=	Mok-dong Hyperion I Tower	Seoul	South Korea	256 m	840 ft	69	2003
109=	Rinku Gate Tower Building	Izumisano	Japan	256 m	840 ft	56	1996
112=	Langham Place Office Tower	Hong Kong	Hong Kong, China	255 m	837 ft	59	2004
112=	New Century Plaza Tower A	Nanjing	People’s Republic of China	255 m	837 ft	48	2006
114	Capital Tower	Singapore	Singapore	254 m	833 ft	52	2000
115	Chase Tower	Indianapolis	United States	253 m	829 ft	48	1990
116	Highcliff	Hong Kong	Hong Kong, China	252 m	828 ft	72	2003
117=	Osaka World Trade Center Building	Osaka	Japan	252 m	827 ft	55	1995
117=	Bank of Shanghai Headquarters	Shanghai	People’s Republic of China	252 m	827 ft	42	2005
119=	The Harbourside	Hong Kong	Hong Kong, China	251 m	824 ft	73	2003
119=	Rialto Towers	Melbourne	Australia	251 m	824 ft	63	1986
121	Jiali Plaza	Wuhan	People’s Republic of China	251 m	823 ft	61	1997
122=	Caja Madrid Tower	Madrid	Spain	250 m	820 ft	45	2007
122=	Beijing Yintai Centre Tower 2	Beijing	People’s Republic of China	250 m	820 ft	63	2007
122=	One Atlantic Center	Atlanta	United States	250 m	820 ft	50	1987
122=	Chelsea Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	250 m	820 ft	49	2005
122=	Wisma 46	Jakarta	Indonesia	250 m	820 ft	48	1996
122=	Angsana Hotel & Suites 1	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	250 m	820 ft	50	2007
128=	Torre de Cristal	Madrid	Spain	249 m	817 ft	45	2007
128=	KLI 63 Building	Seoul	South Korea	249 m	817 ft	60	1985
128=	Central Park	Perth	Australia	249 m	817 ft	52	1992
131=	CitySpire Center	New York City	United States	248 m	814 ft	75	1989
131=	Hangzhou No.2 Telecom Hub	Hangzhou	People’s Republic of China	248 m	814 ft	41	2003
133=	One Chase Manhattan Plaza	New York City	United States	248 m	813 ft	60	1961
133=	Mid Town Tower	Tokyo	Japan	248 m	813 ft	54	2007
135	State Tower	Bangkok	Thailand	247 m	811 ft	68	2001
136	Toyota-Mainichi Building	Nagoya	Japan	247 m	810 ft	40	2006
137	Conde Nast Building	New York City	United States	247 m	809 ft	48	1999
138	MetLife Building	New York City	United States	246 m	808 ft	60	1963
139	Bloomberg Tower	New York City	United States	246 m	806 ft	54	2005
140=	JR Central Office Tower	Nagoya	Japan	245 m	804 ft	51	2000
140=	Al Fattan Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	245 m	804 ft	51	2006
140=	Oasis Beach Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	245 m	804 ft	51	2006
140=	One Raffles Quay North Tower	Singapore	Singapore	245 m	804 ft	50	2006
140=	Shin Kong Life Tower	Taipei	Republic of China (Taiwan)	245 m	804 ft	51	1993
145=	City Gate	Ramat Gan	Israel	244 m	801 ft	68	2001
145=	Chifley Tower	Sydney	Australia	244 m	801 ft	50	1992
147=	Menara Maybank	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	243 m	799 ft	50	1988
147=	Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, Tower I	Tokyo	Japan	243 m	799 ft	48	1991
147=	R&F Centre^[9]	Guangzhou	People’s Republic of China	243 m	799 ft	54	2007
150=	Citigroup Centre	Sydney	Australia	243 m	797 ft	50	2000
150=	Dalian Futures Square 1^[10]^[11]	Dalian	People’s Republic of China	243 m	797 ft	53	2008^[B]
152	The Tower	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	243 m	796 ft	54	2002
153	Federation Tower West	Moscow	Russia	242 m	795 ft	62	2008^[B]
154	Dalian World Trade Center	Dalian	People’s Republic of China	242 m	794 ft	50	2000
155=	Woolworth Building	New York City	United States	241 m	792 ft	57	1913
155=	IDS Tower	Minneapolis	United States	241 m	792 ft	55	1972
155=	Maxdo Centre	Shanghai	People’s Republic of China	241 m	792 ft	55	2002
155=	Mellon Bank Center	Philadelphia	United States	241 m	792 ft	54	1990
159	Bank of China Mansion	Qingdao	People’s Republic of China	241 m	791 ft	54	1999
160	Hancock Place	Boston	United States	241 m	790 ft	60	1976
161=	Four Seasons Hotel & Tower	Miami	United States	240 m	789 ft	72	2003
161=	Manulife Plaza	Hong Kong	Hong Kong, China	240 m	789 ft	52	1998
163=	Comerica Bank Tower	Dallas	United States	240 m	787 ft	60	1987
163=	Sunshine 60 Building	Tokyo	Japan	240 m	787 ft	60	1978
163=	Panglin Plaza	Shenzhen	People’s Republic of China	240 m	787 ft	57	1999
163=	Moscow State University	Moscow	Russia	240 m	787 ft	36	1953
163=	NTT DoCoMo Yoyogi Building	Tokyo	Japan	240 m	787 ft	28	2000
163=	Bahrain World Trade Centre 1	Manama	Bahrain	240 m	787 ft	50	2008^[B]
163=	Bahrain World Trade Centre 2	Manama	Bahrain	240 m	787 ft	50	2008^[B]
163=	Deutsche Bank Place	Sydney	Australia	240 m	787 ft	39	2005
171	Mok-dong Hyperion I Tower	Seoul	South Korea	239 m	785 ft	63	2003
172=	Beijing TV Centre	Beijing	People’s Republic of China	239 m	784 ft	41	2006
172=	Commerce Court West	Toronto	Canada	239 m	784 ft	57	1972
174=	Empire Tower	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	238 m	781 ft	62	1994
174=	Roppongi Hills Mori Tower	Tokyo	Japan	238 m	781 ft	54	2003
174=	Tianjin Xinda Plaza	Tianjin	People’s Republic of China	238 m	781 ft	51	2004
174=	Goldman Sachs Tower	Jersey City	United States	238 m	781 ft	42	2004
174=	Cloud Nine	Shanghai	People’s Republic of China	238 m	781 ft	58	2006
174=	New World Center	Shenzhen	People’s Republic of China	238 m	781 ft	53	2006
180	Bank of America Center	Houston	United States	238 m	780 ft	56	1983
181	555 California Street	San Francisco	United States	237 m	779 ft	52	1969
182	One Worldwide Plaza	New York City	United States	237 m	778 ft	50	1989
183	225 South Sixth	Minneapolis	United States	237 m	776 ft	56	1992
184=	Wells Fargo Center	Minneapolis	United States	236 m	774 ft	57	1988
184=	Future International^[12]	Chongqing	People’s Republic of China	236 m	774 ft	54	2007
186=	Torre Espacio	Madrid	Spain	236 m	773 ft	57	2007
186=	Torre Sacyr Vallehermoso	Madrid	Spain	236 m	773 ft	52	2007
186=	Sorrento 2	Hong Kong	Hong Kong, China	236 m	773 ft	66	2003
189	Washington Mutual Tower	Seattle	United States	235 m	772 ft	55	1988
190	One Canada Square	London	United Kingdom	235 m	771 ft	50	1991
191=	Temasek Tower	Singapore	Singapore	235 m	770 ft	52	1986
191=	191 Peachtree Tower	Atlanta	United States	235 m	770 ft	50	1990
193	Tokyo Opera City Tower	Tokyo	Japan	234 m	769 ft	54	1997
194=	Park Place	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	234 m	768 ft	56	2007
194=	CCTV Headquarters	Beijing	People’s Republic of China	234 m	768 ft	51	2008^[B]
196=	Tower Palace One, Tower B	Seoul	South Korea	234 m	767 ft	66	2002
196=	Three First National Plaza	Chicago	United States	234 m	767 ft	57	1981
198	Wachovia Financial Center	Miami	United States	233 m	764 ft	55	1984
199=	The Harbourfront Landmark	Hong Kong	Hong Kong, China	233 m	763 ft	70	2001
199=	Shinjuku Park Tower	Tokyo	Japan	233 m	763 ft	52	1994

The Burj Dubai

Le trotteur de l'est — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 18:08:03 +0000

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Burj Dubai is a supertall skyscraper currently under construction in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. When it is completed in late 2008, it is predicted to be the tallest man-made structure in the world, as well as the tallest building by any measure. Scheduled for occupancy in September 2009, the building is part of a 2 km² (0.8 sq mi) development called ‘Downtown Burj Dubai’ and is located at the “First Interchange” (aka “Defence Roundabout”) along Sheikh Zayed Road at Doha Street.

The building is being built mainly by South K orean company Samsung, along with the Belgian company Besix and the UAE company Arabtec. Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) of Chicago is the lead architect, structural engineer and mechanical engineer of the Burj. George Efstathiou of SOM is the Managing Partner on the project, while Adrian Smith, formerly of SOM, was the Design Partner. Third Party Peer Review has been performed by CBM Engineers Inc. The total budget for the Burj Dubai project is about $4.1 billion US and for the entire new ‘Downtown Burj Dubai’, $20 billion US.

As of 27 December 2007, Burj Dubai has reached a height of 598.5 metres (1,964 feet), with 158 completed floors.

Current records

Tallest freestanding structure: 598.5 meters (1,964 ft) (previously CN Tower – 553.3 m (1,815 ft))
Building with most floors: 158 (previously Sears Tower / World Trade Center – 110)
Vertical concrete pumping (for a building): 601.0 m (1,972 ft) (previously Taipei 101 – 449.2 m (1,474 ft))
Vertical concrete pumping (for any construction): 601.0 m (1,972 ft) (previously Riva del Garda Hydroelectric Power Plant – 532 m (1,745 ft))

Projects under way

Le trotteur de l'est — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 18:00:41 +0000

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The following skyscrapers are either proposed, approved or due to be completed in the near future:

Construction of the Burj Dubai is taking place in Dubai. Its exact future height is kept secret, but it is expected to become at least 800 m (2,625 ft) high, making it the tallest building in the world. The Burj Dubai is due to be completed in June 2009.

Construction is expected to start for the Shard London Bridge, also known as the Shard of Glass in the beginning of 2008. At 310m, is set to be the tallest building in the United Kingdom and the European union on its completion in 2011.

Standing at 492 m (1,614 ft) and scheduled to be completed in 2008, the Shanghai World Financial Center is a mixed used skyscraper; consisting of office space, hotel rooms and shopping zones at ground level. It will surpass Jin Mao Tower and will be the tallest skyscraper in Shanghai and in main land China.

Plans for a 358 m (1,175 ft). skyscraper in Boston have been confirmed^[9], to be called Trans National Place. Construction is tentatively scheduled to begin in 2008 and be completed in 2011. If completed, it would be the tallest building in Boston and New England.

Construction has started for a 610 m (2,001 ft) skyscraper in Chicago to be completed in 2011, the Chicago Spire with 150 floors is a mixed use skyscraper, also tallest residential building. Designed by Santiago Calatrava, it will be North America’s tallest free-standing structure.

Tallest Buildings Timeline

Le trotteur de l'est — Thu, 27 Dec 2007 17:32:46 +0000

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1890 New York World Building, New York City (309 feet, the number of stories is disputed, but figures range from 16 to 26)

1894 Manhattan Life Insurance Building, New York City (348 feet, 18 stories)

1913 Woolworth Building, New York City (792 feet, 60 stories)

1930 Chrysler Building, New York City (1,046 feet, 77 stories)

1931 The Empire State Building, New York City (1,250 feet, 102 stories)

1972 The World Trade Center, New York City (1,368 feet, 110 stories)

1974 The Sears Tower, Chicago (1,450 feet, 110 stories)

1998 The Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (1,483 feet, 88 stories)

2004 Taipei 101, Taiwan (1,670 feet, 101 stories)