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Willis Tower
Standing 1,451 feet tall and located in Chicago, United States, this tower is formerly and still known as the Sears Tower. -
Petronas Towers 1 and 2
Standing 1,483 feet tall each and located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, these towers include a two-story skybridge that connects the towers at the 41st and 42nd floors. -
Jin Mao Tower
Standing 1,380 feet tall and located in Shanghai, China, this tower contains a 31-story atrium. -
Taipei 101
Standing 1,667 feet tall and located in Taipei, Taiwan, the building has eight segments of eight floors each, a nod to the auspicious nature of the numeral 8 in the Chinese-speaking world. -
Shanghai World Financial Center
Located in Shanghai, China and standing 1,614 feet tall, the building has a big hole at the top. The gift shop in the tower sells minature, functional bottle opener replicas of the tower. -
Trump International Hotel & Tower
Standing 1,389 feet tall and located in Chicago, United States, The Trump International Tower and Hotel also stands as the tallest building in the world to use reinforced concrete as its primary structural material. -
Burj Khalifa
Located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, this tower stands 2,717 feet tall, more than 700 feet over its nearest competitor. -
Zifeng Tower
Standing 1,476 feet tall and located in Nanjing, China, A rare feature of a building this tall, the windows have to ability to open. -
Guangzhou International Finance Center
Standing 1,439 feet tall and located in Guangzhou, China, the building's structure contains strategically placed steel sections that cut down on the amount of steel needed compared to conventional frames while remaining structurally sound. -
International Commerce Centre
Standing 1,588 feet tall and located in Hong Kong, China, ICC's designers had wanted to make it the tallest building then on the planet. But a local ordinance, which outlaws structures from rising higher than nearby mountains, stymied the dream. -
KK100
Standing 1,449 feet tall and located in Shenzhen, China, the building's distinctive, transparent, glassed-over top portion hosts a restaurant and mall. -
Al Hamra Tower
Standing 1,354 feet tall and located in Kuwait City, Kuwait, the Al Hamra Tower's draped curtain styling is intended to block out the Sun where its rays would fall most intensely. -
Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel
Standing 1,972 feet tall, and located in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, this tower was built to afford comfortable accommodations to wealthy Muslim pilgrims making the Hajj. -
Princess Tower
Standing 1,356 feet tall and located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, this tower is the tallest residential building in the world. -
One World Trade Center
Located in New York City, United States, this tower stands 1,776 feet tall as a shout-out to the birth year of the United States.
