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List of tallest buildings

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A chart showing the world's tallest buildings as of 2022, including famous structures like Burj Khalifa and Shanghai Tower.

List of Tallest Buildings

Imagine a building so tall that it touches the sky! This list shows some of the tallest buildings in the world. These buildings have many floors where people can live or work.

The tallest building in the world is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. It is very tall—about as tall as 25 school buses stacked together! It has 163 floors and even has a hotel inside.

Here are some of the tallest buildings:

RankBuildingCityCountryHeight
1Burj KhalifaDubaiUnited Arab Emirates828 m
2Merdeka 118Kuala LumpurMalaysia678.9 m
3Shanghai TowerShanghaiChina632 m
4Mecca Royal Clock TowerMeccaSaudi Arabia601 m
5Ping An Finance CentreShenzhenChina599.1 m

Many of these tall buildings are in Asia, especially in China. Dubai and Shanghai are cities with several very tall buildings.

Tall buildings are amazing because engineers and architects design them to be strong and safe. They also make cities look very interesting with their tall, shiny structures reaching up into the sky!

Images

A tall modern skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, known as Merdeka 118, standing tall against the sky.
The Pingan International Finance Center is the tallest building in Shenzhen, China, and a famous landmark in the Futian District.
A view of One World Trade Center, a tall modern building in New York City.
A tall, modern skyscraper in Guangzhou, China, known as the CTF Finance Center.
The Tianjin CTF Finance Centre, a tall modern skyscraper in Tianjin, China.
A tall modern building in a city, part of the CITIC Tower complex.
A panoramic view of Taipei 101, one of the world's tallest buildings, taken in 2019.
A stunning view of the Shanghai World Financial Center, a famous skyscraper in China.
A tall modern skyscraper with a shiny glass facade standing against the sky.
The Shanghai Tower, a tall modern skyscraper in Shanghai, China.
The Wuhan Greenland Center is a tall, modern skyscraper in China.

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