Modern design, architectural, construction and industrial companies, large alliances and conglomerates use all their financial and technological capabilities to prove to the whole world and to each other that “size matters”.
Skyscrapers, aspiring higher with each decade, the best proof of this. Each of them has invested the work of a huge number of people, entire teams of talented architects, engineers, designers. What are the tallest skyscrapers in the world?
Seventh place
Seventh place - CTF Financial Center, Guangzhou, China, its height is 530 meters. The building has 111 operated above ground floors and 4 or 5 underground. They are served by 86 high-speed elevators. The skyscraper has more than 400 residential premises, and hotel rooms are located above the 80th floor.
The construction of the financial center began in 2010 and lasted 6 years. In July 2014, a design height of 530 meters was recorded. And the building became the second in China and the fifth in the world in height at that time. The building is equipped with an observation deck.
Sixth place
Sixth place - World Trade Center 1 or Freedom Tower, New York, USA. The tower is located on the site of the infamous shopping center, its height is 541 meters. The building has 109 floors, 5 of which are underground. 69 levels are used for office premises, the City Television Alliance occupies 2 floors. The highest floors are occupied by restaurants and viewing platforms.The design of the Tower caused a wave of controversy over too much concrete. A compromise was the decision to add glass elements - prisms to the decoration of the structure. Construction work started in April 2006, in 2008 the zero mark was overcome. On May 10, 2013, construction was completed at 417 meters with the installation of a spire, 124 meters high and weighing 758 tons.
Fifth place
Fifth Place - Lotte World Tower, Seoul, South Korea. Record high building on the Korean Peninsula, construction height 555 metersIt has 123 floors. The foundation was laid in 2005. For some time, construction was suspended, but in 2009 all issues were settled and work resumed. Commissioning was in 2016. The huge cone-shaped structure, decorated with glass panels in bright colors, is designed in the traditional Korean style. The building is reserved for shops, offices, residential apartments, a hotel. The skyscraper is served by 58 elevators. The last three levels have viewing platforms for everyone.
Fourth place
Fourth place - Ping An International Financial Center, Shenzhen, China. Skyscraper with 115 floors and 599 meters high, is part of a whole architectural complex in the city center, in the business district of Futian. The building was built from 2009 to 2017. Construction stopped in 2013 due to suspicion of using low-quality concrete. A series of examinations was carried out, the charges were refuted, after which the work continued.
The design height of the building was declared 660 meters. The Pinan Center was planned to be the tallest in China. But, I had to abandon the 60 meter antenna due to possible problems with aviation.To date, the construction ranks second in the country and fourth in the world in height.
Third place
Third Place - Royal Clock Tower, Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The tower is part of the architectural ensemble Abraj al-Beit, in the heart of the city, opposite the main shrine of the Islamic world. The royal tower has 601 meters heights. The hotel occupies 120 floors of the building, accommodating up to 100,000 people.
The construction is the third highest in the world, and the heaviest of those built on the planet. The top of the Royal Tower is decorated with huge watches (their diameter is 43 meters, the length of the minute hand is 22 m, the hour is 5 m shorter). Watches are viewed from any part of the city. The tower is very vaguely reminiscent of London's Big Ben.
The tower is crowned with a spire 45 meters high and a gilded crescent moon - a symbol of Islam. From here, 160 loudspeakers call the inhabitants and guests of Mecca to prayer.
Second place
Second place - Shanghai Tower, Shanghai, China, it rises above the business district of Pudong at 632 meters, being the record holder for height in China. In this building, the designers were able to combine modern technology and the highest standards of safety and green building. The exterior of the tower is a tandem of exquisite design and engineering solutions. The tower is wind-seismic resistant.
On 125 floors there are shops and boutiques, a business center, a 5 * hotel, banquet rooms, a restaurant with panoramic views of the city, exhibition galleries, museums. The building has gardens and a swimming pool at an altitude of 400 meters. For everyone, an observation deck works.The skyscraper serves 106 elevators, 3 of which are excursion.
The project of the Shanghai Tower was approved in 2008, and commissioning took place in 2015, which is quite a short time for construction on this scale.
Tallest building in the world
The tallest building in the world is Burj Khalifa, Dubai, UAE. This building is not only the tallest in the world 828 meters, but also the most multi-purpose building. Burj Khalifa is built on a unique foundation - hanging piles. The skyscraper holds the world record for height, number of floors (163 functional), height of the last floor, height of the observation deck (555 meters), and restaurant height (442 meters).
The building houses a hotel designed by Giorgio Armani, residential apartments, gyms, swimming pools, office space. The observatory is located on the 124th floor.
The Burj Khalifa project was developed by a successful American bureau. Construction continued from 2004 to 2010. The building contains all the latest technologies to ensure maximum safety and environmental friendliness, taking into account the climatic characteristics of the region.
