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Taipei 101, the world's tallest building since its completion in 2004, is located in Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan).
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Taipei 101, the world's tallest building since its completion in 2004, is located in Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan).

Base storeys of Taipei 101.
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Base storeys of Taipei 101.

These are lists of skyscrapers, ranked by:

Only buildings with continuous occupiable floors (high-rise buildings) are included. The lists include completed buildings, as well as buildings which have been topped out but are not yet complete.

Contents

Ranking criteria and its alternatives

Emporis ranks the buildings by highest architectural structural element, which means [link]:
A comparison of Sears Tower (#4) Taipei 101 (#1) Petronas Towers (#2-3) Empire State Building (#10)
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A comparison of
Sears Tower (#4)
Taipei 101 (#1)
Petronas Towers (#2-3)
Empire State Building (#10)

This naturally hurts the rankings of buildings without spires, or with antennas instead of spires. The most famous such discrepancy is that Malaysian Petronas Towers (with spire on top) is ranked higher than the US Sears Tower (with antenna on top) despite having lower roof and lower highest point (of spire/antenna).

Alternative lists of high buildings are maintained by nongovernmental US organization Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. These lists, first defined and compiled in 1996 as a response to the dispute as to whether the Petronas Towers or the Sears Tower was taller, rank buildings in four categories: height of structural or architectural top; height of highest occupied floor; height to the top of roof; height to top of any part of the building. Currently Taipei 101 tops all categories except highest point, where the Sears Tower is highest.


Highest skyscrapers by architectural detail (top 200)

Rank Building City Country Height Floors Built
1 Taipei 101 Taipei Republic of China ( Taiwan ) 509 m 1,671 ft 101 2004
2 Petronas Tower 1 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 452 m 1,483 ft 88 1998
2 Petronas Tower 2 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 452 m 1,483 ft 88 1998
4 Sears Tower Chicago United States 442 m 1,451 ft 108 1974
5 Jin Mao Tower Shanghai People's Republic of China 421 m 1,380 ft 88 1998
6 Two International Finance Centre Hong Kong People's Republic of China 415 m 1,362 ft 88 2003
7 CITIC Plaza Guangzhou People's Republic of China 391 m 1,283 ft 80 1997
8 Shun Hing Square Shenzhen People's Republic of China 384 m 1,260 ft 69 1996
9 Empire State Building New York City United States 381 m 1,250 ft 102 1931
10 Central Plaza Hong Kong People's Republic of China 374 m 1,227 ft 78 1992
11 Bank of China Tower Hong Kong People's Republic of China 367 m 1,205 ft 72 1990
12 Emirates Office Tower Dubai United Arab Emirates 355 m 1,163 ft 54 2000
13 Tuntex Sky Tower Kaohsiung Republic of China ( Taiwan ) 348 m 1,140 ft 85 1997
14 Aon Center Chicago United States 346 m 1,136 ft 83 1973
15 The Centre Hong Kong People's Republic of China 346 m 1,135 ft 73 1998
16 John Hancock Center Chicago United States 344 m 1,127 ft 100 1969
17 Shimao International Plaza Shanghai People's Republic of China 333 m 1,093 ft 60 2006
18 Minsheng Bank Building Wuhan People's Republic of China 331 m 1,087 ft 68 2006
19 Ryugyong Hotel Pyongyang North Korea 330 m 1,083 ft 105 1992
20 Q1 Gold Coast Australia 323 m 1,058 ft 78 2005
21 Burj Al Arab Dubai United Arab Emirates 321 m 1,053 ft 60 1999
22 Chrysler Building New York City United States 319 m 1,046 ft 77 1930
23 Nina Tower I Hong Kong People's Republic of China 319 m 1,046 ft 80 2006
24 Bank of America Plaza Atlanta United States 312 m 1,023 ft 55 1992
25 US Bank Tower Los Angeles United States 310 m 1,018 ft 73 1990
26 Menara Telekom Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 310 m 1,017 ft 55 2001
27 Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel Dubai United Arab Emirates 309 m 1,014 ft 56 2000
28 AT&T Corporate Center Chicago United States 307 m 1,007 ft 60 1989
29 JPMorgan Chase Tower Houston United States 305 m 1,002 ft 75 1982
30 Baiyoke Tower II Bangkok Thailand 304 m 997 ft 85 1997
31 Two Prudential Plaza Chicago United States 303 m 995 ft 64 1990
32 Kingdom Centre Riyadh Saudi Arabia 302 m 992 ft 41 2002
33 First Canadian Place Toronto Canada 298 m 978 ft 72 1976
34 Eureka Tower Melbourne Australia 297 m 975 ft 91 2006
35 Yokohama Landmark Tower Yokohama Japan 296 m 972 ft 70 1993
36 Wells Fargo Plaza Houston United States 296 m 972 ft 71 1983
37 311 South Wacker Drive Chicago United States 293 m 961 ft 65 1990
38 SEG Plaza Shenzhen People's Republic of China 292 m 957 ft 70 2000
39 American International Building New York City United States 290 m 952 ft 66 1932
40 Key Tower Cleveland United States 289 m 947 ft 57 1991
41 Plaza 66 Shanghai People's Republic of China 288 m 945 ft 66 2001
42 One Liberty Place Philadelphia United States 288 m 945 ft 61 1987
43 Columbia Center Seattle United States 285 m 937 ft 76 1985
44 Tomorrow Square Shanghai People's Republic of China 285 m 934 ft 55 2003
45 Chongqing World Trade Center Chongqing People's Republic of China 283 m 929 ft 60 2005
46 Cheung Kong Centre Hong Kong People's Republic of China 283 m 928 ft 62 1999
47 The Trump Building New York City United States 283 m 927 ft 70 1930
48 Bank of America Plaza Dallas United States 281 m 921 ft 72 1985
49 Republic Plaza Singapore Singapore 280 m 919 ft 66 1995
50 OUB Centre Singapore Singapore 280 m 919 ft 63 1986
51 UOB Plaza One Singapore Singapore 280 m 919 ft 66 1992
52 Citigroup Center New York City United States 279 m 915 ft 59 1977
53 Hong Kong New World Tower Shanghai People's Republic of China 278 m 913 ft 61 2002
54 Scotia Plaza Toronto Canada 275 m 902 ft 68 1988
55 Williams Tower Houston United States 275 m 901 ft 64 1983
56 Wuhan World Trade Tower Wuhan People's Republic of China 273 m 896 ft 58 1998
57 Renaissance Tower Dallas United States 270 m 886 ft 56 1974
58 Dapeng International Plaza Guangzhou People's Republic of China 269 m 884 ft 56 2004
59 21st Century Tower Dubai United Arab Emirates 269 m 883 ft 55 2003
60 Al Faisaliyah Center Riyadh Saudi Arabia 267 m 876 ft 30 2000
61 900 North Michigan Chicago United States 265 m 871 ft 66 1989
62 Bank of America Corporate Center Charlotte United States 265 m 871 ft 60 1992
63 SunTrust Plaza Atlanta United States 265 m 871 ft 60 1992
64 Bocom Financial Towers Shanghai People's Republic of China 265 m 869 ft 52 2002
65 Triumph-Palace Moscow Russia 264 m 866 ft 57 2005
66 120 Collins Street Melbourne Australia 264 m 866 ft 52 1991
67 Samsung Tower Palace 3 - Tower G Seoul South Korea 264 m 865 ft 73 2004
68 Trump World Tower New York City United States 262 m 861 ft 72 2001
69 Shenzhen Special Zone Press Tower Shenzhen People's Republic of China 262 m 860 ft 48 1998
70 Water Tower Place Chicago United States 262 m 859 ft 74 1976
71 Grand Gateway Shanghai I Shanghai People's Republic of China 262 m 859 ft 52 2005
71 Grand Gateway Shanghai II Shanghai People's Republic of China 262 m 859 ft 52 2005
73 Aon Center Los Angeles United States 262 m 858 ft 62 1973
74 TD Canada Trust Tower Toronto Canada 261 m 856 ft 53 1990
75 101 Collins Street Melbourne Australia 260m 853 ft 50 1991
76 Post & Telecommunication Hub Guangzhou People's Republic of China 260 m 853 ft 66 2003
77 Transamerica Pyramid San Francisco United States 260 m 853 ft 48 1972
78 Chase Tower Chicago United States 259 m 850 ft 60 1969
79 GE Building New York City United States 259 m 850 ft 69 1933
80 Commerzbank Tower Frankfurt Germany 259 m 850 ft 56 1997
81 PBCOM Tower Makati Philippines 259 m 848 ft 55 2000
82 Two Liberty Place Philadelphia United States 258 m 848 ft 58 1990
83 Park Tower Chicago United States 257 m 844 ft 67 2000
84 MesseTurm Frankfurt Germany 257 m 842 ft 55 1990
85 U.S. Steel Tower Pittsburgh United States 256 m 841 ft 64 1970
86 Sorrento 1 Hong Kong People's Republic of China 256 m 841 ft 75 2003
87 Mok-dong Hyperion I Tower Seoul South Korea 256 m 840 ft 69 2003
88 Rinku Gate Tower Building Izumisano Japan 256 m 840 ft 56 1996
89 New Century Plaza Tower A Nanjing People's Republic of China 255 m 837 ft 48 2006
90 Langham Place Office Tower Hong Kong People's Republic of China 255 m 837 ft 59 2004
91 The Harbourside Hong Kong People's Republic of China 255 m 837 ft 75 2003
92 Capital Tower Singapore Singapore 254 m 833 ft 52 2000
93 Highcliff Hong Kong People's Republic of China 252 m 828 ft 72 2003
94 Bank of Shanghai Headquarters Shanghai People's Republic of China 252 m 827 ft 42 2005
95 Osaka World Trade Center Building Osaka Japan 252 m 827 ft 55 1995
96 Rialto Towers Melbourne Australia 251 m 824 ft 63 1986
97 Jiali Plaza Wuhan People's Republic of China 251 m 823 ft 61 1997
98 Chelsea Tower Dubai United Arab Emirates 250 m 820 ft 49 2005
99 Wisma 46 Jakarta Indonesia 250 m 820 ft 48 1996
100 One Atlantic Center Atlanta United States 250 m 820 ft 50 1987
101 Beijing Yintai Centre Tower 2 Beijing People's Republic of China 250 m 820 ft 63 2007
102 KLI 63 Building Seoul South Korea 249 m 817 ft 60 1985
103 Central Park Perth Australia 249 m 817 ft 52 1992
104 CitySpire Centre New York City United States 248 m 814 ft 75 1989
105 Hangzhou No.2 Telecom Hub Hangzhou People's Republic of China 248 m 814 ft 41 2003
106 One Chase Manhattan Plaza New York City United States 248 m 813 ft 60 1961
107 State Tower Bangkok Thailand 247 m 811 ft 68 2001
108 Chase Tower Indianapolis United States 247 m 811 ft 49 1990
109 Conde Nast Building New York City United States 247 m 809 ft 48 1999
110 MetLife Building New York City United States 246 m 808 ft 60 1963
111 Bloomberg Tower New York City United States 246 m 806 ft 54 2005
112 One Raffles Quay North Tower Singapore Singapore 245 m 804 ft 50 2006
113 The Sail @ Marina Bay Singapore Singapore 245m 804ft 70 2009
113 JR Central Office Tower Nagoya Japan 245 m 804 ft 51 2000
114 Shin Kong Life Tower Taipei Republic of China ( Taiwan ) 245 m 803 ft 51 1993
115 City Gate Ramat Gan Israel 244 m 801 ft 68 2001
116 Chifley Tower Sydney Australia 244 m 801 ft 50 1992
117 Menara Maybank Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 244 m 799 ft 50 1988
118 Tokyo City Hall, Tower I Tokyo Japan 243 m 799 ft 48 1991
119 Citigroup Centre Sydney Australia 243 m 797 ft 50 2000
120 The Tower Dubai United Arab Emirates 243 m 796 ft 54 2002
121 Dalian World Trade Center Dalian People's Republic of China 242 m 794 ft 50 2000
122 Mellon Bank Center Philadelphia United States 241 m 792 ft 54 1990
123 Woolworth Building New York City United States 241 m 792 ft 57 1913
124 IDS Tower Minneapolis United States 241 m 792 ft 55 2002
125 Maxdo Centre Shanghai People's Republic of China 241 m 792 ft 55 2002
126 Bank of China Mansion Qingdao People's Republic of China 241 m 791 ft 54 1999
127 John Hancock Tower Boston United States 241 m 790 ft 60 1976
128 Four Seasons Hotel & Tower Miami United States 240 m 789 ft 64 2003
129 Manulife Plaza Hong Kong People's Republic of China 240 m 789 ft 52 1998
130 Panglin Plaza Shenzhen People's Republic of China 240 m 787 ft 57 1999
131 Moscow State University Moscow Russia 240 m 787 ft 36 1953
132 NTT DoCoMo Yoyogi Building Tokyo Japan 240 m 787 ft 28 2000
133 Sunshine 60 Building Tokyo Japan 240 m 787 ft 60 1978
134 Bank One Center Dallas United States 240 m 787 ft 60 1987
135 Mok-dong Hyperion I Tower Seoul South Korea 239 m 785 ft 63 2003
136 Commerce Court West Toronto Canada 239 m 784 ft 57 1972
137 Deutsche Bank Place Sydney Australia 239 m 784 ft 39 2005
138 Roppongi Hills Mori Tower Tokyo Japan 238 m 781 ft 54 2003
139 30 Hudson Street Jersey City United States 238 m 781 ft 42 2004
140 Empire Tower Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 238 m 781 ft 62 1994
141 Tianjin Xinda Plaza Tianjin People's Republic of China 238 m 781 ft 51 2004
142 Bank of America Center Houston United States 238 m 780 ft 56 1983
143 Bank of America Center San Francisco United States 237 m 779 ft 52 1969
144 One Worldwide Plaza New York City United States 237 m 778 ft 50 1989
145 225 South Sixth Minneapolis United States 237 m 776 ft 56 1992
146 Wells Fargo Center Minneapolis United States 235 m 773 ft 57 1988
147 Sorrento 2 Hong Kong People's Republic of China 236 m 773 ft 66 2003
148 Washington Mutual Tower Seattle United States 235 m 772 ft 55 1988
149 One Canada Square London UK 235 m 771 ft 50 1991
150 191 Peachtree Tower Atlanta United States 235 m 770 ft 50 1990
151 Temasek Tower Singapore Singapore 235 m 770 ft 52 1986
152 Tokyo Opera City Tower Tokyo Japan 234 m 768 ft 54 1997
153 Tower Palace One, Tower B Seoul South Korea 234 m 767 ft 66 2002
154 Three First National Plaza Chicago United States 234 m 767 ft 57 1981
155 Wachovia Financial Center Miami United States 233 m 764 ft 55 1984
156 The Harbourfront Landmark Hong Kong People's Republic of China 233 m 763 ft 70 2001
157 Shinjuku Park Tower Tokyo Japan 233 m 763 ft 52 1994
158 International Ocean Shipping Building Shanghai People's Republic of China 232 m 762 ft 50 2000
159 Heritage Plaza Houston United States 232 m 762 ft 53 1987
160 Suzhou Xindi Center Suzhou People's Republic of China 232 m 761 ft 54 2006
161 Menara KOMTAR Penang Malaysia 232 m 760 ft 65 1985
162 The Arch Hong Kong People's Republic of China 231 m 758 ft 65 2005
163 Carnegie Hall Tower New York City United States 231 m 757 ft 60 1991
164 Palace of Culture and Science Warsaw Poland 231 m 757 ft 33 1955
165 Chicago Title and Trust Building Chicago United States 230 m 756 ft 50 1992
166 1100 Louisiana Houston United States 230 m 756 ft 55 1980
167 Bear Stearns World Headquarters New York City United States 230 m 755 ft 47 2001
168 World Tower Sydney Australia 230 m 755 ft 73 2004
169 AXA Center New York City United States 229 m 752 ft 54 1986
170 1251 Avenue of the Americas New York City United States 229 m 750 ft 54 1971
171 One Penn Plaza New York City United States 229 m 750 ft 57 1972
172 Two California Plaza Los Angeles United States 229 m 750 ft 52 1992
173 Prudential Tower Boston United States 229 m 750 ft 52 1964
174 Time Warner Center North Tower New York City United States 229 m 750 ft 55 2004
175 Time Warner Center South Tower New York City United States 229 m 750 ft 55 2004
176 Gas Company Tower Los Angeles United States 228 m 749 ft 52 1991
177 Golden Business Center Shenzhen People's Republic of China 228 m 748 ft 50 2004
178 MLC Centre Sydney Australia 228 m 748 ft 60 1977
179 Cosco Tower Hong Kong People's Republic of China 228 m 748 ft 53 1998
180 Trade Tower Seoul South Korea 228 m 748 ft 54 1988
181 RSA Battlehouse Tower Mobile, Alabama United States 227 m 745 ft 35 2007
182 60 Wall Street New York City United States 227 m 745 ft 55 1989
183 One Astor Plaza New York City United States 227 m 745 ft 54 1972
184 Governor Phillip Tower Sydney Australia 227 m 745 ft 54 1993
185 Empire Tower 1 Bangkok Thailand 227 m 744 ft 62 1999
186 The Belcher's Tower 5 Hong Kong People's Republic of China 227 m 744 ft 61 2001
187 The Belcher's Tower 6 Hong Kong People's Republic of China 227 m 744 ft 61 2001
188 One Liberty Plaza New York City United States 226 m 743 ft 54 1973
189 JR Central Hotel Tower Nagoya Japan 226 m 741 ft 53 2000
190 Swissôtel The Stamford Singapore Singapore 226 m 741 ft 73 1986
191 Bank of China Tower Shanghai People's Republic of China 226 m 741 ft 53 2000
192 20 Exchange Place New York City United States 226 m 741 ft 57 1931
193 Centerpoint Energy Plaza Houston United States 226 m 741 ft 47 1974
194 Seven World Trade Center New York City United States 226 m 741 ft 49 2006
195 Two Union Square Seattle United States 226 m 740 ft 56 1989
196 Bell Atlantic Tower Philadelphia United States 225 m 739 ft 55 1991
197 Three World Financial Center New York City United States 225 m 739 ft 51 1986
198 Shenzhen World Trade Center Shenzhen People's Republic of China 225 m 738 ft 50 2001
199 Shinjuku Mitsui Building Tokyo Japan 225 m 738 ft 55 1974
200 Torre Mayor Mexico City Mexico 225 m 738 ft 55 2003

(Note: Destroyed buildings not included, notably the World Trade Center which would be in the top 10) Adapted from [link]

Alternative measurements

Height to Roof

Many skyscraper afficianados prefer this measurement to determine tallest building in the world, as "architectural feature" is regarded as a subjective aspect.

Rank Building City Jurisdiction Height Floors Built
1 Taipei 101 Taipei Republic of China (Taiwan) 1,469 ft 101 2004
2 Sears Tower Chicago Illinois 1,454 ft 108 1974
3,4 Petronas Towers Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 1,360 ft 88 1998
5 2 International Finance Centre Hong Kong People's Republic of China 1,335 ft 90 2003
6 Jin Mao Building Shanghai People's Republic of China 1,275 ft 93 1998
7 Empire State Building New York City New York 1,250 ft 102 1932
8 Tuntex 85 Sky Tower Kaohsiung Republic of China (Taiwan) 1,140 ft 85 1997
9 Aon Center Chicago Illinois 1,136 ft 83 1973
10 John Hancock Center Chicago Illinois 1,127 ft 100 1969

Height to Pinnacle

Many skyscraper enthusiasts prefer this measurement although what extensions can and cannot be deemed "architectural" is highly subjective.

Rank Building City Country Height Floors Built
1 Sears Tower Chicago United States 527 m 1,729 ft 108 1974
(2) 1 World Trade Center New York City United States 526 m 1,724 ft 110 1972
2 Taipei 101 Taipei Republic of China (Taiwan) 508 m 1,671 ft 101 2004
3 John Hancock Center Chicago United States 457 m 1,500 ft 100 1969
4 Petronas Tower 1 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 452 m 1,483 ft 88 1998
5 Petronas Tower 2 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 452 m 1,483 ft 88 1998
6 Empire State Building New York City United States 449 m 1,472 ft 102 1931
7 Jin Mao Tower Shanghai People's Republic of China 421 m 1,380 ft 88 1998
8 International Finance Centre Hong Kong People's Republic of China 416 m 1,364 ft 88 2003
(9) 2 World Trade Center New York City United States 415 m 1,362 ft 110 1973
9 CITIC Plaza Guangzhou People's Republic of China 391 m 1,283 ft 80 1997
10 Shun Hing Square Shenzhen People's Republic of China 384 m 1,260 ft 69 1996
11 Tuntex Sky Tower Kaohsiung Republic of China (Taiwan) 378 m 1,240 ft 85 1997
12 Central Plaza Hong Kong People's Republic of China 374 m 1,227 ft 78 1992
13 Bank of China Tower Hong Kong People's Republic of China 367 m 1,205 ft 72 1990
14 SEG Plaza Shenzhen People's Republic of China 356 m 1,167 ft 70 2000

Selected high buildings

Woolworth building
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Woolworth building

Sydney Tower, taken 14 April, 2005
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Sydney Tower, taken 14 April, 2005

Hopewell Centre, Hong Kong
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Hopewell Centre, Hong Kong

Singer Building, New York
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Singer Building, New York

Jin Mao Building, Shanghai
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Jin Mao Building, Shanghai

Turning Torso, Malmö
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Turning Torso, Malmö

Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur
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Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur

Observation towers and other structures

Macau Tower, Macau
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Macau Tower, Macau

Ostankino Tower, Moscow
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Ostankino Tower, Moscow

See also

Specific places:

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