Skyscrapper Day

Top 5 Tallest Buildings in the World

By Team Aakash BYJU'S

Humanity has become obsessed with breaking its limits and so are the skyscrapers.

After churches, it's commercial skyscrapers that are continuing to stretch taller and taller.

Here are top 5 Tallest buildings in the world:

Burj Khalifa

Since its completion in 2010, it's been the world's tallest skyscraper located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

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Shanghai Tower

Its height is 632 m and is  located in the Chinese city of Shanghai. It has the world's fastest elevators, which climb the tower at the speed of 18 meters per second.

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Makkah Clock Royal Tower

Its the third-tallest building in the world whose striking feature is its clock tower and it can be seen from 25 kilometers away.

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Ping an International Finance Centre

With 599 meters, it is the tallest building in China.It has 116 storey that steals the title from one World Trade Center in New York.

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Goldin Finance 117

It is a 597-metre-high skyscraper located in Tianjin, China. This skyscraper measures just 2 meters less than the Ping An Financial Centre, marking it as 5th position.

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