Eleven Tallest Freestanding Structures in the World
1. Burj Dubai
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Height: 2,684 feet
This is currently the tallest building in the world, being built in 2009. It is still under construction. It is a skyscraper that functions as an office, hotel and residential center.
2. Guangzhou TV and Sightseeing Tower
Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China
Height: 2,001 feet
This building was topped off in 2009, and is still under construction. It is a concrete tower that functions as an observation deck, as well as for UHF/VHF transmission.
3. CN Tower
Toronto, Canada
Height: 1,815 feet
This is the tallest structure in the Western world. It is a concrete tower that functions as an observation deck, as well as for UHF/VHF transmission.
4. Ostankino Tower
Height: 1,772 feet
Moscow, Russia
This is the tallest freestanding structure of Europe. It is a concrete tower that functions as an observation deck, as well as for UHF/VHF transmission.
5. Willis Tower (Formerly Sears Tower)
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Height: 1,727 feet
This is the tallest freestanding structure in the United States, and was the tallest skyscraper in the world until 1998. It functions as an office, as well as for observation and UHF/VHF transmission.
6. Taipei 101
Height: 1,671 feet
Taipei, Taiwan
This was the tallest skyscraper of the world until 2009. It serves as an office, as well as for observation and UHF/VHF transmission.
7. Shanghai World Financial Center
Height: 1,614 feet
Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
This is the tallest building in China, and holds the world’s tallest observation deck. It is a skyscraper that holds offices, hotels and residential homes.
8. International Commerce Center
Height: 1,590 feet
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
This skyscraper is to serve as an office building, and is still under construction.
9. Oriental Pearl Tower
Height: 1,535 feet
Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
This was the tallest structure in China until 2007. It is a concrete tower that is for observation and UHF/VHF transmission.
10. John Hancock Center
Height: 1,500 feet
Chicago, Illinois, United States of America
This was the world’s tallest mix-use building until 2008. It is a skyscraper that functions for offices, residential spaces and UHF/VHF transmission.
11. Petronas Towers 1,2
Height: 1,483 feet each
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
These are the tallest twin towers in the world. They are skyscrapers that serve for office and observation purposes.
I’m fairly sure that you meant “Taipei, Taiwan”, or “Taipei, Republic of China (Taiwan)”.
Seriously.
hi
Burj means tower in arabic
so Buri Dubai AKA Dubai tower
thnx
If the Sears Tower is “the tallest skyscraper in the world until 1998” at 1727 feet how can the Taipei 101 tower be “the tallest skyscraper of the world until 2009” when it’s only 1671 feet? The Sears (Willis) tower is still standing and taller so it would technically still be the tallest in the world had it not been dethroned in 1998.