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radin87 · Amateur Joined: 17 Apr 2008 Posts: 151

In this topic, let we see the currently most tallest building in the world. This is the trend in today world that the building is built for fame and to show superiority.

This is 4 categories to measured the tallest building:
1. Height to the architectural top (including spires and pinnacles, but not antennas, masts or flagpoles). This measurement is the most widely utilized and is used to define the rankings of the 100 Tallest Buildings in the World.
2. Highest Occupied Floor
3. Height to Top of Roof
4. Height to Tip

**The height is measured from the pavement

This is the list of the tallest completed building in the world.
(Highest skyscrapers by architectural detail)

1. Taipei 101, Taiwan (509m)
2. Shanghai World Financial Center, China (492m)
3. Petronas Twin Tower, Malaysia (452m)
4. Sears Tower, USA (442m)
5. Jin Mao Tower, China (421m)
6. Two International Finance Center, Hong Kong SAR (415m)
7. CITIC Plaza, China (391m)
8. Shun Hing Square, China (384m)
9. Empire State Building, USA (381m)
10. Central Plaza, Hong Kong SAR (374m)

refference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallest_building