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World's Tallest Buildings

Tallests buildings of the WORLD the „BIG FIVE" Burj Khalifa Country United Arab Emirates City Dubai International Commerce Centre Built 2010 (2004 -2010) Country China Height 828 m City Hong Kong Floors 163 Built 2010 (2002 - 2010) Architect Adrian Smith at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) Height 484 m Building uses Floors 108 mixed use (communication, hotel, observation, office, residential, retail) Architect Wong & Ouyang (HK) Ltd. Cost USD S1.5 billion Building uses mixed use (hotel, observation, office, parking garage, retail) Interesting thing World's tallest building since 2009 (eclipsing Taipei's Taipei 101) and now the world's tallest man-made structure. Cost Interesting thing A Ritz-Carlton (opening 2011) will be the world's highest hotel, situated inside the skyscraper. Taipei 101 Country Taiwan Petronas Towers Taipei 2004 (1998 - 2004) City Built Country Malaysia Height 508 m City Kuala Lumpur Floors 101 Built 1998 (1992 - 1998) Architect C.Y. Lee & partners Height 451,9 m office (communication, conference, library, observation, restaurant, library, fitness center) Building uses Floors 88 Architect Cesar Pelli & Associates Architects, Adamson Associates, RSP Architects Planners & Engineers Private Limited Cost USD S 1.80 billion Interesting thing There are two the world's fastest elevators in this building. With top speed of 1010 m/min observation deck visitors can Building uses office (observation) Cost USD S 1.6 billion whiz from Level BI to 89 in 39 seconds. Interesting thing There is a sky bridge on levels 41-42 that is accessible for public viewing. Tickets are free. Shanghai World Financial Center Country China City Shanghai Built 2008 (1997 - 2008) Height 492 m Floors 101 Architect Kohn Pedersen Fox & East China Architecture and Design Institute mixed use (conference, hotel, museum, observation, office, parking garage, retail) Building uses Cost USD S 1.20 billion Interesting thing The observation bridge atop the building is the highest outdoor observation deck in the world. After the events of September 11th, 2001, the building was redesigned to withstand a disaster such as a plane crash including 12 fireproof refugee areas, and two external elevators. NOW FUT URE Constructions Kingdom Centre in Saudi Arabia Abraj Al Bait Towers Kingdom Centre also called Al- Mamlka Tower is the tallest skyscraper in Saudi Arabaia and it is also the third tallest building with a hole in the world. It is 302, 3 m tall building located in the city of Riyadh. Construction of the Kingdom Center began in 1999 and it finished in 2002 and the total cost of the project was USS I billion. It has 41 floors and 35 elevators. Besides the second highest mosque in the world, AI- Mamlka Tower contains for The Abraj Al Bait Towers also known as the Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel is a complex under construction in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. When completed it will be the biggest building in the world by mass, the tallest building in Saudi Arabia and second tallest building in the world. The high of the Abraj Al Bait Towers will be 601 m. There will be also the world's largest clock faces (43x43 m) on each side of the tallest tower. The Abraj Al Bait Towers will have a large prayer room capable of holding several thousand people, seven-star hotel, shopping mall, parking garage for hundreds vehicles or two heliports. The entire project is estimated to be completed in the autumn of 2011. example a five-level shopping center, apartment complex, a wedding center or Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh. INFOGRAPHICS GaloMMe for p Tallests buildings of the WORLD the „BIG FIVE" Burj Khalifa Country United Arab Emirates City Dubai International Commerce Centre Built 2010 (2004 -2010) Country China Height 828 m City Hong Kong Floors 163 Built 2010 (2002 - 2010) Architect Adrian Smith at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) Height 484 m Building uses Floors 108 mixed use (communication, hotel, observation, office, residential, retail) Architect Wong & Ouyang (HK) Ltd. Cost USD S1.5 billion Building uses mixed use (hotel, observation, office, parking garage, retail) Interesting thing World's tallest building since 2009 (eclipsing Taipei's Taipei 101) and now the world's tallest man-made structure. Cost Interesting thing A Ritz-Carlton (opening 2011) will be the world's highest hotel, situated inside the skyscraper. Taipei 101 Country Taiwan Petronas Towers Taipei 2004 (1998 - 2004) City Built Country Malaysia Height 508 m City Kuala Lumpur Floors 101 Built 1998 (1992 - 1998) Architect C.Y. Lee & partners Height 451,9 m office (communication, conference, library, observation, restaurant, library, fitness center) Building uses Floors 88 Architect Cesar Pelli & Associates Architects, Adamson Associates, RSP Architects Planners & Engineers Private Limited Cost USD S 1.80 billion Interesting thing There are two the world's fastest elevators in this building. With top speed of 1010 m/min observation deck visitors can Building uses office (observation) Cost USD S 1.6 billion whiz from Level BI to 89 in 39 seconds. Interesting thing There is a sky bridge on levels 41-42 that is accessible for public viewing. Tickets are free. Shanghai World Financial Center Country China City Shanghai Built 2008 (1997 - 2008) Height 492 m Floors 101 Architect Kohn Pedersen Fox & East China Architecture and Design Institute mixed use (conference, hotel, museum, observation, office, parking garage, retail) Building uses Cost USD S 1.20 billion Interesting thing The observation bridge atop the building is the highest outdoor observation deck in the world. After the events of September 11th, 2001, the building was redesigned to withstand a disaster such as a plane crash including 12 fireproof refugee areas, and two external elevators. NOW FUT URE Constructions Kingdom Centre in Saudi Arabia Abraj Al Bait Towers Kingdom Centre also called Al- Mamlka Tower is the tallest skyscraper in Saudi Arabaia and it is also the third tallest building with a hole in the world. It is 302, 3 m tall building located in the city of Riyadh. Construction of the Kingdom Center began in 1999 and it finished in 2002 and the total cost of the project was USS I billion. It has 41 floors and 35 elevators. Besides the second highest mosque in the world, AI- Mamlka Tower contains for The Abraj Al Bait Towers also known as the Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel is a complex under construction in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. When completed it will be the biggest building in the world by mass, the tallest building in Saudi Arabia and second tallest building in the world. The high of the Abraj Al Bait Towers will be 601 m. There will be also the world's largest clock faces (43x43 m) on each side of the tallest tower. The Abraj Al Bait Towers will have a large prayer room capable of holding several thousand people, seven-star hotel, shopping mall, parking garage for hundreds vehicles or two heliports. The entire project is estimated to be completed in the autumn of 2011. example a five-level shopping center, apartment complex, a wedding center or Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh. INFOGRAPHICS GaloMMe for p Tallests buildings of the WORLD the „BIG FIVE" Burj Khalifa Country United Arab Emirates City Dubai International Commerce Centre Built 2010 (2004 -2010) Country China Height 828 m City Hong Kong Floors 163 Built 2010 (2002 - 2010) Architect Adrian Smith at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) Height 484 m Building uses Floors 108 mixed use (communication, hotel, observation, office, residential, retail) Architect Wong & Ouyang (HK) Ltd. Cost USD S1.5 billion Building uses mixed use (hotel, observation, office, parking garage, retail) Interesting thing World's tallest building since 2009 (eclipsing Taipei's Taipei 101) and now the world's tallest man-made structure. Cost Interesting thing A Ritz-Carlton (opening 2011) will be the world's highest hotel, situated inside the skyscraper. Taipei 101 Country Taiwan Petronas Towers Taipei 2004 (1998 - 2004) City Built Country Malaysia Height 508 m City Kuala Lumpur Floors 101 Built 1998 (1992 - 1998) Architect C.Y. Lee & partners Height 451,9 m office (communication, conference, library, observation, restaurant, library, fitness center) Building uses Floors 88 Architect Cesar Pelli & Associates Architects, Adamson Associates, RSP Architects Planners & Engineers Private Limited Cost USD S 1.80 billion Interesting thing There are two the world's fastest elevators in this building. With top speed of 1010 m/min observation deck visitors can Building uses office (observation) Cost USD S 1.6 billion whiz from Level BI to 89 in 39 seconds. Interesting thing There is a sky bridge on levels 41-42 that is accessible for public viewing. Tickets are free. Shanghai World Financial Center Country China City Shanghai Built 2008 (1997 - 2008) Height 492 m Floors 101 Architect Kohn Pedersen Fox & East China Architecture and Design Institute mixed use (conference, hotel, museum, observation, office, parking garage, retail) Building uses Cost USD S 1.20 billion Interesting thing The observation bridge atop the building is the highest outdoor observation deck in the world. After the events of September 11th, 2001, the building was redesigned to withstand a disaster such as a plane crash including 12 fireproof refugee areas, and two external elevators. NOW FUT URE Constructions Kingdom Centre in Saudi Arabia Abraj Al Bait Towers Kingdom Centre also called Al- Mamlka Tower is the tallest skyscraper in Saudi Arabaia and it is also the third tallest building with a hole in the world. It is 302, 3 m tall building located in the city of Riyadh. Construction of the Kingdom Center began in 1999 and it finished in 2002 and the total cost of the project was USS I billion. It has 41 floors and 35 elevators. Besides the second highest mosque in the world, AI- Mamlka Tower contains for The Abraj Al Bait Towers also known as the Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel is a complex under construction in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. When completed it will be the biggest building in the world by mass, the tallest building in Saudi Arabia and second tallest building in the world. The high of the Abraj Al Bait Towers will be 601 m. There will be also the world's largest clock faces (43x43 m) on each side of the tallest tower. The Abraj Al Bait Towers will have a large prayer room capable of holding several thousand people, seven-star hotel, shopping mall, parking garage for hundreds vehicles or two heliports. The entire project is estimated to be completed in the autumn of 2011. example a five-level shopping center, apartment complex, a wedding center or Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh. INFOGRAPHICS GaloMMe for p Tallests buildings of the WORLD the „BIG FIVE" Burj Khalifa Country United Arab Emirates City Dubai International Commerce Centre Built 2010 (2004 -2010) Country China Height 828 m City Hong Kong Floors 163 Built 2010 (2002 - 2010) Architect Adrian Smith at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) Height 484 m Building uses Floors 108 mixed use (communication, hotel, observation, office, residential, retail) Architect Wong & Ouyang (HK) Ltd. Cost USD S1.5 billion Building uses mixed use (hotel, observation, office, parking garage, retail) Interesting thing World's tallest building since 2009 (eclipsing Taipei's Taipei 101) and now the world's tallest man-made structure. Cost Interesting thing A Ritz-Carlton (opening 2011) will be the world's highest hotel, situated inside the skyscraper. Taipei 101 Country Taiwan Petronas Towers Taipei 2004 (1998 - 2004) City Built Country Malaysia Height 508 m City Kuala Lumpur Floors 101 Built 1998 (1992 - 1998) Architect C.Y. Lee & partners Height 451,9 m office (communication, conference, library, observation, restaurant, library, fitness center) Building uses Floors 88 Architect Cesar Pelli & Associates Architects, Adamson Associates, RSP Architects Planners & Engineers Private Limited Cost USD S 1.80 billion Interesting thing There are two the world's fastest elevators in this building. With top speed of 1010 m/min observation deck visitors can Building uses office (observation) Cost USD S 1.6 billion whiz from Level BI to 89 in 39 seconds. Interesting thing There is a sky bridge on levels 41-42 that is accessible for public viewing. Tickets are free. Shanghai World Financial Center Country China City Shanghai Built 2008 (1997 - 2008) Height 492 m Floors 101 Architect Kohn Pedersen Fox & East China Architecture and Design Institute mixed use (conference, hotel, museum, observation, office, parking garage, retail) Building uses Cost USD S 1.20 billion Interesting thing The observation bridge atop the building is the highest outdoor observation deck in the world. After the events of September 11th, 2001, the building was redesigned to withstand a disaster such as a plane crash including 12 fireproof refugee areas, and two external elevators. NOW FUT URE Constructions Kingdom Centre in Saudi Arabia Abraj Al Bait Towers Kingdom Centre also called Al- Mamlka Tower is the tallest skyscraper in Saudi Arabaia and it is also the third tallest building with a hole in the world. It is 302, 3 m tall building located in the city of Riyadh. Construction of the Kingdom Center began in 1999 and it finished in 2002 and the total cost of the project was USS I billion. It has 41 floors and 35 elevators. Besides the second highest mosque in the world, AI- Mamlka Tower contains for The Abraj Al Bait Towers also known as the Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel is a complex under construction in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. When completed it will be the biggest building in the world by mass, the tallest building in Saudi Arabia and second tallest building in the world. The high of the Abraj Al Bait Towers will be 601 m. There will be also the world's largest clock faces (43x43 m) on each side of the tallest tower. The Abraj Al Bait Towers will have a large prayer room capable of holding several thousand people, seven-star hotel, shopping mall, parking garage for hundreds vehicles or two heliports. The entire project is estimated to be completed in the autumn of 2011. example a five-level shopping center, apartment complex, a wedding center or Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh. INFOGRAPHICS GaloMMe for p Tallests buildings of the WORLD the „BIG FIVE" Burj Khalifa Country United Arab Emirates City Dubai International Commerce Centre Built 2010 (2004 -2010) Country China Height 828 m City Hong Kong Floors 163 Built 2010 (2002 - 2010) Architect Adrian Smith at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) Height 484 m Building uses Floors 108 mixed use (communication, hotel, observation, office, residential, retail) Architect Wong & Ouyang (HK) Ltd. Cost USD S1.5 billion Building uses mixed use (hotel, observation, office, parking garage, retail) Interesting thing World's tallest building since 2009 (eclipsing Taipei's Taipei 101) and now the world's tallest man-made structure. Cost Interesting thing A Ritz-Carlton (opening 2011) will be the world's highest hotel, situated inside the skyscraper. Taipei 101 Country Taiwan Petronas Towers Taipei 2004 (1998 - 2004) City Built Country Malaysia Height 508 m City Kuala Lumpur Floors 101 Built 1998 (1992 - 1998) Architect C.Y. Lee & partners Height 451,9 m office (communication, conference, library, observation, restaurant, library, fitness center) Building uses Floors 88 Architect Cesar Pelli & Associates Architects, Adamson Associates, RSP Architects Planners & Engineers Private Limited Cost USD S 1.80 billion Interesting thing There are two the world's fastest elevators in this building. With top speed of 1010 m/min observation deck visitors can Building uses office (observation) Cost USD S 1.6 billion whiz from Level BI to 89 in 39 seconds. Interesting thing There is a sky bridge on levels 41-42 that is accessible for public viewing. Tickets are free. Shanghai World Financial Center Country China City Shanghai Built 2008 (1997 - 2008) Height 492 m Floors 101 Architect Kohn Pedersen Fox & East China Architecture and Design Institute mixed use (conference, hotel, museum, observation, office, parking garage, retail) Building uses Cost USD S 1.20 billion Interesting thing The observation bridge atop the building is the highest outdoor observation deck in the world. After the events of September 11th, 2001, the building was redesigned to withstand a disaster such as a plane crash including 12 fireproof refugee areas, and two external elevators. NOW FUT URE Constructions Kingdom Centre in Saudi Arabia Abraj Al Bait Towers Kingdom Centre also called Al- Mamlka Tower is the tallest skyscraper in Saudi Arabaia and it is also the third tallest building with a hole in the world. It is 302, 3 m tall building located in the city of Riyadh. Construction of the Kingdom Center began in 1999 and it finished in 2002 and the total cost of the project was USS I billion. It has 41 floors and 35 elevators. Besides the second highest mosque in the world, AI- Mamlka Tower contains for The Abraj Al Bait Towers also known as the Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel is a complex under construction in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. When completed it will be the biggest building in the world by mass, the tallest building in Saudi Arabia and second tallest building in the world. The high of the Abraj Al Bait Towers will be 601 m. There will be also the world's largest clock faces (43x43 m) on each side of the tallest tower. The Abraj Al Bait Towers will have a large prayer room capable of holding several thousand people, seven-star hotel, shopping mall, parking garage for hundreds vehicles or two heliports. The entire project is estimated to be completed in the autumn of 2011. example a five-level shopping center, apartment complex, a wedding center or Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh. INFOGRAPHICS GaloMMe for p Tallests buildings of the WORLD the „BIG FIVE" Burj Khalifa Country United Arab Emirates City Dubai International Commerce Centre Built 2010 (2004 -2010) Country China Height 828 m City Hong Kong Floors 163 Built 2010 (2002 - 2010) Architect Adrian Smith at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) Height 484 m Building uses Floors 108 mixed use (communication, hotel, observation, office, residential, retail) Architect Wong & Ouyang (HK) Ltd. Cost USD S1.5 billion Building uses mixed use (hotel, observation, office, parking garage, retail) Interesting thing World's tallest building since 2009 (eclipsing Taipei's Taipei 101) and now the world's tallest man-made structure. Cost Interesting thing A Ritz-Carlton (opening 2011) will be the world's highest hotel, situated inside the skyscraper. Taipei 101 Country Taiwan Petronas Towers Taipei 2004 (1998 - 2004) City Built Country Malaysia Height 508 m City Kuala Lumpur Floors 101 Built 1998 (1992 - 1998) Architect C.Y. Lee & partners Height 451,9 m office (communication, conference, library, observation, restaurant, library, fitness center) Building uses Floors 88 Architect Cesar Pelli & Associates Architects, Adamson Associates, RSP Architects Planners & Engineers Private Limited Cost USD S 1.80 billion Interesting thing There are two the world's fastest elevators in this building. With top speed of 1010 m/min observation deck visitors can Building uses office (observation) Cost USD S 1.6 billion whiz from Level BI to 89 in 39 seconds. Interesting thing There is a sky bridge on levels 41-42 that is accessible for public viewing. Tickets are free. Shanghai World Financial Center Country China City Shanghai Built 2008 (1997 - 2008) Height 492 m Floors 101 Architect Kohn Pedersen Fox & East China Architecture and Design Institute mixed use (conference, hotel, museum, observation, office, parking garage, retail) Building uses Cost USD S 1.20 billion Interesting thing The observation bridge atop the building is the highest outdoor observation deck in the world. After the events of September 11th, 2001, the building was redesigned to withstand a disaster such as a plane crash including 12 fireproof refugee areas, and two external elevators. NOW FUT URE Constructions Kingdom Centre in Saudi Arabia Abraj Al Bait Towers Kingdom Centre also called Al- Mamlka Tower is the tallest skyscraper in Saudi Arabaia and it is also the third tallest building with a hole in the world. It is 302, 3 m tall building located in the city of Riyadh. Construction of the Kingdom Center began in 1999 and it finished in 2002 and the total cost of the project was USS I billion. It has 41 floors and 35 elevators. Besides the second highest mosque in the world, AI- Mamlka Tower contains for The Abraj Al Bait Towers also known as the Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel is a complex under construction in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. When completed it will be the biggest building in the world by mass, the tallest building in Saudi Arabia and second tallest building in the world. The high of the Abraj Al Bait Towers will be 601 m. There will be also the world's largest clock faces (43x43 m) on each side of the tallest tower. The Abraj Al Bait Towers will have a large prayer room capable of holding several thousand people, seven-star hotel, shopping mall, parking garage for hundreds vehicles or two heliports. The entire project is estimated to be completed in the autumn of 2011. example a five-level shopping center, apartment complex, a wedding center or Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh. INFOGRAPHICS GaloMMe for p Tallests buildings of the WORLD the „BIG FIVE" Burj Khalifa Country United Arab Emirates City Dubai International Commerce Centre Built 2010 (2004 -2010) Country China Height 828 m City Hong Kong Floors 163 Built 2010 (2002 - 2010) Architect Adrian Smith at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) Height 484 m Building uses Floors 108 mixed use (communication, hotel, observation, office, residential, retail) Architect Wong & Ouyang (HK) Ltd. Cost USD S1.5 billion Building uses mixed use (hotel, observation, office, parking garage, retail) Interesting thing World's tallest building since 2009 (eclipsing Taipei's Taipei 101) and now the world's tallest man-made structure. Cost Interesting thing A Ritz-Carlton (opening 2011) will be the world's highest hotel, situated inside the skyscraper. Taipei 101 Country Taiwan Petronas Towers Taipei 2004 (1998 - 2004) City Built Country Malaysia Height 508 m City Kuala Lumpur Floors 101 Built 1998 (1992 - 1998) Architect C.Y. Lee & partners Height 451,9 m office (communication, conference, library, observation, restaurant, library, fitness center) Building uses Floors 88 Architect Cesar Pelli & Associates Architects, Adamson Associates, RSP Architects Planners & Engineers Private Limited Cost USD S 1.80 billion Interesting thing There are two the world's fastest elevators in this building. With top speed of 1010 m/min observation deck visitors can Building uses office (observation) Cost USD S 1.6 billion whiz from Level BI to 89 in 39 seconds. Interesting thing There is a sky bridge on levels 41-42 that is accessible for public viewing. Tickets are free. Shanghai World Financial Center Country China City Shanghai Built 2008 (1997 - 2008) Height 492 m Floors 101 Architect Kohn Pedersen Fox & East China Architecture and Design Institute mixed use (conference, hotel, museum, observation, office, parking garage, retail) Building uses Cost USD S 1.20 billion Interesting thing The observation bridge atop the building is the highest outdoor observation deck in the world. After the events of September 11th, 2001, the building was redesigned to withstand a disaster such as a plane crash including 12 fireproof refugee areas, and two external elevators. NOW FUT URE Constructions Kingdom Centre in Saudi Arabia Abraj Al Bait Towers Kingdom Centre also called Al- Mamlka Tower is the tallest skyscraper in Saudi Arabaia and it is also the third tallest building with a hole in the world. It is 302, 3 m tall building located in the city of Riyadh. Construction of the Kingdom Center began in 1999 and it finished in 2002 and the total cost of the project was USS I billion. It has 41 floors and 35 elevators. Besides the second highest mosque in the world, AI- Mamlka Tower contains for The Abraj Al Bait Towers also known as the Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel is a complex under construction in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. When completed it will be the biggest building in the world by mass, the tallest building in Saudi Arabia and second tallest building in the world. The high of the Abraj Al Bait Towers will be 601 m. There will be also the world's largest clock faces (43x43 m) on each side of the tallest tower. The Abraj Al Bait Towers will have a large prayer room capable of holding several thousand people, seven-star hotel, shopping mall, parking garage for hundreds vehicles or two heliports. The entire project is estimated to be completed in the autumn of 2011. example a five-level shopping center, apartment complex, a wedding center or Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh. INFOGRAPHICS GaloMMe for p Tallests buildings of the WORLD the „BIG FIVE" Burj Khalifa Country United Arab Emirates City Dubai International Commerce Centre Built 2010 (2004 -2010) Country China Height 828 m City Hong Kong Floors 163 Built 2010 (2002 - 2010) Architect Adrian Smith at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) Height 484 m Building uses Floors 108 mixed use (communication, hotel, observation, office, residential, retail) Architect Wong & Ouyang (HK) Ltd. Cost USD S1.5 billion Building uses mixed use (hotel, observation, office, parking garage, retail) Interesting thing World's tallest building since 2009 (eclipsing Taipei's Taipei 101) and now the world's tallest man-made structure. Cost Interesting thing A Ritz-Carlton (opening 2011) will be the world's highest hotel, situated inside the skyscraper. Taipei 101 Country Taiwan Petronas Towers Taipei 2004 (1998 - 2004) City Built Country Malaysia Height 508 m City Kuala Lumpur Floors 101 Built 1998 (1992 - 1998) Architect C.Y. Lee & partners Height 451,9 m office (communication, conference, library, observation, restaurant, library, fitness center) Building uses Floors 88 Architect Cesar Pelli & Associates Architects, Adamson Associates, RSP Architects Planners & Engineers Private Limited Cost USD S 1.80 billion Interesting thing There are two the world's fastest elevators in this building. With top speed of 1010 m/min observation deck visitors can Building uses office (observation) Cost USD S 1.6 billion whiz from Level BI to 89 in 39 seconds. Interesting thing There is a sky bridge on levels 41-42 that is accessible for public viewing. Tickets are free. Shanghai World Financial Center Country China City Shanghai Built 2008 (1997 - 2008) Height 492 m Floors 101 Architect Kohn Pedersen Fox & East China Architecture and Design Institute mixed use (conference, hotel, museum, observation, office, parking garage, retail) Building uses Cost USD S 1.20 billion Interesting thing The observation bridge atop the building is the highest outdoor observation deck in the world. After the events of September 11th, 2001, the building was redesigned to withstand a disaster such as a plane crash including 12 fireproof refugee areas, and two external elevators. NOW FUT URE Constructions Kingdom Centre in Saudi Arabia Abraj Al Bait Towers Kingdom Centre also called Al- Mamlka Tower is the tallest skyscraper in Saudi Arabaia and it is also the third tallest building with a hole in the world. It is 302, 3 m tall building located in the city of Riyadh. Construction of the Kingdom Center began in 1999 and it finished in 2002 and the total cost of the project was USS I billion. It has 41 floors and 35 elevators. Besides the second highest mosque in the world, AI- Mamlka Tower contains for The Abraj Al Bait Towers also known as the Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel is a complex under construction in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. When completed it will be the biggest building in the world by mass, the tallest building in Saudi Arabia and second tallest building in the world. The high of the Abraj Al Bait Towers will be 601 m. There will be also the world's largest clock faces (43x43 m) on each side of the tallest tower. The Abraj Al Bait Towers will have a large prayer room capable of holding several thousand people, seven-star hotel, shopping mall, parking garage for hundreds vehicles or two heliports. The entire project is estimated to be completed in the autumn of 2011. example a five-level shopping center, apartment complex, a wedding center or Four Seasons Hotel Riyadh. INFOGRAPHICS GaloMMe for p

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