10 - Willis Tower (United States)
443 meters (1,453.41 feet)
It has been the tallest building in Chicago since 1974. The lobby contains Alexander Calder's moving sculpture "The Universe". Until Taipei 101 was crowned in 2004, Sears Tower held the title of world's tallest ceiling and tallest occupied floor.
09 - International Trade Center (Hong Kong)
484 meters (1588 feet)
This tower will form a "gateway" to Victoria Harbor with two international financial centers on the opposite side of the harbor. The final design of this tower was built in 2001 after more than four changes to the design proposal.
08 - Shanghai World Financial Center (China)
492 meters (1614 feet)
Implemented within two years, the project should have been canceled in accordance with the relevant regulations. However, as this is a large investment project and there were no other suitable investors, the building was kept and in four years it would finally be built in Shanghai. Glass and metal have been covered with simple geometric bodies to create mysterious visual effects.
07 - Taipei 101 (Taiwan)
508 meters (1666.6 feet)
Inside is a 660-ton circular mass damper to counteract seismic and wind-induced motion. It consists of 41 steel plates, suspended from eight steel cables, rests on eight viscous shock absorbers and can move sideways five feet in any direction. It is the largest and heaviest of its kind in the world.
06 - Ostankino Tower (Russia)
540.1 meters (1772 ft)
The Ostankino Tower was built in 1967 and is currently the sixth tallest free-standing structure in the world. This tower is used for broadcasting and as an observatory. The Ostankino Tower is located in Moscow, the capital of Russia. It was the tallest freestanding structure from 1967 to 1975, but not now.
05 - CN Tower (Canada)
553 meters (1815 feet)
The CN Tower is located in Toronto, Canada. This tower is used as a restaurant, broadcast tower and observatory. When it was built in 1976, it was the tallest free-standing structure in the world.
04 - Canton Tower (China)
600 meters (1968 feet)
Canton Tower is located in Guangzhou city of China. The construction process of this tower was completed in 2010.
03 - Abraj Al Bait Tower (Saudi Arabia)
601 meters (2,080 feet)
The facade of the Abraj Al-Bait Tower is decorated with a glass mosaic. The main use of this tower is a clock tower, an observatory, a shopping mall, and a hotel. It is present in Saudi Arabia in the city of Mecca.
02 - Tokyo Sky Tree
634 meters (2,080 feet)
Tokyo Sky Tree is a broadcast center and restaurant. The entire facility also has several observatories.
01 - Burj Khalifa (Dubai)
828 meters (2717 feet)
The tower sits on an artificial lake designed to wrap around the tower and provide a spectacular view of the tower. It remains the tallest tower in the world since it was completed in January 2010.
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