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gentleRain · Oct 11, 2009, 02:26

Hi there,
Here's the list of the tallest buildings of the world. You can check the heights from here

10. Jin Mao Tower - Shanghai/China

9. Guangzhou West Tower - Guangzhou/China

8. [Willis Tower (Sears Tower) - Chicago/ABD

7. Nanjing Greenland Financial Center - China

5-6 Petronas Towers towers (equal in height) - Malesia

4. International Commerce Center - China

3. Shanghai World Finance Towers - China

2. Taipei 101 - Taiwan

1. Burj Dubai - UAE

exoticshawls · Oct 11, 2009, 05:12

my GOD,, i think anther building is left here, its name is cobra building

SpacePhoenix · Oct 11, 2009, 16:19

I wouldn't want to have to climb the stairs to a room near the top of the Burj Dubai - UAE if the lifts ever broke down. There was one skyscraper, the Empire State Building I think, that had an annual race to climb the central staircase.

Raffles · Oct 11, 2009, 16:44

Apparently the Burj Dubai is so tall that it prompted new inventions in civil engineering - it's so heavy that research had to be made into concrete that could put up with so much weight (at the bottom). Also new equipment to pump concrete that high up had to be developed. It's a pretty impressive sight, the sort of thing I'd see in depictions of futuristic cities, particularly the way it's made up of lots of cylinders piled together in a higgledy-piggledy sort of manner.

I can't say I like Taipei 101 much, it's pretty brutally ugly.

My220x · Oct 11, 2009, 17:39

I'm scared of heights so could never look out the window of one of these buildings right at the top. LOL imagine the window cleaner :P

SpacePhoenix · Oct 11, 2009, 19:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by My220x

I'm scared of heights so could never look out the window of one of these buildings right at the top. LOL imagine the window cleaner :P

I remember in the WTC on the observation floor, at the edge you had a glass floor which came out from the side enough that you could look straight down the side of the building.

r937 · Oct 11, 2009, 19:32

the CN Tower in Toronto (world's tallest free-standing structure on land) has a glass floor...

weblover50 · Oct 11, 2009, 21:19

great post...

Oct 11, 2009, 02:26	#1
gentleRain SitePoint Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 7	Tallest Buildings of the world Hi there, Here's the list of the tallest buildings of the world. You can check the heights from here 10. Jin Mao Tower - Shanghai/China 9. Guangzhou West Tower - Guangzhou/China 8. [Willis Tower (Sears Tower) - Chicago/ABD 7. Nanjing Greenland Financial Center - China 5-6 Petronas Towers towers (equal in height) - Malesia 4. International Commerce Center - China 3. Shanghai World Finance Towers - China 2. Taipei 101 - Taiwan 1. Burj Dubai - UAE Last edited by Dan Grossman; Oct 12, 2009 at 18:11. Reason: Self-promotional links removed

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Oct 11, 2009, 05:12	#2
exoticshawls SitePoint Enthusiast Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 63	my GOD,, i think anther building is left here, its name is cobra building

Oct 11, 2009, 16:19	#3
SpacePhoenix SitePoint Guru Join Date: May 2007 Location: Poole, UK Posts: 822	I wouldn't want to have to climb the stairs to a room near the top of the Burj Dubai - UAE if the lifts ever broke down. There was one skyscraper, the Empire State Building I think, that had an annual race to climb the central staircase.

Oct 11, 2009, 16:44	#4
Raffles Tool Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 3,586	Apparently the Burj Dubai is so tall that it prompted new inventions in civil engineering - it's so heavy that research had to be made into concrete that could put up with so much weight (at the bottom). Also new equipment to pump concrete that high up had to be developed. It's a pretty impressive sight, the sort of thing I'd see in depictions of futuristic cities, particularly the way it's made up of lots of cylinders piled together in a higgledy-piggledy sort of manner. I can't say I like Taipei 101 much, it's pretty brutally ugly.

Oct 11, 2009, 17:39	#5
My220x SitePoint Zealot Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 136	I'm scared of heights so could never look out the window of one of these buildings right at the top. LOL imagine the window cleaner :P

Oct 11, 2009, 21:19	#8
weblover50 SitePoint Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 86	great post...