Tuesday, December 9, 2008

list of tallest tower (KLCC no 2 now)....but later will be 3rd


Now day, KLCC tower is 2nd as tallest building in the world. But later after Burj Dubai's constructions complete, KLCC will be 3rd and Teipei 101 will be 2nd. But how long this record can be defending because now so many skyscrapper is under planning to be build. Whatever is it, the most important aspect is the safety of the buiding before, during and after construction stage.....



TALLEST BUILDINGS IN THE WORLD
Number Building City Height Floors Year Architect
1. Taipei 101 Taipei , Taiwan 1,671 ft (509 m) 101 2004 C.Y. Lee & Partners
2. Petronas Tower 1 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1,483 ft (452 m) 88 1998 Cesar Pelli & Associates Architects, Adamson Associates, RSP Architects Planners & Engineers Private Limited
3. Petronas Tower 2 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1,483 ft (452 m) 88 1998 Cesar Pelli & Associates Architects, Adamson Associates, RSP Architects Planners & Engineers Private Limited
4. Sears Tower Chicago, IL USA 1,451 ft (442 m) 108 1974 Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
5. Jin Mao Tower Shanghai, China 1,380 ft (421 m) 88 1998 Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, The Shanghai Institute of Architectural Design (SIADR), East China Architectural Design & Research Institute Co. Ltd.
6. Two International Finance Centre Hong Kong 1,362 ft (415 m) 88 2003 Rocco Design Limited, Cesar Pelli & Associates Architects
7. CITIC Plaza Guangzhou, China 1,283 ft (391 m) 80 1997 DLN Architects & Engineers
8. Shun Hing Square Shenzhen, China 1,260 ft (384 m) 69 1996 K.Y. Cheung Design Associates
9. Empire State Building New York City, NY, USA 1,250 ft (381 m) 102 1931 Shreve, Lamb & Harmon Associates
10. Central Plaza Hong Kong 1,227 ft (374 m) 78 1992 DLN Architects & Engineers

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