Top 5 tallest buildings for 2010 and 2014

Humanity in biblical times once dreamed to reach the sky, where God lives, and the Babel Tower was the first attempt. Nowadays, we have various really tall constructions for the forthcoming years.

Top 5 tallest buildings for 2014

These are real projects some are ready to be built and others are waiting some approvals and paperwork. Dubai is the main place for these huge buildings.

1. Nakheel Harbour & Tower / Dubai DU / United Arab Emirates / Status: On-hold / 200 floors / 1,000 meters.
   Architect: Woods Bagot, Pei Partnership Architects.
2. Burj Dubai / Dubai DU / United Arab Emirates / Under-construction (ready for 2010) / 162 floors / 818 meters
   Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP.
3. Pentominium / Shanghai SH / China / On-hold / 120 floors / 618 meters
   Architect: Aedas Architects Ltd.
4. Dubai Towers Dubai – Tower 4 / Dubai DU / United Arab Emirates / On-hold / 94 floors / 550 meters
   Architect: Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback and Associates Architects.
5. Burj Al Alam / Dubai DU / United Arab Emirates / On-Hold / 108 floors / 510 meters
   Architect: Nikken Sekkei Ltd.

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Source: skyscraperpage.com

Top 6 tallest buildings for 2010

1. Burj Dubai (Dubai) / 162 floors / 818 meters
2. Taipei 101 (Taipei) / 101 floors / 508 meters
3. FederationTower (Moscow) / 93 floors / 506 meters (will be finished in 2010)
4. Shanghai World Financial Center (Shanghai) / 101 floors / 492 meters
5. International Commerce Center (Hong-Kong) / 118 floors / 484 meters (will be finished in 2010)
6. Petronas Towers (Kuala Lumpur) / 88 floors / 452 meters

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Source: skyscraperpage.com

Top 4 tallest buildings in 2009

1. Taipei 101 (Taipei) / 101 floors / 508 meters
2. Shanghai World Financial Center (Shanghai) / 101 floors / 492 meters
3. Torres Petronas (Kuala Lumpur) / 88 floors / 452 meters
4. Torre Willis (Chicago) / 108 floors / 442 meters

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Source: skyscraperpage.com

How tall was the WTC?

Lets see:

• Nakheel Harbour & Tower
• Petronas Towers
• Empire State Building
• World Trade Center, Tower One

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Post author: Daniel Semper