World Skyscraper Day is celebrated every year on 3 September. Thanks to the Skyscraper Center database, we rounded up a list of the world’s tallest completed buildings.
COMPILED BY Gina Dionisio
Ranked in order from tallest first, these 10 buildings have changed the landscape of their cities.
Burj Khalifa
Height: 829.8m / 2 723ft
Where: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
What: Office, Apartments, Hotel
Completion Date: 2010
Merdeka 118
Height: 679 m / 2,227 ft
Where: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
What: Hotel, Serviced Apartments, Office
Completion Date: 2023
Shanghai Tower
Height: 632 m / 2,073 ft
Where: Shanghai, China
What: Hotel, Office
Completion Date: 2015
Makkah Royal Clock Tower
Height: 601 m / 1,972 ft
Where: Mecca, Saudi Arabia
What: Serviced Apartments, Hotel, Retail
Completion Date: 2012
Ping An Finance Center
Height: 599 m / 1,965 ft
Where: Shenzhen, China
What: Office
Completion Date: 2017
Lotte World Tower
Height: 555 m / 1,819 ft
Where: Seoul, Korea
What: Hotel, Residential, Office, Retail
Completion Date: 2017
One World Trade Center
Height: 541 m / 1,776 ft
Where: New York City, USA
What: Office
Completion Date: 2014
Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre
Height: 530 m / 1,739 ft
Where: Guangzhou, China
What: Hotel, Residential, Office
Completion Date: 2016
Tianjin CTF Finance Centre
Height: 530 m / 1,739 ft
Where: Tianjin, China
What: Hotel, Serviced Apartments, Office
Completion Date: 2019
CITIC Tower
Height: 528 m / 1,731 ft
Where: Beijing, China
What: Office
Completion Date: 2018
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