Lists of Tallest Buildings - Photo Gallery

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• The Abraj Al-Bait Towers in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, is the tallest clock tower, tallest hotel, largest and the 2nd tallest building in the world.

• Taipei 101 in Taipei, Taiwan, was the tallest building in the world for 6 years, until it was surpassed by the Burj Khalifa.

• The Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, were the world's tallest buildings from 1998 to 2004, and are still the tallest twin buildings.

• Chicago's Willis Tower (originally the Sears Tower) was the tallest building in the world from 1974 to 1998. It is still the tallest in the United States.

• The Shanghai World Financial Center is the 4th tallest building in the world, the tallest building in the People's Republic of China, and has world's highest observation deck.

• The International Commerce Centre of Hong Kong is currently the 5th tallest building in the world. The top 15 floors are occupied by the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company; this hotel will be the world's tallest 6-star grand hotel, replacing the Park Hyatt Shanghai Hotel.

• New York City's Empire State Building was the tallest building in the world from 1931 to 1972 and is the third tallest building in the United States.

• Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai, People's Republic of China (PRC) is one of the tallest buildings in the world.

• The Trump International Hotel and Tower in Chicago is the second tallest building in the United States.

• Q1 on the Gold Coast in Australia, is the world's 3rd tallest residential building.

• The US Bank Tower in Los Angeles is the tallest building in the United States west of the Mississippi River.

• The Gran Torre Santiago in Santiago, Chile will become the tallest building in South America.

• Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong, the first building outside the United States to break the 1,000 ft mark and the tallest building in Hong Kong and Asia from 1990 to 1992.

• The Yokohama Landmark Tower is the tallest building in Japan.

• The Kingdom Center is the second tallest building in Saudi Arabia.

• The Shard is the tallest building in European Union.

• City of Capitals located in Moscow as well as other skyscrapers like the Mercury City Tower which is the tallest Building in Europe on the right side of the picture.

• The Imperial in Mumbai, tallest buildings in South Asia