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imagine the view from the top welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
counting down our picks for the top 10
tallest buildings in the world
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’ll
be looking at the tallest buildings from
around the planet and ranking them
objectively based on height number 10
Shanghai World Financial Center China
1614 feat this sharp smooth yet angular
building is a true work of both art and
genius according to architects it was
named best skyscraper completed in 2008
by numerous architects and it was the
recipient of multiple year-end awards
from the time of its completion until
2013 it was the tallest building in
Shanghai before another skyscraper
swooped in to claim its title regardless
the Shanghai World Financial Center
still boasts an eye-catching design an
observation deck set at 1555 feet and
the world’s third highest hotel the Park
Hyatt Shanghai which occupies floors 79
through 93 number 10 Taipei 101 Taiwan
1667 feet
don’t let the 101 in its name fool you
there is absolutely nothing rudimentary
about this super tall skyscraper found
in the jin-yi district of Taipei this
remarkable building was the world’s
tallest from 2004 until 2010 its height
is far from the only thing that makes it
remarkable however given the often
extreme environmental factors in Taiwan
including high winds and earthquakes the
building has a massive pendulum built
into it a tuned mast damper which
offsets the sway of the building with
its mixture of traditional and modern
Asian architecture it’s certainly
eye-catching since a 2011 update the
building holds the distinction of being
the world’s largest LED rated green
building as in eco-friendly number 8
China zone also known as siddik tower
China 1732 feet as of early 2018 this
mammoth building found in the central
business district of beijing is
structurally complete but has yet to be
officially open to the public and as
such details remain scarce however at a
whopping 1732 feet and as the newly
christened tallest bill
in Beijing and more than earned its spot
on this list been long in the making
with ground first having been broken in
2011 plans for the interior include
office space luxury apartments and a
hotel the most unique remarkable feature
however is the planned rooftop garden
which will sit roughly 1719 feet above
ground number 7 Wang Joo CTF finance
center China 1739 feet completed in 2016
and dwarfing most other skyscrapers with
which it shares the Glen drew skyline
the Chow Tai Fook Finance Center is the
tallest functional building in the city
it is surpassed only by the Canton tower
which is a structure that serves as a
landmark an observation deck only the
CTF finance centre is also the third
tallest building in all of China
constructed between 2009 and 2016 this
building referred to colloquially as the
east tower is the larger of a pair which
together are known as the Wang Joo twin
towers with its angular cuts CTF finance
centre certainly makes for a striking
modern site number six One World Trade
Center USA 1776 feet after the twin
towers of the World Trade Center in New
York City were destroyed in the 9/11
terrorist attacks of 2001 the city was
left with difficult decisions to make
ultimately competitions were held to
find a design for a replacement
structure that would both honor the
memory of the tragic event and serve as
the New World Trade Center it was
certainly long in the making but the
completed one World Trade Center which
opened on November 3rd 2014 is truly
unique made up of 8 triangles its shape
captures and reflects the sky
beautifully at 1776 feet it’s also the
tallest building found in the Western
Hemisphere number 5 locker world tower
south korea 1819 feet this is another
structure that took a long time to get
off the ground a full 13 years of
planning went into the Lauder World
Tower before they even broke ground
construction officially began in 2011
and was completed in 2016 with the long
gestating building finally opening its
doors in 2017 the building boasts an
observation deck private offices a hotel
covering floors 76 through 101
residences and offices
against the rest of the Seoul skyline
the Lauda World Tower seems even more
impressive as it has nearly double the
height of its closest competition number
four ping on Finance Center China 1966
feat completed in 2017 and add an
estimated cost of 1.5 billion dollars
ping on Finance Center looks like some
sort of futuristic spaceship prepping to
take off angular and finally detailed
the skyscrapers the second tallest in
China there were initially plans to give
it an antenna that would have earned at
a higher spot on our list but a
testament to the extreme heights were
talking about the plan was abandoned for
fear that the antenna could interfere
with fight paths at that height a
remarkable building nonetheless in
addition to office spaces ping on
Finance Center houses a hotel a
conference center an observation deck
and a high-end shopping mall number 3 a
Braj all by its clock tower Saudi Arabia
1972 feat with this massive building we
leave behind the height classification
of super tall skyscrapers and enter the
world of mega tall skyscrapers a
distinction our previous entry missed by
a matter of feet with that said there
are only three mega tall skyscrapers in
the world in a close-up photo just by
virtue of its architectural style you’d
expect this mackerel clock tower to be a
much more modest scale however when you
see the building from a distance and
within the context of the skyline of
Mecca Saudi Arabia you realize just what
a colossal feat of architecture you’re
witnessing an opulent building it’s even
crowned with a glass jewel which houses
a scientific Center an observation deck
number 2 Shanghai Tower China 2070 3
feet at over 2,000 feet the Shanghai
Tower is kind of hard to fathom you’d
really have to see it in person to
believe it and even then you’d probably
need to visit its observation deck in
order to appreciate just how high you’ve
climbed though it’s only the second
tallest building in the world that
observation tower is officially the
highest in existence today the building
also boasts the world’s speediest
elevators meaning you can get to set
observation deck 1840 one point four
feet high in record time completed in
2014 the Shanghai Tower contains
everything from offices and boutiques to
a swimming pool
and concert hall before we unveil our
top pick here are a few honorable
mentions
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number one Burj Kalifa United Arab
Emirates 2717 feat for our number one
entry we take a staggering jump skyward
with this building that trumps the
runner-up by nearly 650 feet towering
above all other skyscrapers yet
constructed it has held the title of
tallest building in the world since it
was topped out in 2008 construction
began four years prior to that in 2004
and the building was officially opened
in 2010 with its completion he claimed a
number of tallest and highest records
including the world’s highest nightclub
and restaurant with its unique and
inspired architecture Burj Khalifa is
the tallest building in the world and truly one of a kind
imagine the view from the top welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’ll be
counting down our picks for the top 10
tallest buildings in the world
before we begin we publish new videos
every day so be sure to subscribe for
more great content for this list we’ll
be looking at the tallest buildings from
around the planet and ranking them
objectively based on height number 10
Shanghai World Financial Center China
1614 feat this sharp smooth yet angular
building is a true work of both art and
genius according to architects it was
named best skyscraper completed in 2008
by numerous architects and it was the
recipient of multiple year-end awards
from the time of its completion until
2013 it was the tallest building in
Shanghai before another skyscraper
swooped in to claim its title regardless
the Shanghai World Financial Center
still boasts an eye-catching design an
observation deck set at 1555 feet and
the world’s third highest hotel the Park
Hyatt Shanghai which occupies floors 79
through 93 number 10 Taipei 101 Taiwan
1667 feet
don’t let the 101 in its name fool you
there is absolutely nothing rudimentary
about this super tall skyscraper found
in the jin-yi district of Taipei this
remarkable building was the world’s
tallest from 2004 until 2010 its height
is far from the only thing that makes it
remarkable however given the often
extreme environmental factors in Taiwan
including high winds and earthquakes the
building has a massive pendulum built
into it a tuned mast damper which
offsets the sway of the building with
its mixture of traditional and modern
Asian architecture it’s certainly
eye-catching since a 2011 update the
building holds the distinction of being
the world’s largest LED rated green
building as in eco-friendly number 8
China zone also known as siddik tower
China 1732 feet as of early 2018 this
mammoth building found in the central
business district of beijing is
structurally complete but has yet to be
officially open to the public and as
such details remain scarce however at a
whopping 1732 feet and as the newly
christened tallest bill
in Beijing and more than earned its spot
on this list been long in the making
with ground first having been broken in
2011 plans for the interior include
office space luxury apartments and a
hotel the most unique remarkable feature
however is the planned rooftop garden
which will sit roughly 1719 feet above
ground number 7 Wang Joo CTF finance
center China 1739 feet completed in 2016
and dwarfing most other skyscrapers with
which it shares the Glen drew skyline
the Chow Tai Fook Finance Center is the
tallest functional building in the city
it is surpassed only by the Canton tower
which is a structure that serves as a
landmark an observation deck only the
CTF finance centre is also the third
tallest building in all of China
constructed between 2009 and 2016 this
building referred to colloquially as the
east tower is the larger of a pair which
together are known as the Wang Joo twin
towers with its angular cuts CTF finance
centre certainly makes for a striking
modern site number six One World Trade
Center USA 1776 feet after the twin
towers of the World Trade Center in New
York City were destroyed in the 9/11
terrorist attacks of 2001 the city was
left with difficult decisions to make
ultimately competitions were held to
find a design for a replacement
structure that would both honor the
memory of the tragic event and serve as
the New World Trade Center it was
certainly long in the making but the
completed one World Trade Center which
opened on November 3rd 2014 is truly
unique made up of 8 triangles its shape
captures and reflects the sky
beautifully at 1776 feet it’s also the
tallest building found in the Western
Hemisphere number 5 locker world tower
south korea 1819 feet this is another
structure that took a long time to get
off the ground a full 13 years of
planning went into the Lauder World
Tower before they even broke ground
construction officially began in 2011
and was completed in 2016 with the long
gestating building finally opening its
doors in 2017 the building boasts an
observation deck private offices a hotel
covering floors 76 through 101
residences and offices
against the rest of the Seoul skyline
the Lauda World Tower seems even more
impressive as it has nearly double the
height of its closest competition number
four ping on Finance Center China 1966
feat completed in 2017 and add an
estimated cost of 1.5 billion dollars
ping on Finance Center looks like some
sort of futuristic spaceship prepping to
take off angular and finally detailed
the skyscrapers the second tallest in
China there were initially plans to give
it an antenna that would have earned at
a higher spot on our list but a
testament to the extreme heights were
talking about the plan was abandoned for
fear that the antenna could interfere
with fight paths at that height a
remarkable building nonetheless in
addition to office spaces ping on
Finance Center houses a hotel a
conference center an observation deck
and a high-end shopping mall number 3 a
Braj all by its clock tower Saudi Arabia
1972 feat with this massive building we
leave behind the height classification
of super tall skyscrapers and enter the
world of mega tall skyscrapers a
distinction our previous entry missed by
a matter of feet with that said there
are only three mega tall skyscrapers in
the world in a close-up photo just by
virtue of its architectural style you’d
expect this mackerel clock tower to be a
much more modest scale however when you
see the building from a distance and
within the context of the skyline of
Mecca Saudi Arabia you realize just what
a colossal feat of architecture you’re
witnessing an opulent building it’s even
crowned with a glass jewel which houses
a scientific Center an observation deck
number 2 Shanghai Tower China 2070 3
feet at over 2,000 feet the Shanghai
Tower is kind of hard to fathom you’d
really have to see it in person to
believe it and even then you’d probably
need to visit its observation deck in
order to appreciate just how high you’ve
climbed though it’s only the second
tallest building in the world that
observation tower is officially the
highest in existence today the building
also boasts the world’s speediest
elevators meaning you can get to set
observation deck 1840 one point four
feet high in record time completed in
2014 the Shanghai Tower contains
everything from offices and boutiques to
a swimming pool
and concert hall before we unveil our
top pick here are a few honorable
mentions
[Music]
number one Burj Kalifa United Arab
Emirates 2717 feat for our number one
entry we take a staggering jump skyward
with this building that trumps the
runner-up by nearly 650 feet towering
above all other skyscrapers yet
constructed it has held the title of
tallest building in the world since it
was topped out in 2008 construction
began four years prior to that in 2004
and the building was officially opened
in 2010 with its completion he claimed a
number of tallest and highest records
including the world’s highest nightclub
and restaurant with its unique and
inspired architecture Burj Khalifa is
the tallest building in the world and truly one of a kind
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