Burj Khalifa

Burj Khalifa is twice as tall as the Empire State Building in New York

Interesting Facts about 8 Worlds Tallest Buildings

While Burj Khalifa has bagged the title of the Tallest Building in the World, Shanghai Tower is the tallest building considering the height of usable floors.

Shanghai Tower

Abraj Al-Bait Clock Tower

The world's third tallest building, Abraj Al-Bait, sits on an old Ottoman fortress-destroyed land that overlooks some famous Islamic sites. The fortress destroyed to create new buildings was culturally significant to the Turkish people; thus, it created a minor diplomatic disturbance in 2002.

Ping An International Finance Centre

The fourth-tallest building in the world has a façade composed of stainless steel and glass.

Lotte World Tower

Lotte World Tower, is that its construction was planned in the late 20th century; however, it took years to get the green light from the officials to build the building and eventually the construction work started in November 2010.

The massively tall tower has the same name as the North Tower of the actual World Trade Center, which was destroyed in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attack

One World Trade Center

To make Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre more sustainable and environment friendly the designers have made the façade with glass and glazed terra cotta to make the exterior lighter and more sustainable.

Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre

Tianjin CTF Finance Centre

The seventh tallest building in the world has been designed to LEED Gold standards and includes optimized daylight, high-performance, and green landscaping.