World’s Tallest Buildings

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World’s Tallest Buildings Timeline

Woolworth Building New York City’s Lower Manhattan Completed in 1913 792 feet 60 stories (floors)

Chrysler Building New York City Completed in 1930 World’s Tallest Building for only 11 months (1930-1931) 1,046 feet 77 stories (floors)

Empire State Building New York City Completed in 1931 1,368 feet 102 floors World’s Tallest Building from 1931--1972

World Trade Center New York City North Tower Completed in 1972 1,368 feet 110 floors South Tower completed in 1973 World’s Tallest Buildings from 1972—1974

Sears Tower Chicago Completed in 1974 World’s Tallest Building from 1974—1998 1,483 feet 110 stories Now Called the Willis Tower

Petronas Towers Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia World’s Tallest Building from 1998—2004 1,483 Feet 88 floors Although the tallest buildings in the world at the time, the Sears Tower (Willis Tower) still remained the tallest building from ground level to top occupied floor until 2004 .

Taipei 101 Taipei, Taiwan World’s Tallest Building from 2004-2009 1,671 feet high 101 floors

Burj Khalifa Dubai, United Arab Emirates World’s Tallest Building from 2009—Present Completed in 2009 2,717 feet high 163 floors

Comparison of Today’s Tallest Buildings