Tallest Skyscrapers As of mid-2011. Tallest Skyscrapers World-wide World-wide Had to consist of floors Had to consist of floors Any removable structure.

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Tallest Skyscrapers As of mid-2011

Tallest Skyscrapers World-wide World-wide Had to consist of floors Had to consist of floors Any removable structure (antenna) not included in height Any removable structure (antenna) not included in height 1 meter = 3.28 feet 1 meter = 3.28 feet

10. Trump Tower Chicago Chicago, USA Chicago, USA 423 meters 423 meters 1388 feet 1388 feet 98 floors 98 floors glasssteelandstone.com

9. Guangzhou West Tower Guangzhou, China Guangzhou, China 438 meters 438 meters 1437 feet 1437 feet 103 floors 103 floors bukisa.com toptenfacts-vzathan.blogspot.com

8. Kingkey Finance Tower Shenzhen, China Shenzhen, China 442 meters 442 meters 1450 feet 1450 feet 98 floors 98 floors tallestbuildingintheworld.com

7. Sears Tower Chicago, USA Chicago, USA 442 meters 442 meters 1450 feet 1450 feet 108 floors 108 floors tallestskyscrapers.info

6. Nanjing Greenland Financial Center Nanjing, China Nanjing, China 450 meters 450 meters 1476 feet 1476 feet 89 floors 89 floors e-architect.co.uk thewondrous.com

5. Petronas Towers 1 & 2 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 452 meters 452 meters 1483 feet 1483 feet 88 floors 88 floors glasssteelandstone.com www2.7t.dk

4. International Commerce Center Hong Kong, China Hong Kong, China 484 meters 484 meters 1588 feet 1588 feet 108 floors 108 floors travelpod.com ot-systems.com

3. Shanghai World Financial Center Shanghai, China Shanghai, China 492 meters 492 meters 1617 feet 1617 feet 101 floors 101 floors greatestbuildingsdara.blogspot.com

2. Taipei 101 Taiwan Taiwan 509 meters 509 meters 1670 feet 1670 feet 101 floors 101 floors itsafrogslife.net skyscraperpicture.com

1. Burj Khalifa Dubai, India Dubai, India 828 meters 828 meters 2716 feet 2716 feet 163 floors 163 floors utilities-me.com baseballengineer.com

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