1. Bulj Khalifa
Burj Khalifa is one of the tallest buildings in the world, built in 2004 and officially inaugurated on January 4, 2010 in Dubai (United Arab Emirates). With the largest number of floors and height among the tallest buildings in the world, Burj Khalifa has become the symbol of the United Arab Emirates, and is the tallest building in the world today. So how many floors is the tallest building in the world?
Burj Khalifa has a height of 810m with 163 floors and a total construction cost of up to 20 billion dollars (equivalent to 460 billion dong).
Burj Khalifa has an L-shaped layout, providing the market with more than 1000 luxury apartments, 50 floors of offices and a luxury Armani hotel. Built from concrete slabs and embedded steel, the top of the tower can sway about 1.5m. This is an interesting point that attracts the attention of many tourists.
Burj Khalifa building has been outstanding achievements such as:
World's tallest free-standing structure
The most floors in the world
The highest outdoor observation deck in the world
Elevator has the longest travel distance in the world
Elevator with the highest service in the world
Tallest building in the world
2. Shanghai Tower (China)
Shanghai Tower is the tallest of the three towers in Pudong and among the top two tallest buildings in the world. Construction started in 2008 and inaugurated in May 2015 at the financial center of Lujiazui, Pudong district, Shanghai city, China. The building has a total investment capital of up to 2.4 billion USD. Shanghai Tower mainly serves the needs of large financial corporations and Chinese government agencies.
China's tallest building designed by American company Genster has a height of up to 632m with 128 floors and an area of 380000m2. Shanghai Tower has a spiral shape around an axis, bringing impressive and unique beauty to viewers. In addition, the building railing also has a spiral design, facilitating the maximum absorption of large amounts of heat to regulate the atmosphere and heat the whole building.
In particular, each floor of the Shanghai Tower has restaurants, cafes, gardens, and convenience stores to meet the needs of residents. With the proper investment and scale, the tower has been confirmed as the building with the fastest elevator speed in the world and the tallest restaurant in the world.
3. Abraj Al-Bait Clock Tower (Saudi Arabia)
The Abraj Al-Bait clock tower has the largest clock face and ranks 3rd in the list of tallest buildings in the world with 120 floors and 601 meters high. This is the clock tower with the largest clock face size, even 6 times the size of Big Ben - UK clock face. Residents can see exactly what time the clock face is within 17km during the day and 12 km at night.
Abraj Al-Bait is probably the most unique skyscraper among the 10 tallest buildings in the world when the exterior of the tower looks quite modest compared to other buildings. The name of the tower means "towers" because the building consists of 7 buildings serving pilgrims to Mecca.
