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This list of tallest buildings in Asia ranks skyscrapers which are at least 274 m (899 ft) tall. The tallest building in Asia (and the tallest in the world) is Burj Khalifa , which stands 828 m (2,717 ft) and was opened on January 4, 2010, in Dubai , United Arab Emirates .
A skyscraper is generally defined as any building that is more than 150 metres (492 ft) tall and has more than 40 storeys. [1] [2] The following is a list of countries with the most skyscrapers. Other structures like observation towers or lattice towers are excluded on this list.
The following is a list of the tallest buildings in the world by country, listing only the tallest building in each country.The list includes only completed or topped out buildings. 25 countries have supertall skyscrapers (above 300 m (980 ft)) and 4 countries have megatall skyscrapers (above 600 m (1,969 ft)).
The international non-profit organization Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) was formed in 1969 and announces the title of "The World's Tallest Building" and sets the standards by which buildings are measured. It maintains a list of the 100 tallest completed buildings in the world. [6]
Central Plaza, 373.9 m (1,227 ft), completed in 1992, tallest building in Hong Kong from 1992 to 2003; Bank of China Tower, 367.4 m (1,205.4 ft), completed in 1990, tallest building in Hong Kong from 1990 to 1992; The Center, one of the tallest buildings in Hong Kong at 346 m (1,135 ft), completed in 1998.
The tallest structure in the world is the Burj Khalifa skyscraper at 828 m (2,717 ft). Listed are guyed masts (such as telecommunication masts), self-supporting towers (such as the CN Tower ), skyscrapers (such as the Willis Tower ), oil platforms , electricity transmission towers, and bridge support towers.
The world's second tallest freestanding structure. The first megatall skyscraper in Southeast Asia. 2: Landmark 81: Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam: 461.2 m: 81: 2018: Tallest skyscraper in Southeast Asia from 2018 - 2021. Tallest skyscraper in Vietnam. 3: Petronas Tower 1: Kuala Lumpur Malaysia: 451.9 m: 88: 1998: The world's tallest twin skyscrapers ...
The world's tallest human-made structure is the 828-metre-tall (2,717 ft) Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.The building gained the official title of "tallest building in the world" and the tallest self-supported structure at its opening on January 9, 2010.