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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. Nearly three-quarters of the 50 tallest skyscrapers in the world are located in Asia.
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 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]
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)).
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 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 ...
A gigantic cypress tree found in a canyon in Tibet stands as the tallest tree ever discovered in Asia and the second tallest in the world. The tree, measuring over 335ft in height and nearly 9.2ft ...
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