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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.
It maintains a list of the 100 tallest completed buildings in the world. [6] The organization currently ranks Burj Khalifa in Dubai as the tallest at 828 m (2,717 ft). [ 6 ] However, the CTBUH only recognizes buildings that are complete, and some buildings included within the lists in this article are not considered finished by the CTBUH.
It was the world's tallest non-pyramidal structure for many centuries. Another notable mention includes the Jetavanaramaya stupa in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, which was built in the third century, and was similarly tall at 122 m (400 ft). These were both the world's tallest or second-tallest non-pyramidal structure for over a thousand years.
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)).
Was briefly the tallest tower in the world in 2010. Second tallest tower in the world. 3: CN Tower: 553.3 m (1,815 ft) 1976: Concrete Canada: Toronto: Tallest freestanding structure in the world 1975–2007, and the world's tallest tower until 2009; tallest in the western hemisphere: 4: Ostankino Tower: 540.1 m (1,772 ft) 1967 Russia: Moscow
Shanghai Tower, 632 m (2,073 ft), topped out in August 2013, tallest structure in China Canton Tower , 600 m (1,969 ft), second tallest structure in China Ping An Finance Centre , 599 m (1,965 ft), built in 2017, second tallest building in China and 5th tallest in the world
Rank Country Number of skyscrapers Tallest city Total 200 m+ 300 m+ 1 China 3,259 1,153 118 Shanghai: 2 United States 1,025 256 34 New York: 3 United Arab Emirates 336 156
List of tallest structures in South Africa; List of tallest buildings in South Korea; List of tallest structures built in the Soviet Union; List of tallest structures in Spain; List of tallest structures in Sri Lanka; List of tallest buildings in Sweden; List of tallest structures in Sweden; List of tallest buildings in Switzerland