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Tallest buildings in the world

As of 2020, this list includes all 74 buildings (completed and architecturally topped out) which reach a height of 350 metres (1,150 ft) or more, as assessed by their highest architectural feature. Of these, 37 are in China. Six of the last seven buildings to have held the record as 'tallest building' are still found in the list, with the exception being the North Tower of the original World Trade Center at 417 metres (1,368 ft) after its destruction in the September 11 attacks of 2001. If the Twin Towers were never destroyed, and One World Trade Center was never built, the WTC towers would rank 34 and 35 on the list today.

boldDenotes building that is or was once the tallest in the world
RankNameImageCityCountryHeight[13]FloorsYearNotes
mft
1Burj KhalifaBurj Khalifa.jpgDubai United Arab Emirates8282,7171632010
2Shanghai TowerShanghai tower dec 26, 2014.jpgShanghai China6322,0731282015The tallest twisted building.
3Abraj Al-Bait Clock TowerAbraj-al-Bait-Towers.JPGMecca Saudi Arabia6011,9711202012Tallest building with a clock face.
4Ping An Finance Center平安金融中心 2019-12-23.jpgShenzhen China5991,9651152017Shares the record of the highest observation deck with Shanghai Tower (#2) at 562 m.
5Lotte World TowerLotte World Tower 2019.jpgSeoul South Korea554.51,8191232016Tallest building on the Korean Peninsula
6One World Trade CenterOne World Trade Center cropped2.jpgNew York City United States541.31,776942014Tallest building in the Western Hemisphere.
7Guangzhou CTF Finance CentreCanton CTF Finance Center (2017-08-30, Final).jpgGuangzhou China5301,7391112016
8Tianjin CTF Finance CentreTianjin CTF Finance Centre, 23 of 24 cropped.jpgTianjin5301,739982019
9China ZunChina Zun 05-11-2018.jpgBeijing5281,7321082018
10Taipei 101Taipei101.portrait.altonthompson.jpgTaipei Taiwan5081,6671012004The world's tallest building from 2004 to 2010.

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