What are the top five tall buildings in the world according to the height of the building?

Building design is one of the most important aspect according to the various design codes as per the considerations of the various code provisions. In this article you can able to learn about top five buildings all over the world according to the considerations of height and number of floors which are existed till now in the world. These tall buildings also called as skyscraper structures which are having more than 100 floors and all the buildings having greater than 500 meters height. These structures are designed according to the country provisions.

Top five tall buildings in the world as per the height

The below specified structures are considered as top five building structure

Burj khalifa building

Burj khalifa is the first tall building which is located in Dubai city in UAE country. The burj khalifa is consisting of 163 number of the floors from the ground surface. The height of the structure is approximately 823 meters which is approximately equal to 2713 feets. The construction of burj khalifa building was started at 2004 year and the it was finished at 2010. It was taken approximately 6 years for the construction process. The cost is approximately spent 1.5 Billion Dollars for the construction of the burj khalifa building.

Shanghai tower building

Shanghai tower is the second tall building which is located at shanghai city in china country. The Shanghai tower is consisting of 126 number of the floors from the ground surface. The height of the structure is approximately 632 meters which is approximately equal to 2073 feets. The construction of Shanghai tower building was started at 2008 year and the it was finished at 2015. It was taken approximately 7 years for the construction process. The cost is approximately spent 1.5 Billion china currency for the construction of the Shanghai tower building.

Makkah Royal clock tower building

Makkah Royal clock tower is the third tall building which is located at mecca city in saudi arabia. The Makkah Royal clock tower is consisting of 120 number of the floors from the ground surface. The height of the structure is approximately 601meters which is approximately equal to 1972 feets. The construction of Makkah Royal clock tower building was started at 2004 year and the it was finished at 2012. It was taken approximately 8 years for the construction process. The cost is approximately spent 1.5 Billion US dollars for the construction of the Makkah Royal clock tower building.

Ping An finance center building

Ping An finance center is the fourth tall building which is located at in Shenzhen, Guangdong city in china. The Ping An finance center is consisting of 115 number of the floors from the ground surface. The height of the structure is approximately 599.1meters which is approximately equal to 1935feets. The construction of Ping An finance center building was started at 2010 year and the it was finished at 2017. It was taken approximately 7 years for the construction process. The cost is approximately spent 1.5 Billion US dollars for the construction of the Ping An finance center building.

Lotte world tower building

Lotte world tower is the fifth tall building which is located at in Sincheon-dong city in south korea country. The Lotte world tower center is consisting of 123 number of the floors from the ground surface. The height of the structure is approximately 553 meters which is approximately equal to 1821feets. The construction of Lotte world tower building was started at 2011 year and the it was finished at 2017. It was taken approximately 6years for the construction process. The cost is approximately spent 3.4 Billion US dollars for the construction of the Lotte world tower building.

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The complete full details of top five buildings in the world are shown in the below table

S. No	Details	Burj khalifa	Shanghai tower	Mkkah Royal clock tower	Ping An finance tower	Lotte world tower
1	Number o floors	163 floors	126 floors	120 floors	115 floors	123floors
2	Height of the structure	823 meters	632 meters	601 meters	599.1 meters	553 meters
3	Started year	2004	2008	2004	2010	2011
4	End year	2010	2015	2012	2017	2017
5	Time taken for construction	6 years	7 years	8 years	7 years	6 years
6	Cost required	1.5 Billion US dollars	1.5 china dollars	1.5 US dollars	1.5 US dollars	3.4 US dollars

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Conclusions of top five tall buildings in the world according to the height

Height is one of the most important considerations in the tall building type. As per the article top five buildings are Burj khalifa which is having 823 meters and having 163 floors comes under the first one,  Shanghai tower which is having 632 meters and having 126 floors comes under the second one, Mkkah Royal clock tower which is having 601 meters and is having 120 floors comes under the third one, Ping An finance tower whih is having 599.1 meters and is having 115 floors comes under the fourth one and Lotte world tower which is having 553 meters and is having having 123 floor comes under the fifth one.

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