Every year, dozens of skyscrapers and hundreds of high-rise buildings are built around the world. We present to your attention 13 of the world's tallest architectural masterpieces.
Hong Kong International Commerce Center
In 2010, a 118-story, 484-meter skyscraper was built in Hong Kong. It is the tallest building in the city, the seventh tallest in Asia and the ninth tallest in the world.
Shanghai World Financial Center
The 492 m high skyscraper in Shanghai was built by the Japanese company Mori Building Corporation. The main designer of the project is David Malott from New York. The unofficial name of the building is "opener".
Taipei 101
The Taipei 101 skyscraper is located in the capital of Taiwan, Taipei. The 101-story building has a height of 509.2 m. Shopping centers are located on the lower floors of the building, and offices are located on the upper floors. It is the sixth tallest structure in the world and the fifth tallest in Asia.
This skyscraper has the fastest elevators in the world, rising at a speed of 60.6 km/h. From the fifth floor to the observation deck on the 89th you can get there in just 39 seconds.
The building is made of glass, steel and aluminum and is supported by 380 concrete pillars! According to engineers, the tower will be able to withstand an earthquake of any magnitude.
Willis Tower
The Chicago skyscraper Willis Tower is 443.2 m high and has 110 floors. It was built in 1973.
At that time, it was the tallest building in the world, surpassing the height of the World Trade Center towers in New York. This record held for the building for 25 years.
It is now the second tallest building in the United States.
Ostankino Tower
The height of the Ostankino TV Tower in Moscow is 540.1 m. The building is the 8th tallest free-standing structure in the world after the Burj Khalifa skyscraper (Dubai), the Tokyo Sky Tree, and the Shanghai Tower (Shanghai).
The Ostankino TV Tower is the tallest building in Europe and is a full member of the World Federation of Tall Towers.
World Trade Center 1
1 World Trade Center was built on the site of the destroyed Twin Towers of the World Trade Center. This is the central building in the new World Trade Center complex. It is the fourth tallest skyscraper in the world after the Burj Khalifa in Dubai and the Shanghai Tower.
The 541 m high building is located on a plot of 65,000 square meters.
CN Tower
The height of the symbol of the city of Toronto, the CN Tower, is 553.33 meters.
Initially, the abbreviation CN stood for Canadian National (the tower belonged to the state company Canadian National Railways). Toronto residents decided to keep the building's original name, and now the abbreviation CN stands for Canada's National.
Guangzhou TV Tower
This is the second tallest television tower in the world. It was built from 2005 to 2010 for the 2010 Asian Games. The height of the TV tower is 600 meters. Up to a height of 450 meters, the tower resembles a combination of a hyperboloid load-bearing grid shell and a central core.
The mesh shell of the tower is made of large diameter steel pipes. The tower's spire is 160 meters high.
TV and radio tower KVLY-TV
The height of the television and radio mast, which is located in North Dakota (USA), is 628.8 meters.
The building is the third tallest structure in the world after the Burj Khalifa in Dubai and the Tokyo Skytree in Tokyo.
Shanghai Tower
Shanghai Tower is a skyscraper in the Pudong district of Shanghai in China. The height of the structure is 632 meters, the total area is 380 thousand m². The Shanghai World Financial Center is located next to the skyscraper.
Construction of the tower was completed in 2015. The building is the tallest building in Shanghai, the first tallest in China and the third tallest free-standing structure in the world.
Tokyo Skytree
Tokyo Skytree is the tallest television tower in the world. It is located in the Sumida area of Tokyo.
The height of the television tower together with the antenna is 634 meters, it is twice as high as the Tokyo Television Tower. The height of the tower was chosen in such a way that the numbers: 6, 3, 4 were consonant with the name “Musashi” - the historical area where modern Tokyo is located.
Warsaw radio tower
The radio mast, 646.38 meters high, was considered the tallest building in the world until it collapsed in 1991, when the Burj Khalifa skyscraper took the crown.
The tower was intended for long-wave radio broadcasting to Poland and Europe. The project was developed by the famous Polish engineer Jan Polyak.
Burj Khalifa
The largest building in the world is located in Dubai. The height of the Burj Khalifa skyscraper is 828 meters! It was built in the form of a stalagmite.
This tower is a kind of “city within a city” - with its own lawns, boulevards and parks. Inside the complex there are apartments, offices, shopping centers and a hotel. The building has three separate entrances.
The hotel was designed by the famous Giorgio Armani.
Since ancient times, man has strived to build buildings at the highest possible height. The height of the structure spoke of its reliability and inviolability. Every year, man was increasingly drawn to the sky, and buildings became taller and taller as the technical capabilities of mankind increased.
Here are the top 10 largest buildings in the world, each of which will amaze you with its architecture.
10 Kingkey 100
Kingkey 100 or simply KK 100 is a skyscraper located in China. Architect Terry Farrell, together with his partners from the city of Shenzhen, did not waste time on trifles and decided that if they were going to build, they should build well. The height of the building is as much as 442 meters, on which there are as many as 100 floors.
Kingkey 100 is built in modernism style and fascinates tourists with its shapes. The complex includes office centers, retail areas and a hotel that can accommodate 249 guests. It was in this skyscraper that the first IMAX cinema in the city was opened.
The underground parking includes 2,000 parking spaces. Everything in this building was done to improve the level of human comfort. There is a restaurant on the upper floors of Kingkey 100. Visitors to the establishment can admire the breathtaking views while eating.
9 Willis Tower
The 443 meter tall Willis Tower is located in Chicago. The skyscraper has at its base a square consisting of nine square pipes. The entire structure as a whole has many angles and looks quite impressive.
If we compare the area of the building with the area of an ordinary football field, then this skyscraper can accommodate 57 football fields. For the convenience of people, the building is divided into 3 sections, and in total the tower has more than a hundred elevators.
8 Nanjing Greenland Financial Center (Zifeng Tower)
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The difference between this financial center and the surface of the Earth is 450 meters. The complex is located in China. It is noteworthy that this is not the only skyscraper on the list located in China. Well, the residents of this republic really love tall buildings.
On the territory of the gigantic building there are both office premises and retail areas. On the lower floors you can visit the restaurant and go shopping.
In total, the tower has 89 floors, on the 72nd of which there is an observation deck. From it you can admire amazing views of the surrounding area.
This high-rise building rises 492 meters above the city.
In its shape, the building is similar to a “bottle opener”, so among the people it received an unofficial nickname of the same name. Architects claim that such a strange shape is needed in order to reduce air resistance on the highest floors.
The skyscraper has more than thirty high-speed elevators and many escalators.
6 Federation Tower - one of the tallest buildings in the world
The tall building is rightfully the pride of the people of Russia. The building, 506 meters high, is located in the capital of the country, Moscow. In 2015, this tower was recognized as the tallest building in Europe.
The majestic skyscraper was given over to the needs of an international business center. In addition to offices, there are apartments and a shopping gallery.
Foreign companies and specialists were involved in the construction of the structure. The complex consists of two buildings, one of which is called “East” and has 95 floors, and the second is called “West” and has 63 floors.
5 Taipei 101
Taipei 101 is located in the heart of Taiwan, Taipei City. The height of the building is 510 meters, on which there are 101 floors. The lower floors are reserved for shopping centers, while the upper floors house an office complex.
The architects provided for the presence of high-speed elevators in the complex. These elevators can travel 84 floors in just 39 seconds. It takes a person less than a minute to climb to a height that is more than half the entire skyscraper.
4 1 World Trade Center (Freedom Tower) - the tallest skyscraper in the world
After the tragedy that occurred in September 2001, the states lost two famous skyscrapers. Years later, the Freedom Tower was built on the same site.
The skyscraper became a center of international trade. The height of the gigantic building is 541 meters. Most of the skyscraper's area is used for an office complex; the tower also has observation platforms for tourists. The upper floors of the shopping center are reserved for the activities of the television alliance.
3 Shanghai Tower
The third place in the list of the tallest buildings in the world is occupied by a high-rise building from the city of Shanghai, China. The height of the structure is 632 meters, and the shape of the skyscraper resembles a spiral.
Construction work on the tower was completed in 2015, after which the tower received the status of the tallest tower in China. There was an unprecedented excitement among tourists, everyone wanted to look at the world from the height of a skyscraper.
Two Russian extreme sportsmen amazed the whole world in 2014. They posted a video taken from the Shanghai Tower construction site. The guys bravely balanced on the boom of a construction crane 650 meters high. The video received a crazy number of views on YouTube.
2 Tokyo Skytree - the tallest tower in the world
Tokyo Skytree literally means "Tokyo Sky Tree". This poetic name was given to the 634-meter-high tower, which rightfully received the title of the second tallest among the world's skyscrapers.
The name for the tower was invented as part of an online competition, so the team of architects allowed ordinary people to contribute to the fate of the tower.
In addition to its beauty, the “Heavenly Tree” impresses with its safety. The building was built taking into account the frequent earthquakes in Japan, so it holds back half the force of tremors.
The main purpose of the tallest tower in the world is digital television and radio broadcasting.
The Burj Khalifa skyscraper is the tallest building in the world. It extends to a height of 828 meters and is geographically located in the city of Dubai. The shape of the tallest building in the world resembles a stepped stalagmite that towers above all other buildings.
The majestic skyscraper received its name in honor of the President of the UAE, Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
As conceived by the architects, the tower includes lawns, parking lots and even recreational parks. The building was designed as an entire residential complex that can satisfy the needs of any person.
At the moment, there are four main elements in the Burj Khalifa - office space, shopping centers, residential apartments and a luxury hotel. Giorgio Armani himself worked on the design of the hotel.
Tourists from all over the world come to admire the beauty of the structure. An observation deck is equipped for them at an altitude of 452 meters, which corresponds to the 124th floor of the complex. In total, the building has 163 floors, the highest of which are occupied by the technical needs of the complex.
Those who are not intimidated by dizzying heights can afford to dine in a restaurant on the 122nd floor of the tallest skyscraper in the world. The establishment is called “Atmosphere” and is the only restaurant on the planet located at such an altitude.
| Place in the top | Name | Height (m) | City |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Kingkey 100 | 442 | Shenzhen |
| 9 | Willis Tower | 443 | Chicago |
| 8 | Nanjing Greenland Financial Center (Zifeng Tower) | 450 | Nanking |
| 7 | 492 | Shanghai | |
| 6 | Federation Tower | 506 | Moscow |
| 5 | Taipei 101 | 510 | Taipei |
| 4 | 541 | NY | |
| 3 | Shanghai Tower | 632 | Shanghai |
| 2 | Tokyo Skytree | 634 | Tokyo |
| 1 | 828 | Dubai |
Humanity has always strived to overcome existing boundaries. For example, once a skyscraper appears that claims to be the “tallest building in the world,” a few years later an even taller structure appears. So far, the one kilometer mark has not been crossed, but the only thing left to do is to wait for the completion of the Burj Al Mamlak high-rise building.
And we present a list from which you will find out how many floors are in the tallest building in the world.
We did not include antenna masts, concrete masts, chimneys and other technical structures in the list.
| № | Name | Height, m | Number of storeys | Year | Type | A country | City |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Burj Al Mamlaka (under construction) | 1000 | 167 | 2020 | Skyscraper | Saudi Arabia | Jeddah |
| 1 | Burj Khalifa | 828 | 163 | 2010 | Skyscraper | UAE | Dubai |
| 2 | Shanghai Tower | 632 | 121 | 2013 | Skyscraper | China | Shanghai |
| 3 | Abraj al-Bayt Towers | 601 | 120 | 2012 | Skyscraper | Saudi Arabia | Mecca |
| 4 | Ping'an International Financial Center | 600 | 115 | 2017 | Skyscraper | China | Shenzhen |
| 5 | Lotte World Tower | 554.5 | 123 | 2017 | Skyscraper | South Korea | Seoul |
| 6 | 1 World Trade Center or Freedom Tower | 541.3 | 104 | 2013 | Skyscraper | USA | NY |
| 7 | CTF Financial Center | 530 | 116 | 2016 | Skyscraper | China | Guangzhou |
| 8 | Taipei 101 | 509.2 | 101 | 2004 | Skyscraper | Taiwan | Taipei |
| 9 | Shanghai World Financial Center | 492 | 101 | 2008 | Skyscraper | China | Shanghai |
| 10 | International Commerce Center | 484 | 118 | 2009 | Skyscraper | Hong Kong | Hong Kong |
Location: Hong Kong
Hong Kong, in addition to its highly developed economy and high standard of living, is famous for its record number of skyscrapers. In total, there are 316 buildings in the metropolis, whose height exceeds 150 meters. But none of them compares to the majestic building of the World Trade Center.
Initially, the project for its creation provided for a height of 574 meters, but it had to be “cut down”, since buildings whose height exceeds the surrounding mountains cannot be built in the city.
Most of the floors of the center are reserved for offices, but at its top (from the 118th to 102nd floor inclusive) there is a five-star hotel, the rooms of which offer wonderful views of Hong Kong, especially at dawn and sunset.
For comparison: - MFC "Federation" - reaches a height of 373.7 meters.
Location: Shanghai, China
This high-rise building is only 16 meters lower than number eight on the list of tallest buildings in the world. Due to the shape of the building, it is called a "bottle opener".
The foundation stone of the skyscraper was laid in 1997, but due to the financial crisis in Asia, the project was frozen, and construction resumed only in 2003. The center was completely ready by 2008.
Initially, they wanted to make not a rectangular, but a round hole in the upper part of the building, symbolizing the sky and reducing the wind load on the building, but the designers considered that with a rectangular hole it would be cheaper and easier to implement the project.
8. Taipei 101 – 509 meters
Location: Taipei, Taiwan
It was the tallest skyscraper in the world between 2004 and 2007. It is named after its location and the number of floors in the building.
In addition, Taipei 101 is the first skyscraper in the world to reach a height of half a kilometer, and no one will take this title away from it.
The building's design is inspired by traditional Chinese architecture and is shaped like a pagoda.
Since the building is located in a place where earthquakes and strong winds are common, its creators provided protection from natural disasters by providing the skyscraper with an external frame and an internal damper. This is a 660-ton ball made of 41 steel plates. It is suspended by eight steel cables, supported by eight shock absorbers and can move 1.5 meters in any direction. This is the largest and heaviest damper in the world.
The striking design of Taipei 101 won the 2004 Emporis Award for Best Skyscraper.
The elevators in this high-rise are among the fastest in the world, rising at a speed of 1,010 meters per minute (60.48 km/h) and descending at a speed of 610 m/min (36.6 km/h). It is also interesting that the Chinese skyscraper is one of the few buildings in the world equipped with two-story elevators.
Location: Guangzhou, China
The seventh largest skyscraper in the world houses office space, a hotel, residential apartments and a shopping mall.
Two of the 86 elevators installed in the Chinese high-rise can rise at speeds of 70-72.4 km/h or 19.4-20.1 m/sec. These are the fastest elevators in the world. However, they descend twice as slow as they rise.
The streamlined shape of the building virtually eliminates the impact of air currents on it.
Location: New York
The tallest skyscraper in the Big Apple, also known as the Freedom Tower, was built on the site of the former World Trade Center, which was attacked by al-Qaeda terrorists on September 11, 2001.
The new building's height of 1,776 feet (541 meters) is a reference to the year in which the United States Declaration of Independence was signed.
The creators of the tower took into account the sad experience gained during the evacuation of victims from the previous World Trade Center.
- There is now a shelter on each floor of WTC 1, while the elevators are located in a secure central tier of the building that serves all floors of the tower.
- The building also has an emergency staircase designed for firefighters, fire protection has been significantly improved, and the air supply system includes chemical and biological filters.
- The 57-meter base of the structure is made of monolithic concrete, and to avoid a heavy appearance, the architects “equipped” the façade of WTC 1 with blue prismatic glass blocks. They shimmer beautifully and sparkle under the sun's rays.
On the territory of World Trade Center 1, in the place where the twin towers were located, there is a Memorial in memory of the victims of the terrorist attack. We also have a museum dedicated to the events of 11/11.
Location: Seoul, South Korea
The tallest buildings in the world now have a brand new, one might say brand new, skyscraper built in 2017. It is the tallest in South Korea.
The foundation stone of the tower was laid in 2005, but then construction slowed down due to the fact that the future skyscraper was located near the airport and was subject to height restrictions. These restrictions were lifted in 2010, and the construction site was “reopened.”
Lotte has one of the best aquariums in all of Asia, where you can even touch some of the sea life, and there are also many interesting shops, including the Studio Ghibli store (released My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke and many other anime)
The Russians made their own, albeit useless, but amusing contribution to the history of the Lotte Tower. Two Russian photographers climbed to the top of a crane and took video of a skyscraper under construction.
Location: Shenzhen, China
Initially, it was decided to build a skyscraper 660 meters high. Thus, he had to surpass the current Chinese leader - Shanghai Tower. But aviation ruined everything. In order not to interfere with the flights of airplanes and other helicopters, the antenna was removed from the plan, thereby reducing the height of the building to the current 599 meters.
1.7 thousand tons of high-quality stainless steel were used on the façade of the building. This material will allow the tower to maintain its aesthetic appearance longer, even taking into account the salty coastal atmosphere of the city.
3. Royal Clock Tower (Abraj al-Bayt) – 601 meters
Location: Mecca, Saudi Arabia
The beautiful building, decorated with glass mosaics, is one of the new symbols of Mecca.
At the top of the skyscraper there is a giant tetrahedral clock, the dial of which is the largest in the world. Its dimensions are 45 by 43 meters and are comparable to the size of a small football field. This dial is visible from a distance of 12 meters during the day and 17 meters at night.
The tower houses a luxury hotel that hosts pilgrims who come to see the wonders of the Muslim holy city.
The skyscraper is part of the Abraj al-Bayt towers complex, which is considered the largest structure in terms of mass on Earth and the tallest in Saudi Arabia.
Location: Shanghai, China
If you ask a Chinese resident what the tallest building in the world is, he will probably name the pride of his country - the Shanghai Tower.
It has the world's highest indoor observation deck and is also the tallest building in China.
The tower spirals upward, this design allows you to compensate for the influence of wind at high altitudes.
Brave Russian extreme sports enthusiasts (the same ones who climbed the Lotte Tower) entered the skyscraper construction site and made a video about it, which gained over 66 million views over the course of several years.
Be careful, you may be afraid of heights while watching!
1. Burj Khalifa – 828 meters
Location: Dubai, UAE
Here is the answer to the question of how many floors are in the tallest skyscraper in the world. There are exactly 163 of them. This was enough for luxury residential apartments (there are about 900 of them) and for a hotel with 304 rooms and for offices of various companies. There are also three underground garages that can accommodate 3,000 cars at a time.
From the windows of the tower there is a stunning view of the turquoise waters of the artificial lake at the foot of the skyscraper. On this lake there is a unique fountain, equipped with 6,000 light sources and with jets shooting to a height of 150 meters. All this unforgettable spectacle is accompanied by musical accompaniment.
Although the building's shape is similar to the Willis Tower tubular tower concept, it is structurally different and is not technically a tubular structure. The outlines of the foundation give rise to associations with the desert pancrat flower. This was done not for the sake of beauty, but to facilitate the construction of a building whose height exceeds several hundred meters.
And the façade cladding system is designed to withstand Dubai's extreme summer temperatures.
The building rests on a concrete and steel podium with 192 piles descending to a depth of more than 50 meters
At first they decided to call the skyscraper Burj Dubai. But during the grand opening ceremony of the building, it was renamed Burj Khalifa, in honor of the President of the UAE, Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan.
The world's tallest building in the future - Burj al Mamlaka (1000 m)
However, the Burj Khalifa will not be called the tallest skyscraper on Earth for long. In 2020, the construction of the Jeddah Tower (Burj al Mamlak), which is as much as 1 kilometer high, should be completed. The initiator of the ambitious project is Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal, who is the nephew of the King of Saudi Arabia.
Adrian Smith, who oversaw the construction of the Burj Khalifa, was chosen as the architect.
In October 2017, 56 of the tower's 167 planned floors were completed.
A building is one of those objects that can be erected large-scale, tall, extended, majestic. It is not surprising that these buildings collect a large number of records. In this article we want to tell you about the largest buildings in the world, record holders in various categories. And let's start, of course, with the highest structure.
The highest building
And this is the Burj Khalifa (Arabic: برج خليفة). Other names: Dubai"). The height of the largest building in the world is 828 meters, 180 of which are the tallest spire on the planet. It is located in the UAE, the city of Dubai.
How many floors are in the largest building in the world? The building has 163 floors. The architectural solution of the record holder is also interesting - its shape resembles a stalagmite (a mineral formation on the vaults of caves). The building was opened not so long ago - January 4, 2010. Dedicated to the President of the United Arab Emirates - Khalifa bin Zayed al-Nahyan.
The largest building in the world was planned as a “city within a city” - with its own parks, streets, and lawns. Its cost is estimated at 1.5 billion dollars! It was developed by the American design bureau Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, known around the world for other high-profile projects. The author of the appearance of the building is E. Smith. The general contractor of the work is a construction branch of the Samsung Corporation (South Korea).
The Burj Khalifa was planned from the very beginning to be the largest building in the world. Therefore, in the projects its final height was kept secret - in case of news about the construction of a higher-rise building, so that the parameters could be adjusted. Only at the opening of the skyscraper were its true dimensions announced.
Structure of the Burj Khalifa skyscraper
Let's see what the largest building in the world is like inside. According to its main purpose, it is a business center. Residential apartments, offices, hotels, shops are located here:
- Hotel Armani (designed by Giorgio Armani himself).
- 900 residential apartments.
- The entire hundredth floor is the property of Indian millionaire B. R. Shetty.
- Office space, gyms, restaurants, observation floors with Jacuzzis.
What else stands out about the Burj Khalifa?
Interestingly, the air circulating inside the building is not only cooled, but also aromatized. The scent used was specially developed by perfumers for the Burj Khalifa tower.
Another amazing invention is the water collection system. As you know, rain in Dubai is rare. But the humid and hot climate makes it possible to organize condensate collection. The designed system helps accumulate up to 40 million liters of water annually! The moisture is used to water green spaces.
There are 57 elevators in the building, of which only the service elevator circulates from the first floor to the last. On others you have to go up/down with transfers. The speed of the devices is 10 m/s. In this they are inferior to the elevators of the Taiwanese Taipei 101, whose speed is 16.83 m/s.
Many travelers speak with delight about the Dubai Fountain at the foot of the giant. It is illuminated by 6.6 thousand light sources, of which 50 are powerful spotlights. The height of the jets is up to 150 meters!
All records of the Burj Khalifa skyscraper
We know now. Let's look at all his records:
- The tallest building, the tallest above-ground structure in modern times and in the entire history of mankind. Here the Khalifa Tower overtook the Taipei 101 skyscraper, the CN Tower, the Warsaw radio tower, and the KVLY mast.
- The house with the greatest number of floors.
- The highest elevator.
- The house with the highest floor.
- The highest observation deck is the 148th floor (555 meters).
- The highest restaurant in the building is the 122nd floor.
Rating of the tallest buildings
Here is a list of the 10 largest buildings in the world and large-scale objects:
- The already mentioned skyscraper "Burj Khalifa" in the United Arab Emirates. Height - 828 meters.
- in Poland (Konstantinov) - in the photo. Today it does not exist - it collapsed in 1991 during the procedure for replacing the guy. Height - 646.38 meters.
- TV tower in Japan. The 634-meter-high concrete structure was erected in 2010.
- Skyscraper "Shanghai Tower" in China. Height - 632 meters.
- KVLY-TV broadcast tower in Blanchard, United States. Height - 629 meters. Built in 1963.
- Skyscraper "Abraj al-Bayt". 601 meters and 120 floors. Built in Mecca (Saudi Arabia) in 2012.
- There are two candidates in place. This is a hyperboloid 600 meters high, located in the city of the same name in China. As well as the financial international center "Pinan" (600 m), built last year also in China - the city of Shenzhen.
- The Lotte World Tower skyscraper, built in 2017 in Seoul (South Korea). Its height is 555 meters.
- Concrete tower for sensors, observations "CN Tower" in Toronto (Canada). It was built in 1976. Height - 553 meters.
- Skyscraper "Freedom Tower" (World Trade Center) in New York (USA). The height of the building is 541.3 meters.
The largest buildings in Russia
Speaking of giant buildings, let's also mention the Russian Federation - let's see what high-rise buildings there are on its territory:
Ten majestic buildings of the past
Let's look at the buildings that at one time delighted our ancestors with their majesty, amazing for past centuries:
- Temple complex "Numbilical Hill" ("Bellied Hill", "Gebekli Tepe"). Located in Turkey. The construction of the structure dates back to 10-8 thousand years BC. Columns up to 9 meters high have been found.
- The Tower of Jericho in Palestine, rising 8 meters. Built around 8-5 millennium BC.
- Ancient obelisk "Mengir Er-Grah" in Lokmaryaker (France). Erected in 5-4 thousand BC. e. Around the same time, the destruction of this 20-meter structure due to its own fall is also attributed.
- Newgrange mound is 13.5 meters high. Erected in 3.6-3 millennium BC. e. in Ireland.
- Caral Pyramid in Peru. Its height is 26 meters. It is also the oldest structure in South America (3-2.7 thousand years BC)
- Silberry Hill mound in Great Britain, the highest in Europe - 40 m. Erected in 2.75-2.65 millennium BC.
- Pyramid of Djoser in Egypt - 62 meters. The very first in ancient Egyptian culture - 2650-2620 BC.
- The pyramid at Medum was originally 93.5 meters high. Today it rises 65 m.
- Bent pyramid in Jahshur (Egypt). Initially the height was 104.7 meters. Today - 101 m.
- Pink Egyptian pyramid - 109.5 meters. Today - 104 meters.
Future record holders
Photos of the largest buildings in the world will soon become completely different. After all, the following amazing projects are being prepared for implementation:
- Skyscraper in Dubai Creek Harbour. The 928-meter building is planned to be erected by 2020. The opening date of the tower is not accidental. In 2020, the UAE will host the international exhibition Expo. Today the project is estimated at $1 billion. The design of the skyscraper is kept secret. It is only reported that the source of inspiration for the architects will be the Babylonian Hanging Gardens, Islamic minarets and the Eiffel Tower.
- Kingdom Tower skyscraper on the shores of the Red Sea. The design height of the building is 1007 meters. The cost of the idea is $1.23 billion. Construction of the first kilometer-tall building in the world is scheduled to be completed by 2020.
- Azerbaijan Tower on an artificial archipelago in Azerbaijan. The planned height is 1050 meters. It's 189 floors. Implementation of the project - 2015-2018. The opening of the complex is 2020.
Other giants
Basically, we are used to admiring the height of buildings. But it is also interesting to learn, for example, about the largest building in the world by area. Here's a selection for your consideration:
- The largest office. Undoubtedly, Its total area is 620 thousand m2. This is a kind of ring of five concentric pentagons connected by 10 corridors. You can walk from one point to another in 7 minutes.
- The largest terminal. Located at Dubai Airport. This is terminal No. 3 - its area is 1.7 million m2.
- The biggest hotel. This is the Moscow Izmailovo complex, consisting of five 30-story buildings. About 15 thousand people can live in 7,500 rooms at the same time. The complex was built for the 1980 Olympics.
- The largest shopping center. This is New South China Mall in China. Its area is about 660 thousand m2. Designed for 2,500 pavilions and shops.
- The largest plant. This is the Boeing factory building in Everett. The area is just under 400 thousand square meters.
- The largest entertainment center. This is the Tropical Islands Resort water park near Berlin, opened in a converted hangar. Area - 70,000 m2.
- The largest residential building. It is considered the Princess Tower skyscraper in Dubai. The height of the building is 414 meters, the total area is more than 171 thousand m2. The building has 763 apartments.
- The largest private house. This building is located in Mumbai (India). Height - 173 meters (27 floors). It is the property of Indian billionaire M. Ambani, who is considered the richest man in the country. The building has its own theater, spa, swimming pools, hanging gardens, 9 elevators. The house is served by 600 people.
- The largest modern palace. This is an unusual title for the Istana Nurul Iman residence of the Brunei Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah. His palace has 1,788 rooms and halls with a total area of 200 thousand m2.
- The largest theater. Pearl on the Water (National Performing Arts Theater) is located in China. Its area is 210 thousand m2. Designed for 6500 guests.
- The largest museum. Undoubtedly, this is the Louvre, dating back to the 12th century. Its total area is more than 160 thousand square meters, 58 thousand of which are given over to the exhibition. And there are more than 35 thousand exhibits here!
- The largest stadium. "May Day" in Pyongyang, where more than 150,000 spectators can be accommodated.
Could be the tallest...
The failed project of the largest administrative building in the world was the Al-Burj (Nakhil, Nakhil) skyscraper, which was planned to be built near the Burj Dubai (UAE).
The height of the giant was supposed to be 1.4 km, and the number of floors - 228! Construction should also be completed by 2020. However, the project was canceled in 2009 due to its high cost during the global financial crisis.
This concludes the story about record-breaking buildings. As you now know, there are a huge number of impressive structures, both in the past and in the present.
When they talk about the largest houses on the planet, they are usually divided into record holders in terms of volume (the largest buildings) and area (the most spacious). Today we bring to your attention the second category of Towers of Babel, with a record-breaking large floor space. Considering the development and popularity of air communications and international tourism, it is not difficult to guess that the most spacious houses are airports and hotels. But there are exceptions; military men and traders also like it when there is a lot. However, about everything and everyone - in order.
The Grand Prix in the “Gigantomania” nomination is rightly awarded Terminal 3 of Dubai International Airport. Everything that the Indians and Pakistanis build for the rich Arabians is amazing in scale and luxury. Terminal 3 opened in October 2008 at a cost of $4.5 billion and covers an area of 1.5 million square meters (or 150 hectares). This, for comparison, is 5 times larger than the Moscow Kremlin. Inside the terminal there are 82 moving walks, 97 escalators, and 157 elevators.
(Holland) occupied 990,000 “squares” of precious Dutch land. This is the second largest building in the world and the first in Europe. Every day many thousands of flowers from all over the world are brought here and sold here. Every second bouquet purchased in the underground passage comes from here.
Beijing Capital International Airport Terminal 3 with an area of 986 thousand m2, they built it specifically for the 2008 Olympics. Its construction and filling cost China 3.5 billion US dollars. The terminal is connected to the metro, which takes about 20 minutes to reach the center of the Chinese capital. According to the architects, from the sky the new terminal looks like a red fiery dragon, but many observers admit that the shape of the building is more reminiscent of a girl’s heavily stretched thong panties.
Hotel-casino Venetian in the city of Macau, the gambling capital of Asia, has 40 floors with a simply indecent level of luxury. Venetian offers millionaires 3,000 multi-room suites, 3,400 slot machines, and 800 gambling tables. This is the largest hotel in Eurasia, one night in which costs at least $180, which is not so expensive for such luxury.
In Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) there is a complex of American-style skyscrapers (203 meters in height), with an area of 700 thousand m2. This “city within a city” is considered the most massive building built “in one go.” Inside Berjaya Times Square there are two five-star hotels, a huge shopping center and an amusement park, residential residences and offices.
The hotel and casino is owned by the American Automobile Association (AAA, not to be confused with Batteries and Alconauts Anonymous). Area - 645 thousand square meters. The moneybag resort opened in January 2008 and cost $1.8 billion to build. The building houses the most luxurious car store in America, where you can touch and buy the coolest and most expensive cars such as Lamborghini, Bugatti, Saleen and Spiker.
In 7th place in the list of the most spacious houses on the planet - everyone knows. The US Department of Defense building boasts an area of 610,000 m 2, it is the most crowded office building on Earth. The Pentagon employs 23 thousand civil servants with and without uniform, as well as 3,000 service personnel. These people drink 5 thousand cups of coffee per day and go to 234 toilets. The Pentagon's perimeter is one and a half kilometers, and there are 7,754 windows in its five above-ground floors.
Object K-25 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee - the 8th largest building in the world by total area (60 hectares), a former uranium enrichment plant. K-25 was built simultaneously with the Pentagon and is designed for 12 thousand jobs. In 1987, the K-25 facility was officially closed; work on the deconstruction and disinfection of the nuclear plant continues to this day, because this is a complex and dreary task, but it still needs to be done.
Hong Kong International Airport ranks 9th and 570 thousand m 2. Among local residents it is known under the exotic name Chek Lap Kok. This is one of the busiest airports in the world in terms of passenger and cargo traffic; it has repeatedly won prizes as the best airport in the world. The $20 billion airport was built on an artificial island in 1998 and is still considered China's main air gateway.
And in 10th place in the ranking of unusually spacious buildings is another Asian miracle. This is the airport again and it's called . Location: Bangkok town. Area – 56.3 hectares. In addition to being one of the top ten, Suvarnabhumi is proud of the tallest control tower in the world of aviation (132 m), as well as two parallel runways, allowing aircraft to receive and depart simultaneously. They say that during the construction of the airport, Thai officials received simply insane kickbacks, and this is also a record.
