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RANK BUILDING NAME HEIGHT CITY COUNTRY Floors Year Built
1.  Burj Khalifa 828 m (2,717 feet) Dubai UAE 162 2010
2. Canton Tower 600 m (1,968 feet) Guangzhou China 108 2010
3. CN (Canada's National) Tower 553 m (1,815 feet) Toronto Canada 115 1976
4*   Freedom Tower (Under Construction) 542 m (1,776 feet) New York USA 105 2013
5.  Taipei 101 509 m (1,671 feet) Taipei Taiwan 101 2004
6.  Shanghai World Financial Center 492 m (1,614 feet) Shanghai China 101 2008
7.  International Commerce Centre 484 m (1,588 feet) Hong Kong Hong Kong 108 2010
8.  Petronas Tower 1 452 m (1,483 feet) Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 88 1998
8.  Petronas Tower 2 452 m (1,483 feet) Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 88 1998
10.  Nanjing Greenland Financial Center 450 m (1,476 feet) Nanjing China 89 2010
11.  Willis Tower 442 m (1,451 feet) Chicago USA 108 1974
12.  Guangzhou West Tower 438 m (1,435 feet) Guangzhou China 103 2010
13.  Milad Tower 435 m (1,427 feet)  Tehran Iran 12 2007
14.  Jin Mao Tower 421 m (1,380 feet) Shanghai China 88 1999
** World Trade Center 1 (Destroyed on September 11, 2001) 417 m (1,368 feet) New York USA 110 1973
** World Trade Center 2 (Destroyed on September 11, 2001) 415 m (1,362 feet) New York USA 110 1973
15.  Two International Finance Centre 415 m (1,362 feet) Hong Kong Hong Kong 88 2003
15.  Trump International Hotel & Tower 415 m (1,362 feet) Chicago USA 98 2009
17.  Al Hamra Tower 412 m (1,352 feet) Kuwait City Kuwait 77 2010
18.  CITIC Plaza 391 m (1,283 feet) Guangzhou China 80 1997
19.  Shun Hing Square 384 m (1,260 feet) Shenzhen China 69 1996
20.  Empire State Building 381 m (1,250 feet) New York City USA 102 1931
21a.  Emirates Park Tower 1 376 m (1,234 feet) Dubai UAE 77 2010
21b.  Emirates Park Tower 2 376 m (1,234 feet) Dubai UAE 77 2010
22  Central Plaza 374 m (1,227 feet) Hong Kong Hong Kong 78 1992
23.  Bank of China Tower 367 m (1,205 feet) Hong Kong Hong Kong 70 1990
24.  Bank of America Tower 366 m (1,200 feet) New York City USA 54 2009
25.  Almas Tower 363 m (1,191 feet) Dubai UAE 68 2009
26.  Emirates Office Tower 355 m (1,163 feet) Dubai UAE 54 2000
27.  Tuntex Sky Tower 348 m (1,140 feet) Kaohsiung Taiwan 85 1997
28a.  Aon Center 346 m (1,136 feet) Chicago USA 83 1973
28b.  The Center 346 m (1,135 feet) Hong Kong Hong Kong 73 1998
29.  John Hancock Center 344 m (1,128 feet) Chicago USA 100 1969
30a.  Wenzhou Trade Center 333 m (1,094 feet) Wenzhou China 68 2010
30b.  Shimao International Plaza 333 m (1,094 feet) Shanghai China 60 2005
30c.  Rose Tower 333 m (1,093 feet) Dubai UAE 72 2007
31.  Minsheng Bank Building 331 m (1,087 feet) Wuhan China 68 2007
32.  Ryugyong Hotel 330 m (1,083 feet) Pyongyang North Korea 105 2010
33.  Al Yaqoub Tower 330 m (1,083 feet) Dubai UAE 72 2010
34.  China World Trade Center Tower III 330 m (1,083 feet) Beijing China 74 2009
35.  The Index 328 m (1,076 feet) Dubai UAE 80 2010
36.  Farmer's Apartments 328 m (1,076 feet) Huaxi Village China 74 2011
37.    The Landmark 324 m (1,063 feet) Abu Dhabi UAE 72 2011
38.  Q1 Tower 323 m (1,058 feet) Gold Coast City Australia 80 2005
39.  Burj Al Arab 321 m (1,053 feet) Dubai UAE 60 1999
*   Stratosphere Tower (Construction starts soon) 320 m (1,050 ft)?? Abuja Nigeria 64 ???
40.  Chrysler Building 319 m (1,046 feet) New York City USA 77 1930
41.  Nina Tower 319 m (1,046 feet) Hong Kong Hong Kong 80 2007
42.  New York Times Tower 319 m (1,046 feet) New York City USA 52 2007
43.  HHHR Tower 317 m (1,040 feet) Dubai UAE 72 2010
44.  Bank of America Plaza 312 m (1,023 feet) Atlanta USA 55 1992
45.  US Bank Tower 310 m (1,018 feet) Los Angeles USA 73 1989
46.  Menara Telekom 310 m (1,017 feet) Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 55 2001
47.  Ocean Heights 310 m (1,017 feet) Dubai UAE 82 2010
48.  Sky Tower 310 m (1,017 feet) Abu Dhabi UAE 74 2010
49. Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel 309 m (1,014 feet) Dubai UAE 56 2000
50.  AT&T Corporate Center 307 m (1,007 feet) Chicago USA 60 1989
*Freedom Tower (Under Construction) to replace World Trade Center Towers (WTC) - **WTC was destroyed on September 11, 2001)

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