Building & Height Chief

Location Year Stories M. Ft. Architect

Burj Dubai ,
Dubai, UAE
(under
construction
) 2009? 160 705 2,313
2008?
Center of India Tower, 224 677
Katangi, India (speculative) 2,222
Tower of
Russia
Moscow
Russia
(proposed) 2010? 125 649 2,129
Three Empires
Tower,
Istanbul,
Turkey

(speculative) ? 150 600 1,969

International
Buisness
Center, Seoul,
S. Korea
(proposed) 2008? 130 580 1,903
Lotte World
Tower Seoul
S. Korea
(proposed) 2006 555 1,820
Freedom Tower at the World Trade Center
New York
(under
construction
) 2009? 541 1,776 Daniel Libeskind
Taipei 101 Tower
Taipei, Taiwan C.Y. Lee &
2004 101 509 1,670 Partner
Shanghai World Financial Center, China
(under
construction Kohn Pederson
) 2007? 101 492 1,614 Fox
Union Square Phase2007?
7, Hong Kong, China102
(under474 1,555
construction)

Busan Lotte
Tower, Busan,
S. Korea
(proposed) 2008? 107 465 1,524
Suyong Bay
Tower, Busan,
S. Korea
(proposed) 2010? 102 462 1,516
Xujiahui
Tower,
Shanghai,
China
(proposed) 92 460 1,509
1998Lumpur, Malaysia
Petronas Tower 1, Kuala 88 452 1,483 Cesar Pelli
1998
Petronas Twin Tower 88
2, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 452 1,483 Cesar Pelli
The Gateway
III,Hong
Kong, China
(proposed) ? 450 1,476
1974
Sears Tower, Chicago 110 442 1,450 Bruce Graham (SOM)
Asia Plaza,
Kaohsiung,
Taiwan
(proposed) 2008? 103 431 1,414
Jin Mao
Building,
Shanghai 1999 88 421 1,381 SOM
Dalian
International
Trade Center,
Dalian China
(proposed) 2007? 78 420 1,378
World Trade Center, New York
Destroyed by
terrorists
9/11/01 1973 110 417 1,368 Minoru Yamaski
Two
International
Finance
Centre (IFC), Rocco Design
Hong Kong 2003 88 415 Ltd.
Sky Central
Plaza (CITI
Plaza, China
International
Trust)
Guanzhou 1997 80 391 1,283 DLN Architects
North Bund
Tower,
Shanghai,
China
(proposed) ? 72 388 1,273
Shun Hing
Square,
Shenzhen, K.Y. Cheung
China 1996 69 384 1,260 Design Assc.
Shreve, Lamb
1931
Empire State Building, New York 102 381 1,250 and Harmon
Abbco Rotana
Hotel, Dubai,
UAE
(proposed) 2006 72 380 1,247

Central Plaza, Hong1992

Kong 78 374 1,227 Ng Chun Man
Millenium
Tower
Frankfurt
Germany
(proposed) 2011? 91 365 1,198
1989
Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong 70 369 1,209 Ieoh Ming Pei
Bank of
America
Tower, New
York City USA
(under
construction
) 2008? 54 366 1,200
T & C Tower,
Kaoshiung,
Taiwan 1997 85 348 1,140
Amoco
Building,
Chicago 1973 80 346 1,136
Central
Station, Hong
Kong 1998 79 346 1,135 Ng Chun Man
John Hancock
Center,
Chicago 1969 100 344 1,127
Shun Hing
Square,
Shenzhen,
China 1996 69 325 1,066
Critic Plaza
(Sky Central
Plaza),
Guangzhou,
China 1997 80 322 1,056
Chicago Beach
Tower Hotel,
Dubai 1998 60 321 1,053
Baiyoke Tower
II, Bangkok 1997 90 320 1,050
William Van
1930
Chrysler Building, New York 77 319 1,046 Alen
NationsBank
Plaza, Atlanta 1993 55 312 1,023
Library Tower,
Los Angeles 1990 75 310 1,018
AT&T
Corporate
Center,
Chicago 1989 60 307 1,007
Texas
Commerce
Tower,
Houston 1982 75 305 1,000

Two Prudential
Plaza, Chicago 1990 64 303 995
Ryugyong
Hotel,
Pyongyang, N.
Korea 1995 105 300 984
Commerzbank
Tower,
Frankfurt 1997 56 299 981
First
Interstate
Bank Plaza,
Houston 1983 71 296 972
Landmark
Tower,
Yokohama,
Japan 1993 70 296 971
311 South
Wacker Drive,
Chicago 1990 65 293 961
American
International
Building, New
York 1932 67 290 952
First Canadian
Place, Toronto 1975 72 290 951

Society Tower,
Cleveland 1991 57 290 950
One Liberty
Place,
Philadelphia 1987 61 287 945
Columbia
Seafirst
Center,
Seattle 1984 76 287 943
40 Wall
Street, New
York 1930 72 283 927
NationsBank
Plaza, Dallas 1985 72 281 921
Overseas
Union Bank
Centre,
Singapore 1986 66 280 919
United
Overseas
Bank Plaza,
Singapore 1992 66 280 919
Republic
Plaza,
Singapore 1995 66 280 919
Citicorp
Center, New
York 1977 59 279 915
Scotia Plaza,
Toronto 1989 68 275 902
Transco
Tower,
Houston 1983 64 275 901
Renaissance
Tower, Dallas 1975 56 270 886
900 North
Michigan Ave.,
Chicago 1989 66 265 871
NationsBank
Corporate
Center,
Charlotte 1992 60 265 871
SunTrust
Plaza, Atlanta 1992 60 265 871
Water Tower
Place, Chicago 1976 74 262 859
First
Interstate
Tower, Los
Angeles 1974 62 262 858
Canada Trust
Tower,
Toronto 1990 51 261 856
Transamerica
Corporate
Headquarters,
San Francisco 1972 48 260 853
G.E. Building,
New York 1933 70 259 850
One First
National Plaza,
Chicago 1969 60 259 850
Two Liberty
Place,
Philadelphia 1990 58 258 848
Messeturm,
Frankfurt 1990 63 257 843
USX Tower,
Pittsburgh 1970 64 256 841
Rinku Gate
Tower, Osaka 1996 56 256 840
World Trade
Center, Osaka 1995 55 252 827
IBM Tower,
Atlanta 1988 50 250 820

BNI City
Tower, Jakarta 1995 46 250 820
Korea Life
Insurance
Company,
Seoul 1985 60 249 817
CitySpire, New
York 1989 75 248 814
Rialto Tower,
Melbourne 1985 63 248 814
One Chase
Manhattan
Plaza, New
York 1961 60 248 813
MetLife, New
York 1963 59 246 808
Shin Kong Life
Tower, Taipei,
Taiwan 1993 51 244 801

Malayan Bank,
Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia 1988 50 244 799
Tokyo City
Hall, Tokyo 1991 48 243 797
Woolworth Building,1913
New York 57 241 792 Cass Gilbert
Mellon Bank
Center,
Philadelphia 1991 54 241 792
1976
John Hancock Tower, Boston 60 240 788 I. M. Pei
Bank One
Center, Dallas 1987 60 240 787
Commerce
Court West,
Toronto 1973 57 239 784
Moscow State
University,
Moscow 1953 26 239 784

Empire Tower,
Kuala Lumpur,
Malaysia 1994 62 238 781
NationsBank
Center,
Houston 1984 56 238 780
Roppongi Hills Mori 2003
Tower , Tokyo, Japan 54 238
Bank of
America
Center, San
Francisco 1969 52 237 779
Worldwide
Plaza, New
York 1989 47 237 778
One Canada
Square,
London 1991 50 237 777
IDS Center,
Minneapolis 1973 52 236 775
U.S. Bank
Place,
Minneapolis 1992 58 236 774
Norwest
Center,
Minneapolis 1988 57 235 773
Treasury
Building,
Singapore 1986 52 235 770
One Ninety
One Peachtree

Tower, Atlanta 1991 50 235 770

Opera City
Tower, Tokyo 1997 54 234 768
Shinjuku Park
Tower, Tokyo 1994 52 233 764
Heritage
Plaza, Houston 1987 52 232 762
Kompleks Tun
Abdul Razak
Building,
Penang,
Malaysia 1985 65 232 760
Palace of
Culture and
Science,
Warsaw 1955 42 231 758
Carnegie Hall
Tower, New
York 1991 60 231 757
Three First
National Plaza,
Chicago 1981 57 230 753
Equitable
Tower, New
York 1986 51 229 752
MLC Centre,
Sydney 1978 65 229 751
One Penn
Plaza, New
York 1972 57 229 750
1251 Avenue
of the
Americas,
New York 1972 54 229 750
Prudential
Center,
Boston 1964 52 229 750
Two California
Plaza, Los
Angeles 1992 52 229 750
Gas Company
Tower, Los
Angeles 1991 54 228 749
Two Pacific
Place/Shangri-
La
Hotel, Hong
Kong 1991 56 228 748
1100
Louisiana
Building,
Houston 1980 55 228 748
Korea World
Trade Center,
Seoul 1988 54 228 748
Governor
Phillip Tower,
Sydney 1993 64 227 745