Top 9 Tallest Skyscrapers in the World, One of Them in Indonesia

VIVA – At this time, many skyscrapers are made in luxury and tallest. Obviously, the height of these skyscrapers often makes people feel amazed.

The engineers who every year compete to beat each other by building the highest possible building, it seems that the sky is no longer the limit.

So, it is not surprising that every country in the world is competing to increase the number of skyscrapers and make it the identity of the country itself.

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Burj Khalifa, Dubai, Uni Emirat Arab (UEA).

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Burj Khalifa is the tallest skyscraper located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Quoting WSJ, the height of the Burj Khalifa if calculated from ground level to its highest peak reaches 828 meters or 2,717 times. Burj Khalifa also has the fastest elevator with a speed of 60 km/hour and has 160 floors with various luxurious accents in it.

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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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Merdeka 118 building in Malaysia is known as the top of this skyscraper 678 meters above the Kuala Lumpur.

The building will be offered as an office, Park Hyatt hotel mall and the highest observation deck in Southeast Asia. Not only that, this building overlooks the Merdeka Stadium where former leader Tunku Abdul Rahman declared Malaysia's independence in 1957.

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Shanghai Tower

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Now, Shanghai tower has become a very recognizable icon in China, this building has a height of 632 meters with 127 floors.

This building was completed in 2015 and even in 2016 the Shanghai Tower was named the best skyscraper in the world.

4. Abraj Al-Bait Tower, Mecca

Abraj Al-Bait Tower is a building with a charming architecture after the Kaaba and the Grand Mosque in Mecca, the holiest city for Muslims. The two are 'only' about 200 meters apart.

The skyscraper also known as the world's largest clock, has a height of 601 meters and often compared to Big Ben in London, England.

Abraj Al-Bait Tower was built almost 150 years after Big Ben was inaugurated, in 2012 to be precise and immediately made it the third tallest building in the world at that time, and has now shifted to fourth position.

5. Taipei International Financial Building, Taipei

This skyscraper located in Xinyi District, Taipei, Republic of China has the official name as Taipei International Financial Building.

The tower which opened in 2004 has a height of 508 meters if calculated from the ground level, not only that you can find the fastest elevator in the world here, with a speed of 63 km/hour the elevator can take you to the 89^th floor in 39 seconds.

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Kementerian Luar Negeri Rusia.

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Lakhta Center is a skyscraper located in Lakhta, St. Petersburg, Russia. The building with 87 floors has a height of 462 meters.

The Lakhta Center is the tallest building in Europe and the 16^th tallest building in the world. This skyscraper was built in 2012 and was completed in January 2018.

Launching the SkyscraperPage, the Willis tower also known as the Sears Tower is a famous skyscraper in Chicago, this building is the tallest building in the United States since 1973.

The Willis Tower is taller than the World Trade Center skyscraper in New York City and was crowned the tallest building with 108 floors. If calculated from ground level, Sears Tower has a height of 442 meters.

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Autograph Tower Jakarta

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• Giya Satria

This Autograph Tower is a skyscraper located in Indonesia, exactly in the Thamrin Nine multifunctional development complex, Central Jakarta.

Structurally calculated from the ground floor and referring to the provisions of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), the height of the Autograph Tower reaches 382.9 meters, but if calculated from the ground level it rises to 385 meters.

Obviously, the building which will be operated as an office and hotel in 2021, it has managed to beat the previous record held by Gama Tower, which rises into the sky as high as 285 meters.

Q1 ‘Queen Number One tower is a building located on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. Q1 is one of the tallest buildings in the world from 2005 to 2011. The skyscraper with a height of 322 meters is claimed to be one of the icons of the state of Queensland in celebration of the state's 150th anniversary.

According to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), this height is enough to make Q1 one of the tallest buildings in the world.

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The tower which opened in 2004 has a height of 508 meters if calculated from the ground level, not only that you can find the fastest elevator in the world here, with a speed of 63 km/hour the elevator can take you to the 89th floor in 39 seconds.