The Tallest Buildings in the World

			Height1
Rank	Building and Location	Year Completed	m	ft	Stories

Buildings
1	Taipei 101, Taipei, Taiwan	2003	509	1,671	101
2	Petronas Tower I, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	1998	452	1,483	88
4	Sears Tower, Chicago (IL), United States	1974	442	1,450	110
5	Jin Mao Building, Shanghai, China	1998	421	1,380	88
–	One World Trade Center2, New York (NY), United States	1972	417	1,368	110
–	Two World Trade Center2, New York (NY), United States	1973	415	1,362	110
6	Two International Finance Centre, Hong Kong, China	2003	412	1,352	88
7	CITIC Plaza, Guangzhou, China	1997	391	1,283	80
8	Shun Hing Square, Shenzhen, China	1996	384	1,260	69
9	Empire State Building, New York (NY), United States	1931	381	1,250	102
10	Central Plaza, Hong Kong, China	1992	374	1,227	78
11	Bank of China, Hong Kong, China	1989	368	1,209	72
15	The Centre, Hong Kong, China	1998	346	1,135	73
16	John Hancock Center, Chicago (IL), United States	1967	344	1,127	100
19	Chrysler Building, New York (NY), United States	1930	319	1,046	77
20	Bank of America Plaza, Atlanta (GA), United States	1993	312	1,023	55
21	U.S. Bank Tower, Los Angeles (CA), United States	1990	310	1,018	75
24	AT&T Corporate Center, Chicago (IL), United States	1989	307	1,007	60
1. Height for inhabited buildings (with stories) does not include TV towers and antennae. 2. Collapsed as a result of terrorist attack, September 11, 2001. 3. Collapsed during renovation, August 1991. (– = not applicable.)
Source: Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.

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