7 The Tallest Building in The World updates 2018

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7 The Tallest Building in The World updates 2018

Building is a multi-storey building that is usually used by humans to carry out activities. The building can be functioned into several types such as hotels, apartments, offices, shopping centers and many more. Buildings have varying heights. There are those who have ordinary heights, there are also those who have extraordinary height which are usually called skyscrapers. With this extraordinary height, you can imagine the quality of the concrete that is used must be of high quality. The criteria regarding the definition and determination of the highest building are still debated to date and have not reached an agreement. One of the most frequently debated criteria is the Telecommunication Antenna Height on the roof of the building concerned so that the height of the building will increase due to the Antenna. But in general, the media coverage of the highest building is to include Telecommunications Antennas as part of Building Height with the record that the highest buildings can be used for Residential (residential), Business or office centers and Hotels. The list of the tallest buildings in the world will not always remain and will continue to change along with development and development. Here are the 7 Highest Buildings in the world, update 2018

CTF Finance Center,

This tall building was completed in 2010 and has been used for various things such as being a place for important conferences, observatories, shopping centers, and office buildings. On the top floor of the 112th floor, there is an observation deck.

China Height: 530 Meters

Floor: 111 floors

Inaugurated in 2016:

Location: Guangzhou, China

Usage: Offices, Hotels,

Resident Owner: Chow Tai Fook Enterprises

One World Trade Center,

United States After the September 11 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center, this building was later rebuilt with a height of 1,776 feet. Located in the center of metropolitan, New York, the One World Trade Center is the tallest building in the western hemisphere. This building was built by the same architectural company, namely Skidmore, Owis & Merrill. Height: 541.3 Meters

Floor: 94 floors

Inaugurated year: 2014

Location: New York, United States

Usage: Office

Owner: 1 World Trade Center LLC

Lotte World Tower,

South Korea Lotte World Tower is one of the new high-rise buildings that is included in the list of the world's tallest buildings. Because, the construction of this building was completely completed in March 2016. However, this building was successfully crowned the number 5 highest building in the world for now. It took up to 13 years of preparation and planning before this building was actually built, until finally the development planning was approved by the government in 2010. The building has 123 floors, 6 of which are underground.

Ping An Finance Center,

China Consisting of 115 floors, this building is located in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province. This 1,965-foot building contains offices, shopping centers, conference centers and five-star hotels. In addition to its height, Ping An Finance Center is known for its sophisticated elevators that can reach speeds of up to 10 miles per second.

Abraj Al-Bait Clock Tower, Saudi Arabia

Abraj Al-Bait, located in Mecca, Saudi Arabia consists of 120 floors. This building is better known as the Mecca Royal Hotel Clock Tower. Located south of the entrance to the Haram Mosque, Abraj Al-Bait has seven Towers, with the highest Tower, the Hotel Tower which is specifically used for apartments. Under the highest tower, there are shopping centers, conference rooms and other facilities such as a prayer room that can accommodate up to 10,000 people. Done starting in 2004, it took 8 years to complete the construction of this building.

Height: 601 Meters

Floor: 120 floors

Inaugurated year: 2012

Location: Mecca, Saudi Arabia

Usage: Offices, Hotels

Owner: Saudi Bin Laden Group

Shanghai Tower, China

The 121-storey Shanghai Tower is the second tallest building in the world. The construction of the Shanghai Tower began in 2006 and requires eight years of work before it was finally completed in March 2014. The total construction costs reached 4.2 billion dollars. This 2,073 foot high building is designed to be used as a hotel and office. Shanghai Tower has 1,100 parking lots and 320 hotel rooms.

Height: 632 Meters

Floor: 128 floors

Inaugurated year: 2015

Location: Shanghai, China

Usage: Offices and Hotels

Owner: Shanghai Tower Construction and Development

Burj Khalifa, Dubai

Burj Khalifa was originally known as the Burj Dubai and became the tallest building in the world. With an altitude of 2,712 feet, this building has 163 floors. So high, during Ramadan there is a difference in the time to break the fast on each floor. This building has the same designer as the One World Trade Center, namely Owings, Skidmore and Merrill of Chicago. The building is a government project of the United Arab Emirates to divert the country's economy from being initially only oil, expanding tourism. Apart from being the tallest building, Burj Khalifa also has the fastest elevator with a speed of 60km / hour. That is the 7th tallest building in the world, the most contributing country is China. While in the first position is Dubai.

Height: 828 Meters

Floor: 163 floors

Inaugurated year: 2010

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Usage: Offices, Hotels, Resident

Owner: Emaar