I received an article from the ASCE smart brief that mentioned the world's 10 tallest buildings and it is amazing to see these monsters so have a look below.
1. Number one goes to the Burj Khalifa in Dubai at 2,717 feet, it is 745 feet taller than the second tallest building! It best enjoy its 1st place position though because once the Kingdom Tower in Saudi Arabia is finished it is rumored to exceed this giant.
2. Next up are the Abraj Al-Bait Towers in Mecca, Saudi Arabia at 1,972 feet, but it is the world's tallest hotel in the world. 
3. Taipei 101 with 101 stories above ground and 5 stories below it is 1,667 feet tall.
4. The Shanghai World Financial Center in a close 4th at 1,614 feet.
5. The International Commerce Center in Hong Kong hits 1,588 feet.
6. Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur soars to 1,483 feet.
7. The Zifeng tower in Greenland stands an even 1,480 feet tall.
8. Willis Tower (Sears Tower) in Chicago is 1,450 feet high.
9. Ninth is the Jin Mai tower in Shanghai at 1,364 feet tall.
10. Finally the tenth tallest building is the Empire State Building at 1,250 feet in the Big Apple, although this held the title for the world's tallest building for nearly 40 years before these other nine massive structures over took it in height, and soon it will be number eleven once the World Trade Center is completed in New York.
Wow at the pace that these supertall structures are being erected we can only anticipate when a mile high building will be among us.
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