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Architecture Pictures: World's Tallest Buildings

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Pictures of the World's Tallest Buildings

The skyscrapers in this photo gallery are the tallest of the tall. Click below for pictures, facts, and building height statistics. For more skyscrapers, including buildings still on the drawing board, also see: World's Tallest Buildings Ranked.

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Taipei 101 Tower
509 meters / 1,670 feet tall
The Petronas Towers
452 meters / 1,483 feet tall
Sears Tower
442 meters / 1,450 feet tall
The Jin Mao Building
421 meters / 1,381 feet tall
Two International Finance Centre (IFC)
414 meters / 1,362 feet tall
CITIC Plaza, Guangzhou
391 meters / 1,283 feet tall
Shun Hing Square
384 meters / 1,260 feet tall
Empire State Building
381 meters / 1,250 feet tall
Central Plaza, Hong Kong
374 meters / 1,227 feet tall
Bank of China Tower
369 meters / 1,209 feet tall
Emirates Towers
Office Tower: 355 meters / 1,165 feet tall. Hotel: 309 meters / 1,014 feet tall.
Tuntex Sky Tower
348 meters / 1,140 feet tall. The antenna adds another 30 meters to the height.

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