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The Petronas Tower 2 is a supertall skyscraper located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Completed in 1998, it was designed by César Pelli and stands at 452 meters. Notably, it was the tallest building in the world from 1998 to 2004. The tower primarily serves as an office complex catering to multinational...
The Petronas Tower 1 is a supertall skyscraper located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Completed in 1998, it was designed by César Pelli and stands at 452 meters. It’s notable for being the tallest building in Malaysia and once held the title of world's tallest until 2004. Primarily an office building, i...
The Bank of China Tower dominates Hong Kong’s skyline as a prominent example of 1980s architecture. Designed by I.M. Pei, its distinctive prismatic shape and height made it the city's tallest building upon completion in 1990. It serves primarily as an office complex catering to financial institution...
A 420-meter tower completed in Shanghai, China, in 1999 and designed by SOM with a tiered, pagoda-inspired form that blends modernist and Chinese architectural traditions.
The Shard is a 310-meter glass pyramid skyscraper in Southwark, London, designed by Renzo Piano and completed in 2012 as the tallest building in the United Kingdom.
A 415-meter office skyscraper completed in Hong Kong in 2003, designed by César Pelli, and long holding the title of Hong Kong's tallest building.
South Korea's tallest skyscraper, completed in Seoul in 2017, rising 555 meters and housing offices, a hotel, residences, and an observation deck.
Raffles City Chongqing is a multi-tower complex completed in 2019 in Chongqing, China, featuring eight skyscrapers connected at height by a 300 m elevated sky bridge.
A 440-meter supertall office and hotel tower completed in 2010 in Guangzhou, China, designed by British firm Wilkinson Eyre Architects.
A 435-meter supertall completed in New York City in 2021, known as Steinway Tower for its historic site, and recognized as one of the most slender skyscrapers ever built.
A 306-meter residential tower completed in Dubai, UAE, in 2013, widely recognized for its dramatic full-height 90-degree helical twist.
Completed in 2017 in Shenzhen, China, Ping An Finance Centre stands 599 meters tall and ranks among the world's five tallest buildings.
Completed in 2019 in St. Petersburg, Russia, Lakhta Center stands 462 meters tall and serves as the headquarters of energy company Gazprom.
A 255m Moscow City skyscraper completed in 2015, recognized for its distinctive spiraling twisted facade designed by architect Philip Nikandrov in collaboration with RMJM.
Landmark Tower is a 296-meter skyscraper in Yokohama, Japan, completed in 1993, and held the title of Japan's tallest building for over two decades after its opening.
A supertall mixed-use development completed in Dubai, UAE, in 2023, distinguished by a sky bridge called The Link connecting its two asymmetric towers.
A 60-story, 288 m (945 ft) skyscraper completed in Philadelphia in 1987, designed by Helmut Jahn, that broke the longstanding informal limit set by City Hall's William Penn statue.
Shun Hing Square is a 384 m supertall office tower completed in 1996 in Shenzhen, China, and held the record as the tallest building in China upon its completion.
A 249m Madrid skyscraper completed in 2008, designed by Norman Foster and standing as the tallest of the four Cuatro Torres towers in the Paseo de la Castellana area.
Eureka Tower is a 297 m residential skyscraper completed in 2006 in Melbourne, Australia, with a gold-clad uppermost floor referencing the 1854 Eureka Stockade rebellion.
Vietnam's tallest building at 461 meters, completed in Ho Chi Minh City in 2018, also ranking as the tallest skyscraper in Southeast Asia.
A 310m Los Angeles skyscraper completed in 1989, designed by Henry N. Cobb of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners and notable for its prominent circular crown at the summit.
The taller of the two Federation Tower skyscrapers in Moscow City, standing 374m upon completion in 2016 and one of the tallest buildings in Europe.
A 530-meter supertall skyscraper completed in 2019 in Tianjin, China, serving as a mixed-use tower within the Binhai New Area development.
The tallest building in San Francisco at 326 m (1,070 ft), a 61-story office tower completed in 2018 and designed by César Pelli & Associates.
A 492m Kuala Lumpur supertall skyscraper completed in 2019 with 106 floors, ranking among Malaysia's tallest buildings and anchoring the Tun Razak Exchange financial district.
Etihad Towers is a complex of five mixed-use towers on the Corniche in Abu Dhabi, UAE, with the tallest reaching approximately 305 meters, completed in 2011.
A 452-meter mixed-use skyscraper completed in 2019 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, ranking as one of the tallest towers in Southeast Asia.
