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Archive - Mar 1, 2009
World's tallest buildings (part iii): Taipei Tower 101, Burj Dubai & 1-km High Club (projects under construction)
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The Taipei Tower 101, Taiwan, completed in 2003 (1,670 ft - 509.2 m)
The Taipei Tower 101, completed in 2003 took just 4 years to build. It is called the 101 because it has 101 floors (stories) above ground, and 5 below. From ground to tip of spire the Sears Tower is still taller than the Taipei 101, however from ground to top of roof the Taipei does win. The Taipei 101 is the first and currently only habitable building in the world to break the half-kilometer mark in height. However, a tower currently under construction known as "Burj Dubai" is going to do away with any controversy so completely that there will be no doubt as to which is the world's tallest building.
Burj Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to be completed in 2009 (2,684 ft - 818 m) read more »
