1. Burj Dubai
Currently under construction the tower has reached a height of 604.9 metres (1984.9 feet), with 159 floors as of February 2008 (according to the Burj Dubai offical website) surpassing the tallest building, Taipei 101. Officially, Taipei is still the tallest as Burj is yet to be opened.
The final projected height of Burj Dubai is being kept a secret due to competition from other buildings under construction. It is likely to rise to a height of around 2,296 ft when completed.
Burj Dubai will then be taller than 1,902 ft International Business Centre in Seoul, scheduled to be completed later this year, and three other Korean skyscrapers: Incheon Tower (likely to be 2,012 ft), Lotte Super Tower (1,820 ft) and Lotte World II (1,680 ft).
Designed by Adrian Smith and developed by Emaar Properties, the total budget for the Burj Dubai project is about $4.1 billion.
2 Taipei 101, Taiwan
The Taipei Towers with 101 floors is 508 metres (1,667 feet) high. It cost a whopping $1.8 billion to build the tower. Officially it is still the highest tower in the world.
Built in 2004, the building was designed by C.Y. Lee & Partners and constructed by KTRT Joint Venture. Taipei 101 is designed to withstand typhoons and earthquake tremors.
The tower's design specifications are based on the number '8', a lucky number in traditional Chinese culture. The design and planning of the tower was carried out by a Feng Shui master. The elevators in the building are the fastest in the world, rising at 1008 metres per minute (60.48 km/hour) and descending at 610 m/min (36.6 km/hour).
This is one of the few buildings in the world equipped with double-deck elevators. The Taiwan Stock Exchange is housed in this building.
2 & 3. Petronas Twin Towers), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
With a height of 452 metres (1,483 feet) and 88 floors, the Petronas Twin Towers, are in the second and third position. Both are 88 stories tall and has 78 elevators each.
The towers are the world's tallest twin buildings.
Completed in 1998, they are connected on the 41st and 42nd floors by a sky bridge, which was designed as a safety corridor. The skybridge constructed by Kukdong Engineering & Construction between the two towers is the highest 2-story bridge in the world.
Petronas Towers, designed by Argentine architect Cesar Pelli, has a beautiful blend of Islamic art, design and architecture.
4. Sears Tower, Chicago, US
The Sears Towers is the fourth tallest building in the world. With a height of 442 metres (1,451 feet) and 108 floors, it was completed in 1974.
The tower is designed by architect Bruce Graham.
It was the tallest building in the US for over three decades. It was built at a cost of $150 million. The tower has 104 elevators.
Situated in Chicago, Illinois it was built by Sears, Roebuck and Company. It took three years to build the tower.
5. Jinmao Building, Shanghai, China
Jinmao Tower is the fifth tallest tower in the world at a height of 421 metres (1,381 feet) and 88 floors. Built in 1999, it is now the tallest building in China. The Jinmao Tower soon will be surpassed by the 492-metre-high Shanghai World Financial Center, which will open this year.
Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the Jinmao Tower has 61 elevators and is a typhoon resistant building.
It houses offices and the Shanghai Grand Hyatt hotel. Jin Mao Building is owned by the China Jin Mao Group.
It has a daily maintenance cost of $121,000. The tower's design specifications are based on the number '8', a lucky number in Chinese culture.
The 88 floors are divided into 16 segments, each of which is 1/8th shorter than the 16-story base.
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