10 tallest towers in the world 2016

1. Burj Khalifa, Dubai, UAE (828 m): the world's tallest tower was considered a symbol of the development of Dubai's stature, United Arab Emirates. It take 5 years to build , cost of $ 1.5 billion, Burj Khalifa through the clouds, with shapes inspired by the desert Hymenocallis flower  and Islamic architecture. The tower has a nightclub, a restaurant and the highest observatory in the world.


2. Shanghai Tower, Shanghai, China (632 meters): The tower cost $ 2.4 billion  symbolizes the outstanding development of Shanghai, is the 2nd project beyond 610 m. This is a building  friendly with environment, called "vertical city" with indoor garden, and numerous shops, hotels, offices inside.


3. Clock Tower Abraj Al Bait-, Mecca, Saudi Arabia (601 m): Also known as the Makkah Clock Royal Tower, marvelous architecture is majestical on the Mecca sky , from the Grand cathedrala not distant .  There are countless towers in Al-Abraj complexes , thousands of believers choose to stay when came in this holy city.  In which, the clock tower is highest , clock face 4th largest in the world.


4. Ping An Finance Center, Shenzhen, China (599 m): beautiful building with modern style, this elegant building high 2nd China  and 4th world. Construction costs Center is 678 millionUSD, took six years to complete.


5. Lotte World Tower, Seoul, South Korea (555 m): The new building opened this year on the sky  Korean capital, with variety of space used for many purposes. You can find here cinemas, offices, housing ... Lotte World with a modern design, main material are metal and glass.


6. One World Trade Center, New York, USA (541.3 m): Height of buildings per unit of (feet) is 1,776, the number symbol of freedom and revival. This is the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere region, built on 11/9 memorial in New York with cost of $ 3.9 billion.


7. CTF Financial Center, Guangzhou, China (530 m): Among the 10 tallest buildings in the world, China has 6 works. CTF Financial Centre intends to have the world's tallest hotel in the top 16 floors, opened in 2017.


8. Tower Taipei 101, Taiwan, China (509 m): This tower designed as an ultra-high temple, with overlapping layers. Taipei 101 has held the position of world's tallest building in 2004. Currently, the tower still holds the record for the highest green building world, the cost of construction is $ 1.9 billion.


9. The Shanghai World Financial Center, Shanghai, China (492 m): This impressive tower was designed in symbol sky and ground of China (the rounded and square  in the middle). It also has the 2nd tallest hotel in the world - Park Hyatt Shanghai.

10. International Trade Centre, Hong Kong, China (484 m): Featured on the Hong Kong skyline, the towers are not only office , but also many leisure utilities such as shopping centers , restaurants and the world's highest hotel Ritz-Carlton Hong Kong (with a bar and pool at dizzying heights above 118 floors).


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