As reported by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), the current tallest building is the ten year-old Burj Khalifa in Dubai at 2,722 feet, but new buildings currently under construction will reach heights far above it.
CTBUH actually predicts that the world will soon see a building that stretches a mile-high into the sky (3,280 feet).
China, which has been experiencing a construction boom over the past few years, will be home to 7 of the top 10 tallest buildings that will be built and completed by the end of the decade.
The No.10 building on the list is currently being built right next to #CCTV’s iconic Beijing headquarters building.
Other Chinese cities that will also have their skylines transformed by 2020 will include Suzhou, Shenzhen, Wuhan, Tianjin, and Shenyang.
Here is the Top 10 list:
1. Kingdom Tower, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Height: 3,281 feet
Floors: 167
Completion Year: 2018
Reported to cost $1.2 billion to construct, Kingdom Tower will soar over 550 feet taller than the United Arab Emirates’ Burj Khalifa.
The building will be a multi-purpose facility with a luxury hotel, office space, serviced apartments, luxury condos, and the world’s highest observatory.
The Kingdom Tower will require the world’s most sophisticated elevator system.
2. Suzhou Zhongnan Center, Suzhou, China
Reported to cost $1.2 billion to construct, Kingdom Tower will soar over 550 feet taller than the United Arab Emirates’ Burj Khalifa.
The building will be a multi-purpose facility with a luxury hotel, office space, serviced apartments, luxury condos, and the world’s highest observatory.
The Kingdom Tower will require the world’s most sophisticated elevator system.
2. Suzhou Zhongnan Center, Suzhou, China
Height: 2,392 ft
Floors: 138
Completion Year: 2020
The Suzhou Zhongnan will be the tallest building in China when it's completed.
Completion Year: 2020
The Suzhou Zhongnan will be the tallest building in China when it's completed.
3. Ping An Finance Center, Shenzhen, China
Height: 2,165 feet
Floors: 115
Completion Year: 2016
4. Wuhan Greenland Centre, Wuhan, China
Completion Year: 2016
4. Wuhan Greenland Centre, Wuhan, China
Height: 2,087 feet
Floors: 125
Completion Year: 2017
The building is expected to cost around $4.5 billion and has energy-saving features.
5. Goldin Finance 117, Tianjin, China
Completion Year: 2017
The building is expected to cost around $4.5 billion and has energy-saving features.
5. Goldin Finance 117, Tianjin, China
Height: 1,957 feet
Floors: 128
Completion year: 2016
The Goldin Finance 117, also known as the China 117 Tower, will have 117 floors.
6. Pearl of the North, Shenyang, China
Completion year: 2016
The Goldin Finance 117, also known as the China 117 Tower, will have 117 floors.
6. Pearl of the North, Shenyang, China
Height: 1,863 feet
Floors: 113
Completion Year: 2018
The Pearl of the North will have 34 floors of offices as well as a 320-room luxury hotel, according to Architects Journal.
Floors: 113
Completion Year: 2018
The Pearl of the North will have 34 floors of offices as well as a 320-room luxury hotel, according to Architects Journal.
7. Lotte World Tower, Seoul, South Korea
Height: 1,819 feet
Floors: 123
Completion Year: 2016
Floors: 123
Completion Year: 2016
8. Nordstrom Tower, New York, United States
Height: 1,775 feet
Floors: 92
Completion Year: 2018
Nordstrom Tower is a residential project by Extell Development Company.
The building will be the second tallest skyscraper in New York city as well as the US when it's finished.
9. CTF Finance Center, Guangzhou, China
Height: 1,739 feet
Floors: 111
Completion Year: 2016
The CTF Finance Center will have the fastest elevators in the world at 45 miles per hour.
It will take 43 seconds to go from the first to the 95th floor, according to the BBC.
10. Zhongguo Zun, Beijing, China
Completion Year: 2016
The CTF Finance Center will have the fastest elevators in the world at 45 miles per hour.
It will take 43 seconds to go from the first to the 95th floor, according to the BBC.
10. Zhongguo Zun, Beijing, China
Height: 1,732 feet
Floors: 108
Completion Year: 2018
Source - CCTV News
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