Tallest buildings in the world
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The tallest buildings in the world have been:
- Home Insurance Building (1885-1890)
- New York World Building (1890-1894)
- Manhattan Life Building (1894-1899)
- Park Row Building (1899-1901)
- Philadelphia City Hall (1901-1908)
- Singer Building (1908-1909)
- Metropolitan Life Tower (1909-1913)
- Woolworth Building (1913-1930)
- 40 Wall Street (1930)
- Chrysler Building (1930-1931) - since 2008 it is 90% owned by the government of Abu Dhabi.
- Empire State Building (1931-1972)
- World Trade Center (1972-1974)
- Sears Tower (1974-1998)
- Petronas Towers (1998-2004)
- Taipei World Financial Center (2004-2007)
- Burj Khalifa (since 2007)
The current tallest buildings in the world are:
- Burj Khalifa
- Shanghai Tower
- Abraj Al Bait Towers (601 meters)
- One World Trade Center
- Taipei 101
- Shanghai World Financial Center
- International Commerce Centre
- Petronas Towers (452 meters)
- Greenland Square Zifeng Tower
- Willis Tower
- Kingkey 100
- Guangzhou International Finance Center
- Trump International Hotel & Tower
- Jin Mao Tower
- Princess Tower
- Al Hamra Tower
- Two International Finance Centre
- 23 Marina
- CITIC Plaza
- Shun Hing Square
- Empire State Building
- The Domain
- Elite Residence
- Central Plaza
- Bank of China Tower