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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES828m
DUBAI
AN ATLAS OF HUMAN AMBITION
A higher
perspective.
The world's most extraordinary skyscrapers.
One skyline. A whole new sense of scale.
01 / LOOK UP
Some things are better
seen side by side.
828m
THE HEIGHT TO BEAT · BURJ KHALIFATHE SKYLINE, REIMAGINED
Great heights. Same ground.
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828 m
678.9 m
632 m
554.5 m
01 / DUBAI
Burj Khalifa
163 floors · 201002 / KUALA LUMPUR
Merdeka 118
118 floors · 202303 / SHANGHAI
Shanghai Tower
128 floors · 201504 / SEOUL
Lotte World Tower
123 floors · 2017↔ Heights drawn to the same scale. Silhouettes are stylized, widths are illustrative.4/5 TOWERS SELECTED
IN PERSPECTIVE
Burj Khalifa rises 273.5 m above Lotte World Tower.
BUILT TO DEFY EXPECTATIONS
The high achievers12
A curated collection of completed icons.
Select up to five to make your own skyline.
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MALAYSIA678.9m
KUALA LUMPUR
Merdeka 118
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CHINA632m
SHANGHAI
Shanghai Tower
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SAUDI ARABIA601m
MECCA
Makkah Royal Clock Tower
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CHINA599.1m
SHENZHEN
Ping An Finance Center
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SOUTH KOREA554.5m
SEOUL
Lotte World Tower
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UNITED STATES541.3m
NEW YORK CITY
One World Trade Center
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CHINA530m
GUANGZHOU
Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre
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CHINA530m
TIANJIN
Tianjin CTF Finance Centre
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CHINA527.7m
BEIJING
CITIC Tower
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TAIWAN508m
TAIPEI
Taipei 101
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MALAYSIA453.6m
KUALA LUMPUR
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A NOTE ON SCALE
Measured with intention.
We compare architectural height: ground level to the architectural top, including spires, but excluding antennas. A completed building is not the same as a proposed or under-construction project.
This is a curated snapshot, not an exhaustive live ranking. Data checked October 6, 2026 against The Skyscraper Center. Completion years refer to the building database, not opening ceremonies. Merdeka 118 is also listed as Menara Merdeka Maybank.
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