This day in history: The Shard in London was inaugurated as the tallest building in Europe, with a height of 310 metres (1,020 ft) on this day in 2012. However, at this time in 2021, the Shard is the seventh tallest building in Europe as most of the tallest buildings on that continent are now in Russia. Even Poland's Varso Tower is one foot taller than the Shard.
The tallest building in Europe, the Lakhta Center in Saint Petersburg, Russia, is the 15th tallest building in the world. The buildings that are taller than the Lakhta Center are:
1: Burj Khalifa in Dubai with 163 floors at 2717 feet. (That's over half a mile)
2: Shanghai Tower in Shanghai China with 128 floors at 2073 feet.
3: Abraj Al-Bait Clock Tower in Mecca, Saudi Arabia with 120 floors at 1971 feet.
4: Ping An Finance Center in Shenzhen, China with 115 floors at 1965 feet.
5: Lotte World Tower in Seoul, South Korea with 123 floors at 1819 feet.
6: One World Trade Center in New York has 94 floors at 1776 feet.
7: Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre in Guangzhou China has 111 floors at 1739 feet.
8: Tianjin CTF Finance Centre in Tianjin China has 98 floors at 1739 feet.
9: China Zun in Beijing China has 108 floors at 1732 feet.
10: Taipei 101 in Taiwan has 101 floors at 1667 feet.
11: Shanghai World Financial Center has 101 floors at 1614 feet.
12: International Commerce Centre in Hong Kong has 118 floors at 1588 feet.
13: Wuhan Greenland Center in Wuhan has 97 floors at 1560 feet.
14: Central Park Tower in New York has 98 floors at 1550 feet.
The Home Insurance Building in 1800's Chicago was arguably the first skyscraper in the world (it had 10 floors).
The Leonardo in Johannesburg, South Africa is the tallest building in Africa. It has 55 floors at 745 feet.
The Gran Torre Santiago (Chile) is the tallest building in South America. It has 64 floors at 980 feet.
Hong Kong is the city with the most skyscrapers with 482 such buildings. New York has 290.
The Gevora Hotel in Dubai is the world's tallest hotel at 75 floors and 1169 feet.
No comments:
Post a Comment