Construction of the upcoming world's tallest structure known as The Tower began in the UAE on Monday. Its height will be 928 meters, 100 meters more than the tallest existing building, the Burj Khalifa. Check out the other tallest skyscrapers in this photo gallery.
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Federation Tower, a skyscraper built in Moscow City Center. It is the tallest building in Europe, standing at 373.7 meters.
The KK100, also known as Kingkey 100 and Kingkey Finance Tower, is a supertall skyscraper in Shenzhen, China. The building rises 441.8 meters.
The Willis Tower, formerly known as the Sears Tower, seen from the air in Chicago, Illinois. The structure’s height is 442 meters.
Zifeng Tower, a 450-meter supertall skyscraper in Nanjing, China.
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The Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The tallest twin towers in the world are 451.9 meters in height.
The ICC (International Commerce Centre), the fourth tallest building in the world, situated in Hong Kong. It rises 484 meters.
A view of the Shanghai World Financial Center (C) in China. The building’s height reaches 492 meters.
Taipei 101, a landmark 509.2-meter skyscraper in Taiwan, seen at night.
One World Trade Center, also known as 1 World Trade Center, One WTC and 1 WTC, is 541 meters in height. It is the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, and the sixth-tallest in the world.
An aerial view shows the clock of the Abraj Al-Bait Towers, a government-owned mega-complex of seven skyscraper hotels in Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca. The central hotel tower, the Makkah Royal Clock Tower, a Fairmont Hotel, has the world's largest clock face and is one of the tallest structures in the world, with a height of 581.1 meters.
An artist's impression of Dubai's The Tower, soon to be the world's tallest structure.
