Architecture
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World’s Tallest Buildings Throughout History
Current Tallest Building from 2007 – present Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates Tower of Jericho, West Bank Pyramid of Djoser, Egypt Meidum Pyramid in Egypt Bent Pyramid in Egypt Red Pyramid of Sneferu, Egypt Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates CN Tower in Toronto, Ontario, Canada Ostankino Tower in Moscow, Soviet Union Empire State Building in New York, United States Chrysler Building in New York, United States Eiffel Tower in Paris, France Washington Monument in Washington D.C., United States Cologne Cathedral in Germany Cathédrale Notre Dame in Rouen, France St. Nikolai in Hamburg, Germany Strasbourg Cathedral in France St. Mary’s Church…
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Tallest Buildings in the World
The race is always on. Within the span of just two years, the world’s tallest building was built three times in New York City – the 282.5-meter Bank of Manhattan in 1930, the 319-meter Chrysler Building in a few months after, and then 11 months later the 381-meter Empire State Building in 1931. The era of architectural horse-racing and ego-boosting has only intensified in the decades since. In 2003, the 509-meter Taipei 101 unseated the 452-meter Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur after a seven-year reign as the world’s tallest. In 2010, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai far surpassed Taipei 101, climbing up to 828 meters. Bold builders in China want…