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Human nature cannot be changed; people have always tried to surpass their own achievements and set new records in absolutely any area of their activity.
So in architecture, in an attempt to conquer the limits of height, people erect the tallest buildings in the world. With the development of technology, the invention of modern composite materials and the creation of fundamentally new building designs, only in the last 25 years has it become possible to construct the tallest buildings on the planet, the sight of which is simply breathtaking!
In this rating we will tell you about the 15 tallest buildings in the world that are definitely worth seeing.
15. International financial center - Hong Kong. Height 415 meters
Construction of the Hong Kong International Financial Center was completed in 2003. The building is completely commercial, there are no hotels or residential apartments, but only offices of various companies.
The 88-story skyscraper is the sixth tallest building in China and is one of the few buildings to have double-deck elevators.
14. Jin Mao Tower - China, Shanghai. Height 421 meters
The official opening ceremony of the Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai took place in 1999, at a construction cost of more than $550 million. Most of the building's premises are office, there are also shopping centers, restaurants, nightclubs and an observation deck, which offers a gorgeous view of Shanghai.
More than 30 floors of the building are rented by the largest hotel, the Grand Hyatt, and the prices here are quite affordable and affordable for tourists with average incomes; a room can be rented for $200 per night.
13. Trump International Hotel and Tower - Chicago, USA. Height 423 meters
Trump Tower was built in 2009 and cost the owner $847 million. The building has 92 floors, of which boutiques and various shops occupy the 3rd to 12th floors, a luxurious spa salon is located on the 14th floor, and the elite Sixteen restaurant is located on the 16th floor. The hotel occupies the 17th to 21st floors; above are penthouses and private residential apartments.
12. Guangzhou International Financial Center - China, Guangzhou. Height – 437 meters
This tallest skyscraper was built in 2010 and has 103 floors, is western part Twin Towers complex in Guangzhou. Construction of the eastern skyscraper should be completed in 2016.
The cost of constructing the building was $280 million, most of the building is occupied by office premises, up to the 70th floor. From the 70th to the 98th floor is occupied by the five-star Four Seasons Hotel, and on the top floors there are cafes, restaurants and an observation deck. There is a helipad on the 103rd floor.
11. KK 100 – Shenzhen, China. Height 442 meters.
The KK 100 skyscraper, also known as Kingki 100, was erected in 2011 and is located in the city of Shenzhen. This multifunctional building was built in the modernist style and most of the premises are for office purposes.
The 23rd floor of this one of the tallest buildings in the world is occupied by a six-star premium business hotel “St. Regis Hotel”, there are also several chic restaurants, beautiful garden and the first IMAX theater built in Asia.
10. Willis Tower - Chicago, USA. Height 443 meters
The Willis Tower, formerly known as the Sears Tower, rises 443 meters in height and is the only building in this ranking built before 1998. Construction of the skyscraper began in 1970 and was fully completed in 1973. The cost of the project was more than $150 million at the prices of that time.
After completion of construction, Willis Tower firmly occupied the status of the tallest building in the world for as long as 25 years. On at the moment, in the list of tallest buildings, the skyscraper is on the 10th line of the list.
9. Zifeng Tower - Nanjing, China. Height 450 meters
Construction of the 89-story skyscraper began in 2005 and was completed in 2009. This building is multifunctional, there are office spaces, restaurants, cafes and a hotel. There is an observation deck on the top floor. There are also 54 freight lifts and passenger elevators built in Zifeng Tower.
8. Petronas Towers - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Height 451.9 meters
From 1998 to 2004, the Petronas Twin Towers were considered the tallest buildings in the world. The construction of the towers was financed by the Petronas oil company, and the project amounted to more than $800 million. Nowadays, building premises are rented by many large corporations - Reuters agency, Microsoft corporation, Aveva company and others. It also houses high-end shopping establishments, an art gallery, an aquarium and a science center.
The design of the building itself is unique; there are no other skyscrapers in the world built using the Petronas Towers technology. Most high-rise buildings are built from steel and glass, but in Malaysia the cost of high-quality steel was very high and engineers had to look for another way to solve the problem.
As a result, high-tech and elastic concrete was developed, from which the towers were built. Experts carefully monitored the quality of the material and one day, during routine measurements, they discovered the slightest error in the quality of concrete. The builders had to completely dismantle one floor of the building and build it anew.
7. International Commerce Centre, Hong Kong. Height 484 meters
This 118-story skyscraper rises 484 meters. After 8 years of construction, the building was completed in 2010 and at the moment, the international commercial center is the most tall building in Hong Kong and the fourth tallest building in China.
The upper floors of the skyscraper are occupied by the five-star Ritz-Carlton hotel, located at an altitude of 425 meters, making it the tallest hotel on the planet. The building also features the world's highest swimming pool, located on the 118th floor.
6. Shanghai World Financial Center. Height 492 meters
Built for $1.2 billion, the Shanghai World Financial Center is a multi-functional skyscraper that houses office space, a museum, a hotel, and a multi-story parking lot. Construction of the center was completed in 2008, and at that time the building was considered the second tallest structure in the world.
The skyscraper has been tested for seismic resistance and is able to withstand tremors of up to 7 points on the Richter scale. The building also houses the highest observation deck in the world, located at an altitude of 472 meters above the ground.
5. Taipei 101 – Taipei, Taiwan. Height 509.2 meters
The official operation of the Taipei 101 skyscraper began on December 31, 2003, and this building is the most stable and resistant to natural disasters structure ever created by man. The tower is able to withstand wind gusts of up to 60 m/s (216 km/h) and the strongest earthquakes that occur in this region once every 2,500 years.
The skyscraper has 101 ground floors and five floors underground. On the first four floors there are various retail outlets, on the 5th and 6th floors there is a prestigious fitness center, from 7 to 84 various office premises are occupied, 85-86 are rented by restaurants and cafes.
The building holds several records: the fastest elevator in the world, capable of transporting visitors from the fifth floor to the 89th floor to the observation deck in just 39 seconds (elevator speed 16.83 m/s), the world's largest countdown board, which turns on New Year and the world's tallest sundial.
4. World Trade Center - New York, USA. Height 541 meters
The construction of the World Trade Center, or as it is also called the Freedom Tower, was fully completed in 2013. The building stands on the site of the World Trade Center.
This 104-story skyscraper is the tallest structure in the United States and the fourth tallest building in the world. The construction cost was a whopping $3.9 billion.
3. Royal Clock Tower Hotel - Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Height 601 meters
The grandiose structure “Royal Clock Tower” is part of the Abraj Al-Bayt complex of buildings built in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Construction of the complex lasted for 8 years and was fully completed in 2012. During construction, two major fires occurred, in which, fortunately, no one was injured.
The Royal Clock Tower can be seen from a distance of 20 km, and its clock is considered the tallest in the world.
2. Shanghai Tower - Shanghai, China. Height 632 meters
This skyscraper is the tallest in Asia and ranks second on the list of tallest buildings in the world. Construction of the Shanghai Tower began in 2008 and was fully completed in 2015. The cost of the skyscraper was more than 4.2 billion dollars.
1. Burj Khalifa - Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Height 828 meters
The tallest building in the world is the monumental Burj Khalifa skyscraper, rising to a height of 828 meters. Construction of the building began in 2004 and was fully completed in 2010. Burj Khalifa has 163 floors, most of which are occupied by office space, hotels and restaurants, several floors are reserved for residential apartments, the cost of which is simply incredible - from $40,000 per sq. m. meter!
The cost of the project cost the developer, Emaar, $1.5 billion, which paid off literally in the first year after the building was officially put into operation. The observation deck at Burj Khalifa is especially popular, and to get to it, tickets must be purchased in advance, several days before the visit.
Kingdom Tower
In the hot sands of the Arabian desert, construction began on the largest and grandest structure in the history of mankind. We did not include this building in our rating, since a lot of time will pass before its construction is completed. This is the future Kingdom Tower, which will rise to a height of 1007 meters, and will be 200 meters higher than the Burj Khalifa.
From the highest floor of the building it will be possible to view the area at a distance of 140 km. The construction of the tower will be very difficult; due to the enormous height of the skyscraper, building materials will be delivered to the highest floors of the structure by helicopters. The initial cost of the facility will be $20 billion
Tashkent TV tower
Height: 375 meters
Location: Uzbekistan, Tashkent
Year of construction: 1985
It is the tallest television tower in Central Asia. It was built over 6 years and was put into operation on January 15, 1985.
Kyiv TV tower
Height: 385 meters
Location: Ukraine, Kyiv
Year of construction: 1973
The Kyiv Tower is considered the world's tallest structure of buildings with a lattice structure. The tower consists entirely of steel pipes various diameters and weighs 2,700 tons.
In the central part there is vertical pipe 4 meters in diameter. It serves as an elevator shaft and smoothly transitions into the antenna part.
The Kyiv TV Tower is the tallest structure in Ukraine. The tower is 60 meters higher Eiffel Tower, but weighs 3 times less.
Beijing Central TV Tower
Height: 405 meters
Location: China, Beijing
Year of construction: 1995
There is a revolving restaurant at the top of the tower.
Menara Kuala Lumpur
Height: 421 meters
Location: Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur
Year of construction: 1995
The construction of this 421-meter-high structure lasted about 5 years.
For its original lighting, the Menara Tower received the unofficial name “Garden of Light”.
Borje Milad
Height: 435 meters
Location: Iran, Tehran
Year of construction: 2006
The tower has 6 panoramic elevators, and at an altitude of 276 meters there is a panoramic revolving restaurant. The tower's gondola has 12 floors with a total area of 12,000 sq.m., which is the largest floor area of a television tower in the world.
This is the tallest building in Iran:
Oriental pearl
Height: 468 meters
Location: China, Shanghai
Year of construction: 1995
The Oriental Pearl is the second tallest television tower in Asia. The sphere at the top of the tower has a diameter of 45 meters and is located 263 meters above the ground.
At an altitude of 267 meters there is a revolving restaurant, at an altitude of 271 meters there is a bar and 20 karaoke rooms. At an altitude of 350 meters there is a penthouse with an observation deck.
Ostankino Tower
Height: 540 meters
Location: Russia, Moscow
Year of construction: 1967
The tower project was invented by chief designer Nikitin in one night; the image of the tower was an inverted lily.
The mass of the tower together with the foundation is 51,400 tons. Ostankino TV tower on Victory Day 2010. (Photo by Dmitry Smirnov):
On August 27, 2000, a strong fire occurred in the Ostankino tower at an altitude of 460 m. 3 floors were completely burned out. Long repair and construction work and landscaping of the territory were completed by February 14, 2008. Infrared photography Ostankino TV tower
CN Tower
Height: 553 meters
Location: Canada, Toronto
Year of construction: 1976
The CN Tower is almost twice as tall as the Eiffel Tower and 13 meters taller than the Ostankino Tower.
It can withstand winds of 420 km/h and is struck by more than 80 lightning strikes per year.
From 1976 to 2007 it was the tallest structure in the world.
Since Tower of Babel humanity is constantly reaching higher, towards the clouds. We hear how in one country or another they are commissioning new super tall buildings. A rich and developed state strives to be the first, to show its importance and prestige, one of the ways is to rank the tallest buildings. Let us remember the phrase from the song “skyscrapers, skyscrapers, and I’m so small”; today, looking from the window of a 450-meter skyscraper, people seem not only small, they are simply invisible.
For a long time, the United States remained the champion among tall buildings, but competitors began to catch up and overtake. China, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Malaysia. Time is rapidly developing, the kings of the architectural wonders of the world are constantly fighting for the right to be the best and there are more of them every year. This list will be dedicated to the leaders in the ranking of tall buildings.
Updated list of the tallest record-breaking skyscrapers for 2016
Chinese skyscraper Jin Mao. One of the main assets of the city of Shanghai. The height of the building is 421 meters, 88 floors.
Trump Tower - Chicago International Hotel. Initially, Donald Trump planned to build the tallest skyscraper in the world, but in the status of residential buildings, with 96 floors and a height of 415 meters, the tower ranks only 14th.
Kingkey 100. The highlight of the mixed-use building is the six-star hotel. And the living garden, located on several floors of the building, emphasizes the national flavor. The height of the 100-storey building is 442 meters.
A skyscraper similar to the previous one also has Chinese roots. The financial center has 103 floors and rises to a height of 442.5 meters.
One of the most popular skyscrapers is the Empire State Building, Manhattan. For 29 years it held the title of the tallest residential building in the world. Several floors of the skyscraper resemble a gallery or museum. The recognizable and majestic skyscraper has a height of 443 meters.
Nanjing Greenland. The birthplace of the skyscraper is China. The building is also called “Purple Peak”. It has the status of a business building. In addition to shops, financial and shopping centers, there is an observatory. Located in most beautiful place, on one side overlooking the river, on the other the lake. The height of the building is 450 meters.
Two huge, enchanting Petronas Towers. The building took only 6 years to construct. Due to problems with the soil, it was necessary to drive world-record piles to a depth of one hundred meters. The number of windows in this giant exceeds 16,000. Height is 451.9 m.
The pride of Chicago is the John Hancock Center. A tall building with 100 floors. Here, unlike Greenland, there are residential floors, as well as a swimming pool. Gained the greatest popularity thanks to cinema. Height of the structure 457.2
Another Chinese giant is the International Commerce Center. 484 meters of concrete, steel and glass. 118 floors are intended for shops, offices and a hotel. According to the project, the building should have been higher, but the ban on the construction of structures higher than the mountains adjacent to the city made its own adjustments.
World Financial Center, Shanghai. The original building with the nickname "opener". One of the most earthquake-resistant structures, withstanding an earthquake of up to 7 points. Has the highest observation deck in China. The height of the financial center is 492 meters.
China takes the lead in this list in terms of the number of skyscrapers, representing another one - Taipei. Equipped with the fastest elevator in the world (speed 60km/h). The exterior is designed in the style of ancient Chinese architecture. It is a symbol of the entire island of Taiwan. Many interesting events are associated with this building: running up the steps, skydiving, climbing the walls of the “spider-man” (Alain Robert). Taipei is the first in the world to surpass the 500-meter mark. Height 509 meters, floors 101.
Chicago again with the Willis Tower skyscraper. Held the title of tallest building for 25 years. Just like the John Hancock Center, it has gained popularity after being shown in American blockbusters. Number of floors 110, height 527m.
Freedom Tower. Location: Manhattan, on the site of the Twin Towers destroyed in 2001 on September 11th. In the USA it has no equal in height. It is considered the strongest building. The height of the skyscraper is 541 meters, 104 floors.
Abraj al-Bayt. Complex of buildings. The heaviest structure is located in the city of Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The skyscraper houses the tallest hotel in the world, and one of the towers has the most big watch. It is used not only as a business center, but also as a residential premises. Height 601m. Number of floors – 120.
The undisputed leader is the beautiful skyscraper Burj Khalifa (Dubai Tower). Probably, the huge difference with previous high-rise buildings will give the building the right to hold the title of record holder for a long time. The size of the structure is fantastic; initially this project was conceived as a city within a city. Burj Khalifa is 90% built on innovative technologies. Ice was added to a special solution that can withstand temperatures above 50 degrees. It takes three months to wash all the windows of the building, and taking the elevator to the very top requires transfers. This wonder of the world outperforms other buildings not only in height, but also in the number of floors and elevators. The length of the giant is 828 meters, the number of floors is 163.
On August 27, 2000, a fire occurred at the Ostankino TV tower, which killed three people; broadcasting of most Russian television channels to Moscow and the Moscow region was suspended . "Amateur" recalls the history of this tower.
The Ostankino TV Tower is a television and radio broadcasting tower that is the fourth tallest free-standing structure in the world. The height of the Ostankino TV tower is 540 meters. At first it was called “All-Union Radio and Television Transmitting Station named after. 50th anniversary of the USSR". The Ostankino Tower today covers an area inhabited by more than 15 million people.
The TV tower was built by order of the USSR Ministry of Communications
The television tower was built by order of the USSR Ministry of Communications. The decision to build the tower was made in 1957; construction began in 1963, and it was completed in 1967. Soviet builders needed to build a structure of unprecedented height. At first they planned to build a steel tower based on the principle of a power line mast, but the architect and designer Nikolai Nikitin proposed a different solution. His version was a monolith made of prestressed concrete. Architect N.V. Nikitin came up with the design of the Ostankino Tower in one night, taking as a model an inverted lily flower - a thick stem turning into powerful supporting petals. In the first version, the building had only four supports, and then their number was increased to 10.
The weight of the Ostankino tower was distributed between the base and the trunk in a strict proportion of 1:3. The center of gravity is located at a height of 110 meters, the diameter of the foundation is 63 meters. A trunk of this height must be stable and flexible, but even during strong gusts of wind it must not deviate from the central axis by more than one meter. Such conditions could be ensured by a reliable, strong foundation, which was achieved by tightening the base and boom of the trunk with many steel ropes.
The weight of the tower was distributed in a strict proportion of 1:3
The following people took part in the construction of the tower: chief designer N.V. Nikitin, engineers M.A. Shkud and B.A. Zlobin, chief architect L. I. Batalov, as well as architects D. I. Burdin, M. A. Shkud and L. I. Shchipakin. The artistic embodiment of the tower project was architect Leonid Batalov, who headed workshop No. 7 of Mosproekt.
During the construction of the Ostankino Tower, another innovative find was used - a relatively shallow foundation. Usually, when constructing such high-rise buildings the foundation was used as a counterweight deep, and at the Ostankino tower it had a depth of 3.5 to 4.6 m, less than that of an ordinary factory pipe. The structure had to rest mainly on the ground, gaining stability due to the multiple excess of the mass of the base over the mass of the mast structure.
When constructing the tower, a shallow foundation was used
Preliminary calculations showed that in a strong wind such a structure has practically no chance of surviving. According to Canadian builders who built a similar tower at home, the foundation must be at least 40 meters high. But Nikitin and his associates managed to successfully solve this problem.
True, it took him ten years to defend his project. Moreover, the critics were stopped not so much by the height of the future tower as by the lack of the usual powerful foundation. The designer argued that the balanced tension of the ropes located inside the tower would connect the entire structure in such a way reliable system that she will not be afraid even of the most strong wind. Nikitin said: “A person has an even smaller area of support on his feet, but he doesn’t fall.”
As a result, the project was approved, and on September 27, 1960, construction began on the Ostankino tower. The construction was completed by raising the multi-ton base of a metal antenna similar to a spike, its size was 148 meters, this event took place on February 12, 1967. The safety margin of the Ostankino TV tower allows it to withstand an earthquake of 8 points on the Richter scale and hurricane winds of 44 meters per second. At the time of construction, the Ostankino TV Tower became the tallest building in the world. In 1970, the main participants in the construction of the TV tower in Moscow were awarded various high government awards.
The safety factor of the TV tower allows it to withstand an earthquake of 8 points
Nikolay Nikitin (Doctor of Technical Sciences, author of the tower design), Dmitry Burdin (chief architect of the project), Moisey Shkud (chief engineer of GSPI), Boris Zlobin - chief engineer of the TsNIIEP project, Lev Shchipakin - director of the research enterprise Proektpromstalkonstruktsiya were awarded the titles of Lenin Laureates awards.
The technical characteristics of the Ostankino tower are as follows: height - 522 m (with a flagpole - 540 m), base height above sea level - 160 m, foundation depth - 4.6 m, weight of the tower with foundation - 51,400 tons. The conical base of the tower has 10 supports , the average distance between supports is 65 m. The maximum theoretical deviation of the top of the tower is 12 m. The main observation deck of the Ostankino Tower is at a level of 337 meters. The supporting area of the foundation is 2,037 square meters. m, and the total usable area premises located in the tower - 15,000 sq. m.
Let's tell you a little more about the structure of the Ostankino Tower. Up to a height of 385 meters, it is built from pre-stressed concrete. At the 63-meter mark, the diameter narrows to 18 meters, and the upper edge of the concrete part is 7.5 meters thick. Inside the trunk, steel ropes are stretched from top to bottom around the circumference, each of which is stretched with a force of 70 tons. The body of the Ostankino tower is compressed with a force of 10,500 tons, which reliably protects it from destructive external influences.
There are a total of seven elevators in the tower, but only five are currently operational. The speed of the elevators automatically changes depending on the signals from sensors that control the amplitude of the tower's deflection. Electricity is supplied to the elevator cabin by a contactless inductive method using the transformer principle. For this purpose, current collectors are attached to the elevator car, and elements of inductive energy transmission are located in the shaft.
At a level of 337 meters there is a circular observation hall, fenced with glass - from here a breathtaking panorama of Moscow opens. Before a fire broke out in the tower in 2000, the famous Seventh Heaven restaurant was located at an altitude of 328-334 m. It was located on three floors (gold, silver and bronze), each of which made circular rotations around its axis at a speed of one to two revolutions every 40 minutes. Over the course of 30 years, more than 10 million people have visited this restaurant and observation deck.
The building of the excursion building houses the Royal Concert Hall, as well as the directorate of the Moscow regional center FSUE "Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network". As a rule, the hall hosts concerts, various theatrical performances, conferences and seminars. The total number of seats in the hall is 750, of which 385 are in the stalls and 392 in the amphitheater.
The creators of the Ostankino TV tower prophesied its life for 300 years, and indeed, it withstood two severe hurricanes, but the fire that started on August 27, 2000 caused enormous damage to it. The outbreak was located at a level of 460 meters, three floors of the tower were completely burned out. During the liquidation of the disaster, three people died: fire crew commander Vladimir Arsyukov, who decided to personally climb to the height of the fire, elevator operator Svetlana Loseva, whom he ordered to go with him, and repairman Alexander Shipilin.
The creators of the Ostankino TV tower prophesied its life of 300 years
Feeders (transmission line, transmission line, electrical device, along which the directional propagation of electromagnetic waves from the source to the consumer is carried out), which had external polyethylene shells, burned with great intensity. Burning drops of polyethylene falling down contributed to the outbreak of fires at other levels. When the temperature rose to approximately 1000 degrees Celsius, burning parts of the feeders began to fall down. Firefighters tried to isolate the lower areas with asbestos sheets, but the protruding structures of the Ostankino tower left gaps in them, through which the molten mass still fell down.
The total damage caused to the structure was as follows: out of 150 prestressed reinforcement ropes, 121 were damaged, the elevator facilities were completely out of order, the power supply, ventilation, air conditioning, heat and water supply, communications and alarm systems were disrupted.
The restoration of the Ostankino Tower took seven years. As a result, the structure was again strengthened with cables, non-flammable cables were laid inside, elevators were installed that could withstand very high temperature, as well as other modern equipment.
The observation deck was completely refurbished in January 2009 and opened for pilot tours in March. Now one-hour tours of the Ostankino TV tower are held daily. On weekends, ticket prices are higher than on weekdays. According to the requirements put forward by the Ministry of Emergency Situations, excursion groups can include more than 30 people. Of the three restaurants, only one is still open.
In the future, it is planned to increase the height of the Ostankino TV tower to 560 meters, thereby making it the tallest television structure in the world.
There is a lot connected with the Ostankino Tower interesting facts. Races are held along its stairs to a height of 337 meters. And on the 40th anniversary of the tower, base jumpers made their dizzying jumps from it. BASE jumping is one of the most dangerous extreme sports. Its name comes from the English abbreviation B.A.S.E - the first letters of the words building (building), antenna (antenna), span (bridge), earth (in this case - natural relief). It is from these four types of objects that basers jump. Jumping from buildings is the second most dangerous. The Ostankino TV Tower is also mentioned in literary works.
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Burj Dubai (UAE)
“Burj Dubai” or Dubai Tower is the name of the tallest tower in the world. It is located in the city of Dubai - in the United Arab Emirates. Construction of the tower lasted for 6 years - from 2004 to 2010. The total height of the building, which has 160 floors, reaches 828 meters! This is much more compared to skyscrapers, which previously led in this indicator.
The first 8 floors of the tower are occupied by the luxurious 6-star Armani Hotel. It was designed by Armani himself, after whom the hotel was named. In addition, the Dubai Tower houses nightclubs, restaurants, office space, a swimming pool, spas, luxury apartments worth several million euros, and even a mosque. On the 124th floor, everyone can visit the observation deck, which offers a stunning view of the whole of Dubai. To make moving around the tower as comfortable as possible for visitors, there are 65 high-speed elevators that will take you to the desired floor in a matter of seconds.
Tokyo Sky Tree (Japan)
Tokyo Sky Tree, translated from English as Tokyo Sky Tree, is the second tallest tower in the world. As you may have guessed, it is located in the Japanese city of Tokyo. The height of this television tower reaches 634 meters. Construction of the building began in 2008 and lasted for 4 years. The official opening of the tower took place in May 2012. In addition to serving as a television tower, the Tokyo Sky Tree also houses a variety of navigation systems and mobile communications centers, as well as more than 300 fashionable boutiques, restaurants, a planetarium, an aquarium and a theater. This means that in this building everyone can find something they like.
Canton Tower (China)
The Canton Tower is not only the most beautiful, but also the tallest in China. It also ranks third highest in the world. The length of the building, which is located in the Chinese city of Guangzhou, reaches 610 meters, including a 160-meter long spire, which is the real decoration of the tower. The design of the structure is striking in its novelty and manufacturability - the combination of a hyperboloid mesh shell and a central core is more than successful. In addition to the fact that the building is used as a television center, it is open to tourists - about 10,000 people come here every day.
CN Tower (Canada)
Until 2007, the CN Tower, which is located in the Canadian city of Toronto, was considered the tallest building in the world. Its height reaches 533 meters. It is not surprising that this particular building is a real symbol and a true landmark of the city, attracting about 2 million tourists every year. The building received its name in honor of the first two words of the name of the company that originally owned it, the Canadian National Railway Company. However, in 1995, the Canada Lands Company became the owner of the tower, which decided not to change the well-known name, but only slightly modify its sound. Today the name of the tower stands for Canada’s National Tower.
Ostankino Tower (Russia)
Ostankino Tower, popularly called for its appearance Igolochka is the tallest building in Russia. Its height reaches 540 meters. This tv tower was built in 1967, however, according to experts, it will be able to stand for more than 300 years - its design is so strong. By the way, the tower is supported by 10 columns, each of which is subjected to a load of 3200 tons. A unique “highlight” of the building is the chic restaurant called “Seventh Heaven”, which is located at an altitude of 330 meters and occupies 3 floors! In addition to the restaurant, the Ostankino tower is equipped with an observation deck, which is fenced with tempered, especially durable glass. This guarantees visitors additional safety and comfort.
