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- The Great Pyramid. Giza, Egypt. Circa 2550 B.C. to A.D. 1311; 1548-1569; 1573-1625. Height: 455 feet (481.4 feet pre-erosion) The Great Pyramid—also known as Khufu, after the Egyptian pharaoh it was built to entomb—is the largest of Giza’s pyramids.
- Lincoln Cathedral. Lincoln, England. 1311-1548. Height: 525 feet* This early Gothic spectacle took three centuries to build. After its central spire was raised, the cathedral ruled the skies from its hilltop perch in Lincolnshire.
- Cathedral of Our Lady of Strasbourg. Strasbourg, France. 1647-1874. Height: 465.9 feet. Of the cathedrals that took the height record after Lincoln, Strasbourg held the title the longest.
- Washington Monument. Washington, D.C. 1884-1889. Height: 555.4 feet. Putting an end to the long string of tallest buildings dedicated to God, the Washington Monument was erected to honor the United States’ first president.
Burj Khalifa, in Dubai, is currently the world's tallest building. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. The world's tallest human-made structure is the 828-metre-tall (2,717 ft) Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The building gained the official title of "tallest building in the world" and the tallest self-supported structure at ...
CategoryStructureCountryLocationBuilding [4] ( list)Self-supporting tower [5] ( list)This table lists the 10 tallest buildings in the United States that have been demolished, destroyed, or are undergoing demolition.
NameImageLocationHeight Ft (m)New York City 40°42′46.45″N 74°0′47.53″W ...1,776 ft (541 m)104New York City 40°45′59″N 73°58′52″W / ...1,550 ft (472 m)98Chicago 41°52′43.82″N 87°38′9.73″W / ...1,450 ft (442 m)108New York City 40°45′52″N 73°58′40″W / ...1,428 ft (435 m)84The Park Row Building, at 391 feet (119 m), was the city's tallest building from 1899 to 1908, and the world's tallest office building during the same time span. By 1900, fifteen skyscrapers in New York City exceeded 250 feet (76 m) in height.
RankNameImageHeight Ft (m)11,776 (541)94 [A]21,550 (472)9931,428 (435)8541,401 (427)73Dec 26, 2022 · Burj Khalifa: Everything You Need to Know About the Tallest Building in the World. Adrian Smith, the architect behind Burj Khalifa, talks with AD about the history, design, and impact of the...
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Aug 3, 2022 · At 86.6 metres (284 feet), it was certified as the world's tallest timber building, as well as the world's tallest timber-concrete hybrid building, by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.
At over 828 metres (2,716.5 feet) and more than 160 stories, Burj Khalifa holds the following records: Tallest building in the world. Tallest free-standing structure in the world. Highest number of stories in the world. Highest occupied floor in the world. Highest outdoor observation deck in the world.
