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Burj Khalifa, Dubai 2,716 ft (828 m)
Skytree, Tokyo 2,080 ft (634 m) Record-breaking buildings seldom hold their record for long. All the structures above were at one time the tallest of their kind. The Burj Khalifa broke all records when it was completed in 2010, but Tokyo’s Skytree qualified as t
Taipei Tower, Taipei 1,670 ft (509 m) when the builders finished it in 2011.
Empire State Building, New York 1,453 ft (443 m) tower and lifted into place. spire sways by as much as
Eiffel Tower, Paris 1,063 ft (324 m) This is the view from the top of the 700 ft (200 m) spire on the Burj. The spire was built inside the In windy conditions the 4 ft (1.2 m).
The Shard is the tallest building in Western Europe. Shard, London Great Pyramid, Giza 1,016 ft (310 m) 481 ft (147 m) VIEW FROM THE TOP
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