The first building considered to be a skyscraper was the 138 ft (42.1 m) Home Insurance Building, built in Chicago in 1885. The United States would remain the location of the world's tallest building …

From the 88-story Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur to the 163-story Burj Khalifa in Dubai, here are the tallest skyscrapers in the world in 2025.

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The engineers of the Burj Khalifa, Dubai, for example, used a buttressed core, a kind of concrete spine that runs through an entire structure, to build the tallest building in the world.

Jul 20, 2025 · Discover the top 10 tallest buildings in the world in 2025, including Burj Khalifa and Merdeka 118. Explore heights, floor counts, completion years, and architectural highlights in this …

Dec 4, 2025 · Standing at an unfathomable height of 2,722 feet (829.8 meters) (just over half a mile) and with 163 floors, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai is the tallest skyscraper on our planet.

Apr 30, 2025 · Opened in 2017, Lotte World Tower rises to 555 meters (1,819 feet). The building includes retail space, a luxury hotel, residential apartments, and observation decks, offering …

The Burj Khalifa in Dubai, soaring at 828 meters (2,717 feet), currently holds the title of the tallest building in the world, completed in 2010.

May 24, 2024 · The Burj Khalifa is the tallest building in the world standing at a gargantuan 828m (2,717ft) tall. Construction began in 2004 and was formally opened in early 2010, although work still …

This list is organized by absolute height. See History of the world's tallest structures, Tallest structures by category, and List of tallest buildings for additional information about these types of structures.