People disagree on whether things like telecom towers, flagpoles, antennas, and spires should be included when measuring a building’s height. They say that buildings are used for offices and apartments, but structures are not–they do not have residential or office space. Are observation towers buildings or structures? What do you think? The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat has defined 4 categories for measuring tall buildings: Height to the structural or architectural , (2) Height to the highest occupied floor, (3) Height to the top of the roof (4) Height to the top of the antenna.
Top 10 Tallest Buildings Tallest top 10 tallest buildings are listed below, with the year built, and the height in meters and feet. Note that this list is for buildings and does not include towers or other structures such as antennas. A building specifically is a structure designed for residential, business, or manufacturing use, and it has floors. Taipei 101, Taipei, Taiwan (2004, 509m, 1,670 ft.) Petronas Tower 1, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (1998, 452 m, 1,483 ft.) Petronas Tower 2, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (1998, 452m, 1,483 ft.) Sears Tower, Chicago, IL USA (1974, 442m, 1,450 ft.) Jin Mao Building, Shanghai, China (1999, 421m, 1,380 ft.) Two International Finance Centre, Hong Kong (2003, 415m, 1,362 ft.) CITIC