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Rank Name City Country Feet Metres Stories Year Architect(s)
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* Centre Of India Tower Katangi India 2222 677 224 2008 --
* Shanghai World Financial Centre Shanghai China 1509 460 94 2001 KPF
1 Petronas Tower 1 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 1483 452 88 1997 Cesar Pelli & Assoc
2 Petronas Tower 2 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 1483 452 88 1997 Cesar Pelli & Assoc
3 Sears Tower Chicago USA 1450 442 110 1974 SOM
* Asia Plaza Kaohsiung Taiwan 1414 431 103 2008 -
* Taipei Int'l Finance Centre Taipei Taiwan 1404 428 101 2002 -
4 Jin Mao Tower Shanghai China 1380 421 88 1998 SOM
5 World Trade Centre 1 New York City USA 1368 417 110 1972 M. Yamaski, Emery Roth & Sons
6 World Trade Centre 1 New York City USA 1362 415 110 1973 M. Yamaski, Emery Roth & Sons
* Int'l Finance Centre, N Tower Hong Kong China 1310 400 88 2003 Cesar Pelli & Assoc, Rocco Yim
* Plaza Rakyat Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 1254 382 79 1999 SOM
7 Empire State Building New York City USA 1250 381 102 1931 Shreve, Lamb & Harmon
8 Central Plaza Hong Kong China 1227 374 78 1992 Ng Chun Man & Assoc
9 Bank Of China Hong Kong China 1209 369 70 1989 I.M. Pei & Partners
* Posts & Telecom Building Xiamen China 1193 363 63 2000 SOM
* Emirates Tower 1 Dubai UAE 1163 355 54 2001 NORR Group Consultants Int Ltd
10 Tuntex Building Kaohsiung Taiwan 1140 348 85 1998 C.Y. Lee/Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum
11 Amoco Building Chicago USA 1136 346 80 1973 Edward Durrel Stone
12 John Hancock Centre Chicago USA 1127 344 100 1969 SOM
13 Shun Hing Square Shenzhen China 1066 325 81 1996 K.Y. Cheung Design Assoc
14 Sky Central Plaza Guangzhou China 1056 322 80 1996 Dennis Lau & NG Chun Man
15 Chicago Beach Hotel Dubai UAE 1053 321 60 1998 WS Atkins & Partners
16 Baiyoke Tower 2 Bangkok Thailand 1050 320 90 1998 Plan Architects Co
17 Chrysler Building New York City USA 1046 319 77 1930 William Van Allen
* BDNI Centre Jakarta Indonesia 1040 317 62 1999 I.M. Pei & Partners
18 Nations Bank Plaza Atlanta USA 1023 312 55 1992 Kevin Roche, John Dinkeloo & Assoc
** Egged House Tel Aviv Israel 1018 310 65 2002 -
19 Library Tower LA USA 1018 310 73 1990 Pei Cobb Freed & Partners
20 Malaysia Telecom HQ Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 1017 310 77 1998 Daewoo & Partners + Hijjas Kasturi Associates
* Emirates Tower 2 Dubai UAE 1012 309 56 2001 NORR Group Consultants Int. Ltd
21 AT&T Corporate Centre Chicago USA 1007 307 61 1989 Peter Ellis, SOM
22 Chase Tower Houston USA 1002 305 75 1982 I.M. Pei & Partners
23 2 Prudential Plaza Chicago USA 995 303 65 1990 Loebl Schlossman Dart & Hackl
24 Ryugyong Hotel Pyongyang N Korea 984 300 105 1995 Baikdoosan Architects & Engineers
* Kingdom Centre Ar Riyadh Saudi Arabia 984 300 - - Ellerbe Becket & Omrania
25 Commerzbank Frankfurt Germany 981 299 63 1997 Sir Norman Foster & Partners
26 First Interstate Plaza Houston USA 972 296 71 1983 SOM AND Lloyd Jones Brewer&Associates
27 Landmark Tower Yokohama Japan 971 296 70 1993 The Stubbins Assoc
28 311 S.Wacker Drive Chicago USA 959 292 65 1990 KPF
29 The Centre Hong Kong China 958 292 69 1998 Dennis Lau & Ng Chun Man
30 First Canadian Place Toronto Canada 952 290 72 1975 Edward Durell Stone & Assoc

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