List of megatall skyscrapers

This is a list of all megatall skyscrapers, which are skyscrapers that are at least 600 m (approximately 1,968 feet) tall.[1] As of December 2024, only four completed buildings are 'megatall'. Although dozen of such buildings have been proposed, currently only two are under construction, Jeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia and the Burj Azizi in United Arab Emirates. Both towers will surpass 1000m in height when completed. [2] All of the buildings on this list have well over 100 floors.

Megatall skyscrapers

Rank Building Image City Country Height Floors Completed Observation deck
1 Burj Khalifa[3] Dubai  United Arab Emirates 828 m (2,717 ft) 163 2010 555 m (1,821 ft)[4]
2 Merdeka 118 Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 679 m (2,228 ft) 118 2023 502 m (1,647 ft)
3 Shanghai Tower[5] Shanghai  China 632 m (2,073 ft) 128 2015 562 m (1,844 ft)[6]
4 Makkah Royal Clock Tower[7] Mecca  Saudi Arabia 601 m (1,972 ft) 120 2012 484.4 m (1,589 ft)[8]

Proposed megatall skyscrapers

Building City Country Height (m) Floors Progress
Sky Mile Tower Tokyo  Japan 1,700 m (5,600 ft) 421 Proposed
Jeddah Tower Jeddah  Saudi Arabia 1,008 m (3,307 ft) 167 Under construction[9]
Burj Mubarak Al Kabir Madinat al-Hareer  Kuwait 1,001 m (3,284 ft) 234 Proposed
Oblisco Capitale New Administrative Capital  Egypt 1,000 m (3,300 ft) 210 Proposed
Tradewinds Square Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 775 m (2,543 ft) 150 Proposed
Burj Azizi Dubai  United Arab Emirates 725 m (2,379 ft) 132 Under construction
Uptown Dubai Tower 1 Dubai  United Arab Emirates 711 m (2,333 ft) 146 Proposed
India Tower Mumbai  India 707.5 m (2,321 ft) 126 On-hold (past 2015 in is canceled)
Lakhta Center II Saint Petersburg  Russia 703 m (2,306 ft) 150 Proposed
Tower M Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia 700 m (2,300 ft) 145 Proposed
Signature Tower Jakarta Jakarta  Indonesia 638 m (2,093 ft) 113 Proposed
Chicago Spire Chicago  United States 610 m (2,000 ft) 150 On-hold (past 2010 in is canceled)

See also

References

  1. ^ Günel, M. H.; Ilgin, H. E. (2014). Tall Buildings: Structural Systems and Aerodynamic Form. Taylor & Francis. p. 5. ISBN 978-1-317-69073-3. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  2. ^ "Jeddah developer restarts world's tallest tower". MEED. 2023-09-13. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
  3. ^ Al-Kodmany, K. (2017). Understanding Tall Buildings: A Theory of Placemaking. Taylor & Francis. p. 201. ISBN 978-1-317-60866-0. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  4. ^ Burj Khalifa – The Skyscraper Center
  5. ^ Spray, S. (2018). Awesome Engineering Skyscrapers. Capstone Press. p. 26. ISBN 978-1-5435-1339-4. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  6. ^ Shanghai Tower – The Skyscraper Center
  7. ^ Bennett, Jay (November 14, 2017). "More Skyscrapers Were Built in 2015 Than Any Other Year". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved February 12, 2018.
  8. ^ Makkah Royal Clock Tower – The Skyscraper Center
  9. ^ "Kingdom Holding CEO: Saudi Arabia is full of potential investments - CNN Video". CNN. 21 January 2019. Retrieved 2021-02-19.

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