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Top 100 Höchste Gebäude Weltweit 2016 Rang Name Des Gebäudes Stadt Land Höhe Jahr 1. Burj Khalifa Dubai UAE 828 M 2010 2. Sh Top 100 Höchste Gebäude Weltweit 2016 Rang Name des Gebäudes Stadt Land Höhe Jahr 1. Burj Khalifa Dubai UAE 828 m 2010 2. Shanghai Tower Shanghai 632 m 2015 China 3. Abraj Al-Bait Clock Tower Mekka 601 m 2012 Saudi Arabien 4. Ping An Finance Centre Shenzhen 599 m 2016 China 5. Lotte World Tower Seoul 554 m 2016 Südkorea 6. One World Trade Center New York City USA 541 m 2014 7. CTF Finance Centre Guangzhou China 530 m 2016 8. Taipeh 101 Taipeh 508 m 2004 Taiwan 9. Shanghai World Financial Center Shanghai China 492 m 2008 10. International Commerce Centre Hong Kong Hong Kong 484 m 2010 Petronas Tower 1 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 452 m 1998 11. Petronas Tower 2 Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 452 m 1998 13. Zifeng Tower Nanjing China 450 m 2010 14. Willis Tower Chicago USA 442 m 1974 15. KK100 Shenzhen China 442 m 2011 Guangzhou International Finance 16. Guangzhou 440 m 2010 China Center 17. Wuhan Center Wuhan 438 m 2016 China 18. Marina 101 Dubai UAE 427 m 2015 19. 432 Park Avenue New York City USA 426 m 2015 20. Trump International Hotel and Tower Chicago USA 423 m 2009 21. Jin Mao Tower Shanghai 421 m 1999 China 22. Princess Tower Dubai UAE 414 m 2012 23. Al Hamra Tower Kuwait City Kuwait 413 m 2011 24. Two International Finance Centre Hong Kong Hong Kong 412 m 2003 25. 23 Marina Dubai UAE 395 m 2012 26. CITIC Plaza Guangzhou China 391 m 1996 Capital Market Authority 27. Riad 385 m 2016 Saudi Arabien Headquarters 28. Shun Hing Square Shenzhen 384 m 1996 China 29. Eton Place Dalian Tower 1 Dalian 383 m 2015 China 30. Burj Mohammed bin Rashid Abu Dhabi UAE 381 m 2014 31. Empire State Building New York City USA 381 m 1931 32. Elite Residence Dubai UAE 381 m 2012 Central Plaza Hong Kong Hong Kong 374 m 1992 33. Federation Tower (East Tower) Moskau Russland 374 m 2015 Quelle: http://commons.ch/deutsch/weltlisten 35. Dalian International Trade Center Dalian 370 m 2016 China 36. The Address the BLVD Dubai UAE 368 m 2016 37. Bank of China Tower Hong Kong Hong Kong 367 m 1990 38. Bank of America Tower New York City USA 366 m 2009 39. Almas Tower Dubai UAE 363 m 2009 JW Marriott Marquis Dubai Tower 1 Dubai UAE 355 m 2012 40. JW Marriott Marquis Dubai Tower 2 Dubai UAE 355 m 2012 42. Emirates Office Tower Dubai UAE 355 m 2000 43. OKO Tower - South Tower Moskau 354 m 2015 Russland 44. The Marina Torch Dubai UAE 352 m 2011 45. Forum 66 Tower 2 Shenyang China 351 m 2015 Keangnam Hanoi Landmark Tower Hanoi Vietnam 350 m 2011 46. The Pinnacle Guangzhou 350 m 2012 China 48. Tuntex Sky Tower Kaohsiung 347 m 1997 Taiwan 49. Aon Center Chicago USA 346 m 1973 50. The Center Hong Kong Hong Kong 346 m 1998 51. John Hancock Center Chicago USA 343 m 1969 ADNOC Headquarters Abu Dhabi UAE 342 m 2015 52. Ahmed Abdul Rahim Al Attar Tower Dubai UAE 342 m 2015 Mercury City Tower Moskau Russland 339 m 2013 54. The Wharf Times Square Wuxi China 339 m 2014 Chongqing World Financial Center Chongqing China 339 m 2014 57. Tianjin Modern City Office Tower Tianjin China 338 m 2015 58. Tianjin World Financial Center Tianjin China 337 m 2010 Twin Towers Guiyang, East Tower Guiyang China 335 m 2017 Twin Towers Guiyang, West Tower Guiyang China 335 m 2017 59. DAMAC Heights Dubai UAE 335 m 2017 Wilshire Grand Center Los Angeles USA 335 m 2016 63. Shimao International Plaza Shanghai 333 m 2005 China 64. Rose Tower Dubai UAE 333 m 2007 65. Minsheng Bank Building Wuhan 331 m 2008 China China World Trade Center Tower 3 Peking 330 m 2009 China Ryugyong Hotel Pyongyang Nordkorea 330 m 1992 66. Zhuhai St. Regis Hotel & Office Tower Zhuhai China 330 m 2017 Yuexiu Fortune Center Tower 1 Wuhan China 330 m 2017 Hon Kwok City Center Shenzhen China 329 m 2015 70. Three World Trade Center New York City USA 329 m 2018 Al Yaqoub Tower Dubai UAE 328 m 2013 72. Longxi International Hotel Huaxi China 328 m 2011 Quelle: http://commons.ch/deutsch/weltlisten Wuxi Suning Plaza 1 Wuxi 328 m 2014 China 75. The Index Dubai UAE 326 m 2010 76. Guangxi Finance Plaza Nanning 325 m 2016 China The Landmark Abu Dhabi UAE 324 m 2012 76. Deji Plaza Phase 2 Nanjing 324 m 2013 China 79. Yantai Shimao No.1 The Harbour Yantai 323 m 2015 China 80. Q1 Gold Coast Australien 323 m 2005 81. Wenzhou World Trade Center Wenzhou 322 m 2010 China 82. Burj Al Arab Dubai UAE 321 m 1999 83. Nina Tower Hong Kong Hong Kong 320 m 2007 84. Sinar Mas Center 1 Shanghai China 320 m 2016 Chrysler Building New York City USA 319 m 1930 85. Global City Square Guangzhou 319 m 2015 China New York Times Building New York City USA 319 m 2007 88. HHHR Tower Dubai UAE 317 m 2010 89. Chongqing IFS T1 Chongqing China 316 m 2016 Nanjing International Youth Cultural Nanjing China 315 m 2015 90. Centre Tower 1 Changsha IFS Tower T2 Changsha 315 m 2016 China 92. MahaNakhon Bangkok 314 m 2016 Thailand 93. Bank of America Plaza Atlanta USA 312 m 1992 94. Moi Center Shenyang 311 m 2012 China 95. U.S. Bank Tower Los Angeles USA 310 m 1989 Menara Telekom Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 310 m 2001 96. Ocean Heights Dubai UAE 310 m 2010 98. Pearl River Tower Guangzhou 310 m 2013 China 99. Fortune Center Guangzhou 309 m 2015 China 100. Jumeirah Emirates Towers Hotel Dubai UAE 309 m 2000 Quelle: http://commons.ch/deutsch/weltlisten Länder nach Gebäuden in Top 100 Rang Land Anzahl Gebäude in Top 100 China 41 UAE 23 USA 14 Hong Kong 6 Malaysia 3 Russland 3 Taiwan 2 Saudi Arabien 2 Australien 1 Nordkorea 1 Thailand 1 Vietnam 1 Kuwait 1 Südkorea 1 Weltregionen nach Gebäuden in Top 100 Rang Land Anzahl Gebäude in Top 100 Ostasien 51 Mittlerer Ostetn und Nordafrika 26 Nordamerika 14 Südostasien 5 Europa 3 Ozeanien 1 Quelle: http://commons.ch/deutsch/weltlisten Burj Khalifa in Dubai (828 Meter) Höchstes Gebäude weltweit Quelle: http://commons.ch/deutsch/weltlisten Shanghai Tower in Shanghai (632 Meter) Quelle: http://commons.ch/deutsch/weltlisten Abraj Al-Bait Clock Tower in Mekka (601 Meter) Quelle: http://commons.ch/deutsch/weltlisten One World Trade Center in New York City (541 Meter) Quelle: http://commons.ch/deutsch/weltlisten Petronas Towers 1 und 2 in Kuala Lumpur (452 Meter) Quelle: http://commons.ch/deutsch/weltlisten MahaNakhon in Bangkok (314 Meter) Quelle: http://commons.ch/deutsch/weltlisten .
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