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Middle East 
Burj Khalifa
Dubai · UAE★ 4.8
828m of tapering steel and glass, the tallest building in the world. Book the At The Top SKY deck for a sunset slot.
Height828m
Floors163
Opened2010
The structures rewriting the skyline, and exactly how to ride to the observation deck at the best hour. Ranked by height, with the view that justifies the ticket.
Height is a race that never quite ends. These are the current record-holders and the decks worth the queue, timed, where we can, for sunset.
Middle East 828m of tapering steel and glass, the tallest building in the world. Book the At The Top SKY deck for a sunset slot.
Asia 679m and the world's second-tallest, topped by a faceted-glass spire over the city.
Asia A 632m twisting glass spiral served by some of the world's fastest elevators.
Asia At 634m, the tallest tower on Earth, a broadcast spire with a vertigo-inducing glass-floor deck.
Americas 541m to a symbolic 1,776 feet, reached by a fast, immersive elevator that flies you up through the city’s history.
Asia A 599m tapered tower of stainless steel anchoring Shenzhen’s booming skyline.
Asia A 555m tapering spire inspired by Korean ceramics, with a glass-floor sky deck.
Asia A 604m hourglass-shaped tower with a vertigo-inducing rooftop bubble ride.
Asia A 530m stepped skyscraper of offices, apartments and a high hotel.
Asia The 508m bamboo-inspired icon that held the world title for years, ride one of the fastest lifts to the deck.
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