which is the tallest building in the world?

Answer 1

The CN Tower in Toronto is the tallest freestanding building in the world.

I'm not sure why some websites are claiming the Taipei Financial Center is the tallest as it's only 101 stories and only reaches 1,671 ft (509 m) high, whereas the CN Tower is 553.33m (1,815 ft., 5 inches) high.

Defining the Toronto skyline, the CN Tower is Canada's most recognizable and celebrated icon. At a height of 553.33m (1,815 ft., 5 inches), it is Canada’s National Tower, the World's Tallest Building, an important telecommunications hub, and the centre of tourism in Toronto.

Each year, approximately 2 million people visit the CN Tower to take in the breath-taking view and enjoy all the attractions it has to offer.
The CN Tower was built in 1976 by Canadian National (CN) who wanted to demonstrate the strength of Canadian industry by building a tower taller than any other in the world. In 1995, the CN Tower became a public company and ownership of the Tower was transferred to Canada Lands (CLC) Company, a federal Crown corporation responsible for real estate development.

Although the CN Tower inspires a sense of pride and inspiration for Canadians and a sense of awe for tourists, its origins are firmly rooted in practicality. The construction boom in Toronto in the 1960's transformed the skyline characterized by relatively low buildings into one dotted with skyscrapers. These new buildings caused serious communication problems. With its microwave receptors at 338 m (1,109 ft.) and 553.33m (1,815 ft., 5 inches) antenna, the CN Tower swiftly solved the communication problems with room to spare. As a result people living in the Toronto area now enjoy some of the clearest reception in North America.

The CN Tower is situated on Front Street which is located in the heart of the Entertainment District. The CN Tower is easily accessible from Union Station as well as many major streets and highways. For a broader sense of the CN Tower's location, it is located on the north shore of Lake Ontario.



Taipei Financial Center. With 101 stories and reaching 1,671 ft (509 m) high, Taipei 101 became the world's tallest building when it was topped out in 2003, surpassing the Petronas Towers; construction, which began in 1999, was completed in 2004.

Answer 2

Taipei 101 "Taipei, Taiwan"

Taipei 101, in the Hsinyi dist., Taipei, Taiwan; also known as the Taipei Financial Center. With 101 stories and reaching 1,671 ft (509 m) high, Taipei 101 became the world's tallest building when it was topped out in 2003, surpassing the Petronas Towers; construction, which began in 1999, was completed in 2004. Designed by C. Y. Lee & Partners, the multiuse steel-and-glass skyscraper echoes a traditional Chinese pagoda with its soaring podium base, eight tiers of eight stories (a number that is a homophone for prosperous growth in Chinese), and narrow pinnacle tower and spire. A 18-ft (5.5-m), 882-ton (800-metric-ton), ball-shaped damper located near the top counteracts swaying during earthquakes and typhoons

Answer 3

The tallest building in the world at present is the Taipei 101.
For a list of the worlds tallest buildings go here http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001338.html

Answer 4

It's hard to tell because the so-called tallest building has less livable or usable floors than some others - it added a spire for height. One might as well build the tallest spire to get the record - it's a lot cheaper than adding all those rooms and plumbing and wiring and stuff.

Answer 5

CN Tower is the tallest free standing tower in the world.

i dont know if that makes it the tallest building though.

Answer 6

Taipei 101 in Taiwan

Answer 7

the Taipei building. You know the cool twin-tower one with the walkway between them at like the 100th floor. It was in a movie with Sean Connery about stealing money durring the 1999-2000 new year.

Answer 8

The tallest currently standing structure is the KVLY-TV mast near Mayville, North Dakota, at 629 m (2,063 ft). It is a transmission antenna, consisting of a bare metal structure supported by guy-wires. The Warsaw radio mast at Gabin-Konstantynow near Warsaw, Poland at 645 m (2,115 ft) was taller, but it collapsed on August 8th, 1991.

Answer 9

Taipei 101, Taipei, Taiwan
built in 2004, 101 stories, 508 meters, and 1,667 feet

Answer 10

Taipei 101 in Taiwan I think. I saw the building of it on the Science channel.