2006-09-13 09:39:58 · 18 answers · asked by Dan O 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
The tallest building in the world is located in Taipei, Taiwan. The tallest building in the US is the Sears Tower in Chicago since the WTC incident.
2006-09-13 09:45:45 · answer #1 · answered by Peace2All 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Held record Name and Location Constructed Height (m) Height (ft) Notes
From To
c. 2600 BC c. 2570 BC Red Pyramid of Sneferu, Egypt c. 2600 BC 105 345
c. 2570 BC c. AD 1300 Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt c. 2570 BC 146 481 By AD 1439 the Great Pyramid had eroded to a height of approximately 139 m (455 ft)
c. 1300 1549 Lincoln Cathedral, England 1092–1311 160 (?) 525 (?) The central spire was destroyed in a storm in 1549; the reputed height of 525 ft has been described as "doubtful"[1] by a single source. All other sources agree on the height.
1549 1625 St. Olav's Church, Tallinn, Estonia 1438–1519 159 (?) 522 (?) The spire burnt down after a lightning strike in 1625, rebuilt several times, current overall height is 123 m
1625 1847 Strasbourg Cathedral, Germany, now France 1439 143 469 Still standing
1847 1876 St. Nikolaikirche, Hamburg, Germany 1846–1847 147 483 Designed by George Gilbert Scott
1876 1880 Cathédrale Notre Dame, Rouen, France 1202–1876 151 495
1880 1884 Cologne Cathedral, Germany 1248–1880 157 515
1884 1889 Washington Monument, United States 1884 169 555
1889 1930 Eiffel Tower, Paris, France 1889 300 986 The addition of a telecommunications tower brought the overall height to 324 meters in the 1950s
1930 1931 Chrysler Building, New York, United States 1928–1930 319 1046 Chrysler Building is still the tallest brick building in the world.
1931 1967 Empire State Building, New York, United States 1930–1931 381 1250
1967 1975 Ostankino Tower, Moscow, Russia 1963–1967 537 1762
1975 Current CN Tower, Toronto, Canada 1973–1976 553 1815
2006-09-13 16:43:40 · answer #2 · answered by Kalypsee 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The CN tower is classified as a freestanding structure, not a building. If limited to buildings in a true sense of the word it is Ostankino Tower in Moscow, Russia 1,772 feet tall to the antenna top.(5 feet taller than Taipei)
2006-09-13 16:46:13 · answer #3 · answered by cuv 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Depends on where.... you can check out this site that gives you the 100 tallest buildings in order of height but that won't include towers so you may want to check it out on their site
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001338.html
If you can't link directly, cut and paste it into your browser.
Enjoy!
2006-09-13 16:50:24 · answer #4 · answered by The ReDesign Diva 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Taipei 101
2006-09-13 16:42:09 · answer #5 · answered by trash1ey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sigh, ignorant American answers are all I've seen. Taipei 101 in Taiwan is the current holder of the tallest.
2006-09-13 16:42:06 · answer #6 · answered by Hermes711 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Today, Taipei 101 leads in the first category with 509 m (1,671 ft)
1st category: Height to the structural or architectural top (including spires and pinnacles, but not antennas, masts or flagpoles)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World's_tallest_structures
2006-09-13 16:40:53 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
The CN Tower in Toronto, Canada!!
No question. Its the tallest free-standing structure in the world.
http://www.cntower.ca/portal/SmartDefault.aspx?ac=417
Of the 2 in the Wikipedia list, higher than the CN Tower, you can't go up them.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallest_building
However, this will take the cake in 2008!!!!!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burj_Dubai
Best answer!
2006-09-13 16:41:52 · answer #8 · answered by Brendan R 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
I,m not sure ,but i think it is the Petronas tower in Kualalumpor,Malaysia
2006-09-13 19:12:20 · answer #9 · answered by merkin69@verizon.net 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SEAR TOWER CHICAGO, ALSO CHICAGO IS CONSIDERED ONE OF THE CITIES OF THE TALLEST SKI SCRAPERS
2006-09-13 16:45:57 · answer #10 · answered by menf 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋