World's 10 Tallest Buildings

[Alx]

http://www.skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?1241105

Very cool site.... i never even knew these buildings.

 

[Centurion]

Nice link. I saw a documentary about the Taipei 101 on the discovery chanel and the speed of the elevators inside that build are insane. They rerach speed of something like 35km/t.

BTW, in Dubai they are constructing a building that will reach hights of 800 meters.

 

[Alx]

That Petronas Towers in Malaysia is beautiful! Really amazing.

 

[Jono171]

Nice site!

Have you heard about the Fordham Spire in Chicago? This looks incredible!

Location: 346 E. North Water
Height: 1,458 feet to the roof, about 2,000 feet counting spire
Stories: 115
Square footage: 920,000
Projected cost: more than $500 million
Building use: 200-250 condos, 200-250 hotel rooms, retail and parking at the base
Possible construction start: May 2006
Possible completion: 2009
Developer: Fordham Co.
Architect: Santiago Calatrava




---- full info click here ----

 

[SDNR]

Thank you for the link to that site AlxAmg, you are right, it is a very cool site - I spent far too much time there when I should have been working - LOL

 

[notic]

once complete, the burj dubai will be tallest at an amazing 2,313ft!

http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=182168

 

[notic]

here's anther unique design. this one is for cctv in beijing by Koolhaus

 

[Alx]

im glad all of you like the site, these are just gorgeous creations, and unique. And as special as they are most dont even know exist.

Jono: That tower is incredible...... Exquiste.

I am rnds: Your welcome, i did the same, but when people walked in they all got into it as well. It was funny, how something so huge goes unoticed.

Notic: i heard about that hotel, and i saw pics of the design, UNREAL!
CCtv looks pretty cool too. Very futuristic, reminds me of a painting by McEscher.

Luw.... That is some Great Adventure speeds!

 

[Giannis]

it is truly amazing that a 1931 built skyscraper is in the top ten. The Empire State Building must be beautiful to see. This is one of the places i want to visit..

 

[Alx]

Living here, you never really notice it like that, its good to appreciatte it. And the mastering behind it.

 

[MoSs]

really nice pictures guys
R.I.P. the twin towers

 

[Yaz]

I'm glad the Empire State Building is still on top. I don't pay much attention to it only at night when its lights are on. They got different color combination every night for different occasions. The view from top is pretty, but not as pretty as the view from top of the Twin Towers.
It was a couldy night when I took this pic just outside my building.

 

[SDNR]

My favourite Skyscraper is (I know it's an obvious choice) the Chrysler Building in New York - even though the Empire State building is wonderful, the Chrysler is really inspirational - it looks like a piece of Cartier jewelery from the period.

 

[Alx]

Gorgeous building especially in person.... those pics are beautiful.