The history of buildings such as the tallest skyscrapers began with the invention of automatic lifts. Back in the late 19th century, the American Henry Otis designed this invention to help create high-rise buildings without height restrictions. In the modern world, the construction of high-rise buildings is practiced in any metropolis, and the tallest skyscraper located in the city becomes a kind of calling card. In the modern world, when space in the business part of the city is in short supply, the construction of high-rise buildings has become the only possible solution to the problem.
The highest skyscrapers in the world have long been known and identified. Topping the list is the iconic Khalifa Tower in Dubai, completed in 2010. The height of the architectural masterpiece is 828 meters, and the floors in the building are 162.
Second place is rightfully given to the Taipei skyscraper in Taiwan with its 508 meters and 101 floors. This building in the style of postmodernism was considered the highest high-rise building for 6 years, until the Khalifa tower had to be given the palm, but it is still one of the most beautiful office centers, connecting in itsarchitecture features Western civilization with traditional Chinese motifs.
China's tallest skyscraper, the Shanghai International Financial Center, ranks third in the world. It, like Taiwan's Taipei, has 101 floors, but the total height is only 492 meters.
Fourth position is occupied by the Malaysian twin towers "Petronas Towers", which, with a height of 452 meters, have 88 floors. These skyscrapers are built using traditional Islamic motifs and have a lintel at the level of 170 meters, called the "Heavenly Bridge", which links the two buildings into a single architectural composition.
Finishing the top five is America's tallest skyscraper, the Willis Tower, located in Chicago. In addition to the fact that he takes an honorable fifth place in the list of the tallest buildings, he is also one of the oldest skyscrapers, he was built in 1973. This 110-story building is distinguished by its original architecture - it resembles several parallelepipeds stacked together and elongated, and its height reaches 443.2 meters.
Well, what can the countries of Europe boast of? The tallest skyscraper in Europe is the London "Shard", which has a height of "modest" 310 meters and 95 floors. This architectural structure in the form of a giant narrow pyramid with a unique laser illumination caused a lot of controversy in society. The Italian architect Ranzo, who is the developer and author of the idea, was accused of disfiguring the historical face of London. It came to interventionUNESCO, however, the authorities managed to convince the general public that the skyscraper brings more pluses than minuses.
But the race between countries for the right to have the tallest architectural structure in the world continues. America plans to build a mega-skyscraper in Miami, whose height will be 975 meters, and negotiations are underway in Bahrain to build a 200-story building. But the Japanese turned out to be bolder than all other nations - they plan to build a skyscraper 4 kilometers high!
