The tallest skyscraper in the world?

Skyscraper is a miracle in the history of modern architecture in the world, and all cities are under construction, among which the top ten skyscrapers in the world are:

The skyscraper is located in Taipei, China, with a height of10/floor, a total height of 508m and an area of 30,278m2, including three main bodies: an office building, a shopping center and an observation deck. From the air, Taipei 10 1 stands on the ground like a monster, and the surrounding buildings instantly become small matchboxes.

Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, commonly known as Petronas Twin Towers. It is the most famous super building in the world-the design is based on the typical geometric principles of Islamic architecture, with a height of 452 meters and 88 floors. There are two similar towers on floors 4 1 and 42nd, which are connected by a 58m overpass. The third floor at the bottom of the building is a large shopping center. Visitors can take the elevator to the overpass for free and enjoy the beautiful scenery of the city.

Sears Tower in Chicago, Illinois, USA is the birthplace of skyscrapers. 1885 The first building was built here, with a floor of 1 10 and a height of 443 meters. It was built for Sears-Lubak Company. Their steel frames are welded together, and the black belt outside the building cleverly covers the service facilities area. Completed on 1973. This building consists of nine towers. The tallest office building in the world. About 65438+6500 people come to work here every day. There is an observation deck on the 103 floor for tourists to overlook the whole city. 4 12 meters above the ground, you can see four States in the United States when the weather is clear.

Jinmao Tower is located in the prime location of Lujiazui Financial and Trade Zone in Pudong New Area, Shanghai, facing the famous Bund scenic spot across the river. Invested and managed by China Shanghai Foreign Trade Center Co., Ltd. and designed by SOM Architects in Chicago, USA. It is the third tallest building in the world and the tallest building in China at present, covering an area of 23,000 square meters, with 88 floors above ground, 3 floors underground and 6 floors of podium, with a total construction area of 290,000 square meters. There are office buildings, Hyatt Regency Jinmao, sightseeing halls, etc.

The Empire State Building is located in new york, with a floor of 102 and a height of 38 1 meter. Completed in 193 1 year. It has always been the tallest building in new york and the tallest building in the world for a long time. At present, it is the second tallest building in America. It is estimated that about 330,000 tons of materials are needed to build the Empire State Building. There are 6500 windows and 73 elevators in the building. It takes 65,438+0,860 steps to walk from the bottom to the top. The total construction area is 204,385 square meters. It is one of the famous tourist attractions in new york.

Central Plaza Building is located in Hong Kong Convention Center, with 78 floors and a height of 374 meters. The building plane is a tangent triangle with an effective area of 2229.654 square meters, which is one of the largest buildings in Hong Kong. The building consists of three parts, which looks like a triangle, but it is not a real triangle because its sharp corners have been cut off. The tower stands on the pedestal, which constitutes the main circulation space for the population and the public; This building has 57 office floors and an air hall on the 46th floor. The tower top part includes six mechanical equipment floors below 75 floors.

Bank of China Tower is located in the central area of Hong Kong, with a height of 70 stories, a total height of 315m (together with the top antenna) and a total construction area of128.60m2.. The exterior wall of the building is embedded with aluminum plate and silver reflective glass, and the bottom is covered with gray granite with different shades. The whole building is supported by huge steel columns with a height of four corners 12, and a series of steel welded supports wrapped in concrete are attached inside and outside, which not only brings a unique appearance to the building, but also saves 40% steel compared with the traditional way. There is no column in the room and the space is open. The ground floor of the building is a square of 52×52 meters, which is divided into four triangles along two diagonal lines. I.M. Pei once again demonstrated his design genius. He focused on describing the new shape of the building. Through the ingenious transformation of triangular matrix, it has been promoted step by step, and its shape is concise and lively, which is extremely iconic and forms the commanding heights of Hong Kong's urban contour line.

Kaohsiung Building, also known as East Dishi International Plaza, is located in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan Province Province. The building was completed in 1997, with a total of 85 floors and an actual height of 347.5 meters, of which the height of telecommunication poles is 378 meters. This building is not only the tallest building in Kaohsiung at present, but also one of the tallest buildings in the world. The building is magnificent and elegant, and the suspended design gives people unexpected "surprise" and joy. The building adopts a three-story building structure, which consists of two-story building structures. The Dongdisi Building, known as the tallest building in Taiwan Province, has an observation deck on the 75th floor, allowing a 360-degree bird's-eye view of the night view of Kaohsiung Port and Kaohsiung City. The super-high-speed elevator that goes directly to the 75th floor can reach 600 meters per minute, and it only takes 43 seconds to get from the ground to the observation deck, which is quite like a roller coaster.

The Amoco Building in Chicago, USA, 1974 was completed, with a height of 346 meters. It is the tallest building in Chicago and the tallest marble-faced building in the world. The building has a 25,000-square-foot (2,322.56-square-meter) coffee shop that provides full-service breakfast and Chinese food, as well as five other food and beverage shops located in the lobby of the ground object center. In addition, there is a full-service post office, bank and retail store, including a conference facility with 243 lecture halls and a health club. The parking lot on the 4th floor underground can accommodate 679 cars.

John? Hancock Building, nicknamed "Big John", is located on North Michigan Avenue in Chicago, USA. Commercial buildings occupy the ground floor space and gradually become parking garages, office areas and residential areas. There is a viewing platform on the 94th floor, and a panoramic restaurant in Xiao Yun on the 95th and 96th floors. If you build a 45-storey apartment building and a 70-storey office building respectively, the 7 1 1 apartments in the building range from practical to 4-bedroom luxury apartments. There are also restaurants, health clubs, swimming pools and an ice rink; It's actually a small vertical city. At the top of this 343.735-meter-high building are the transmission towers of several major television stations in Chicago.

Selected from the fourth series of interesting numbers and place names in literature and history edited by Robinson.