Record #00005Architecture archive
World's Tallest Building
Measured to architectural top under the criteria of the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH, now Council on Vertical Urbanism, CVU), Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, ranks first in the world at 828 m and has held the title since its completion in 2010.
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828m
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- Start date
- 2010
- Record status
- Verified · current
Overview
Archive NoteBurj Khalifa is located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was completed in 2010 and is the world's tallest building, succeeding Taipei 101.
'Building' and 'tower' are parallel but distinct categories: a building must have at least 50% usable floor area, while a tower has less than 50%, so tower height records are not part of this comparison.
The height is 828 m to architectural top; measured to tip (including functional-technical equipment) it is 829.8 m.
Record history
1 Milestones828 m
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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