Tallest skyscrapers around the world

The Burj Khalifa, known as the Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration in 2010, is a skyscraper in Dubai. With a total height of 829.8 m and a roof height of 828 m, the Burj Khalifa has been the tallest structure and building in the world.

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Shanghai Tower is a 128-story, 632-meter tall megatall skyscraper in Lujiazui, Pudong, Shanghai. It is the world's second-tallest building by height to architectural top and it shares the record of having the world's highest observation deck within a building or structure at 562 m.

The Abraj Al-Bait is a government-owned complex of seven skyscraper hotels in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The building complex is metres away from the world's largest mosque and Islam's most sacred site, the Great Mosque of Mecca. The developer and contractor of the complex is the Saudi Binladen Group, the Kingdom's largest construction company.

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The Ping An International Finance Center is a 115-story, 599 m supertall in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. The building was commissioned by Ping An Insurance and designed by the American architectural firm. It was completed in 2017, becoming the tallest building in Shenzhen, the 2^nd tallest building in China and the 4^th tallest building in the world.

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Lotte World Tower is a 555.7-metre tall, 123-story skyscraper located in Seoul, South Korea. It opened to the public on April 11, 2017, and is currently the tallest building in South Korea and the fifth tallest building in the world.

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