Occupied by offices, retail, hotel, and residential units, it is open 24 hours a day to the public. With six underground floors and 123 stories scaling new heights for the nation, it was the first over 100-story building in Korea to attain a 'Seoul-ful' view of the city. Its uniquely designed, Diagrid Lantern-shaped steel roof structure is made of 12 meters long and 20 tons each bent metal panels. The skyscraper, taking 13 years just to plan and prepare the site for construction, was topped-off on March 17, 2016. (555.7 meter) with 123 stories in Seoul, South Korea, Lotte World Tower, opened on April 3, 2017. The nation's tallest building standing at 1,823 ft. Lotte World Tower - Seoul, South Korea Lotte World Tower and cityscape in winter. Completed in 2017 as the tallest building in the city and the second tallest in the nation, it holds the record spot for the highest observation deck in a building, at 562.2 meters. firm Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates, the tower also serves as the headquarters of its commissioner, Ping An Insurance. The 116-floor high Ping An Finance Center is set in Futian District, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China, as a 1,965-feet (599-meter) tall tower-skyscraper housing offices, a hotel, a conference center, a high-end shopping mall, and other retailers. Ping An Finance Center - Shenzhen, China Ping An Finance Center standing out in the skyline of Shenzhen.

Housing retail, a hotel, and residential units, it is part of the seven surrounding skyscraper hotels, the Abraj Al-Bait Towers mixed-use residential and hotel complex. Built according to the King Abdulaziz Endowment Project galvanized to modernize Mecca and offer world-class accommodation to all, the tower cost nearly $15 billion to be completed by 2012, almost a decade after the construction began. The tower comes with 120 above-the-ground floors, featuring the signature giant clock faces mounted near the top. Located in Makkah Haram, Mecca, Saudi Arabia, the Makkah Royal Clock Tower reaches 1,972 feet (601 meters). Makkah Royal Clock Tower - Mecca, Saudi Arabia Skyline with Abraj Al Bait (Royal Clock Tower Makkah) in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. Owned by the city's government, it comprises the tallest of the world's first triple-adjacent super-tall skyscrapers in Pudong, housing offices, a hotel, retail, and venues for leisure activities. Its 128 floors are enclosed by the glass façade's inner layer, complete with elevators that run at 20.5 meters per second. Uniquely designed as nine stacked cylindrical buildings topping each other, the tower was fully completed in September 2015. Set in Lujiazui, Pudong, Shanghai, China, the Shanghai Tower is a 2,073-foot (632-meter) tall 128-floor skyscraper that was built in 2013 as the second tallest building in the world and still holds that spot today. Shanghai Tower - Shanghai, China Shanghai Tower standing out in the skyline of Shanghai. There's also a public observation deck on the 124th floor, known as 'At the Top.' 2. Its central core emerges as the tower's spired-top of over 700 feet (200 meters) long. The building's modular design comprises a three-lobed footprint as an abstract rendering of the local Hymenocallis flower, with the Y-shaped plan serving to increase the tower's wind resistance.

Built to house a variety of commercial, residential, and hospitality venues, the tower was formally opened on January 4, 2010, although its interior was still incomplete. The tower's aimed height was a closely guarded secret until it topped off at 2,717 feet (828 meters) with 162 floors. It was designed by the Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, a Chicago-based architectural firm, with the construction commencing in 2004, led by architect Adrian Smith, with William F. Called Burj Dubai during its construction, it was renamed after the leader of the neighboring emirate, Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khalifa ibn Zayed Al Nahyan. The mixed-use skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is the world's tallest building, meeting the official three criteria required to earn the title.

Burj Khalifa - Dubai, United Arab Emirates The Burj Khalifa in Dubai. Although the list will likely look different in the near future, these are currently the tallest buildings globally. Just like bridges and other notable structures, the skyscrapers define a skyline that comprises one of the city's iconic trademarks.

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