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Top 10 tallest buildings in the world

United States, China, United Arab Emirates and Malaysia are among those countries that have a number of tallest buildings in the world.

In the series of top 10, today we have decided to list the tallest buildings in the world.

10 – Guangzhou International Finance Center

Guangzhou International Finance Center

Image credit: Flickr diametrik

Location: Guangzhou, China

Completed in 2010

Height: 440.2 meters

Floors: 103

9 – Kingkey 10

Kingkey 100

Image credit: Flickr trevor.patt

Location: Shenzhen, China

Completed in 2011

Height: 441.8 meters

Floors: 100

8- Willis Tower (Formerly Sears Tower)

Willis Tower

Image credit: Flickr Richard Hsu

Location: Chicago, United States

Completed in 1973

Height: 442 meters

Floors: 108

7 – Zifeng Tower

Zifeng Tower

Image credit: Flickr Annie Honey

Location: Nanjing, China

Completed in 2010

Height: 450 meters

Floors: 89

6 – Petronas Tower

Petronas Towers

Image credit: Flickr 336

Location: Kuala Lampur, Malaysia

Completed in 1998

Height: 451.9 meters

Floors: 88

5 -  International Commerce Center

International Commerce Centre

Image credit: Flickr Simon Cocks

Location: Hong Kong City, Hong Kong

Completed in 2010

Height: 484 meters

Floors: 118

4 – Shanghai World Financial Center

Shanghai World Financial Center

Image credit: Flickr http2007

Location: Shanghai, China

Completed in 2008

Height: 492 meters

Floors: 101

3 – 101 Taipei

Taipei 101

Image credit: Flickr gmetrail

Location: Taipei, Taiwan

Completed in 2004

Height: 509 meters

Floors: 101

2 – Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel

Mecca Royal Clock Tower

Image credit: Flickr Omar A.

Location: Makkah, Saudi Arabia

Completed in 2012

Height: 601 meters

Floors: 120

1 – Burj Khalifa

Burj Khalifa

Image credit: Flickr m_fahad

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Completed in 2010

Height: 829.84 meters

Floors: 163

So, guys these are the 10 tallest buildings in the world. Hope you liked the post.

   

Top Ten Rivers by Length in the World

We were asked by many fans and visitors to start a series of top-ten’s in the world. So, today is the first post of this series where we are going to explore the top ten rivers by length in the world.

How many of you have ever been to any of the rivers nearest to your town or city? It is always a very joyful experience to visit a river bank or enjoy the river’s beauty and explore it through boats and yachts. Let us explore top ten rivers of the world according to their length.

Nile River

Length: 4,132 mile

Countries of flow: Ethiopia, Eritrea, Sudan, Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, Rwanda, Burundi, Egypt, Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan

nile-river

Image credit: Flickr banksias

Amazon River

Length:3,976 miles

Countries of flow: Brazil, Peru, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Guyana

amazon-river

Image credit: Flickr MicroMacroMicro

Yangtze River

Length: 3,917 miles

Countries of flow: China

yangtze-river

Image credit: Flickr Marshall Segal

Mississippi River

Length: 3,902 miles

Countries of flow: United States, Canada

mississippi-river

Image credit: Flickr matt.hintsa

Yenisei River

Length: 3,445 miles

Countries of flow: Russia, Mongolia

yenisei-river

Image credit: Flickr sloneczna.pictures

Yellow River

Length: 3,395 miles

Countries of Flow: China

yellow-river

Image credit: Flickr qejecit

Ob River

Length: 3,364

Countries of flow: Russia, Kazakhstan, China Mongolia

ob-river

Image credit: Flickr mksystem

Parana River

Length: 3,030

Countries of flow: Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Uruguay

parana-river

Image credit: Flickr Me-Joaquin

Congo River

Length: 2,922

Countries of flow: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic, Angola, Republic of the Congo, Tanzania, Cameroon, Zambia, Burundi, Rwanda

congo-river

Image credot: Flickr shilly shally

Amur River

Length: 2,763

Countries of flow: Russia, China, Mongolia

amur-river

Image credit: Flickr paukrus