WORLDS TALLEST BUILDING

worlds tallest building

Chicago's Willis Tower (formerly known as the Sears Tower) is the tallest building in the United States, and the only building in the United States that is listed among the five tallest buildings in the world.

Measuring over 1,450 feet from ground to rooftop, the Tower boasts a staggering 110 stories with more than four-and-a-half million square feet of floor space.

The Willis Tower Skydeck is an observation deck on the 103rd floor. It only takes about 45 seconds to get there in either of two special high-speed elevators.

This famous tourist attraction overlooks the plains of Illinois and across Lake Michigan to Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin.

Tourists with strong stomachs can experience first-hand how the building sways on a windy day.

The Willis Tower is located at 233 South Wacker Drive, Chicago, Illinois 60606.

Here's a current list of the ten tallest buildings in the world.

TEN TALLEST BUILDINGS IN THE WORLD

1 Burj Khalifa (Dubai), 828 m / 2,717 ft

2 Abraj Al Bait Towers (Mecca, Saudi Arabia), 601 m / 1,972 ft

3 Taipei 101 (Taipei, Taiwan), 509 m / 1,669.9 ft

4 Shanghai World Financial Center (Shanghai, China) 492 m / 1,614 ft

5 International Commerce Centre (Kowloon, Hong Kong) 484 m / 1,588 ft

6 Petronas Tower 1 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) 452 m / 1,483 ft

6 Petronas Tower 2 (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) 452 m / 1,483 ft

8 Nanjing Greenland Financial Center (Nanjing, China) 450 m / 1,476 ft

9 Willis Tower (Chicago, USA) 442 m / 1,451 ft

10 Kingkey Finance Tower (Shenzhen, China) 442 m / 1,449 ft

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