A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Modern sources currently define skyscrapers as being at least 100 metres or 150 metres in height, though there is no universally accepted definition. Skyscrapers are very tall high-rise buildings. Historically, the term first referred to buildings with between 10 and 20 stories when these types of buildings began to be constructed in the 1880s. Skyscrapers may host offices, hotels, residential spaces, and retail spaces.
Here are the top 20 tallest buildings in Asia.
Rank | Building | Country | Height |
1. | Burj Khalifa | United Arab Emirates | 828 m (2,715 ft) |
2. | Shanghai Tower | China | 632 m (2,073 ft) |
3. | Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel | Saudi Arabia | 601 m (1,971 ft) |
4. | Ping An Finance Center | China | 599 m (1,965 ft) |
5. | Lotte World Tower | South Korea | 555 m (1,821 ft) |
6. | Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre | China | 530 m (1,739 ft) |
7. | Tianjin CTF Finance Centre | China | 530 m (1,739 ft) |
8. | China Zun | China | 528 m (1,732 ft) |
9. | Taipei 101 | Taiwan | 509.2 m (1,667 ft) |
10. | Shanghai World Financial Center | China | 492 m (1,614 ft) |
11. | International Commerce Centre | China | 484 m (1,588 ft) |
12. | Oriental Pearl Tower | China | 467.9 m (1,535 ft) |
13. | Landmark 81 | Vietnam | 461.2 m (1,513 ft) |
14. | Petronas Tower 1 | Malaysia | 452 m (1,483 ft) |
15. | Petronas Tower 2 | Malaysia | 452 m (1,483 ft) |
16. | Changsha IFS Tower T1 | China | 452 m (1,482 ft) |
17. | Zifeng Tower | China | 450 m (1,476 ft) |
18. | The Exchange 106 | Malaysia | 445 m (1,460 ft) |
19. | Kingkey 100 | China | 442 m (1,449 ft) |
20. | Guangzhou International Finance Center | China | 440 m (1,440 ft) |
