Top 20 Tallest Completed Buildings in the World

5. Taipei 101

Locale: Taipei, Taiwan

Height: 1,667 feet

Completion Year: 2004

Taipei stands tall with 101 storeys. Mounting from the base it segments in a series of eight-story modules flaring flare outward creating visual of Chinese pagoda. Before falling down in the list it was the tallest building of the world in 2004. It was prized in 2011 with the LEED platinum certification for being largest green building in the world.

Taipei is well lauded for its flamboyant malls, clubs and ability to withstand typhoons and earthquakes. It gains the worldly attention at New Year’s Eve for the firework show.