http://www.globehunters.com/Flights/New-York-Flights.htm Scheduled to open by early 2014, One World Trade Centre stands in central Manhattan on the site of the former World Trade Tower destroyed in the 9/11 attacks.

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Introduction
The list of the world’s tallest buildings is constantly
changing as some of the world’s richest countries
attempt to outdo each other with innovative new
projects.
By way of comparison, the UK’s tallest building the
Shard is in joint 73rd place, a long way down from the
lofty heights of the Globehunters top five.

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Burj Khalifa (Dubai) 828 m
Dubai has never been a place of understatement and it’s no
surprise that the emirate’s $1.5 billion, 160 story Burj Khalifa
literally towers over the opposition in the top five. As yet, nothing
has been able to shift the Burj Khalifa from top spot since it opened
in 2010. It took six years to build and currently features the world’s
highest occupied floor and the world’s highest nightclub.

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Burj Khalifa
Dubai is now
synonymous with
outlandish
architecture and
boasts three
other entries in
the top twenty:
Marina 101,
Princess Tower
and 23 Marina.

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Shanghai Tower (Shanghai,
China) 632m (2073ft)
It may fall slightly short in terms
of height but the Shanghai
Tower’s incredible structure
certainly puts it in pole position
in terms of innovation. The
tower’s twisted shape was
conceived with typhoons in
mind; this specially designed
shape reduces wind load by up
to 24%.

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Shanghai Tower
Over 30,000 people will
eventually call the 121
story Shanghai Tower
home. Expect plenty of
new skyscrapers from
China in the new future;
nine of the top twenty
tallest buildings currently
being built are in China.
This includes Sky City
which is set to be the new
number one.

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Makkah Royal Clock Tower
Hotel (Mecca, Saudi Arabia)
601m (1972ft)
Also known as The Abraj
Al-Bait Towers, the
Makkah Royal Clock
Tower Hotel features the
world’s tallest clock tower
and the world’s biggest
clock face. It bears a
resemblance to London’s
St Stephen’s Tower.

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Mecca, Saudi Arabia
It features 120 floors
above ground and
was opened in 2012. A
set of 21,000 green
and white lights which
are visible at an
impressive distance of
18 miles flash five
times a day to remind
residents of prayer
time.

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One World Trade Centre, (New
York, USA) 546.2 m (1776 ft)
Scheduled to open by early
2014, One World Trade
Centre stands in central
Manhattan on the site of the
former World Trade Tower
destroyed in the 9/11 attacks.
It will include offices,
restaurants and an
observation deck and will be
the tallest building in the
Western world.

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Taipei 101 (Taipei, Taiwan)
509m tall (1670ft)
When it opened at the end
of 2004 it was in number
one spot, but has since
been overtaken and will
soon drop out of the top 5.
Also going by the fairly
uninspiring moniker ‘The
Taipei World Financial
Centre’, Taipei 101 is
comprised of 106 floors in
total.

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Conclusion
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over the world including cheap flights to
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