Friday, March 27, 2009

Tallest buildings

There is a three-building tie for the tallest building in Singapore. They are:

1.OUB Centre 280 m, 63 floors

2.UOB Plaza 1, 280 m, 66 floors

3. Republic Plaza, 280 m, 66 floors


As for the world's tallest buildings, here they are!

1. Burj Dubai, Dubai, The United Arab Emirates
Built in 2009
162 floors, 818 m

2.Taipei 101, Taipei, Taiwan
Built in 2004
101 floors, 508m

3. World Financial Center, Shanghai, China
Built in 2008
101 floors, 492m

Bibliography:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Singapore

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001338.html

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