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Supertall and Megatall Skyscrapers

Skyscrapers that set or approached world height records, with more than three hundred meters of height and floors counted in the hundreds, from the Empire State Building to the Burj Khalifa. A building belongs here when the cited article gives its height as among the tallest in a country or in the world, or calls it supertall or megatall. It excludes broadcasting towers and low rise offices. The group follows the height the cited article gives.

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Burj Khalifa (Wikipedia)
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The Burj Khalifa (previously known as Burj Dubai prior to inauguration) is a megatall skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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Taipei 101 (Wikipedia)
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Taipei 101 (Chinese: 台北101; pinyin: Táiběi Yīlíngyī; stylized in all caps), formerly known as the Taipei World Financial Center, is a 508-meter (1,667 ft), 101-story skyscraper in Taipei, Taiwan.
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Shanghai Tower (Wikipedia)
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The Shanghai Tower is a 128-story, 632-meter-tall (2,073-foot) megatall skyscraper located in Lujiazui, Pudong, Shanghai.
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Wikipedia: Merdeka 118
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Merdeka 118, officially known as Merdeka Maybank Tower (Malay: Menara Merdeka Maybank), and formerly known as Menara Warisan Merdeka, KL 118, and PNB 118, is a 118-story megatall skyscraper in the Merdeka Precinct, Kuala Lumpur,
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Wikipedia: Lotte World Tower
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Lotte World Tower (Korean: 롯데월드타워; RR: lotdewoldeutawo) is a 123-story, 555 metres (1,821 ft) supertall skyscraper, located in Sincheon-dong, Songpa District, Seoul, South Korea.
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The Shard (Wikipedia)
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The Shard, also referred to as the Shard London Bridge and formerly London Bridge Tower, is a 95-storey mixed-use development supertall pyramid-shaped skyscraper, designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano, in Southwark,
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Petronas Towers (Wikipedia)
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The Petronas Towers (Malay: Menara Berkembar Petronas), also known as the Petronas Twin Towers and colloquially the KLCC Twin Towers, are an interlinked pair of 88-storey supertall skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, standing
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Willis Tower (Wikipedia)
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The Willis Tower, formerly known and still commonly referred to as the Sears Tower, is a 110-story, 1,451-foot (442.3 m) skyscraper in the Loop of Chicago, Illinois, United States.
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One World Trade Center (Wikipedia)
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Designed by David Childs of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, One World Trade Center is the tallest building in the United States, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, and the seventh-tallest in the world.
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Empire State Building (Wikipedia)
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The Empire State Building is a 102-story, supertall skyscraper in the Midtown South neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City, United States.
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