1. World’s Tallest Buildings
Timeline

2. Woolworth Building New York City’s Lower Manhattan Completed in 1913
792 feet
60 stories (floors)

3. Chrysler Building New York City Completed in 1930
World’s Tallest Building for only 11 months ( )
1,046 feet
77 stories (floors)

4. Empire State Building New York City Completed in 1931 1,368 feet
102 floors
World’s Tallest Building from

5. World Trade Center New York City North Tower Completed in 1972
1,368 feet
110 floors
South Tower completed in 1973
World’s Tallest Buildings from 1972—1974

6. Sears Tower Chicago Completed in 1974
World’s Tallest Building from 1974—1998
1,483 feet
110 stories
Now Called the Willis Tower

7. Petronas Towers Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
World’s Tallest Building from 1998—2004
1,483 Feet
88 floors
Although the tallest buildings in the world at the time, the Sears Tower (Willis Tower) still remained the tallest building from ground level to top occupied floor until

8. Taipei 101 Taipei, Taiwan World’s Tallest Building from 2004-2009
1,671 feet high
101 floors

9. Burj Khalifa Dubai, United Arab Emirates
World’s Tallest Building from 2009—Present
Completed in 2009
2,717 feet high
163 floors

10. Comparison of Today’s Tallest Buildings