Ten Tallest Buildings of the World
The world is a beautiful place in more ways than one. Mother Nature isn't the only one contributing to that beauty. Among the thousands of ordinary brick-and-mortar buildings making up the bulk of the urban landscape, skyscrapers are architectural and engineering marvels that rise hundreds of meters into the air, overlooking all others.
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) is the official body that determines which buildings fall into the “The World's Tallest Buildings” category. It ranks the height of buildings based on the height to the architectural top of the building, highest occupied floor, top of the roof or the tip of the building.
Complete Article and Images are available in Building Giants Aug-Oct 2011 Issue
