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Cities with the Tallest Buildings

There are 31 cities in the world which have a building higher than 370 meters. How many can you name?
As of 22 May 2024
Color-coded by continent
This list is for buildings, not structures, such as the CN Tower
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First submittedApril 14, 2012
Times taken84,429
Average score51.6%
Rating4.17
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Height
Tallest Building
City
828
Burj Khalifa
Dubai
679
Merdeka 118
Kuala Lumpur
632
________ Tower
Shanghai
601
Abraj Al-Bait Clock Tower
Mecca
599
Ping An Finance Centre
Shenzhen
555
Lotte World Tower
Seoul
541
One World Trade Center
New York City
530
CTF Finance Centre
Guangzhou
530
Goldin Finance 117
Tianjin
528
China Zun
Beijing
508
______101
Taipei
484
International Commerce
Centre
Hong Kong
476
_____ Greenland Center
Wuhan
462
Lakhta Center
St. Petersburg
461
Landmark 81
Ho Chi Minh City
452
________ IFS Tower T1
Changsha
Height
Tallest Building
City
450
Zifeng Tower
Nanjing
450
______ IFS
Suzhou
442
Willis Tower
Chicago
429
_______ International
Trade Center
Dongguan
428
Shandong International
Financial Center
Jinan
413
Al Hamra Tower
Kuwait City
412
Haeundae LCT
Busan
403
Logan Century Center 1
Nanning
401
_______ International
Financial Center
Guiyang
393
Iconic Tower
Cairo
385
Public Investment
Fund Tower
Riyadh
383
Eton Place ______ Tower 1
Dalian
383
Autograph Tower
Jakarta
381
Burj Mohammed bin Rashid
Abu Dhabi
374
Federation Tower
Moscow
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84 Comments
Milanthro
+7
Level 54
Mar 28, 2013
Toronto??? I know the CN tower is free standing but it isn't it still a building?
LeaderofAdaklya
+9
Level 14
Mar 28, 2013
Yes exactly! I think Toronto deserves credit for the CN tower
Quizmaster
+20
Level ∞
Mar 28, 2013
What about all the radio-towers and such that are even taller?
Symmetrik
+19
Level 56
Mar 25, 2014
Except you can actually go inside the CN Tower. There are floors inside, and there is also a restaurant inside the building. Radio towers don't have an inside, and they certainly have no tourist appeal. CN Tower has both and certainly meets the qualification to be called a building rather than a structure. The Eiffel Tower you could call a structure, but not the CN Tower. Should be there.
Quizmaster
+37
Level ∞
Mar 15, 2016
I don't make the distinction. There is actually an international body that does that. I'd have to have a pretty good reason for using different criteria.
ritK
+2
Level 56
Aug 25, 2023
the goldin finance isnt a building yet
tshalla
+2
Level 78
May 27, 2016
OK, symmetrik, how about "tallest buildings with tourist appeal"?
WolfCam
+7
Level 67
Apr 7, 2018
Well if that was the case, many of these buildings would be excluded. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that the Eton Place Dalian Tower 1 is not a hotspot for tourism.
kalbahamut
+4
Level 79
May 11, 2018
There's a restaurant at the top of the Eiffel Tower.
Nevson64
+1
Level 67
Jan 4, 2025
I love you big K
overtired
+7
Level 88
May 30, 2020
Not at the top. There are restaurants on the first and second platforms, both less than halfway up. There's just a little kiosk selling champagne at the top. Not a lot of space up there.
dunkinggandalf2
+3
Level 72
Feb 2, 2021
I don't have an opinion on whether they should qualifiy, but if the CN Tower does, then the Eiffel Tower does too.
ritK
+1
Level 56
Aug 25, 2023
the iconic tower isnt in cairo its in the new administrative capital
Brickster
+18
Level 27
Mar 25, 2014
A "building" in this sense is defined as having at least 50% of it's height having habitable floor space. Neither the CN tower nor the Tokyo skytree meet this requirement.
sillie
+1
Level 75
May 22, 2014
There's shops and stuff in the Eiffel tower as well. And you can go inside. So how does that make it a structure as opposed to the CN Tower? I am happy with both being structures - Brickster provides a good definition.
Malbaby
+4
Level 70
Mar 15, 2017
50% means half it's height is used for habitable floor space, the Eiffel Tower would only be eligible if you count the stairway as habitable space. The CN Tower also has small % of its height as habitable.
LFC1892
+2
Level 33
Mar 28, 2013
An interesting question would be how many of these cities had more than one building over one thousand feet.
buck1017
+11
Level 78
Mar 28, 2013
I suppose the next logical step for me is to learn all of the big cities in China. Then I may have gotten more than 10.
joeythelemur
+2
Level 80
Sep 25, 2014
This, exactly. I knew they must be in that area, but don't know those cities well.
buck1017
+3
Level 78
Jul 11, 2017
Got 16 this time around. I must have learned a few more big Chinese cities. Although I still missed 2 of them.
buck1017
+2
Level 78
Sep 24, 2020
Got 19 now...They must have added quite a few in the last 3 years.
CreATive
+6
Level 48
Mar 25, 2014
This quiz is impossibru.
Cahill2
+2
Level 27
Mar 25, 2014
Damn, tough quiz. 23/32
Antofagasta
+3
Level 70
Jun 18, 2017
Are you even doing the right quiz?
djm
+1
Level 66
Mar 25, 2014
It's actually missing several.

Shanghai World Financial Center Shanghai China 492 m 1,614 ft built 2008

23 Marina Dubai UAE 395 m 1,296 ft 89 2012

several others as well

Quizmaster
+13
Level ∞
Mar 25, 2014
It's not missing any. We only show the tallest building for each city.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 79
Mar 27, 2014
Burj Rafal? Must have built that in the last two years... last time I was in Riyadh the tallest thing by far was Kingdom Tower (Burj Mamlekah) and that is only 300 m I think.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 79
Nov 25, 2019
Lakhta Center sneakily was completed after I left St Petersburg, too. When I was there don't recall anything nearly that big.
mf3
+1
Level 90
May 29, 2020
No, and it would compete unpleasantly with the otherwise nice grandiose versions of 19th-century Parisian-style architecture there.
kalbahamut
+3
Level 79
Jun 24, 2020
Unfortunate if it detracted from the natural beauty of the city. In my opinion and in all my travels I found St Petersburg to be the most beautiful city in Europe.
FedericoGuzman
+7
Level 74
Jun 25, 2020
Thankfully, the authorities didn't let them build it near the historic center, so they build it on the other side of the gulf. It's barely visible from most of the city.
slkrr9
+1
Level 33
May 22, 2014
Very nice quiz! (And good to see that it is up-to-date.)
WanderingWolf
+1
Level 44
Mar 9, 2015
Good quiz, but basically one of those "name as many Chinese cities as you can think of.
sillie
+1
Level 75
Mar 24, 2015
I thought I did pretty good, but I missed a solid dozen of them still.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 79
Mar 10, 2015
You can't count Seoul for Incheon?
Nerd0921
+1
Level 74
Jun 24, 2020
Just the same reason why you can't count NYC for Newark, Beijing for Tianjin, and Tokyo for Yokohama.
kalbahamut
+2
Level 79
Oct 26, 2020
Incheon is much closer to Seoul than any of those aside from New York and Newark, basically part of the same city, and the only reason I think that Newark isn't thought of as having been absorbed into New York is that you have to cross a state boundary to get there. On the large majority of quizzes on the site that consider metro or urban areas, Newark is indeed considered part of New York City.
Tramp
+3
Level 79
Sep 11, 2015
Surprised that there are no Japanese cities on the list at all
Sifhraven
+1
Level 76
Jun 2, 2020
yes, I find that interesting too.
NHG
+1
Level 48
Sep 19, 2020
Japan sits on one of the world's most seismically active zones
buck1017
+2
Level 78
Sep 24, 2020
That's not that as big of an issue as you may thing. As long as the structure is designed for it.
chailattee
+2
Level 68
Mar 19, 2021
Japan's tallest building is in Osaka and is 300 meters tall. But as ^ said, as long as the building is properly designed, it isn't a big issue, for example San Francisco and Los Angeles both have buildings over 1000 feet tall.
buck1017
+1
Level 78
Dec 12, 2024
Tall slender buildings actually perform better in earthquakes than short squat heavy buildings. Especially if they have proper dampening.
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Mar 15, 2016
With the last update we had to increase the cutoff to 1,200 feet.
plattitude
+2
Level 94
Mar 25, 2016
Does the Lotte World Tower in Seoul need to be added, or is it disqualified for some reason?
Sulps
+1
Level 55
Feb 6, 2017
I don't know whether the Koreans realize it or not but Lotte is a cartoon character.
camus
+1
Level 80
Feb 4, 2018
Or a character from The Sorrows of Young Werther, who gave name to the company that build the tower.
wkrpnyc
+1
Level 80
Jul 5, 2022
Lotte is a conglomerate company that the Korean Japanese founder named after some some other European character, Charlotte.
thebest21
+1
Level 70
Feb 6, 2017
Got Wuhan but missed Seoul and Moscow!
kogatora
+3
Level 96
May 7, 2018
coincidentally suzhou, another city in china, also has a building at 1483ft recently topped out with the name of the city followed by IFS. tried guessing that above but it wouldn't work. suzhou is close to shanghai so maybe is not counted, but actually a separate city and in a different province. it could be added in.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 79
May 11, 2018
I don't remember any giant towers in St Petersburg. Lots of beautiful buildings, though.
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 92
Oct 7, 2019
There's a massive one now, away from the old central city.
kalbahamut
+1
Level 79
Nov 25, 2019
Apparently so. Looked it up and it opened in 2019. I only missed that one this time, along with Changsha and Nanning.
mf3
+2
Level 90
May 29, 2020
I'm not even exactly sure where those 2 cities are.
Jacktheguy
+3
Level 93
Jun 24, 2020
They're both in China.
kenpo17
+7
Level 65
May 11, 2018
As any Chicagoan (and most suburbanites) will tell you, it's the Sears Tower, not the Willis Tower. Regardless of what it actually says on the building. XD
Maladroit
+3
Level 50
May 11, 2018
Buuuut it's not called that anymore. Just because people cling to the old name doesn't make it right. Just like Ho Chi Minh City.
tshalla
+1
Level 78
May 11, 2018
In the case of the Sears Tower, at least: no harm, no foul?
Tramp
+9
Level 79
May 30, 2020
I'd argue that as long as people are using both names, then both names should be considered acceptable. If the US government suddenly decided that New York was to be officially renamed Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte Bandar Seri Begawan Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious City, I'd be wiilling to bet that the majority of people around the world would still call it New York, and at the end of the day, the words that people actually use are what matter.
Sifhraven
+2
Level 76
Jun 2, 2020
They would call it KT MARS BS BS city, so that would become Mars or BS city...

Ow forgot JK

Djilas
+1
Level 86
May 29, 2020
It's not like the Chicagoans named it Sears Tower. It was a commercial name just like Willis.
Eigengrau
+1
Level 63
Jun 24, 2020
Yep, and New York is New Amsterdam and Mount Everest is Chomolungma.
TurkeyCookTime
+3
Level 85
May 29, 2020
Uggghhh I didn't try Shenzhen because this site usually groups it with Guangzhou...
LostRuntun945
+1
Level 63
Jun 24, 2020
Really don't know there are so many skyscrapers here in China.
Eigengrau
+3
Level 63
Jun 24, 2020
Well, if you just peeked out your window just a little bit.....
ander217
+1
Level 73
Jun 24, 2020
Once again I missed Shenzhen because I misspelled it (many ways). No idea why it won't stick in my brain.
JackintheBox
+1
Level 82
Jun 26, 2020
I live in Suzhou!
cpgatbyu
+3
Level 88
May 17, 2022
Surprised that names like Goldin and Logan are used in China.
swedishbob
+3
Level 46
May 18, 2022
CN TOWER YOU MEANIE
kalbahamut
+1
Level 79
May 18, 2022
Not there any more. Seems like the way this list is going before very long it's going to be all Asian cities + maybe New York.
elcampeador
+1
Level 77
Feb 10, 2023
The CN Tower is not considered a 'building' for the purposes of this quiz. Same with the Tokyo Skytree..
cuotak
+2
Level 70
May 20, 2022
The one in Nanning should be called "Nanning China Resources Center":

https://baike.baidu.hk/item/%E5%8D%97%E5%AF%A7%E8%8F%AF%E6%BD%A4%E4%B8%AD%E5%BF%83/4419630

https://new.qq.com/omn/20210912/20210912A0AAM600.html

buck1017
+2
Level 78
May 31, 2022
It's crazy how many of these have been built in my lifetime. I remember reading about tall buildings when i was a kid and most of those aren't on this list anymore.
JWatson24
+4
Level 71
Jul 4, 2022
Just wondering, why is Shenzhen separate from Guangzhou on this quiz? Usually on JetPunk, Shenzhen is considered part of Guangzhou.
Splodgylodgyy
+3
Level 65
May 7, 2023
Same with Suzhou and Dongguan, usually they are counted as being part of other cities (Shanghai and Guangzhou)
SpartanLlama
+4
Level 79
Oct 9, 2023
Think it might have something to do with combined metropolitan areas vs. distinct cities
TwelvePointFont
+1
Level 18
Apr 16, 2026
They're usually combined for population counting purposes on other quizzes because the urban areas are so contiguous. Buildings are a distinct point that can be located and addressed under a specific city proper.
andwer21
+2
Level 61
Jul 4, 2022
Why is China making this quiz obsolete?
SpartanLlama
+1
Level 79
Oct 9, 2023
20/30
equivallent
+2
Level 54
Jun 6, 2024
the iconic tower is located in New Administrative Capital, which is not part of Cairo. if you dont wanna change this, can you at least have the description say that this quiz is about urban areas not cities proper
Lilylee
+1
Level 79
Jun 13, 2024
Central Park Tower is 472 m.
Andromeda999
+2
Level 68
Jun 13, 2024
I believe there is a mistake. The building at rank nine (Tianjin) should be the Tianjin CTF Finance Centre (same as Guangzhou) which is 530m tall. Goldin Finance 117 is 597m but is not completed (and is unlikely to be completed any time soon.)
bunbud
+1
Level 61
Dec 17, 2025
25 first try 😀
TwelvePointFont
+1
Level 18
Apr 16, 2026
istg i typed cairo and it didn't show up :(

also holy asia, europe gotta get on that

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