The rebuilt World Trade Center becomes New York City’s tallest skyscraper on Monday. Workers will erect steel columns that will make its unfinished skeleton a little over 1,250 feet high, taller than the Empire State Building observation deck.
Compare to 21 Tallest Skyscrapers in the World
The world’s tallest buildings, according to EMPORIS …
Burj Khalifa … 2,717 ft in Dubai
Makkah Clock Royal Tower … 1,972 ft in Makkah
Taipei 101 … 1,671 ft in Taipei
Shanghai World Financial Center … 1,614 ft in Shanghai
International Commerce Centre … 1,588 ft in Hong Kong
Petronas Tower 1 … 1,483 ft in Kuala Lumpur
Petronas Tower 2 … 1,483 ft in Kuala Lumpur
Nanjing Greenland Financial Center … 1,476 ft in Nanjing
Willis Tower … 1,451 ft in Chicago
Kingkey Finance Tower … 1,449 ft in Shenzhen
Guangzhou International Finance Center … 1,435 ft in Guangzhou
Jin Mao Tower … 1,380 ft in Shanghai
Two International Finance Centre … 1,362 ft in Hong Kong
Trump International Hotel & Tower … 1,362 ft in Chicago
Princess Tower … 1,358 ft in Dubai
Al Hamra Tower … 1,352 ft Kuwait City
23 Marina … 1,296 ft in Dubai
CITIC Plaza … 1,283 ft in Guangzhou
Shun Hing Square … 1,260 ft in Shenzhen
The Domain … 1,253 ft in Abu Dhabi
Empire State Building … 1,250 ft in New York
Also in Chicago …
The Aon Center in Chicago is 1,136 ft
The John Hancock Center in Chicago is 1,128 ft