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Showing posts with label Skyscrapers. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Skyscrapers. Show all posts
There may be very few in this world who is unaware of this awesome skyscraper. We try to present all the possible views of this great engineering marvel of the modern world.











This is one of the tallest skyscrapers in Canada. This is a twin residential building with 50 and 56 floors respectively. This building looks sexy like twists in the women's body and hence the building is nick named as Marilyn Monroe building.This is one of the newly constructed skyscrapers in the world.





This is one of the tallest skyscrapers in the city with 35 floors and stands 160m tall. This is used as a hotel. This is leaning structure with inclination of 18 degrees. This tower is also called as leaning tower of Abu Dhabi. This is recorded as the World’s furthest leaning man-made tower.





This is the first spherical building in the middle east and is used as a office building with floor area of about 6200 sq.m. Aldar, Abu Dhabi's first and fully integrated development company is the driving force behind the building. UAE always been in the front row in creating architectural marvels and this is yet another.The building is 110 metres tall.





Hong Kong is one of the special administrative regions of China. It is one of the major financial regions in the world and the most important financial region in Asia. Hong kong has hundreds of skyscrapers and it has more than 290 buildings with height exceeding 150m. Almost all fortune 500 companies have their offices in Hong Kong.Majority of the skyscrapers in Hong Kong are residential complexes.  

International commerce centre, Tallest building in Hong Kong

Hong Kong Skyline day

Hong Kong Skyline night

NITEL means Nigeria telecom. It is situated in the island of Lagos. Its height is 120 meters with 32 floors. It also serves as light house for the Lagos coast.


This is situated in Johannesburg, the commercial capital city of South Africa. This has been the tallest building of Africa for years together. The height of the building is 223 meters with 50 floors. This is one of the main tourist attractions of the city. More than 100 shops are present within the building. This building serves as a shopping complex and offices are also there.





This becomes the tallest building in India from 2011 replacing previous tallest Imperial towers. This is residential complex situated in Lower Parel. This building has a total of 75 floors and is height is 320 metres.

Graphical rendition of Palais Royale

Once completed, the building will look like that

The previous tallest building, Imperial towers

This is the 30 floor building which is the tallest in Pakistan. The height of the building is 120 meters. The building is expected to be completed by 2012.

Ocean towers under construction

It is 37 floor building present in Dhaka. This is the most recently constructed building in the city, which suppressed other tall buildings in the city with its height and number of floors.



Columbo is the business center for Sri Lanka and the most important commercial city in Asia. The set of towers operating as world trade center is the tallest skyscraper in the country. It has 40 floors with 152m height. This is one of the main attractions of the Columbo city.It resembles the New york world trade center twin towers.

WTC east and west towers, Columbo

Chennai is not a city of skyscrapers, despite its commercial status in the country. This is due to the corporation restrictions for height of the buildings in the city. However with ever increasing population in the city, Lot of skyscraper residential complexes are approved and being built in the city. For now, Hirandandani upscale residential complex is the tallest in the city with 29 floors. The buildings in the complex are named as Brentwood, Pinewood, Birchwood, Greenwood, Seawood, Beachwood and oceanic. Each of this buildings are 108 meters tall.

New buildings are built here with 35 plus floors.




These towers are group of residential towers built in Kolkatta. The height of the residential complex is 117 metres with 36 floors , the complex has recreational facilities, school and shopping complex. This is group of 5 towers, 4 towers were completed and in use.

South city towers, Kokatta

India is not known for skyscrapers and especially south India is least known for tallest buildings. With Bangalore being the fastest growing city in the country , There is need for skyscraper buildings to meet the business needs and attract visitors. 

World trade center, North star building is the tallest building of South India and Bengaluru, though the building stands no where when compared to tallest buildings of India ( All located in Mumbai). The building has 32 floors located in Rajaji Nagar, Bengaluru. Bangaluru is the second city in India to have world trade center after Mumbai. This building is operational since 2011. With the kind of growth the city is foreseeing, soon the city will have skyscrapers taller than this building

World Trade center Bangalore

Brigade complex where WTC is located









Antilia is a 27 floor building with luxurious facilities is the residence of Mukesh Ambani and family. This building has most astonishing facilities that any one would not even dare to dream as a personal home. 

The house is facilitated with parking facility for more than 100 cars, Cinema hall which can accommodate 50 members, 3 Helipads, Living space with luxurious facilities, Accommodating space for guests, Yoga Studio, Swimming pool and what not.

As always there is lot of criticism through out the world for having such a gigantic home for a family of six in a poverty prone country. Ultimately its the choice of the earner to choose his way of living and place of living.