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Which Is The World's Tallest Structure?

There is debate around which structure can claim the title of world's tallest building. Traditionally, buildings must be enclosed occupied structures, excluding tall freestanding structures like Toronto's CN Tower. The Petronas Towers in Malaysia, at 1,483 feet each, are considered the tallest if decorative structures count but not antennas. However, if antennas are included, Chicago's Sears Tower would be the tallest at 1,730 feet. Additional details provided on the Petronas Towers include their 88 stories, 452 meter height, steel and concrete construction, and skybridge features.

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Which Is The World's Tallest Structure?

There is debate around which structure can claim the title of world's tallest building. Traditionally, buildings must be enclosed occupied structures, excluding tall freestanding structures like Toronto's CN Tower. The Petronas Towers in Malaysia, at 1,483 feet each, are considered the tallest if decorative structures count but not antennas. However, if antennas are included, Chicago's Sears Tower would be the tallest at 1,730 feet. Additional details provided on the Petronas Towers include their 88 stories, 452 meter height, steel and concrete construction, and skybridge features.

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Which is the Worlds Tallest Structure? There is some debate over which building holds the record.

Not Everybody agrees on which structures should be considered. Traditionally, the architectural community defines a building as an enclosed structure built primarily for occupancy. This excludes a lot of extremely tall freestanding structures, such as Toronto's 1,815-foot (553-m) CN Tower, from the running. Even within "traditional buildings" there is some controversy. Conventionally, decorative structures count toward height, but antennas do not, giving the Petronas Towers in Malaysia, built in 1997, at 1,483 feet (452 m) each, the official lead. However, if rooftop antennas were included in the total height measure, the Sears Tower in Chicago would take first prize at 1,730 feet (527 m). Many Chicagoans also point out that their Sears Tower has the highest occupied floor, at 1,431 feet (436 m), and the highest traditional roof at 1,454 feet (443 m). Some additional information i hv got of petronas towers. Number of storeys Height Total built-up area 88 452 meters above street level 341,760 sq.meters (3.7 million feet) sq.

Design/ArchitectureCesar Pelli & Associates [U.S.] in association with KLCC architects. Location of skybridge Length of skybridge Height of skybridge Vertical transportation Number of escalators Levels 41 and 42 58.4 meters 170 metres above street level 29 double-deck high speed passenger lifts in each tower 10 in each tower

Stainless steel cladding 65,000 sq. metres Vision glass 77,000 sq. metres 160,000 cubic metres in the superstructures [see also foundation description

Concrete [strengths up to grade 80]

below] Steel Foundation 36,910 tonnes of beams, trusses and reinforcement 4.5 metre [15 feet] thick raft containing 13,200 cubic meters of grade 60 reinforced concrete, weighing approximately 32,550 tonnes under each Tower, supproted by 104 barette piles Varying from 60 to 115 metres in length

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