There are many peculiar buildings in the world, some of which are towering buildings. They are not only shocking in height, but also beautiful in shape. They have always attracted countless tourists to watch. Here are 5 tallest towers in the world.
1. Burj Khalifa
Burj Khalifa is also known as "Dubai Tower". The Burj Khalifa is 828 meters high, with a total of 162 floors and a cost of $1.5 billion. The construction of the building itself cost at least $1 billion, not including the construction cost of its large shopping mall, lake and lower towers. There are 56 lifts in the Burj Khalifa with a maximum speed of 17.4 meters per second, and there are also double-decker sightseeing lifts that can carry up to 42 people at a time. Burj Khalifa is the tallest tower in the world today.
2. Warsaw Radio Tower
The Warsaw Radio Tower is 646.38 meters high and was once the tallest tower in the world. It was designed by Jan Polak and was built in 1970. It was completed on May 18, 1974. It was the tallest man-made structure in the world before it collapsed in 1991. There are 86 layers of steel grids that make up the Radio Tower in Warsaw, and each layer is about 7.5 meters high. There are three columns of stay cables with a diameter of 50 mm around the tower to keep the tower stable.
3. Tokyo Skytree
Tokyo Skytree, also translated as "Tokyo Sky Tree", was officially named "New Tokyo Tower" and "Sumida Tower". It is a radio tower located in Sumida District, Tokyo, Japan. The Tokyo Skytree is 634 meters high. It was certified by the Guinness Book of World Records as the "world's tallest tower" on November 17, 2011, becoming the world's tallest free-standing radio tower. In the history of the world's tallest tower, it can only be ranked in the third position.
4. KVLY TV Tower
The KVLY TV Tower is a television transmission tower in Terrell County, North Dakota, USA. The tower height is 628.8 meters. When it was built in 1963, it was the tallest man-made structure in the world. Once the tallest man-made structure in the world after the collapse of the Warsaw Radio Tower, it was replaced in 2008 by the under-construction Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
5. Canton Tower
Canton Tower is located in China. The total height of Canton Tower is 600 meters, of which the main body of the tower is 454 meters high and the antenna mast is 146 meters high. Canton Tower is the tallest TV tower in China and the third tallest in the world, second only to the Tokyo Sky Tree TV Tower. There is a "Spider-Man Plank Road" at 168 meters to 334.4 meters of the tower body, which is the world's highest and longest sky walk ladder. There is a revolving restaurant at 422.8 meters of the tower body, which is the highest revolving restaurant in the world. The top of the tower body is 450-454 meters. There is a Ferris wheel, which is the tallest Ferris wheel in the world.
