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Choose a Page:What was the Forum in ancient Rome?How was the Great Pyramid at Giza ...What are the Seven Wonders of the ...How tall is the Empire State Building?*Which are the world's tallest buil...*Where is the longest wall in the w...Which international airport is on ...What is the world's tallest structure?Which is the world's widest long-s...Who built the Taj Mahal?Why does the Leaning Tower of Pisa...Why was the Eiffel Tower built?Who designed the Statue of Liberty? Which are the world's tallest buildings? The tallest buildings in the world are the twin Petronas Towers (6, above) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Each of the towers is 452 metres high. Some other very tall buildings are (1) the Eiffel Tower in Paris, at 300 metres; (2) the Chrysler Building, New York, at 319 metres; (3) the John Hancock Centre, Chicago, at 343 metres; (4) the Empire State Building, New York, at 381 metres; and (5) the Sears Tower, Chicago, at 443 metres. The Sears Tower (5), built in 1974, was the world's tallest building until the Petronas Towers (6) overtook it in 1996.   Previous: Back Book: 1001 Section: Human World Chapter: Architecture and Buildings