Chicago Skyline - Picture taken by my brother - Dr. Biddut

World's Top 10 Buildings

Rank	Name	City	Country	Feet	Metres	Stories
1	Petronas Tower 1	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	1483	452	88
2	Petronas Tower 2	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	1483	452	88
3	Sears Tower	Chicago	USA	1450	442	110
4	Jin Mao Tower	Shanghai	China	1380	421	88
**5	Citic Plaza	Guangzhou	China	1,283	391	80
6	Shun Hing Square	Shenzhen	China	1,260	384	69
7	Empire State Building	New York	USA	1250	381	102
8	Central Plaza	Hong Kong	China	1227	374	78
9	Bank Of China	Hong Kong	China	1209	369	70
10	The Center	Hong Kong	China	1148	350	79
11	T & C Tower	Kaohsiung	Taiwan	1140	348	85
12	Aon Center	Chicago	USA	1136	346	80
13	John Hancock Center	Chicago	USA	1127	344	100
14	Burj al Arab Hotel	Dubai	UAE	1,053	321	60
15	Baiyoke Tower II	Bangkok	Thailand	1050	320	90

NOTE: Height is measured from sidewalk level of main entrance to structural top of building. Antennas and flag poles are not included

**The twin World Trade Center towers, New York, 110 stories, 1368 feet, ranked 5 and 6 prior to their destruction by terrorist attack on September 11, 2001.