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Tallest Buildings in the World Quiz

How well do you know the tallest buildings in the world? Floored turns the ranking into a building: floor 1 is the top of the list. We name a floor, you guess what's on it, and the lift rides to whatever you picked so you know to go higher or lower.

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You get a few guesses per floor. Land it on your first guess for 10 points; a near miss still scores. After the skyscrapers round, four more lists from the same topic keep the ride going.

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  1. Burj Khalifa 828 m (2,717 ft)
    Its design was based on the Hymenocallis, a desert flower.
  2. Merdeka 118 678.9 m (2,227 ft)
    Its name means 'independence' in Malay, inspired by nearby Stadium Merdeka.
  3. Shanghai Tower 632 m (2,073 ft)
    Its glass facade twists 120 degrees as it rises, cutting wind loads by 24%.
  4. Makkah Royal Clock Tower 601 m (1,972 ft)
    Its four clock faces, each 43 m across, are the largest in the world.
  5. Ping An Finance Center 599.1 m (1,966 ft)
    A planned 60 m antenna was dropped in 2015 because it might obstruct flight paths.
  6. Lotte World Tower 554.5 m (1,819 ft)
    Its Seoul Sky observatory near the top includes a glass floor.
  7. One World Trade Center 541.3 m (1,776 ft)
    Its height of 1,776 feet references the year the Declaration of Independence was signed.
  8. Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre 530 m (1,739 ft)
    It houses some of the world's fastest elevators, reaching 21 m/s.
  9. Tianjin CTF Finance Centre 530 m (1,739 ft)
    It is the tallest building in the world with fewer than 100 floors.
  10. CITIC Tower 527.7 m (1,731 ft)
    Its nickname, China Zun, comes from an ancient Chinese wine vessel that inspired the design.
  11. Taipei 101 508 m (1,667 ft)
    Its New Year's Eve fireworks displays are a regular feature of global broadcasts.
  12. Shanghai World Financial Center 492 m (1,614 ft)
    The trapezoid opening at its top was first designed as a 46 m circle.
  13. International Commerce Centre 484 m (1,588 ft)
    Its top floors hold a Ritz-Carlton hotel, with a pool about 476 m above ground.
  14. Wuhan Greenland Center 475.6 m (1,560 ft)
    It was planned to be 636 m tall but was cut down because of airspace rules.
  15. Central Park Tower 472.4 m (1,550 ft)
    It is the tallest primarily residential building in the world, with a Nordstrom at its base.
  16. Lakhta Center 462 m (1,516 ft)
    It is the northernmost skyscraper in the world.
  17. Landmark 81 461.2 m (1,513 ft)
    Developed by Vinhomes, it is the tallest building in Vietnam.
  18. The Exchange 106 453.6 m (1,488 ft)
    It stands in the Tun Razak Exchange financial district of Kuala Lumpur.
  19. Changsha IFS Tower T1 452.1 m (1,483 ft)
    IFS stands for International Finance Square; the complex was modeled on Hong Kong's Harbour City.
  20. Petronas Tower 1 451.9 m (1,483 ft)
    A double-decker skybridge links it to its twin at the 41st and 42nd floors.
  21. Petronas Tower 2 451.9 m (1,483 ft)
    Its steel and glass facade was designed to echo motifs from Islamic art.
  22. Suzhou IFS 450 m (1,476 ft)
    It rises on the east side of Jinji Lake in Suzhou Industrial Park.
  23. Zifeng Tower 450 m (1,476 ft)
    Its Chinese name means 'Purple Peak', and it has a public observatory 381 m up.
  24. Wuhan Center 443.1 m (1,454 ft)
    It was the first building in Wuhan to exceed 300 m.
  25. Willis Tower 442.1 m (1,450 ft)
    Known as the Sears Tower until 2009, it was Sears' headquarters until 1994.
  26. KK100 441.8 m (1,449 ft)
    A St. Regis hotel fills floors 75 to 100, with its lobby on the 96th floor.
  27. Guangzhou International Finance Center 438.6 m (1,439 ft)
    A Four Seasons hotel occupies floors 69 to 98.
  28. 111 West 57th Street 435.3 m (1,428 ft)
    With a width-to-height ratio of about 1:24, it is the thinnest skyscraper in the world.
  29. One Vanderbilt 427 m (1,401 ft)
    It stands just west of Grand Central Terminal, with the Summit observation deck on top.
  30. 432 Park Avenue 425.7 m (1,397 ft)
    Designed by Rafael Vinoly, it has a square floor plan and square windows.

Source: CTBUH Skyscraper Center: 100 Tallest Completed Buildings in the World · as of 2026-10

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