HISTORY OF THE WORLD'S TALLEST BUILDINGS (Since the 20th Century)

The skyscraper was invented in Chicago in 1884. For the next hundred years, the world's tallest building was always in the United States with New York City accumulating 87 years, and Chicago accumulating 30 years. After just over a century (1885–1998) the distinction moved to the Eastern Hemisphere. Malaysia was the first country to break United States's record of building tallest buildings in the world by building Petronas Twin Towers in 1998, which held the record for 6 years before losing it to Taipei 101 in 2004. Before the current era of commercial skyscrapers, there was an era where the tallest buildings were Christian churches/cathedrals (c. 1250–1901), dominated by England and Germanic territories.

The earliest structures now known to be the tallest in the world were the Egyptian pyramids, with the Great Pyramid of Giza, at an original height of 146.5 metres (481 ft), being the tallest man–made structure in the world for over 3,800 years, until the construction of Lincoln Cathedral in 1300. From then until the completion of the Washington Monument (capped in 1884) the world's tallest buildings were churches or cathedrals. Later, the Eiffel Tower and, still later, some radio masts and television towers were the world's tallest structures.

However, though all of these are structures, some are not buildings in the sense of being regularly inhabited or occupied. It is in this sense of being regularly inhabited or occupied that the term "building" is generally understood to mean when determining what is the world's tallest building. The non-profit international organization Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), which maintains a set of criteria for determining the height of tall buildings, defines a "building" as "(A) structure that is designed for residential, business or manufacturing purposes" and "has floors".

Since 2010, Burj Khalifa has been the tallest building by any criteria. It has the highest architectural element, tip and occupied floor, and is indeed the tallest structure of any kind ever built, surpassing the (now destroyed) 646.38 metres (2,120.7 ft) Warsaw Radio Mast.

Since the completion of the Washington Monument in 1884, the world's tallest building has not usually also been the world's tallest structure. The exceptions are 1930–1954, when the Chrysler Building and then the Empire State building surpassed the Eiffel Tower (to be surpassed in turn by a succession of broadcast masts, starting with the Griffin Television Tower in Oklahoma), and from 2010 with the completion of Burj Khalifa.

Here you see an overview of the tallest building in the world since the start of the 20th century. TV towers, masts, and other building types are not included.

Top 10 + 1 Tallest Buildings in CANADA

This is a list of the tallest buildings in Canada. As of April 2013, there are a total of 91 completed and under construction buildings in Canada with an official height of 150 m (492 ft) or more. Greater Toronto has 58 (Toronto 56, Mississauga 2), Calgary has 18, Montreal has 9, Metro Vancouver two by 2018. Both are currently under construction.

Four of Canada's ten largest cities enforce height restriction laws. In Ottawa, skyscrapers could not be built above the height of the Peace Tower until the late 1970s, when the restriction was changed so that no building could overwhelm the skyline.[1] In Montreal, skyscrapers cannot be built above the elevation of Mount Royal.[2] The City of Vancouver has enacted "view corridors" which limit the height of buildings in most areas of downtown. The City of Edmonton had an elevation restriction, approximately 150 m (492 ft) above downtown, due to the proximity of the city centre airport, until it closed in November 2013.

This list does include towers, including the CN Tower in Toronto, although they are not technically considered to be a building.

10 Stunningly Stylish Mother-Daughter Jodis of Bollywood

The tinsel town not only has some amazing talent, but also many successful father-son and mother-daughter jodis. Some of them have shared screen space with each other in movies, some in television advertisements, on ramp shows and others only in print advertisements. Whichever be the medium, together they look ravishing.

And here we get for you 10 of such famous and stunning mother-daughter duos of Bollywood.

10 INDIAN CRICKETERS Who Earn The Most from The Game

The commercialisation of the sport has led to a heavy influx of money for the benefit of current international players. Playing under the richest cricket board in the world, the Indian team consists of some of the highest-earning athletes in the game. Combine this with the cash-rich IPL contracts, and the players’ pay-packets skyrocket. According to BCCI’s 2014-15 annual report, the board’s annual income was Rs. 1,266.41 crore and expenditure was Rs. 1099.54 crore.

Here are the ten current Indian cricketers who have the highest incomes within the game:

*NOTE: This list contains money earned from the BCCI’s central contracts (which has three grades: A, B and C), as well as the IPL contracts. Money earned from endorsements, and per-match earnings haven’t been considered.

Top 16 Dubai Police SuperCars

Police in Dubai have built up a high-horsepower arsenal of luxury sports cars and SUVs over the years to complement their fleet of green-and-white patrol cruisers.

The high-end squad cars fit into the greater gearhead ethos of this desert metropolis, where fire-engine red Ferraris growl at stoplights and convertible Rolls Royces prowl the boulevard ringing the world's tallest building.

Lamborghinis also glisten through the glass of a massive new showroom on Shaikh Zayed Road, the country's longest thoroughfare that is a dozen lanes at its widest when cutting through Dubai.

But don't expect their Lamborghini Aventador to show up if you rear-end someone.

These police cars don't see duty at traffic accidents or engage in high-speed pursuits, said Dubai police Lt. Saif Sultan Rashed Al Shamsi, who oversees the tourist police's patrol section.

Instead, Al Shamsi said the cars appear for special events across Dubai - or cruise areas frequented by tourists, offering visitors a glamorous image of the Dubai police.

Below is a list of all models of exotic cars the police either have in their garage or cruising the streets of this desert metropolis:

10 Tallest Buildings in London, ENGLAND

This list of the tallest buildings and structures in London ranks skyscrapers and towers in London by their height. Since 2010, the tallest structure in London has been The Shard, which was topped out at 309.6 metres (1,016 ft), making it the tallest habitable building in Europe at the time. The second tallest is One Canada Square in Canary Wharf, which rises 235 metres (771 ft) and was completed in 1991. The third tallest is the Heron Tower in the City of London financial district, which was topped out in 2010 and stands at a height of 230 metres (755 ft), including its spire.

The Greater London area is currently about level with the Paris Metropolitan Area as the metropolitan area in the European Union with the most skyscrapers. As of 2016, there are 18 skyscrapers in London that reach a roof height of at least 150 metres (492 ft), with 19 in Paris (compared to 15 in Frankfurt, eleven in Warsaw and five each in Madrid and Milan).

10 Tallest Buildings in the United States

The world's first skyscraper was built in Chicago in 1885. Since that time, the United States has been home and still is home to some of the world's tallest skyscrapers. New York City, specifically the borough of Manhattan, notably has the tallest skyline in the country. Eleven American buildings have held the title oftallest building in the world (9 in New York City). New York City and Chicago have always been the centers of American skyscraper building. The 10-story Home Insurance Building, built in Chicago in 1885, is regarded as the world's first skyscraper; the building was constructed using a novel steel-loadbearing frame which became a standard of the industry worldwide.

As of 2013, One World Trade Center, also referred by the symbolic name of "Freedom Tower", in New York City was considered to be the tallest skyscraper in the United States. Its antenna brings the structure to a symbolic height of 1,776 feet (541 m), connoting the year The Declaration of Independence was signed, though the tip of the structure actually is measured at 1,792 ft (546 m). However, using the more common criterion for the height of a building (the roof, not antenna) the observation deck elevation and highest occupied floor of the One World Trade Center are surpassed by Chicago's Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower). and 432 Park Ave.

Prior to the September 11, 2001 in New York City, the twin towers of the World Trade Center occupied the second and third positions on the list below, behind Willis Tower. The North Tower stood at 1,368 feet (417 m), while the South Tower was 1,362-foot-tall (415 m). If they were still standing today, they would occupy the fourth and fifth positions on the list below.

There are numerous supertall buildings both proposed and under construction throughout the country, concentrated in New York City and Chicago. Projects in New York include the Central Park Tower and 111 West 57th Street, while in Chicago, proposed structures include the Wanda Vista Tower, which will be approximately 95 stories and about 1,144 feet (349 m) tall; Wolf Point along the Chicago River; and a Rafael Vinoly-designed tower. Other tall buildings that are either proposed or under construction include the 1,121 feet (342 m) Comcast Innovation and Technology Center in Philadelphia, the 1,100 feet (340 m) Wilshire Grand Tower in Los Angeles, the 1,070 feet (330 m) Salesforce Tower in San Francisco, and the 1,010 feet (310 m) One Bayfront Plaza in Miami.