Current progress of under-construction famous skyscrapers around the world

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Current progress of under-construction famous skyscrapers around the world

Year 2010…many famous skyscrapers are under construction currently, which some of these will make it to the top 10 list of world tallest buildings. With the recent opening of Burj Khalifa as the world tallest building, many people started to have interest on skyscrapers around the world.

Many people have know the famous completed buildings, like Taipei 101, Burj Khalifa (Dubai), Petronas Twin Towers, Empire State Building, Shanghai World Financial Center, etc. However, not many are aware of the skyscrapers that are under construction currently or even skyscrapers that have topped out.

On this post, I will show the progress of these under-construction famous skyscrapers around the world. First picture of each skyscraper showing the final rendering of the building, and the second picture following is the current construction progress:

Shanghai Center/Tower, Shanghai, China - 632m, 128 floors, scheduled for completion in 2014.



One World Trade Center (Freedom Tower), New York, USA - 541m, 108 floors, scheduled for completion in 2013.

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One World Trade Center (Freedom Tower), New York, USA - 541m, 108 floors, scheduled for completion in 2013.

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The Pentominium, Dubai, UAE - 516m, 120 floors, scheduled for completion in 2013.

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Abraj al-bait Towers, Mecca, Saudi Arabia – 595m, 76 floors, scheduled for completion in 2011.

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Kingkey Finance Center, Shenzhen, China – 439m, 97 floors, scheduled for completion in 2011.

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Dubai Towers, Doha, Qatar – 437m, 88 floors, scheduled for completion in 2011.

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Al-Hamra Tower, Kuwait City, Kuwait – 412m, 77 floors, scheduled for completion in 2010.

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Busan Lotte Tower, Busan, South Korea – 510m, 107 floors, scheduled for completion in 2013.

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China 117 Tower, Tianjin, China – 600m, 117 floors, scheduled for completion in 2012. (very slow progress, completion date expected to be delayed for another year probably)

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Federation Tower, Moscow, Russia – 506m to top of spire (on – hold for the spire), both towers’ height (360m, 242m) , height of taller tower reduced, scheduled for completion in 2010.

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International Commerce Centre, Hong Kong, China – 490m, 118 floors, scheduled for completion in 2010 (topped out

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Guangzhou West Tower, Guangzhou, China – 440m, 103 floors, scheduled for completion in 2010 (topped out)

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Nanjing Greenland Financial Center, Nanjing, China – 450m, 89 floors, scheduled for completion in 2010 (topped out)

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