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This is an 85 floor skyscraper which is 347.5m (1,140ft) high. An antenna pushes the building height to 378m (1,240ft). The building was designed by C.Y. Lee & Partners and Hellmuth, Obata & assabaum.Tuntex Sky Tower, or the T & C Tower or 85 SKYTOWER is an 85 floor skyscraper located in Lingya District, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The structure is 347.5 m (1,140 ft) high. An antenna pushes the building height to 378 m (1,240 ft). Constructed from 1994 to 1997, it is the tallest skyscraper in Kaohsiung, and was the tallest in Taiwan until the completion of Taipei 101.The building was designed by C.Y. Lee & Partners and Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum, and has an unusual prong design with two separate 39 floor sections, which merge into a single central tower rising to a spire. This unique design leaves a substantial space below the central part of the tower. The design was inspired by the Chinese character Kao meaning tall, and also the first character in the citys name. John W. Milton was Project Director on behalf of Turner International Inc (New York), a subsidiary of Turner Construction.

Designed by Adnan Saffarini, the 380.5m building has 87 floors with 695 residential units. Construction of the building was completed in 2012.Elite Residence is a supertall skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in the Dubai Marina district, overlooking one of the man made palm island, Palm Jumeirah. The building stands 380.5 metres (1,248 ft) tall and has 87 floors. Of the 91 floors 76 are for 695 apartments and the other 15 include amenities such as swimming pools, spas, reception areas, health clubs, a business center and a gymnasium.The skyscraper has 695 apartments, and 12 elevators Construction was completed in 2012. The tower is the third tallest residential building in the world. The handing over commenced from January, 2012.

The Empire State Building is a 103 story skyscraper located in Midtown Manhattan, New York City, at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. It has a roof height of 1,250 feet (380 m), and with its antenna spire included, it stands a total of 1,454 feet (443 m) high. Its name is derived from the nickname for New York, the Empire State. It stood as the worlds tallest building for nearly 40 years, from its completion in early 1931 until the topping out of the original World Trade Centers North Tower in late 1970. Following the September 11 attacks in 2001, the Empire State Building was again the tallest building in New York (although it was no longer the tallest in the US or the world), until One World Trade Center reached a greater height on April 30, 2012.The Empire State Building is currently the fourth tallest completed skyscraper in the United States (after the One World Trade Center, the Willis Tower and Trump International Hotel and Tower, both in Chicago), and the 23rd tallest in the world (the tallest now is Burj Khalifa, located in Dubai). It is also the fifth tallest freestanding structure in the Americas.

The tallest building of three in the complex, The Domain Tower, stands 381m (1,250ft) tall and contains 88 floors.The Central Market Project is a complex of three skyscrapers, one of which is a

Designed by K.Y. Cheung Design Associates, the 384m building began construction in 1993 and was completed in 1996.Shun Hing Square skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China.It is currently the second tallest in Shenzhen, 9th tallest building in mainland China, and the 17th tallest in the world. It was the tallest building in China from its completion in 1996 until CITIC Plaza in Guangzhou was completed in 1997. It was also the first skyscraper in China to be one of the ten tallest in the world (Bank of China Tower and Central Plaza, of Hong Kong, were constructed while Hong Kong was still a part of the British Empire). The building was built at the fast pace of four floors in nine days. The main tower has offices, while an accompanying 35 floor annex contains apartments, car park and shopping arcade complex which has 5 floors, four sets of escalators, five passenger lifts and two service lifts, and a floor area ranging from 3450 m2 to 4900 m2. On the top floor is the Meridian View Centre, an observation deck.

The 390.6m building was completed in 1996 and was designed by Dennis Lau & Ng Chun Man Architects & Engineers.China International Trust and Investment (CITIC) Plaza is an 80 storey, 391 m (1,283 ft) skyscraper in the Tianhe District of Guangzhou, Guangdong, Peoples Republic of China. Its structural height includes two antenna like spires on the top. Completed in 1997, it is the tallest concrete building in the world. Currently, it ranks as the eighth tallest building in China, 11th in Asia, and 16th worldwide. Located in the growing and expanding Tianhe District, it is part of a complex of the same name which also consists of two 38 story residential buildings. Its proximity includes a new train station which serves the extremely busy Guangzhou Shenzhen and Guangzhou Hong Kong railways. A new metro station, and the Tianhe Sports Center, where the 6th National Games and parts of the 2010 Asian Games were held. It is on the same Axis as two new building developments in Guangzhou, the first being the East and West Towers in Zhujiang New City and the Pearl Observation tower. It is surrounded by other tall buildings and is a symbol of Guangzhous growing wealth and importance.

23 Marina is a 90 storey, 392.8 m (1,289 ft) residential skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It was the worlds tallest all residential building until the completion of the nearby Princess Tower.The tower has 57 swimming pools and each duplex in the tower is equipped with its own private elevator.The building was 79 percent sold before construction started. The raft was completed on 30 April 2007.In June 2011, 23 Marina topped out and became the second tallest building in the city and the tallest residential building in the world.

The 412m building was designed by Cesar Pelli & Associates and completed in 2003.The International Finance Centre is an integrated commercial development on the waterfront of Hong Kongs Central District.A prominent landmark on Hong Kong Island, IFC consists of two skyscrapers, the IFC Mall, and the 55 storey Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong. Tower 2 is the second tallest building in Hong Kong, behind the International Commerce Centre in West Kowloon. It is the fourth tallest building in the Greater China region and the eighth tallest office building in the world, based on structural heights; by roof height, only the Taipei 101, Shanghai World Financial Center, Willis Tower, International Commerce Centre and Burj Khalifa exceed it. It is of similar height to the former World Trade Center. The Airport Express Hong Kong Station is directly beneath it.IFC was constructed and is owned by IFC Development, a consortium of Sun Hung Kai Properties, Henderson Land and Towngas.In 2003, Financial Times, HSBC, and Cathay Pacific put up an advertisement on the facade that stretched more than 50 storeys, covering an area of 19,000 m (0.2 million square ft) and a length of 230 m, making it the worlds largest advertisement ever put on a skyscraper.

The Al Hamra Tower is a completed skyscraper in Kuwait City, Kuwait. Designed by architectural firms Skidmore, Owings and Merrill and Callison, the skyscraper is the tallest building in Kuwait at 412.6 m (1,354 ft).It is also the tallest sculpted tower in the world. Turner Construction was in charge of the towers construction.

The 413m residential building was completed in 2012 and houses more than 700 apartment units.The Princess Tower is a 101 storey, 414 m (1,358 ft) tall residential skyscraper located in the Marina district of Dubai, UAE. Princess Tower was the worlds tallest residential building in 2012