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The Sky's the Limit
By Cathy S. Cruz-George
| When the 40-story First Hawaiian Center in downtown Honolulu starts resembling the Sears Tower in Chicago, that's a sign that you need a vacation - in a big city with skyscrapers. Here are profiles of some of the world's tallest buildings. | |
| Burj Dubai, Dubai (under construction) 700 meters (2,296 feet) Projected completion: 2008 Taipei 101 Tower, Taiwan 508 meters (1,670 feet) Completed: 2004 Shanghai World Financial Center (under construction) 492 meters (1,614 feet) Projected completion: 2008 Union Square, Phase 7, Hong Kong (under construction) 474 meters (1,555 feet) Projected completion: 2008 Petronas Towers, 1 and 2, Malaysia 452 meters (1,483 feet) Completed: 1998 Sears Tower, Chicago 442 meters (1,450 feet) Completed: 1974 | |
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