Showing posts with label buildings. Show all posts
Showing posts with label buildings. Show all posts

Saturday, 29 March 2014

Top 10 Cities With Most Skyscrapers


In This Blog, we have calculated only those buildings that are higher than 500 feet.



10: Shenzhen

Shenzhen

No Of Buildings: 65

Shenzhen is one of the fastest growing cities of China & the major city in Southern China’s Guangdong Province. It situated infront of the Hong Kong, because of its rapid growth and location it is one of the busiest ports in China. The current tallest building in Shenzhen is Kingkey Finance Tower, which is 1,450 feet tall.




9: Seoul

Seoul

No Of Buildings:65

Seoul is the capital city of South Korea, it is also a business and financial hub of South Korea. The current tallest building in Seoul is Three International Financial Center, which is 935 feet tall. Seoul is the largest metropolitan city of South Korea and the second largest metropolitan region in the world. It is also the largest city proper in the world and considered a leading global city.





8: Singapore

Singapore

No Of Buildings:69

Singapore is a sovereign city state and officially the republic of Singapore. The current tallest building in Singapore is One Raffles Palace, which is 919 feet tall. Singapore ranks third in highest per capita income in the world and is recognized one of the Four Asian Tigers. With having the biggest port it is one of the major commercial centers in the world.





7: Guangzhou

Guangzhou

No Of Buildings:77

Guangzhou is the capital of China’s Guangdong province. It is the third largest city in China and the largest in South China. The current tallest building in Guangzhou is Guangzhou International Finance Center, which is 1,440 feet tall.  Guangzhou is the major transportation hub in China. It is the main manufacturing hub of the Pearl River Delta, in 2008 it was also recognized as a Beta World City.





6: Chicago

Chicago

No Of Buildings:112

Chicago is one of the financial cities in the United States, located in Illinois State. It is the third most populous city in USA and the most populous city in Illinois State. Chicago is considered the birthplace of skyscrapers, the tallest building in Chicago is Willis Tower, which is 1,451 feet tall. It is the most balanced economy in United State and fourth most important business center in the world.





5: Tokyo

Tokyo

No Of Buildings:113

Tokyo is officially the Tokyo Metropolis and the capital city of Japan. It is the largest metropolitan economy in the world as well as the most densely inhabited area in the world and the. The tallest building in Tokyo is Taranomon Hills, which is 838 feet tall. Tokyo is one of the most expensive cities in the world. This city has been recognized as one of the three command centers in the world.





4: Shanghai

Shanghai

No Of Buildings:116

Shanghai is the most densely populated city of China. The current tallest building in Shanghai is Shanghai Tower, which is 2,073 feet tall. Shanghai is China’s financial capital and one of the fastest growing cities in the world. The port of Shanghai is the busiest container port in the world, what makes this city transportation backbone.





3: Dubai

Dubai

No Of Buildings:203

Dubai is an emirate in the United Arab Emirates and the most advance city in the world. This city is booming very rapidly, and many skyscrapers are still on the pipeline, the current tallest building of Dubai is Burj Khalifa, 2,717 feet tall, which is also currently the tallest building in the world. Dubai is one of the most expensive cities in the world and very famous for its shopping festivals.





2: New York

New York

No Of Buildings:230

New York is one of the leading financial cities of the United States. It is the seventh most populated city in the world. The current tallest building of New York is the Empire State Building, which is 1,250 feet tall. The tallest building in New York is in under construction One World Trade Center, which will be 1,776 feet tall. New York individually is a 16th largest economy in the world.





1: Hong Kong

Hong Kong

No Of Buildings:293

Hong Kong is a special administrative region of China and one of the most populous areas in the world. It has the largest number of high rise buildings in the world. Hong Kong skyline considered one of the finest in the world. The current tallest building in Hong Kong is International Commerce Center, which is 1,588 feet tall. Hong Kong is one of the leading financial centers of the world, the Hong Kong dollar is the eight most traded currencies in the world.

Wednesday, 12 March 2014

Top 10 Ranking Computer Science & IT Universities-2014


Top 10 Universities


These top ranking universities around the world classified by the "World University Ranking" in 2014. We classified only computing and University of Technologies in this blog. It can help you to find out the glorious career path in IT Industry.


Top 10 Universities According to their Scores


Top Ranking CS & IT Universities

S.no
University Name
Country
Score

1
  Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
United States
93.7
2
  Stanford University
United States
92.3
3
  University Of Cambridge
United Kingdom
90.3
4
  Harvard University
United States
90.2
5
  University Of Oxford
United Kingdom
88.9
6
  Princeton University
United States
84.4
7
  Australian National University
Australia
81.2
8
  Nanyang Technological University (NTU)
Singapore
80.5
9
  Cornell University
United States
79.7
10
  California Institute Of Technology (Caltech)
United States
78.9


Saturday, 12 January 2013

10 Tallest Skyscrapers In The World



10: International Finance Center


Height:                438.6 Meters

Floors:                103

Country:             China

City:                   Guangzhou

Construction:     2005-2010

Guangzhou International Finance Center is a skyscraper in Guangzhou, China.
Wilkinson Eyre designed and constructs this marvelous building. It is also known as Guangzhou West Tower.



9: Kingkey 100



Height:                 441.8 Meters

Floors:                 100

Country:              China

City:                     Shenzhen

Construction:      2007-2011

The Kingkey 100, known as Kingkey Finance Center Plaza, is a skyscraper in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China.It is currently the tallest building in Shenzhen, as well as being the 9th tallest building in the world.




8: Willis Tower


Height:                 412.7 Meters

Floors:                 108

Country:              United State

City:                    Chicago

Construction:      1970-1973

Willis Tower commonly referred to as named "Sears Tower" It is a 108 story, 442 meters skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. At the time of its completion in 1973, it was the tallest building in the world.




7: Zifeng Tower


Height:                450 Meters

Floors:                 89

Country:             China

City:                    Nanjing

Construction:      2005-2009

Zifeng Tower also known as "Nanjing Greenland Financial Center" This is 450-metres skyscraper completed in 2009 in Nanjing, China. It contain 89 stories and this biggest structured designed by Adrian Smith.




6: Petronas Towers


Height:                451.9 Meters

Floors:                 88

Country:             Malaysia

City:                    Kuala Lumpur

Construction:     1992-1998

The Petronas Towers, also known as the "Petronas Twin Towers" are twin skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.It's construction start from 1992 and completed in 1998. The estimated cost of this building is 1.6 billion US Dollar. 




5: International Commerce Center


Height:                480 Meters

Floors:                 118

Country:              China

City:                    Hong Kong

Construction:      2002-2010

The International Commerce Center also known as "ICC Tower". Structural height 484 meters & 118 storeys skyscraper completed in 2010 in West Kowloon, Hong Kong and the tallest buildings in Hong Kong.




4: World Financial Center


Height:                490 Meters

Floors:                 101

Country:             China

City:                    Shanghai

Construction:     1997-2008

The Shanghai World Financial Center "SWFC" is a skyscraper located in Pudong, Shanghai, China. SWFC is a mixed-use skyscraper, consisting of offices, observation decks, hotels, conference rooms and ground-floor shopping malls. It is also the second highest hotel in the world and the tallest structure in China.




3: Taipei 101


Height:                509 Meters

Floors:                101

Country:             Taiwan

City:                    Taipei

Construction:     1999-2004

Taipei 101 known as the "Taipei World Financial Center",is a landmark skyscraper located in Xinyi District, Taipei,Taiwan. The structural height of this skyscraper is 509 m, Tallest in the world from 2004 to 2010.




2: Abraj Al Bait


Height:                601 Meters

Floors:                120

Country:             Saudi Arabia 

City:                    Mecca

Construction:      2004-2012

Abraj Al-Bait Towers, Also known as the "Mecca Royal Clock Hotel Tower" a building located in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. This is the tallest clock tower and also the largest clock diameter in the world.




1: Burj Khalifa


Height:                828 Meters

Floors:                163

Country:             United Arab Emirates 

City:                    Dubai

Construction:     2004-2010

Burj Khalifa "Khalifa tower", known as Burj Dubai is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Till now this is the tallest man made structure in the world ever. The total cost for the project is about $1.5 billion US Dollar.