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Skyscrapers

Skyscrapers are extremely tall high-rise buildings. We have all heard about numerous
significant buildings around the world. Let us learn about some of the world’s tallest
structures.

Read the clues and write the names of the famous skyscrapers. You may use the Help
Box.
1. It is situated in Dubai. This 828 m (2,716.5 ft.) high super tall
skyscraper is the tallest building ever built. This structure
also sets a world record for the maximum number of floors.

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2. It is situated in Kuala Lumpur. These
world-famous twin towers are the tallest

twin buildings in the world. They have the
world’s highest two-storey sky-bridge that
connects the two towers on the 41st and
the 42nd floors. ____________________

3. At 442 m, it is one of the tallest buildings
in USA. The observation deck of this
building is on the 103rd floor and offers
a beautiful panoramic view of Chicago.
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4. It is located in Taiwan. It is one of the
world’s tallest completed structures. It
stands 508 m tall and it is known as one
of the Seven Wonders of Engineering.
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5. The most interesting feature of this 492 m
tall building in China is the structure at
its top which is shaped almost like a giant
bottle opener. __________________

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Willis Tower (formerly the SEARS Tower), Petronas Twin Towers,
Shanghai World Financial Centre, Burj Khalifa, Taipei 101

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