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1267:The Landmark
1237:Gevora Hotel
1207:Burj Khalifa
1202:Burj Al Arab
1128:85 Sky Tower
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535:. Retrieved
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1834:Pentominium
1764:Dubai Pearl
1692:Senna Tower
1641:Torch Tower
1626:One Bangkok
1357:Varso Tower
1318:Landmark 81
1212:Cayan Tower
1197:Almas Tower
1168:United Arab
1085:South Korea
1022:Philippines
1003:Merdeka 118
213:Floor count
155: /
143:120°40′44″E
130:Coordinates
1929:Categories
1809:Marina 106
1292:Rose Tower
1272:Marina 101
1242:HHHR Tower
1159:MahaNakhon
1133:Taipei 101
949:Kazakhstan
919:The Center
914:Nina Tower
820:The Spiral
740:Aon Center
537:2012-11-22
509:2012-11-22
484:2012-11-22
463:2012-11-22
443:References
333:Jinji Lake
321:Suzhou IFS
268:Jinji Lake
252:References
221:Floor area
140:31°19′01″N
1824:One Tower
1451:Australia
1419:The Shard
1403:OKO Tower
1252:The Index
1177:23 Marina
1076:PIF Tower
887:Hong Kong
592:Completed
348:Transport
339:Criticism
176:Completed
98:Completed
1905:See also
1774:Forum 66
1463:Q1 Tower
1170:Emirates
1154:ICONSIAM
1142:Thailand
986:Malaysia
646:Americas
386:See also
111:Location
1854:Skycity
1714:On hold
1671:The One
1441:Oceania
1378:Eurasia
1306:Vietnam
319:behind
313:Jiangsu
119:Jiangsu
1366:Russia
1350:Poland
1340:Europe
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1614:Other
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1038:Qatar
928:Japan
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730:53W53
656:Chile
617:Egypt
317:China
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1516:Asia
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295:東方之門
287:东方之门
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