Qustion No. 1: Describe in brief with photograph of 5 tallest building in the world ( in terms of hight ).

Answer: The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, an organization that certifies buildings as the "Worlds Tallest", recognizes a building only if at least fifty percent of its height is made up of floor plates containing habitable floor area. Structures that do not meet this criterion, such as the CN Tower, are defined as "towers". Debate over definitions When assessing the placing of structures, there is some debate about:

Whether a structure under construction should be included in the list Whether a building or structure has to be officially opened before it is included on the list. Whether structures rising out of water should have their below-water height included. What should be counted as a building or a tower, and what is being measured. For towers, whether guy-wire-supported structures should be counted.

For buildings, there is debate over:

whether only habitable height is considered whether communication towers with observation galleries should be considered "habitable" in this sense whether rooftop antennas, viewing platforms or any other architecture that does not form floors, walls and rooms, i.e. not built as an occupiable room, should be considered towards height of building what would stop a room built on top of a telecommunications or viewing tower from changing the tower's class to that of "building" why a building that is not officially opened should be excluded from the ranks of tallest buildings what counts as an official opening.

Tallest structures, freestanding structures, and buildings The list categories are:

The structures (supported) list uses pinnacle height and includes architectural structures of any type that might use some external support constructions like cables and are fully built in air. Only the three tallest are listed, as more than fifty US TV masts have stated heights of 600610 meters (19692000 ft). The structures (media supported) list uses pinnacle height and includes architectural structures of any type that are not totally built in the air but are using support from other, denser media like salt water. Structures greater than 500 meters (1,640 ft) are listed. The freestanding structures list uses pinnacle height and includes structures over 400 meters (1,312 ft) that do not use guy-wires or other external supports. This means truly free standing on its own or, in similar sense, non-supported structures. The building list uses architectural height (excluding antennas) and includes only buildings, defined as consisting of habitable floors. Both of these follow CTBUH guidelines. Super tall buildings (300 m and higher) are listed.

Fig: comparison of tallest structures in the world

Rank

Name & location

Year completed 1963

Architectural top (meters) 629

Architectural top (feet) 2,064

Floors

Structures (supported): 1. KVLY-TV mast, Blanchard, North Dakota, United States KXJB-TV mast, Galesburg, North Dakota, United States KXTV/KOVR Tower,

2.

1998

628

2,060

3.

2000

625

2,051

Walnut Grove, California, United States Structures (media supported) 1 Petronius Platform, Gulf of Mexico Baldpate Platform, Gulf of Mexico Bullwinkle Platform, 2000 610 2,000

1998

580

1,900

1989

529

1,736

Gulf of Mexico Freestanding structures ( 5 tallest structures): 1 Burj Khalifa, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Canton Tower, Guangzhou, China CN Tower, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Ostankino Tower, Moscow, Russia Willis Tower, Chicago, United States 2010 829.84 2,723 160

2010

600

2,000

1976

553

1,814

1967

540

1,770

1974

527

1,729

108

Table: list of tallest structures in the world

Under construction and on-hold Numerous super tall skyscrapers are in various stages of proposal, planning, or construction. Each of the following are under construction and, depending on the order of completion, could become the world's tallest building or structure in at least one category:

India Tower is on-hold in Mumbai's Marine Lines, is expected to be 700 m (2,300 ft) tall. Will be used for hotel and residential. Construction was started in 2010 and expected to complete by 2016. The Pingan International Finance Centre, under construction in Shenzhen, is expected to be 648 m (2,126 ft). Completion is expected in 2015. The Tokyo Sky Tree under construction in Tokyo's Sumida district, is expected to be 634 m (2,080 ft) tall. It will be a broadcasting tower to replace the old Tokyo Tower. Construction began in 2008 and completion is expected in 2011, with public access in the spring of 2012. The Shanghai Tower, under construction in Shanghai, next to the Shanghai World Financial Center and the Jin Mao Building, is expected to be 632 m (2,073 ft). Completion is expected in 2014. The Pentominium, under construction in Dubai, is expected to be 516 m (1,693 ft) tall and have 120 floors. If completed, it would be the tallest all-residential building in the world. Construction began in 2007 and completion is expected in 2013. The Abraj Al Bait Towers are under construction in Mecca, Saudi Arabia. The tallest tower is expected to be 601 m (1,972 ft) tall when completed in 2011, becoming secondtallest building in the world when completed. It will also be the largest building in the world with a floor area of 1,500,000 m2 (16,150,000 sq ft) and the tallest hotel in the world. The Jakarta Tower (Menara Jakarta) is on-hold in Jakarta, Indonesia. It is expected to be 558 m (1,831 ft) tall up to the antenna, thus may be tallest concrete tower. It was expected to be completed in 2012, but has been put on hold. One World Trade Center, currently under-construction in New York City, will be the tallest building in the United States and the Western Hemisphere. Also, it will become the world's tallest all-office building. Its spire will top out at 1,776 ft (541 m).

Qustion No. 2: Describe in brief with photograph of 5 tallest building in the Bangladesh (in terms of hight). Answer:

RANK

1 2 3

NAME OF THE BUILDING CITY CENTRE BANLADESH CITY BANK TOWER BANGLADESH BANK BUILDING BANGLADESH SHILPA BANK BUILDING BRAC CENTRE

LOCATION (CITY) DHAKA DHAKA DHAKA 115m SPIRE 171m FLOORS 37 34

BUILT

2004

DHAKA

25

DHAKA

20

CITY BANK TOWER

CITY CENTRE BANLADESH

BANGLADESH BANK BUILDING

BANGLADESH SHILPA BANK BUILDING

BRAC CENTRE