# List of tallest buildings and structures in the world - Pretty interesting

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 4, 2006, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-tallest-buildings-and-structures-in-the-world-pretty-interesting/371402 "2006-09-04T15:12:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2006, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-tallest-buildings-and-structures-in-the-world-pretty-interesting/371402/1 "2006-09-04T15:12:35Z")

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[List of tallest buildings and structures in the world](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World's_tallest_structures)

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**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2006, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-tallest-buildings-and-structures-in-the-world-pretty-interesting/371402/2 "2006-09-05T00:27:08Z")

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I say screw that debate over whether the spires or antanae count. If people live and/or work in it. it’s a building and it’s as tall as it’s highest point since someone had to go put it up there.

So F you Taipai 101!

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**Author:** ![treis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bc79bd/32.png) [@treis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/treis)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2006, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-tallest-buildings-and-structures-in-the-world-pretty-interesting/371402/3 "2006-09-05T01:52:10Z")

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Nah, putting a 100 foot attena on top of a building is nothing. It’s like counting hair in figuring out the tallest person in the world. If it were up to me only occupied floors would count.

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**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2006, 2:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/list-of-tallest-buildings-and-structures-in-the-world-pretty-interesting/371402/4 "2006-09-05T02:20:03Z")

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I say that counting architectural spires but not antennas is bullshit, since the spire was put there specifically to exaggerate the height of the building. The antennas on the top of the Sears Tower at least serve a useful purpose. If you ask me, the only two realistic definitions are the height to the very tip-top (counting antennas) and the height to the highest occupied floor.