THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Sunday, July 28, 1996 TAG: 9607260076
SECTION: DAILY BREAK PAGE: E4 EDITION: FINAL
LENGTH: 32 lines
At 1,149 FEET, the Stratosphere Tower in Las Vegas takes its place high on the list of the world's tallest structures. The CN Tower in Toronto, at 1,815 feet, is the tallest free-standing structure in the world.
The new Petronas twin-tower skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, was recently topped off at 1,483 feet, usurping the title of the world's tallest skyscraper from Chicago's Sears Tower (1,450 feet).
Beyond those three structures, only New York's World Trade Centers (1,368 and 1,362 feet) and the Empire State Building (1,250 feet) are taller than the Stratosphere.
For now.
By the year 2000, this is how the Top 10 will look (with year of completion and height in feet), according to ``The Top 10 of Everything 1996'' (DK; $16.95):
1. Nina Tower, Hong Kong (1998): 1,535
2. Chonging Tower, Chonging, China (1997): 1,500
3. Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (1996): 1,475
4. Sears Tower, Chicago (1974): 1,454
5. Tours San Fin, Paris (1998): 1,377
6. World Trade Center, New York City (1973): 1,362
7. Jin Mao Building, Shanghai (1997): 1,255
8. Empire State Bldg., New York City (1931): 1,250
9. Amoco Bldg., Chicago (1973): 1,136
10. John Hancock Center, Chicago (1969): 1,127
KEYWORDS: TALLEST BUILDINGS LAS VEGAS by CNB