The Top 10 Most Useless Skyscrapers Buildings Of The World-9

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The Burj Khalifa with the height of 830 meters, since its inauguration in January 2010, has been regarded as the tallest tower in the world. A glorious title except that an NGO CTBUH (Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat), has just awarded it a much less glorious title, that of the world’s most useless tower.

The CTBUH evaluates the usefulness of a skyscraper based on three criteria: the overall building height, the height of their highest occupied floor (if all current inhabitants occupy continuous floors starting from the ground floor) and overall height of the  non-occupied part. Based on these criteria an NGO has compiled the top 10 most useless skyscrapers of the world. Here is the complete rankings:

10 – The Minsheng Bank Building in Wuhan, China

most useless skyscrapers-The Minsheng Bank Building in Wuhan, China

Total height: 331 m

Height of the highest occupied floor: 237 m

Unoccupied height: 94 m (28% of the height of the building)

9 – The Pinnacle in Guangzhou, China

The Pinnacle in Guangzhou, China -The Top 10 Most Useless Skyscrapers Buildings Of The World-1

Total height: 350 m

Height of the highest occupied floor: 265 m

Unoccupied height: 95 m (27% of the total height of the building)

8 – The Rose Tower, United Arab Emirates

The Rose Tower, United Arab Emirates-The Top 10 Most Useless Skyscrapers Buildings Of The World-2

Total height: 333 m

Height of the highest occupied floor: 237 m

Unoccupied height: 96 m (29% of the height of the building)

7 – Emirates Tower Two (right) – United Arab Emirates

Emirates Tower Two (right) - United Arab Emirates-The Top 10 Most Useless Skyscrapers Buildings Of The World-

Total height: 339 m

Height of the highest occupied floor: 213 m

Unoccupied height: 97 m (31% of the height of the building)

6 – New York Times Tower – NYC

New York Times Tower - NYC -The Top 10 Most Useless Skyscrapers Buildings Of The World-4

Total height: 319 m

Height of the highest occupied floor: 220 m

Unoccupied height: 99m (31% of the height of the building)

5 – Emirates Tower One (left) – United Arab Emirates

Emirates Tower One (left) - United Arab Emirates -The Top 10 Most Useless Skyscrapers Buildings Of The World-5

Total height: 335 m

Height of the highest occupied floor: 241 m

Unoccupied height: 113 m (32% of the height of the building)

4 – The Burj Al Arab – UAE

The Burj Al Arab - UAE -The Top 10 Most Useless Skyscrapers Buildings Of The World-6

Total height: 321 m

Height of the highest occupied floor: 198 m

Unoccupied height: 124 m (39% of the height of the building)

3 – The Bank of America Tower NYC

The Bank of America Tower NYC-The Top 10 Most Useless Skyscrapers Buildings Of The World-8

Total height: 366 m

Height of the highest occupied floor: 235 m

Unoccupied height: 131 m (36% of the height of the building)

2 – Zifeng Tower in Nanjing – China

Zifeng Tower in Nanjing - China -The Top 10 Most Useless Skyscrapers Buildings Of The World-7

Total height: 450 m

Height of the highest occupied floor: 317 m

Unoccupied height: 133 m (30% of the height of the building)

1 – The Burj Khalifa – United Arab Emirates

The Burj Khalifa - United Arab Emirates -The Top 10 Most Useless Skyscrapers Buildings Of The World-9

Total height: 828 m

Height of the highest occupied floor: 585 m

Unoccupied height: 244 m (29% of the height of the building)