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Everywhere from Dubai to China, these skyscrapers are the tallest in the world, and they all have one architectural similarity—the buildings come with a twist. Or better defined by the Council of Small Buildings and Urban Habitat, the building floors of these skyscrapers rotate the higher up they go.
Here's Bisnow's list of the seven tallest and coolest twisting towers in the world.
Shanghai Tower
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Location: Shanghai
Height: 2,073 feet
Floor Count: 128
Completion Date: 2015
The Shanghai Tower was designed by Gensler and is owned by the City of Shanghai. The mixed-use tower rotates at 120 degrees and was designed for high-energy efficiency.
Lakhta Tower
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Location: St. Petersburg, Russia
Height: 1,515 feet
Floor Count: 86
Completion Date: 2018
Russia's Lakhta Tower rotates 90 degrees as it proceeds toward the sky and was designed by famed British architect Tony Kettle, best known for designing the Falkirk Wheel in Scotland.
Diamond Tower
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Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Height: 1,417 feet
Floor Count: 93
Completion Date: 2019
Construction began on the more than 1,400-foot-tall structure in 2011, and once complete the mixed-use building will be predominantly residential and Saudi Arabia's second-tallest building.
Ocean Heights
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Location: Dubai
Height: 1,017 feet
Floor Count: 83
Completion Date: 2016
This residential skyscraper was designed by Andrew Bromberg of Aedas and rotates a total of 40 degrees. Construction began in 2007. Ocean Heights is in Dubai Marina, near plenty of top-notch resorts and hotels.
Cayan Tower
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Location: Dubai
Height: 1,003 feet
Floor Count: 83
Completion Date: 2013
Known as Infinity Tower, this skyscraper was designed by Chicago-based Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. Construction began in 2006 and the residential high-rise has a 90-degree twist.
Supernova Spira
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Location: Noida, India
Height: 984 feet
Floor Count: 80
Completion Date: 2017
Construction began on Supernova Spira in 2012, and the mixed-use skyscraper is set to be open by the middle of next year. The tower is just shy of 1,000 feet and has a 146-degree twist.
Regent Emirates Pearl
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Location: Abu Dhabi
Height: 836 feet
Floor Count: 52
Completion Date: 2016
The Regent Emirates Pearl is a business hotel designed by Dennis Lems Architects in Austria. The structure opened to much fanfare this year and rotates at 40 degrees.
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