The tallest buildings in London are small in comparison with New York's skyscrapers.

伦敦最高的建筑物与纽约的摩天大厦一比就相形见绌。

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The two tallest buildings in the world are the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, UAE and the Makkah Royal Clock Tower in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.

世界上最高的两栋建筑是阿联酋迪拜的哈利法塔和沙特阿拉伯麦加的麦加皇家钟楼。

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And the secret was excess: the tallest buildings, the artificial islands and so on.

而这个奥秘就是过度：最高的建筑物、人工岛等等。

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Today we look up into the skies to explore the past and present of the tallest buildings in the world.

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Engineers then probably would not believe the soaring heights of today's tallest buildings.

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The next records for tallest buildings are in other countries.

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Out of the 50 tallest buildings, more than half are in Asia, according to buildings data firm Emporis.

WSJ: Runners Find Stairways to Heaven Amid Asia's Skyscraper Boom

Asia is now home to seven of the world's 10 tallest buildings, most of them no more than five years old.

WSJ: Runners Find Stairways to Heaven Amid Asia's Skyscraper Boom

The twin skyscrapers were the tallest buildings in the world at the time, only overtaken by the Taipei 101 in 2004.

BBC: Profile: Skydiver Felix Baumgartner