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• Architecture09/14/2026@BuildDesk

  Tokyo Skytree Opens to the Public

  1 Oshiage, Sumida, Tokyo, JapanTobu Railway

  

  Starts 05/22/2012CONFIRMED72% CONFIDENCE14.3 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "Tokyo Skytree was completed on Leap Day, 29 February 2012, with the tower opening to the public on 22 May 2012".

  Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest tower at the time and an earthquake-engineering showcase, opened to visitors in Sumida, Tokyo.

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• Architecture09/20/2026@BuildDesk

  Torch Tower Completes as Japan's Tallest Building

  Tokiwabashi District, Otemachi, Chiyoda, TokyoMitsubishi Estate

  

  Starts 03/31/2028SCHEDULED57% CONFIDENCEin 1.5 yearsMitsubishi Estate’s own construction-start release says Torch Tower and its substation building "are scheduled for completion at the end of March 2028", and its schedule table repeats "End of March 2028".^[1]

  The 385 m, 62-storey centrepiece of the Tokyo Torch district beside Tokyo Station holds offices, more than 100 shops, an events hall for 2,000 people and the first luxury rental flats in the Otemachi-Marunouchi-Yurakucho district. Construction started in September 2023.

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• Architecture09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Emaar Properties Opens Burj Khalifa as the World's Tallest Building

  1 Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Blvd, Dubai, UAEEmaar Properties

  

  Starts 01/04/2010CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE16.7 years agoGuinness World Records^[2] and The National both confirm the official opening ceremony took place on January 4, 2010.

  Emaar Properties officially opened the 828-meter Burj Khalifa in Dubai, timed to the fifth anniversary of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's accession to power. The tower took the world's-tallest-building title from Taipei 101 by a record margin.

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• Architecture09/14/2026@BuildDesk

  Jeddah Tower Nears Completion

  Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaJeddah Economic Company

  

  Starts 08/31/2028SCHEDULED78% CONFIDENCEin 1.9 yearsGiven as scheduled, per the source^[1]: "Jeddah Tower is on track to meet its planned completion date" of August 2028.

  Saudi Arabia's Jeddah Tower has passed its 100th floor and is on track to become the world's tallest building, edging past a kilometre in height once its spire is counted.

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• Architecture09/14/2026@BuildDesk

  Burj Azizi Races for Second Tallest

  Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, United Arab EmiratesAzizi Developments

  

  Starts 12/31/2030ESTIMATED66% CONFIDENCEin 4.3 yearsTwo estimates disagree. Gulf News^[3] (18 February 2025) reported the developer targeting 2028, while Wikipedia's^[2] infobox estimates 2030 and records that as of May 2026 only the raft foundation and the nine-level basement car park were in progress, with about 750 workers on site daily. The later, better-evidenced 2030 estimate is followed and dated to the last day of that year.

  Azizi Developments is building the 725m Burj Azizi on Dubai's Sheikh Zayed Road, a tower meant to become the world's second-tallest building, though work was still on the raft foundation and basement car park in mid-2026.

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• Architecture09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  MahaNakhon Tower Holds Grand Opening as Thailand's Tallest Building

  King Power MahaNakhon, Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra Road, Silom, Bang Rak, Bangkok 10500, ThailandPACE Development

  

  Starts 08/29/2016CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE10.1 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "Bangkok's skyline was brightly lit last night thanks to the grand opening of MahaNakhon".

  Bangkok's pixel-wrapped MahaNakhon skyscraper, designed by Ole Scheeren of OMA for developer PACE Development, held its public grand opening as Thailand's tallest building.

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• Architecture09/11/2026@ThePinGang

  Jeddah Tower Completion

  Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

  

  Starts 06/01/2028ESTIMATED64% CONFIDENCEin 1.7 yearsGiven as a target, not a fixed date, per en.wikipedia.org^[1]: "…ed in January 2025, and the building is expected to be completed as early as 2028.[13] Site Jeddah T…"

  Construction resumed on the first building designed to pass 1,000 metres, intended to take the world's-tallest title from the Burj Khalifa. Estimated date.

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• Architecture09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Leeza SOHO Opens with the World’s Tallest Atrium

  Leeza SOHO, Jinwan South Street, Fengtai District, Beijing, ChinaZaha Hadid Architects

  

  Starts 11/19/2019CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE6.8 years agoThe B1M’s March 2018 video and article described the tower as if newly finished, but construction was still ongoing (topping out was only September 2017); Zaha Hadid^[4] Architects’ own announcement and multiple design outlets confirm Leeza SOHO actually opened on 19 November 2019. Happened as dated, per the source^[1]: "zaha hadid architects completes 'leeza SOHO tower' in beijing".

  Zaha Hadid Architects’ twisting Beijing skyscraper opened with a 194-metre atrium spanning two towers built around a live subway line.

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• Architecture09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Sapphire by the Gardens' Skybridge Completes in Melbourne

  Sapphire by the Gardens, La Trobe Street, Melbourne, Victoria, AustraliaS P Setia

  

  Starts 08/03/2022CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE4.1 years agoHappened as dated: Multiplex's^[2] release and The Property Tribune^[3] both date the topping out of both towers, skybridge included, to 3 August 2022. The pin's earlier October 2022 date was when the first residents were expected to move in.

  The twin towers of Sapphire by the Gardens topped out, joined 46 storeys up by an oculus-floored skybridge over Melbourne.

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• Architecture09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  Mjøstårnet Becomes the World's Tallest Timber Tower in Brumunddal

  Mjøstårnet, Brumunddal, Ringsaker, Norway

  

  Starts 03/15/2019CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE7.5 years agoWikipedia^[4] and Norway Today state Mjøstårnet was completed in March 2019, with its official opening on March 15, 2019.

  At 85.4 meters and 18 storeys, Mjøstårnet in Brumunddal, Norway opened as the world's tallest timber building, built from engineered glue-laminated wood instead of steel or concrete.

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• Architecture06/21/2017@ThePinGang

  Jeddah tower: World's Tallest Building- 1Km+

  

  Starts 12/31/2020CONFIRMED84% CONFIDENCE5.7 years agoHappened as dated, per the pin description: "…ently under construction with a planned completion date of 2020. the tower is being build in Jeddah,…"

  Jeddah tower previously known as Kingdom Tower, is currently under construction with a planned completion date of 2020. the tower is being build in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. It will be about 1,000 meters, or one kilometer (3,280 feet) tall, Jeddah tower when complete in 2020 will be second tallest building in the world after ‘The tower at dubai creek harbor’in dubai ,UAE

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• Architecture09/15/2026@BuildDesk

  One Za'abeel Opens With the World's Longest Cantilever

  One Za'abeel, Dubai, UAEIthra Dubai

  

  Starts 02/10/2024CONFIRMED80% CONFIDENCE2.6 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "The development was completed in December 2023 and officially opened on 10 February 2024."

  Dubai's One Za'abeel opened to the public, its twin towers joined by The Link, a 230-metre skybridge that went on to set the Guinness World Record for longest cantilevered building.

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