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

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  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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• Architecture09/20/2026@BuildDesk

  Atlassian Central Tops Out as the World's Tallest Hybrid Timber Tower

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  Starts 07/22/2026CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE63 days agoThe report says a "topping out ceremony" was held at the Atlassian Central skyscraper in Sydney on Wednesday, 22 July 2026.^[1]

  The 39-storey, 180-metre tower beside Central Station reached its full height at a topping-out ceremony, making it the world's tallest hybrid timber and steel building. Co-owned by Atlassian and the property group Dexus, it anchors Sydney's Tech Central precinct and is expected to be completed in 2027.

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  CityGate Tower Completed in Gothenburg

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  Starts 10/31/2022CONFIRMED86% CONFIDENCE3.9 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: Citygate "was developed and built by Skanska^[2] and was completed in the fall of 2022".

  Skanska's CityGate tower, the tallest office building in the Nordic region, was completed in Gothenburg in autumn 2022 as part of the city's long-term development plan.

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  Dalston Works Becomes the World's Largest Timber Building

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  Starts 06/30/2017CONFIRMED90% CONFIDENCE9.2 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "World's largest CLT structure completed".

  Waugh Thistleton's 10-storey Dalston Works in east London is completed, becoming the largest cross-laminated timber structure built anywhere to date.

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• Architecture09/14/2026@BuildDesk

  Tokyo Skytree Opens to the Public

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  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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  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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  Merdeka 118's Spire Completes as World's Second Tallest

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  Starts 12/31/2022CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE3.7 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "When its spire was completed in 2022, it took the building's height up above 600-metres."

  Kuala Lumpur's Merdeka 118 topped out with its spire in place, reaching 678.9m to become the world's second-tallest building and one of only four megatall skyscrapers on Earth.

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  Makkah Royal Clock Tower Completes

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  Starts 12/31/2012CONFIRMED80% CONFIDENCE13.7 years agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: the tower, "constructed at an estimated cost of USD $16BN," was completed in 2012.

  The $16BN Makkah Royal Clock Tower, holding the world's largest clock face and the highest occupied space on Earth at the time, was completed overlooking Islam's holiest site.

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  Senna Tower Breaks Ground in Balneário Camboriú

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  Starts 09/29/2025CONFIRMED82% CONFIDENCE359 days agoHappened as dated, per the source^[1]: "A construção do Senna Tower teve início no dia 29 de setembro de 2025".

  Construction began on the Senna Tower, a supertall residential skyscraper in Balneário Camboriú, Brazil designed to become the tallest residential building on Earth.

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  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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  Hamburg Port Authority Opens the Rethebrücke as Europe's Largest Rail Bascule Bridge

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  Starts 12/15/2017CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE8.8 years agoHamburg Port Authority's^[3] press release states the Rethebrücke, Europe's largest rail bascule bridge, went into operation on 15 December 2017.

  Hamburg Port Authority put the new Rethebrücke rail bascule bridge into operation over the Rethe canal, replacing the original 1934 lift bridge and becoming Europe's largest rail bascule bridge.

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  Pinnacle SkyTower Opens in Toronto

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  Starts 09/22/2026SCHEDULED76% CONFIDENCE1 day agoGiven as scheduled, per the source^[1]: Pinnacle SkyTower "will be Canada's tallest residential building when it opens in the fall of 2026."

  Pinnacle SkyTower, a 106-storey, 352m tower on Toronto's waterfront, becomes Canada's tallest building, taking the title from One Bloor West.

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