Mandalay Bay

Las Vegas, USA

2007

10^th

"Mandalay bay resort and casino is a 43-story luxury hotel casino on the Las Vegas strip in Nevada. It is owned by MGM Resorts International. Five floors (floors 35-39) of the main hotel building are occupied by the five-star and AAA Five-Diamond Four Seasons Hotel Las Vegas."

Bank of China Tower

Central Hong Kong

1990

9^th

I.M. Pei & Partners, Sherman Kung & Associates Architects Ltd. Thomas Boada S.L.

"Used as an office. The Bank of China Tower was the first building outside the U.S to breach the 1,000 ft (305m) mark."

Antenna or spire: 367.4 m (1,205.4ft)

Shanghai World Financial Center

Shanghai, China

2008

8^th

Kohn Pedersen Fox

"Now the third-tallest building in the world, the skyscraper is perhaps best known for the Park Hyatt Shanghai - the highest hotel in the world."

Antenna or spire: 494.4 m (1,622.0ft)

Top Floor: 474.0 m (1,555.1ft)

(New) Yankee Stadium

New York City, USA

2009

7^th

Populous

"Yankee Stadium is a stadium located in the New York City borough of The Bronx. It serves as the home ballpark for the New Yrok Yankees, replacing the previous Yankee Stadium, built in 1923. Unlike it's previous incarnation, the lavish new ballpark is littered with luxury suites and primo seating, with single-game tickets costing as much as $2,500."

Burj Khalifa

Dubai, UAE

2010

6^th

Adrian Smith

"Easily the tallest man-made structure in the world, the Burj stands at a whopping 828 metres. And the downtown skyscraper houses some pricey real-estate too: office space within the tower cocts a reported $4,000 per square foot."

Roof: 828m (2,717ft)

Wembley Stadium

London,UK

2006

5^th

Foster and Partners Populous, Nathaniel Lichfield and Partners

"A football stadium located in Wembley Park, northwest London, which opened in 2007 on the site of the previous 1923 structure. The 90,000 capacity venue is the second largest stadium in Europe. It is the home venue of the Engliand national football team."

Bellagio Hotel & Casino

Las Vegas, USA

1998

4^th

DeRuyter Butler and Atlandia Design

"The resort is perhaps best known for its iconic water fountain, which received a huge pop culture boost after being prominently featured in the Ocean's Eleven remake in 2001. The Bellagio remains one of Vegas' highest priced hotels."

Taipei 101

Taipei, Taiwan

2004

3^rd

C.Y. Lee & Partners

"Taipei 101 features the same number of floors as it name suggests. Yet, despite its height, the hub of Taiwan's financial industry is designed to withstand the vicious typhoons and earthquakes common to the region."

Antenna or spire: 509.2m (1,670.6ft)

Antilia Residence

Mumbai, India

2010

2^nd

Perkins & Will

Antilia is a twenty-seven floor building completed in Mumbai for Indian businessman Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Industries. The construction of the largest home in the world was inspired by the Hanging Gardens of of Babylon"

173 m (568ft)

Wynn Las Vegas

Las Vegas, USA

2001

1^st

Roger Thomas

"The Wynn Las Vegas, easily the most expensive resort in Sin City, has won about every award for excellence in hotel design. Each corner of the Wynn is dripping in luxury, from the hotel's Ferrari-Maserati dealership to its Tryst nightclub, famous for havung a 27-metre waterfall and lake inside the bar."