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This is the list of tallest buildings in Asia, it ranks the skyscrapers which are atleast 240 meters (787.44 ft) ft tall.The tallest completed building in Asia is Taipei 101, in Taipei Taiwan, it stands 509 meters tall and have 101 floors,while Burj Dubai currently topped out will not claimed to be the tallest building in Asia until its opening later this year. The first tallest skyscraper of Asia was Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong it stands 367 meters(1,205 ft) tall with 74 floors, it was built in 1990.This was the only Skyscraper which was built outside North America, afetr its construction it gives rise to the skyscrapers boom in Asia, since Bank of China tower, today most of the skyscrapers in worlds 50th tallest skyscraper are from Asia. Before the arrival of skyscrapers in Asia, most of the skyscrapers were built in North America between 1800 to 1980's.The most active skyscraper countries in Asia are, China, united Arab Emirates, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia) and Middle East.Out of these countries China is the fastest growing country in terms of Skyscrapers with respect to other countires in the world,Six skyscrapers from worlds 10th tallest buildings are located in China.On the other side Middle east has seen a skyscraper boom in recent past years with alot of Supertall skyscrapers currently proposed and Approved and few of them are exceeds 800 meters and 1000 meters barrier, Burj Dubai which is one of them, in Dubai, UAE is the record breaking sksycraper its height reaches 818 meters with 162 floors.In terms of cities Dubai is ahead of any other city in Asia, by 2014 it will be a home to 6 supertall skyscrapers with more than 100 floors.Currently there are 38 skyscraeprs which are taller than 200 meters, but by 2015 there will be more than 80 skyscrapers taller than 200 meters which is far ahead of those of Hong Kong and New York City where both have 49 skyscrapers taller than 200 meters. There are a number of skyscrapers in Asia which are under construction, which are, Shanghai Tower 632 meters tall, Pentominium 618 meters tall, China 117 Tower, 597 meters tall, Abraj Al Bait Towers, 595 meters tall.While there are a number of extremely supertall sksycrapers currently Proposed, the tallest one is Dubai city tower, if built will be 2,400 meters tall, with 400 floors.

This list includes skyscrapers which are atleast 240 meters tall, only completed and topped out buildings are listed here.

Tallest Asian skyscrapers
Main source: World's Tallest Skyscrapers, emporis.com

Tallest Asian skyscrapers by pinnacle height
Some skyscraper enthusiasts prefer this measurement, claiming that the extensions that can or cannot be deemed "architectural" are subjective. However, many non-architectural extensions (such as radio antennas) are easily added and removed from tall buildings without significantly changing the style and design of the building, which is seen as a significant part of the value of these buildings. Also, measurement (to the top of the highest architectural detail) has been the one traditionally used for decades for this and other reasons; the pinnacle category has only recently come into use, starting during the construction of the Petronas Towers.

This measure is the value listed in lists of air traffic obstacles and similar lists.

Under construction Asian skyscrapers
This section contains list of skyscrapers taller than 300 metres under construction.