<Tr> <Td> 1894--1908 </Td> <Td> Philadelphia City Hall </Td> <Td> Philadelphia </Td> <Td> 167 metres (548 ft) </Td> <Td> 77.7% </Td> </Tr> <P> Note: all percentages are calculated on the difference in metres, not feet . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> Years tallest </Td> <Td> Name </Td> <Td> Location </Td> <Td> Height </Td> <Td> Increase </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1908--1909 </Td> <Td> Singer Building </Td> <Td> New York City </Td> <Td> 186.57 metres (612.1 ft) </Td> <Td> 11.7% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1909--1913 </Td> <Td> Metropolitan Life Tower </Td> <Td> New York City </Td> <Td> 213.36 metres (700.0 ft) </Td> <Td> 14.4% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1913--1930 </Td> <Td> Woolworth Building </Td> <Td> New York City </Td> <Td> 241.4 metres (792 ft) </Td> <Td> 13.1% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1930 </Td> <Td> Bank of Manhattan Trust Building </Td> <Td> New York City </Td> <Td> 283 metres (928 ft) </Td> <Td> 17.2% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1930--1931 </Td> <Td> Chrysler Building </Td> <Td> New York City </Td> <Td> 318.8 metres (1,046 ft) </Td> <Td> 12.65% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1931--1972 </Td> <Td> Empire State Building </Td> <Td> New York City </Td> <Td> 381 metres (1,250 ft) </Td> <Td> 19.5% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1972--1974 </Td> <Td> World Trade Center </Td> <Td> New York City </Td> <Td> 417 metres (1,368 ft) </Td> <Td> 9.45% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1974--1998 </Td> <Td> Sears Tower </Td> <Td> Chicago </Td> <Td> 442 metres (1,450 ft) </Td> <Td> 6% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1998--2004 </Td> <Td> Petronas Towers </Td> <Td> Kuala Lumpur </Td> <Td> 451.9 metres (1,483 ft) </Td> <Td> 2.24% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2004--2010 </Td> <Td> Taipei 101 </Td> <Td> Taipei </Td> <Td> 509.2 metres (1,671 ft) </Td> <Td> 12.68% </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2010--present </Td> <Td> Burj Khalifa </Td> <Td> United Arab Emirates </Td> <Td> 828 metres (2,717 ft) </Td> <Td> 62.61% </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> Years tallest </Td> <Td> Name </Td> <Td> Location </Td> <Td> Height </Td> <Td> Increase </Td> </Tr>

Was the tallest building in the world until the empire state building was built