The document discusses several of the world's tallest buildings throughout history, including details about their heights, locations, dates of construction, and architectural firms. Some of the key buildings mentioned are the Sears Tower, which was the world's tallest from 1974 to 1998; the Petronas Twin Towers in Malaysia, which held the title from 1998 to 2004; Taipei 101, which has been the world's tallest since 2004; and Burj Khalifa, the current tallest building in the world located in Dubai.