Tallest Skyscrapers
This site is a showcase for the Tallest Skyscrapers and buildings in the world.
The word skyscraper was first applied to such buildings in the late 19th century, reflecting public amazement at the tall buildings being built in New York City.
#1 - Burj Khalifa in Dubai 828m/2716ft, 162 Floors
#2 - Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel
#3 - Taipei 101 in Taipei 509m/1671ft, 101 Floors
#4 - Shanghai World Financial Center 492m/1614ft
#5 - International Commerce Center,484m/1588ft
#6 - Petronas Towers 1+2 452m/1483ft
The structural definition of the word skyscraper was refined later by architectural historians, based on engineering developments of the 1880s that had enabled construction of tall multi-story buildings. This definition was based on the steel skeleton—as opposed to constructions of load-bearing masonry, which passed their practical limit in 1891 with Chicago's Monadnock Building. Although Philadelphia's City Hall, completed in 1901, is the world's tallest load-bearing masonry structure - a title to which it still holds claim.
The steel frame developed in stages of increasing self-sufficiency, with several buildings in New York and Chicago advancing the technology that allowed the steel frame to carry a building on its own.
Today, however, many of the tallest skyscrapers are built more or less entirely with reinforced concrete. In the United States today, it is a loose convention to draw the lower limit on what is a skyscraper at 150 metres. Elsewhere, though, a shorter building will sometimes be referred to as a skyscraper, especially if it is said to "dominate" its surroundings. Thus, calling a building a skyscraper will usually, but not always, imply pride and achievement.
More and more skyscrapers, towers and buildings are being built in China and East Asia as there population grows and the race for every city to have more impressive space and buildings takes off.
Skyscraper News
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Toronto Star | Meet the Canadian who's the keeper of Chicago's skyscrapers Toronto Star For the Charlies of architecture, Chicago has long been something of a golden ticket. It certainly seemed that way when I darted my way through the city over a two-day span, this past summer, its breadth of buildings luring me at every turn ... |
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CNN | Moscow greenlights its tallest skyscraper yet CNN Moscow officials have approved the construction of a new "supertall" building that will become the city's tallest skyscraper. Measuring 404 meters (1,325 feet) in height, the as-yet-unnamed structure will join several other high-rise buildings in a ... |
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CNN | Skyscrapers, trains and roads: How Addis Ababa came to look like a Chinese city CNN When Wang Yijun put Ethiopia's most expensive real estate project on the market, he experienced a strange phenomenon. People preferred the lowest floors over those with panoramic city views. "Power cuts mean elevators in this city often don't work," ... |
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INSIDER | Abandoned skyscrapers around the world and the stories behind them INSIDER Not all buildings that appear impressive in a city skyline are as polished on the inside. Cities around the world contain abandoned or unfinished skyscrapers due to financial crises that forced the end of construction, civil war fighting that turned ... |