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A skyscraper is generally defined as any building that is more than 150 metres (492 ft) tall and has more than 40 storeys. [1] [2] The following is a list of countries with the most skyscrapers. Other structures like observation towers or lattice towers are excluded on this list.
Night view of the skyline of Hong Kong, which has over 500 skyscrapers. The list of cities with most skyscrapers ranks cities around the world by their number of skyscrapers. A skyscraper is defined as a continuously habitable high-rise building that has over 40 floors [1] and is taller than approximately 150 m (492 ft). [2]
Tallest building in the world from 2004 till 2010; tallest building in Taiwan [25] 12 Shanghai World Financial Center: 492.0 1,614 101 (+ 3 below ground) Shanghai China: 2008 [26] 13 International Commerce Centre: 484.0 1,588 108 (+ 4 below ground) Hong Kong China: 2010 Tallest building in Hong Kong [27] 14 Wuhan Greenland Center: 475.6 1,560
Formerly known, and still commonly referred to, as the Sears Tower. It was the tallest building in the world from 1973 until 1998. Tallest building constructed in the world in the 1970s. [12] [13] 111 West 57th Street: New York City: 1,428 ft (435 m) 84 2021 [14]
New York City developers competed among themselves, with successively taller buildings claiming the title of "world's tallest" in the 1920s and early 1930s, culminating with the completion of the 318.9 m (1,046 ft) Chrysler Building in 1930 and the 443.2 m (1,454 ft) Empire State Building in 1931, the world's tallest building for forty years.
United States Chicago World's tallest mixed-use building 1969–2008. 26 Petronas Tower 1: 451.9 1,483 1998 Skyscraper Office, observation Malaysia Kuala Lumpur: Tallest twin towers in the world. Tallest building in the world 1998–2004.
Shun Hing Square, 384 metres (1,260 ft), 3rd tallest building in Shenzhen, completed in 1996; CITIC Plaza, 391 metres (1,283 ft), tallest building in Guangzhou and the tallest concrete building in the world, completed in 1997; Shimao International Plaza, 333.3 metres (1,094 ft), one of the tallest buildings in Shanghai, completed in 2005
Residential skyscrapers in New York (state) (2 C, 5 P) Residential skyscrapers in North Carolina (1 C, 3 P) O. Residential skyscrapers in Ohio (2 C, 8 P)