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Tall habitable building
A skyscraper is a very tall building or otherwise permanently habitable structure, typically defined as reaching a minimum height of either 100 metres
Skyscraper
This is a list of the tallest buildings. Tall buildings, such as skyscrapers, are intended here as enclosed structures with continuously occupiable floors
List_of_tallest_buildings
Film by Rawson Marshall Thurber
Skyscraper is a 2018 American action thriller film starring Dwayne Johnson as a former FBI agent who must rescue his family from a newly built Hong Kong
Skyscraper_(2018_film)
Professional wrestling tag team
The Skyscrapers (or just Skyscrapers) were a professional wrestling tag team in World Championship Wrestling in 1989 and 1990 in three distinct forms with
The_Skyscrapers
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up skyscraper in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A skyscraper is a very tall, continuously habitable building. Skyscraper or Sky Scraper may also
Skyscraper_(disambiguation)
Tall commercial buildings built between 1884 and 1945
The earliest stage of skyscraper design encompasses buildings built between 1884 and 1945, predominantly in American cities, especially New York and Chicago
Early_skyscrapers
1988 studio album by David Lee Roth
Skyscraper is the second full-length studio album by David Lee Roth, released during his solo career after his departure from Van Halen. It was released
Skyscraper_(album)
(Supertall skyscrapers)Growth of skyscrapers in New York City Number of skyscrapers by height in New York City at the end of each year, including skyscrapers under
List of tallest buildings in New York City
List_of_tallest_buildings_in_New_York_City
1932 photograph of workers atop the steelwork of the RCA Building
Lunch atop a Skyscraper is a black-and-white photograph taken on September 20, 1932, of eleven ironworkers sitting on a steel beam of the RCA Building
Lunch_atop_a_Skyscraper
This is a list of cities with most skyscrapers. For the purposes of this article, a skyscraper is defined as a continuously habitable high-rise building
List of cities with the most skyscrapers
List_of_cities_with_the_most_skyscrapers
only supertall skyscraper. The pyramid-shaped building in Southwark rises to a height of 306 m (1,004 ft). London has two primary skyscraper clusters: the
List of tallest buildings and structures in London
List_of_tallest_buildings_and_structures_in_London
China has the largest number of skyscrapers in the world, surpassing that of the top eleven largest, the United States (870+), United Arab Emirates (310+)
List of tallest buildings in China
List_of_tallest_buildings_in_China
Building in Wichita Falls, Texas, US
Newby–McMahon Building, commonly referred to as the World's littlest skyscraper, is located at 701 La Salle (on the corner of Seventh and La Salle streets)
World's_littlest_skyscraper
Toronto has one of the largest skylines in the world, with 108 completed skyscrapers taller than 150 m (492 ft) as of 2026, 31 of which have a height greater
List of tallest buildings in Toronto
List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Toronto
Television special
Skyscraper Live is a Netflix special in which American climber Alex Honnold scaled the Taiwan skyscraper Taipei 101 without the use of ropes. The ascent
Skyscraper_Live_(2026)
birthplace of the skyscraper, Chicago has always played a prominent role in their development, and its skyline spans the full history of skyscraper construction
List of tallest buildings in Chicago
List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Chicago
This is a list of all megatall skyscrapers, which are skyscrapers that are at least 600 m (approximately 1,968 feet) tall. As of June 2026[update], only
List_of_megatall_skyscrapers
2011 single by Demi Lovato
"Skyscraper" is a song recorded by American singer Demi Lovato for her third studio album, Unbroken (2011). The song was released by Hollywood Records
Skyscraper_(song)
initial skyscrapers in India began with the completion of the LIC Building in Chennai in 1959. Comprising 12 floors, it was the first skyscraper in the
List of tallest buildings in India
List_of_tallest_buildings_in_India
which also stands as the world's fourth tallest residential skyscraper. The skyscrapers of Dubai are, for the most part, clustered in three different
List of tallest buildings in Dubai
List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Dubai
This list of skyscrapers by floor area includes the largest skyscrapers in the world, measured in square meters (m2) and square feet (sq ft). To qualify
List of skyscrapers by floor area
List_of_skyscrapers_by_floor_area
Skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
(previously known as Burj Dubai prior to inauguration) is a megatall skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Burj_Khalifa
South Korea, Taiwan and Malaysia with skyscrapers exceeding 400 m (1,300 ft) in height, Japan's skyscrapers are a little shorter. All buildings above
List of tallest structures in Japan
List_of_tallest_structures_in_Japan
List of buildings taller than 300 metres (980 feet)
building, and 256 completed supertall or taller buildings. Most supertall skyscrapers are located in Asia. The city with the most supertall or taller buildings
List_of_supertall_skyscrapers
original World Trade Center, both in New York City. Before the modern skyscraper era emerged, between c. 1311 and 1884, the tallest buildings and structures
History of the world's tallest buildings
History_of_the_world's_tallest_buildings
Topics referred to by the same term
Skyscraper Live may refer to: Skyscraper Live (2014), featuring Nik Wallenda tightrope walking in Chicago Skyscraper Live (2026), featuring Alex Honnold
Skyscraper_Live
This list of tallest buildings in Europe ranks skyscrapers in Europe by height exceeding 190 metres (623 ft). For decades, only a few major cities, such
List of tallest buildings in Europe
List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Europe
Hong Kong has over 9,000 high-rise buildings, of which over 1,000 are skyscrapers standing taller than 100 m (328 ft) with 567 buildings above 150 m (492 ft)
List of tallest buildings in Hong Kong
List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Hong_Kong
Website for skyscraper hobbyists and enthusiasts
SkyscraperPage is a website for skyscraper hobbyists and enthusiasts that tracks existing and proposed skyscrapers around the world. The site is owned
SkyscraperPage
Idea that the construction of skyscrapers predicts an economic crash
The Skyscraper Index is a concept put forward by Andrew Lawrence, a property analyst at Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein, in January 1999, which showed that
Skyscraper_Index
Residential skyscraper in Manhattan, New York
The Orion is a skyscraper located at 350 West 42nd Street between Eighth and Ninth Avenues in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan in New York
The_Orion_(skyscraper)
Building in Yekaterinburg, Russia
skyscraper in Yekaterinburg. It is the third-tallest building in Russia outside of Moscow. Vysotsky architecture business center and semi-skyscraper was
Vysotsky_(skyscraper)
308.9 meters (1,013 ft) supertall skyscraper located on plot 12 MIBC in Moscow, Russia
a 308.9 m (1,013 ft) supertall skyscraper located on plot 12 of the MIBC in Moscow, Russia. The mixed-use skyscraper occupies a total area of 207,542
Eurasia_(skyscraper)
are a common cityscape feature, and are often pictured alongside its skyscrapers. Mount Washington is a popular photography spot of the downtown skyline
List of tallest buildings in Pittsburgh
List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Pittsburgh
Skyscraper in Zlín, Czechia
Baťa's Skyscraper (Czech: Baťův mrakodrap), also known as Building No. 21, is a skyscraper in Zlín, Czechia. It is 77.5 metres high and has sixteen floors
Baťa's_Skyscraper
A skyscraper is generally defined as any building that is more than 150 metres (492 ft) tall and has more than 40 storeys. The following is a list of countries
List of countries with the most skyscrapers
List_of_countries_with_the_most_skyscrapers
Play by David Auburn
Skyscraper is the first full-length play by David Auburn. It premiered Off-Broadway in 1997. It is a serious comedy about the deterioration of ingenuity
Skyscraper_(play)
The design and construction of skyscrapers involves creating safe, habitable spaces in very high buildings. The buildings must support their weight, resist
Skyscraper design and construction
Skyscraper_design_and_construction
world's first skyscraper was built in Chicago in 1885. Since then, the United States has been home to some of the world's tallest skyscrapers. New York City
List of tallest buildings in the United States
List_of_tallest_buildings_in_the_United_States
1929 film by Robert Florey
Skyscraper Symphony (1929) is an avant-garde silent short film by French-American filmmaker Robert Florey. The film was shot in the early morning hours
Skyscraper_Symphony
Office building in Chicago, Illinois
The Home Insurance Building was an early skyscraper that stood in Chicago from 1885 to its demolition in 1931. Originally ten stories and 138 ft (42.1 m)
Home_Insurance_Building
List of buildings with 100 floors or more List of cities with the most skyscrapers List of tallest buildings and structures Unfinished building NASA Institute
List of visionary tall buildings and structures
List_of_visionary_tall_buildings_and_structures
Residential in Moscow, Russia
from the original on March 4, 2016. Edelweiss at Structurae "Edelweiss". SkyscraperPage. "Edelweiss". Emporis. Emporis Corporation. Retrieved 16 July 2011
Edelweiss_(skyscraper)
skyscraper at 828 m (2,717 ft). Listed are guyed masts (such as telecommunication masts), self-supporting towers (such as the CN Tower), skyscrapers (such
List_of_tallest_structures
Dubai's dynamic tower
A moving skyscraper is a tall building in which individual floors can rotate on its axis. The world's first such building, the Suite Vollard, is located
Moving_skyscraper
Skyscraper in Rimini, Italy
The Rimini Skyscraper (Italian: Grattacielo di Rimini) is a high-rise residential building in Rimini, Italy. Built between 1957 and 1959, the tower stands
Rimini_Skyscraper
approval. The New Jackson skyscraper district itself is still undergoing a major transformation. The 154-metre (505 ft) twin skyscrapers, Contour, Tower 1 and
List of tallest buildings and structures in Greater Manchester
List_of_tallest_buildings_and_structures_in_Greater_Manchester
Skyscraper in London, England
Tower, is a 95-storey mixed-use development supertall pyramid-shaped skyscraper, designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano, in Southwark, London,
The_Shard
New York City, Chicago, Miami, and Houston. 18 of these buildings are skyscrapers taller than 492 ft (150 m). Atlanta's skyline is the second largest in
List of tallest buildings in Atlanta
List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Atlanta
Architectural structure
Altus (also known as Uni Centrum or Business Center 2000) is a skyscraper in Katowice, Silesia, Poland. The construction started in 2001 and finished in
Altus_Skyscraper
1996 American film
Skyscraper is a 1996 direct-to-video American film starring Anna Nicole Smith. It was directed by Raymond Martino, written by William Applegate Jr. and
Skyscraper_(1996_film)
largest city, Los Angeles ranks fifth in the United States in terms of skyscrapers taller than 492 feet (150 m), with 31 as of 2026, after New York City
List of tallest buildings in Los Angeles
List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Los_Angeles
Skyscraper in Cesenatico, Italy
The Cesenatico Skyscraper (Italian: Grattacielo di Cesenatico) is a high-rise residential building in Cesenatico, Italy. Originally built between 1957
Cesenatico_Skyscraper
1997 Japanese film
Case Closed: The Time Bombed Skyscraper, known as Detective Conan: The Time-Bombed Skyscraper (名探偵コナン 時計じかけの摩天楼, Meitantei Konan: Tokei Jikake no Matenrō)
Case Closed: The Time Bombed Skyscraper
Case_Closed:_The_Time_Bombed_Skyscraper
British band
Skyscraper were a British-based rock band active between 1992 and 1998. They released three singles on Food Records (the first two through label subsidiary
Skyscraper_(band)
over 900 skyscrapers, defined as buildings taller than 492 feet (150 m), across 56 cities. It has the second highest number of skyscrapers out of any
List of cities in the United States with the most skyscrapers
List_of_cities_in_the_United_States_with_the_most_skyscrapers
Hotel in Ukraine
The Ginzburg Skyscraper, or Ginzburg House, was a 12-story, 67.5 m (221 ft) skyscraper in Kyiv. Known as "Ukraine's first skyscraper" and Europe's tallest
Ginsburg_Skyscraper
2009 studio album by Julian Plenti
Julian Plenti Is... Skyscraper is the first solo album released by Paul Banks, the lead singer for the band Interpol, under the name Julian Plenti. It
Julian Plenti Is... Skyscraper
Julian_Plenti_Is..._Skyscraper
Skyscraper in Marseille, France
La Marseillaise is an office skyscraper in the Euroméditerranée, Marseille, France. It is part of Les Quais d'Arenc development complex and located near
La_Marseillaise_(skyscraper)
Mixed-use in Bogotá, Colombia
in the same location. It will be the tallest skyscraper in Colombia, and the first crowdfunded skyscraper, meaning that it was funded by private individuals
BD_Bacatá
Unbuilt building in New York City
was a scrapped plan for a skyscraper atop Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan, New York City, United States. The skyscraper was first proposed in 1954
Grand_Central_Tower
high-rise buildings. A skyscraper fire or high-rise fire is a class of structural fire specific to tall buildings. Skyscraper fires are technically challenging
List of fires in high-rise buildings
List_of_fires_in_high-rise_buildings
193 completed skyscrapers that reach a height of 150 metres (492 feet) as of 2025, making it the city with the sixth-most skyscrapers in the world. It
List of tallest buildings in Shanghai
List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Shanghai
[better source needed] Of those completed and topped-out, 79 are defined as "skyscrapers" – buildings which reach a height of at least 150 metres (490 ft) – more
List of tallest buildings in Melbourne
List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Melbourne
Architecture prize
The Emporis Skyscraper Award was an award for architectural excellence regarding the design of buildings and their functionality. The award was presented
Emporis_Skyscraper_Award
Cancelled roller coaster concept
Skyscraper was a roller coaster concept originally planned for a future Skyplex entertainment complex located in Orlando, Florida. Development began in
Skyscraper_(roller_coaster)
2018 film score by Steve Jablonsky
Skyscraper – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the film score to the 2018 film of the same name, written and composed by Steve Jablonsky. The score
Skyscraper_(soundtrack)
Tallest buildings in Mumbai, India
highest number of skyscrapers and high-rise buildings in India. As of January 2026[update], there are 278 topped out or completed skyscrapers taller than 150
List of tallest buildings in Mumbai
List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Mumbai
1932 film
Skyscraper Souls is a 1932 American pre-Code romantic drama film starring Warren William, Anita Page, Maureen O'Sullivan, Gregory Ratoff, and Verree Teasdale
Skyscraper_Souls
height of their tallest completed building. Tall buildings, such as skyscrapers, are intended here as enclosed structures with continuously habitable
List of tallest buildings by city
List_of_tallest_buildings_by_city
Musical
‹ The template Infobox musical is being considered for merging. › Skyscraper is a musical that ran on Broadway in 1965 and 1966. The book was written by
Skyscraper_(musical)
1,700,000-square-foot office building in downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada
The Bow is a 158,000-square-metre (1,700,000 sq ft) skyscraper in Downtown Calgary, Alberta, Canada. 236-metre (774 ft) building was the tallest in Calgary
The_Bow_(skyscraper)
Residential high-rise in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
apartments. The Edison will be built with public plazas on both sides of the skyscraper, and a tax incremental financing district will be created to fund their
The_Edison_(skyscraper)
tallest building in the city is Salesforce Tower, the city's sole supertall skyscraper. Headquarters of software company Salesforce, it was completed in 2018
List of tallest buildings in San Francisco
List_of_tallest_buildings_in_San_Francisco
Architecture museum in Manhattan, New York
The Skyscraper Museum is an architecture museum in the Battery Park City neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, founded in 1996. The museum focuses
Skyscraper_Museum
Canada's ten largest cities enforce height restriction laws. In Ottawa, skyscrapers could not be built above the height of the Peace Tower until the late
List of tallest buildings in Canada
List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Canada
Short story by Murray Leinster
"The Runaway Skyscraper" is a science fiction short story by American writer Murray Leinster, first appeared in the February 22, 1919 issue of Argosy magazine
The_Runaway_Skyscraper
Skyscraper in Saint Petersburg, Russia
Center (Russian: Ла́хта-це́нтр, romanized: Lahta tsentr) is an 87-story skyscraper built in the northwestern neighborhood of Lakhta in Saint Petersburg,
Lakhta_Center
2018–2019 concert tour by Joker Xue
The Skyscraper World Tour is the second concert tour and first world tour held by Chinese singer-songwriter Joker Xue. Xue performed 23 shows across four
Skyscraper_World_Tour
Skyscraper was an independent music magazine dedicated to coverage of a wide range of progressive and underground music. It was founded by Peter Bottomley
Skyscraper_(magazine)
This list ranks skyscrapers in South Korea by height. The tallest building in South Korea is currently the 123-story Lotte World Tower, which rises 554
List of tallest buildings in South Korea
List_of_tallest_buildings_in_South_Korea
1928 film
Skyscraper is a 1928 American silent drama film directed by Howard Higgin. At the 2nd Academy Awards in 1930, Elliott J. Clawson was nominated for an Academy
Skyscraper_(1928_film)
Residential in Bangkok, Thailand
exceeded lawful size limits. The Met has won the 2009 Bronze Emporis Skyscraper Award. WOHA, the architectural firm, won the Singapore President's Design
The_Met_(skyscraper)
2001 studio album by Hayden
Skyscraper National Park is the third album by Canadian singer-songwriter Hayden. It was released on Hardwood Records in Canada, on Badman Recording Co
Skyscraper_National_Park
Skyscraper in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Jeddah Tower is a megatall skyscraper currently under construction in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Located in the north of the city, it is the centrepiece of
Jeddah_Tower
1993 single by Underworld
"Mmm...Skyscraper I Love You" is a 1993 single by Underworld. It did not make the charts. The song's title comes from an art compilation by Underworld's
Mmm_Skyscraper_I_Love_You
20th-century movement and style
curtain wall. These developments together led to the first steel-framed skyscraper, the ten-story Home Insurance Building in Chicago, built in 1884 by William
Modern_architecture
Mountain in Washington (state), United States
Skyscraper Mountain is a 7,078-foot-elevation (2,157-meter) summit in Pierce County of Washington state. Skyscraper Mountain is part of the Cascade Range
Skyscraper_Mountain
American architectural and design firm
2 - SkyscraperPage". SkyscraperPage. "Chifley Tower - The Skyscraper Center". The Skyscraper Center. "Chifley Tower - SkyscraperPage". SkyscraperPage
Kohn_Pedersen_Fox
Skyscraper in Frankfurt, Germany
Gallileo is a 38-storey 136 m (446 ft) skyscraper in the Bahnhofsviertel district of Frankfurt, Germany. It was built from 1999 to 2003. The towers architecture
Gallileo_(skyscraper)
Supertall skyscraper in Shanghai, China
Zhōngxīn, Shanghainese: Zånhae Guejieu Cinyon Tsonsin) is a supertall skyscraper located in the Pudong district of Shanghai. It was designed by Kohn Pedersen
Shanghai World Financial Center
Shanghai_World_Financial_Center
1959 American film
Skyscraper is a 1959 documentary film by Shirley Clarke about the construction of the 666 Fifth Avenue skyscraper. The construction of 666 Fifth Avenue
Skyscraper_(1959_film)
Skyscraper complex in Monterrey, Nuevo León
is a mixed-use skyscraper complex in Monterrey, Nuevo León, which consists of a 305.3-metre (1,002 ft) mixed-use supertall skyscraper called T.OP Tower
Torres_Obispado
Under-construction skyscraper in Paris, France
or simply Triangle during the planning phase) is an under-construction skyscraper at the Parc des Expositions de la Porte de Versailles in Paris's Rive
Tour_Triangle
Tower; the office skyscraper rises 790 ft (241 m) in the Back Bay district, southwest of Downtown Boston. The history of skyscrapers in Boston began early
List of tallest buildings in Boston
List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Boston
Construction site collapse in Bangkok, Thailand
time of collapse, undergoing piping and glass wall installation. The skyscraper was the only building in Thailand that was destroyed by the earthquake
Collapse of Thailand State Audit Office building
Collapse_of_Thailand_State_Audit_Office_building
Australia has over 200 skyscrapers – buildings which reach or exceed heights of 150 metres (490 ft) – complete or under construction, all spread throughout
List of cities in Australia with the most skyscrapers
List_of_cities_in_Australia_with_the_most_skyscrapers
Topics referred to by the same term
New York skyscrapers may refer to: Skyscrapers identified in List of tallest buildings in New York City New York skyscraper paintings of Georgia O'Keeffe
New_York_skyscrapers
American single-day road cycling race
The Harlem Skyscraper Classic is a single-day road cycling race held on Father's Day in Harlem, New York City. The race was founded by New York City Police
Harlem_Skyscraper_Classic
restiction on not surpassing the Mont Royal remains. The history of skyscrapers in Montreal began with the completion of the eight-storey New York Life
List of tallest buildings in Montreal
List_of_tallest_buildings_in_Montreal
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Leaf
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Embellishment; Precious
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Tamil
Chudamani | சூட஼ாமணி
Crest jewel
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Biblical
That made the sun stand still.
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Swedish
Danish and Swedish form of Icelandic Iða, IDE means "industrious."
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Lord of the Night; Lord Shiva
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Loving
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Hindu
Goddess of gold, Daughter
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Hindu, Indian
Star; Beautiful
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American, Australian, British, English, German, Irish, Norse, Scandinavian
Archer's Bow; Yew; Bow Army; Yew Wood; Yew Wood was Used for Bows
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