Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a very tall, continuously habitable building. There is no official definition or a precise cutoff height above which a building may clearly be classified as a skyscraper.
The crucial developments for modern skyscrapers were steel, glass, reinforced concrete, water pumps, and elevators. Until the 19th century, buildings of over six stories were rare.
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RSA Battlehouse Tower Mobile, USA
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World Tower, Australia
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Palace of Culture and Science, Poland
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Carnegie Hall Tower, USA
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Temasek Tower, Singapore
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Torre Sacyr Vallehermoso, Spain
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Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, Japan
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Woolworth Building, USA
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Four Seasons Hotel & Tower, USA
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Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, Japan
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MetLife Building, USA
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MesseTurm, Germany
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Commerzbank Tower, Germany
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Transamerica Pyramid, USA
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TD Canada Trust Tower, Canada
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Aon Center, USA
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Trump World Tower, USA
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120 Collins Street, Australia
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Triumph-Palace, Russia
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William´s Tower, USA
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Republic Plaza, USA
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Landmark Tower, Japan
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Eureka Tower, Australia
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Jumeirah, United Arab Emirates
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Chrysler Building, USA
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Burj Al Arab, United Arab Emirates
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Q1, Australia
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Ryugyong, North Korea
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John Hancock Center, Chicago
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Aon Center, Chicago
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Emirates Office Tower, United Arab Emirates
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Bank of China Tower, China
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Empire State Building, USA
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CITIC Plaza, China
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HK International Finance Center IFC, China
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Jin Mao Tower, China
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Sears Tower, USA
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Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Taipei 101, Republic of China
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