History of the tallest skyscrapers[]
Built | Building | City | Country | Official Height | Floors | Pinnacle | Current status | ||
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1870 | Equitable Life Building | New York | United States | 43 m | 142 ft | 8 | Destroyed by fire in 1912 | ||
1889 | Auditorium Building | Chicago | 82 m | 269 ft | 17 | 106 m | 349 ft | Standing | |
1890 | New York World Building | New York | 94 m | 309 ft | 20 | 106 m | 349 ft | Demolished in 1955 | |
1894 | Philadelphia City Hall | Philadelphia | 155.8 m | 511 ft | 9 | 167 m | 548 ft | Standing | |
1908 | Singer Building | New York | 187 m | 612 ft | 47 | Demolished in 1968 | |||
1909 | Met Life Tower | 213 m | 700 ft | 50 | Standing | ||||
1913 | Woolworth Building | 241 m | 792 ft | 57 | Standing | ||||
1930 | 40 Wall Street | 282 m | 925 ft | 70 | 283 m | 927 ft | Standing | ||
1930 | Chrysler Building | 319 m | 1046 ft | 77 | 319 m | 1,046 ft | Standing | ||
1931 | Empire State Building | 381 m | 1,250 ft | 102 | 443 m | 1,454 ft | Standing | ||
1972 | World Trade Center (North Tower) | 417 m | 1,368 ft | 110 | 526.8 m | 1,728 ft | Destroyed in 2001 in the September 11 attacks | ||
1974 | Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower) | Chicago | 442 m | 1,450 ft | 110 | 527.3 m | 1,729 ft | Standing | |
1998 | Petronas Towers | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 452 m | 1,482 ft | 88 | 452 m | 1,483 ft | Standing |
2004 | Taipei 101 | Taipei | Taiwan | 508 m | 1,667 ft | 101 | 508.2 m | 1,667 ft | Standing |
2010 | Burj Khalifa | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 828 m | 2,717 ft | 163 | 829.8 m | 2,722 ft | Standing |