Skyskraber
En skyskraber er et højt højhus.
Skyskraber i New York City
New York City er meget kendt for deres skyskraber de har blandt andet Empire State Building, Chrysler Building, Fredom Tower og mange andre. Mange af skyskraberne i New York City har været verdens højste bygning.
De 50 højeste skyskrabere efter bygningernes højde
Bemærk: Kun færdigbyggede skyskrabere medtages.
(3) Shanghai World finance tower 2008. 492 m| Placering | Bygning | By | Højde | Etager | Opført | ||
| 1 | Burj Khalifa | Dubai | 828 m | 166 | 2009 | ||
| 2 | Taipei 101 | Taipei | 509 m | 101 | 2004 | ||
| 3 | Petronas Tower 1 | Kuala Lumpur | 452 m | 88 | 1998 | ||
| 3 | Petronas Tower 2 | Kuala Lumpur | 452 m | 88 | 1998 | ||
| 4 | Sears Tower | Chicago | 442 m | 108 | 1974 | ||
| 5 | Jin Mao Tower | Shanghai | 421 m | 88 | 1998 | ||
| 6 | Two International Finance Centre | Hong Kong | 415 m | 88 | 2003 | ||
| 7 | CITIC Plaza | Guangzhou | 391 m | 80 | 1997 | ||
| 8 | Shun Hing Square | Shenzhen | 384 m | 69 | 1996 | ||
| 9 | Empire State Building | New York City | 381 m | 102 | 1931 | ||
| 10 | Central Plaza | Hong Kong | 374 m | 78 | 1992 | ||
| 11 | Bank of China Tower | Hong Kong | 367 m | 72 | 1990 | ||
| 12 | Emirates Office Tower | Dubai | 355 m | 54 | 2000 | ||
| 13 | Tuntex Sky Tower | Kaohsiung | 348 m | 85 | 1997 | ||
| 14 | Aon Center | Chicago | 346 m | 83 | 1973 | ||
| 15 | The Center | Hong Kong | 346 m | 73 | 1998 | ||
| 16 | John Hancock Center | Chicago | 344 m | 100 | 1969 | ||
| 17 | Ryugyong Hotel | Pyongyang | 330 m | 105 | 1992 | ||
| 18 | Burj Al Arab | Dubai | 321 m | 60 | 1999 | ||
| 19 | Chrysler Building | New York City | 319 m | 77 | 1930 | ||
| 20 | Bank of America Plaza | Atlanta | 312 m | 55 | 1992 | ||
| 21 | US Bank Tower | Los Angeles | 310 m | 73 | 1990 | ||
| 22 | Menara Telekom | Kuala Lumpur | 310 m | 55 | 2001 | ||
| 23 | Emirates Hotel Tower | Dubai | 309 m | 56 | 2000 | ||
| 24 | AT&T Corporate Center | Chicago | 307 m | 60 | 1989 | ||
| 25 | JPMorganChase Tower | Houston | 305 m | 75 | 1982 | ||
| 26 | Baiyoke Tower II | Bangkok | 304 m | 85 | 1997 | ||
| 27 | Two Prudential Plaza | Chicago | 303 m | 64 | 1990 | ||
| 28 | Kingdom Centre | Riyadh | 302 m | 41 | 2002 | ||
| 29 | First Canadian Place | Toronto | 298 m | 72 | 1976 | ||
| 30 | Yokohama Landmark Tower | Yokohama | 296 mt | 70 | 1993 | ||
| 31 | Wells Fargo Plaza | Houston | 296 m | 71 | 1983 | ||
| 32 | 311 South Wacker Drive | Chicago | 293 m | 65 | 1990 | ||
| 33 | SEG Plaza | Shenzhen | 292 m | 70 | 2000 | ||
| 34 | American International | New York City | 290 m | 66 | 1932 | ||
| 35 | Key Tower | Cleveland | 289 m | 57 | 1991 | ||
| 36 | Plaza 66 | Shanghai | 288 m | 66 | 2001 | ||
| 37 | One Liberty Place | Philadelphia | 288 m | 61 | 1987 | ||
| 38 | Bank of America Tower | Seattle | 285 m | 76 | 1985 | ||
| 39 | Tomorrow Square | Shanghai | 285 m | 55 | 2003 | ||
| 40 | Cheung Kong Centre | Hong Kong | 283 m | 62 | 1999 | ||
| 41 | The Trump Building | New York City | 283 m | 70 | 1930 | ||
| 42 | Bank of America Plaza | Dallas | 281 m | 72 | 1985 | ||
| 43 | OUB Centre | Singapore | 280 m | 63 | 1986 | ||
| 44 | Republic Plaza | Singapore | 280 m | 66 | 1995 | ||
| 45 | UOB Plaza One | Singapore | 280 m | 66 | 1992 | ||
| 46 | Citigroup Center | New York City | 279 m | 59 | 1977 | ||
| 47 | Hong Kong New World Tower | Shanghai | 278 m | 61 | 2002 | ||
| 48 | Scotia Plaza | Toronto | 275 m | 68 | 1988 | ||
| 49 | Williams Tower | Houston | 275 m | 64 | 1983 | ||
| 50 | Wuhan World Trade Tower | Wuhan | 273 m | 58 | 1998 |
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