Tall building facts
Skyscrapers: how tall they are and when they were built. 177 facts.
Aqua stands about 262 metres tall; its construction dates from 2009.
Source: Wikipedia: Aqua (Chicago) (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q622895 (CC0)
Imperia Tower in Moscow stands about 239 metres tall; its construction dates from 2011.
Source: Wikipedia: Imperia Tower (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q2493262 (CC0)
Tower 185 in Frankfurt-Innenstadt I stands about 200 metres tall; its construction dates from 2011.
Source: Wikipedia: Tower 185 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q708060 (CC0)
Al Faisaliah Centre in Riyadh stands about 267 metres tall; its construction dates from 2000.
Source: Wikipedia: Al Faisaliah Tower (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q2303314 (CC0)
Torre Mayor in Mexico City stands about 230 metres tall; its construction dates from 2003.
Source: Wikipedia: Torre Mayor (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q844813 (CC0)
Carnegie Hall Tower in Manhattan stands about 231 metres tall; its construction dates from 1991.
Source: Wikipedia: Carnegie Hall Tower (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q1043966 (CC0)
Williams Tower in Houston stands about 275 metres tall; its construction dates from 1982.
Source: Wikipedia: Williams Tower (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q1357650 (CC0)
Moshe Aviv Tower in Ramat Gan stands about 244 metres tall; its construction dates from 2001.
Source: Wikipedia: Moshe Aviv Tower (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q1093913 (CC0)
Umeda Sky Building in Ōyodo-Naka stands about 173 metres tall; its construction dates from 1993.
Source: Wikipedia: Umeda Sky Building (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q1151808 (CC0)
Key Tower stands about 288 metres tall; its construction dates from 1991.
Source: Wikipedia: Key Tower (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q684027 (CC0)
Warsaw Trade Tower in Warsaw stands about 208 metres tall; its construction dates from 1999.
Source: Wikipedia: Warsaw Trade Tower (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q1049868 (CC0)
Tour Total in Courbevoie stands about 187 metres tall; its construction dates from 1985.
Source: Wikipedia: Tour Total (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q743683 (CC0)
One Penn Plaza in Manhattan stands about 229 metres tall; its construction dates from 1972.
Source: Wikipedia: One Penn Plaza (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q1138648 (CC0)
One Liberty Plaza in Manhattan stands about 226 metres tall; its construction dates from 1974.
Source: Wikipedia: One Liberty Plaza (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q1144187 (CC0)
Manhattan Life Insurance Building in Manhattan stands about 106 metres tall; its construction dates from 1894.
Source: Wikipedia: Manhattan Life Insurance Building (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q1422777 (CC0)
200 Vesey Street in Manhattan stands about 225 metres tall; its construction dates from 1985.
Source: Wikipedia: 200 Vesey Street (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q2074091 (CC0)
The Venetian Macao in Macau stands about 151 metres tall; its construction dates from 2007.
Source: Wikipedia: The Venetian Macao (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q1156708 (CC0)
Wuhan Center in Wuhan stands about 438 metres tall; its construction dates from 2019.
Source: Wikipedia: Wuhan Center (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q2484373 (CC0)
383 Madison Avenue in Manhattan stands about 230 metres tall; its construction dates from 2001.
Source: Wikipedia: 383 Madison Avenue (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q228242 (CC0)
20 Fenchurch Street in City of London stands about 160 metres tall; its construction dates from 2014.
Source: Wikipedia: 20 Fenchurch Street (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q212834 (CC0)
Bank of America Plaza in Dallas stands about 281 metres tall; its construction dates from 1985.
Source: Wikipedia: Bank of America Plaza (Dallas) (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q806675 (CC0)
Ušće Tower in New Belgrade stands about 115 metres tall; its construction dates from 1964.
Source: Wikipedia: Ušće Towers (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q1262622 (CC0)
One Island East in Eastern District stands about 298 metres tall; its construction dates from 2008.
Source: Wikipedia: One Island East (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q1417597 (CC0)
Aon Center in Los Angeles stands about 262 metres tall; its construction dates from 1973.
Source: Wikipedia: Aon Center (Los Angeles) (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q607743 (CC0)
UniCredit Tower in Milan stands about 152 metres tall; its construction dates from 2011.
Source: Wikipedia: UniCredit Tower (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q963111 (CC0)
Millennium Tower stands about 285 metres tall; its construction dates from 2006.
Source: Wikipedia: Millennium Tower (Dubai) (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q623517 (CC0)
Yanggakdo International Hotel in Chung-guyok stands about 170 metres tall; its construction dates from 1995.
Source: Wikipedia: Yanggakdo International Hotel (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q700636 (CC0)
Central Market Project in Abu Dhabi stands about 381 metres tall; its construction dates from 2014.
Source: Wikipedia: World Trade Center Abu Dhabi (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q615950 (CC0)
Capital Gate in Abu Dhabi stands about 160 metres tall; its construction dates from 2009.
Source: Wikipedia: Capital Gate (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q1034660 (CC0)
Westendstrasse 1 in Frankfurt stands about 208 metres tall; its construction dates from 1993.
Source: Wikipedia: Westendstrasse 1 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q657979 (CC0)
Park Row Building in Manhattan stands about 119 metres tall; its construction dates from 1899.
Source: Wikipedia: Park Row Building (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q1066662 (CC0)
Tianjin World Financial Center in Tianjin stands about 337 metres tall; its construction dates from 2010.
Source: Wikipedia: Tianjin World Financial Center (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q186406 (CC0)
Exxon Building in Manhattan stands about 229 metres tall; its construction dates from 1972.
Source: Wikipedia: 1251 Avenue of the Americas (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q173498 (CC0)
Solow Building in Manhattan stands about 210 metres tall; its construction dates from 1974.
Source: Wikipedia: Solow Building (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q632019 (CC0)
One Astor Plaza in Manhattan stands about 227 metres tall; its construction dates from 1972.
Source: Wikipedia: One Astor Plaza (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q659652 (CC0)
Heron Tower in City of London stands about 230 metres tall; its construction dates from 2011.
Source: Wikipedia: Heron Tower (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q1613853 (CC0)
Carlton Centre in Johannesburg stands about 222 metres tall; its construction dates from 1973.
Source: Wikipedia: Carlton Centre (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q976172 (CC0)
Gate to the East in Suzhou stands about 302 metres tall; its construction dates from 2016.
Source: Wikipedia: Gate to the East (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q1495771 (CC0)
Torre Latinoamericana in Cuauhtémoc stands about 182 metres tall; its construction dates from 1956.
Source: Wikipedia: Torre Latinoamericana (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q947870 (CC0)
SiS Rinku Tower in Izumisano stands about 256 metres tall; its construction dates from 1996.
Source: Wikipedia: Rinku Gate Tower Building (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q2673535 (CC0)
30 Hudson Yards in New York City stands about 395 metres tall; its construction dates from 2019.
Source: Wikipedia: 30 Hudson Yards (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q15264266 (CC0)
John Hancock Tower in Boston stands about 241 metres tall; its construction dates from 1976.
Source: Wikipedia: John Hancock Tower (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q798416 (CC0)
Wilshire Grand Center in Los Angeles stands about 1 metres tall; its construction dates from 2017.
Source: Wikipedia: Wilshire Grand Center (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q2582539 (CC0)
The Link in Puteaux stands about 242 metres tall; its construction dates from 2020.
Source: Wikipedia: The Link (building) (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q30303011 (CC0)
Scotia Plaza in Toronto stands about 275 metres tall; its construction dates from 1988.
Source: Wikipedia: Scotia Plaza (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q1327514 (CC0)
Wenzhou World Trade Center in Wenzhou stands about 322 metres tall; its construction dates from 2010.
Source: Wikipedia: Wenzhou World Trade Center (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q713832 (CC0)
Cheung Kong Center in Central and Western District stands about 283 metres tall; its construction dates from 1999.
Source: Wikipedia: Cheung Kong Center (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q700058 (CC0)
311 South Wacker Drive in Chicago stands about 293 metres tall; its construction dates from 1990.
Source: Wikipedia: 311 South Wacker Drive (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q224563 (CC0)
The Index in Emirate of Dubai stands about 328 metres tall; its construction dates from 2010.
Source: Wikipedia: The Index (Dubai) (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q1264855 (CC0)
Tour Areva in Courbevoie stands about 178 metres tall; its construction dates from 1974.
Source: Wikipedia: Tour Areva (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q735913 (CC0)
Europa Tower in Vilnius stands about 148 metres tall; its construction dates from 2004.
Source: Wikipedia: Europa Tower (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q1345944 (CC0)
Burj Rafal in Riyadh stands about 308 metres tall; its construction dates from 2014.
Source: Wikipedia: Rafal Tower (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q15790479 (CC0)
550 Madison Avenue in Manhattan stands about 197 metres tall; its construction dates from 1984.
Source: Wikipedia: 550 Madison Avenue (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q1477826 (CC0)
Sky Tower in Wrocław stands about 212 metres tall; its construction dates from 2012.
Source: Wikipedia: Sky Tower (Wrocław) (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q2740354 (CC0)
Sunshine 60 in Higashi-Ikebukuro stands about 240 metres tall; its construction dates from 1978.
Source: Wikipedia: Sunshine 60 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q602942 (CC0)
Gate Tower Building in Fukushima-ku stands about 72 metres tall; its construction dates from 1992.
Source: Wikipedia: Gate Tower Building (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q850547 (CC0)
Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building in Nankō-kita stands about 256 metres tall; its construction dates from 1989.
Source: Wikipedia: Osaka Prefectural Government Sakishima Building (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Data: Wikidata Q1201344 (CC0)