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Empire State Building
Height: 449m (1,472ft)Floor count: 102 (86 floors)Location: New York, United StatesArchitect: Shreve, Lamb and HarmonConstructed: 1923-1931Interesting info: Worlds tallest building from 1931-1972
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Swiss Re (30 St. Mary Axe)
Height: 180m (590ft)Floor count: 41Location: 30 St Mary Axe London EnglandArchitect: Foster and partnersConstructed: 2001-2004Interesting info: Nicknamed the gherkin
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Skyper
Height: 154m (505ft)Floor count: 38Location: Frankfurt, GermanyArchitect: JskConstruction:2002-2005
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Beetham Tower (Proposed)
Height: 173 m (568ft)Floor count: 52Location: London United KingdomArchitect: Ian Simpson ArchitectsConstruction: Starting 2008Interesting info: Will feature a 6 star hotel and luxury apartments.
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Burj al-Arab
Height: 321m (1053ft)Floor count: 60Location: Dubai, United Arab EmiratesArchitect: Atkins Middle EastConstruction: 1994-1999Interesting info: The cost of staying in a suite begins at $1,000 per night...
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Taipei 101
Height: 509.2 m (1670.60 ft)Floor count: 101Location: Taipei TaiwanArchitect: C.Y LeeConstruction: 1999-2003Interesting info: Taipei 101 was so named because the building is in Taipei and contains 101...
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Sears Tower
Height: 527 m (1721ft)Floor count: 108Location: Chicago, Illinois, United StatesArchitect: Skidmore Owings and merillConstruction: 1970-1974Interesting info: The bathrooms on the 103rd floor skydeck...
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Bank Of China
Height: 369m (1,209ft)Floor count: 70Location: Hong Kong, ChinaArchitect: I. M. PeiConstructed: 1985-1990
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Pan Peninsula Towers (Under Construction)
Height: 152.89M (501.6ft)Floor count: 48Location: Canary Wharf, London, United KingdomArchitect: Skidmor Owings and MerillConstruction: 2005(started) -2007(estimated finish date)Interesting info: The...
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Spinnaker Tower
Height: 170 m (558ft)Floor count: N/aLocation: Portsmouth, EnglandArchitect: Hgp ArchitectsConstruction: 2001-2005Interesting info: The design is similar to the Burj Al-Arab although the structure in...
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Jin Mao Building
Height: 420.5 (1,380ft)Floor count: 88Location: Shanghai, ChinaArchitect: Skidmore Owings and MerrillConstruction: 1998Interesting info: 5th tallest building in the world at the moment
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International Finance Centre
Height: 415.8m (1,364ft)Floor count: 90Location: Hong Kong, ChinaArchitect: Cesar PelliConstruction: 2003Interesting info: An advertisement was put up on the skyscraper from October to November of 2003...
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Columbia Center (formely Bank Of America Tower)
Height: 284 m (967ft)Floor count: 76Location: Seattle, United StatesArchitect: Chester Lidsey ArchitectsConstruction: 1982-1985Interesting info: On June 16, 2004, the 9/11 Commission reported that the...
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Transamerica Pyramid
Height: 260m (853ft)Floor count: 48Location: San Francisco, United StatesArchitect: William PereiraConstruction: 1969-1972Interesting info: The building's façade is covered in crushed quartz, giving...
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The Aon Center
Height: 346m (1,136ft)Floor count: 83Location: Chicago, IllinoisArchitect: Edward Durell StoneConstruction: 1970-1972Interesting info: In early 2003 the aon center was sold for $465,000,000.
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Tuntex Sky Tower
Height: 378.0m (1240ft)Floor count: 85Location: Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of ChinaArchitect: C.y LeeConsrtruction: 1994 -1996Interesting info: 2nd tallest building in Taiwan Republic of China.
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Seattle Skyline
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One Liberty Place
Height: 288m (945ft)Floor count: 61Location: PhiladelphiaArchitect: Murphy/Jahn ArchitectsConstructed: 1987Interesting info: One Liberty Place is the first building in Philadelphia to break the...
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Beetham Tower (Hilton Tower)
Height: 168m (554ft)Floor count: 48Location: Manchester, EnglandArchitect: Ian SimpsonConstructed: 2004-2006Interesting info: In certain wind conditions the steel 'blade' on the roof "whistles",...
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Hearst Tower
Height: 182m (597ft)Floor count: 46Location: New York, United StatesArchitect: Foster and partnersInteresting info: Hearst Tower is the first green building completed in New York City and the first...
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