Skyscraper

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English: The word skyscraper was originally a nautical term for a tall mast or sail on a sailing ship. Today the word is used exclusively to refer to a tall habitable building, usually higher than 152 metres (500 feet). Skyscrapers are also sometimes referred to as a highrise, generally the word highrise is used when referring to a skyscraper which is primarily used as residential building.

[edit] Skyscrapers in Australia

Q1	Eureka Tower

[edit] Skyscrapers in Brazil

[edit] São Paulo

"Grande São Paulo" (130m) , and "Mercantil Finasa " (129m) ,Buildings in São Paulo .	"Altino Arantes Building" 161m, in São Paulo .	"Mirante do Vale Building" 170m, in São Paulo	"Itália Building" 168m, in São Paulo .
"Plaza Centenário Building" 139m,in São Paulo´s South Zone.	"Copan Building" 140m, in São Paulo .	"Torre Norte Building" 158m, in São Paulo´s South Zone.	"Banco do Brasil Building" 143m, in São Paulo.
"Conde de Prates Building" 112m, in São Paulo.

[edit] Rio de Janeiro

"BNDES Building" in Rio de Janeiro (Downtown).

"Rio Sul Center Building" 162m, in Rio de Janeiro.

[edit] Skycrapers in China (PRC)

[edit] Hong Kong

Hong Kong Night Skyline	2 International Finance Centre	International Commerce Centre	One Island East
Bank of China by night	Bank of China	Central plaza	Nina Tower
The Cullinan	The Harbourside	The Harbourfront Landmark	The Arch
The Masterpiece	Highcliff

[edit] Shanghai

Jinmao tower

[edit] Shenzhen

Shun Hing Square 384 m	SEG Plaza 355.8 m	Shenzhen World Trade Center 225 m	First Tower 208 m
Shenzhen International Trade Building 160.5 m

[edit] Skyscrapers in Germany

Deutsche Bank headquarters in Frankfurt am Main	Commerzbank Tower in Frankfurt am Main	Messeturm (Trade Fair Tower) in Frankfurt am Main	Westend Tower in Frankfurt am Main
Japan-Center in Frankfurt am Main	BMW Tower in Munich	Hansahochhaus in Cologne, one of the first skyscrapers in Germany

[edit] Skyscrapers in Japan

Yokohama Landmark Tower (1993, 295.8 m), the highest building in Japan	Rinku Gate Tower Building, Izumisano (1996, 256 m)	Osaka World Trade Center Building (1995, 256 m)	Midtown Tower, Tokyo (2007, 248 m)
Midland Square, Nagoya (2007, 247 m)	JR Central Towers, Nagoya (1999) left: Hotel Tower (226 m) right: Office Tower (245 m)	Sunshine 60, Tokyo (1978, 239.7 m)	Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, Tokyo (2003, 238 m)

[edit] Shinjuku, Tokyo

buildings over 200m

Shinjuku Sumitomo Building (1974, 210.3 m)	Shinjuku Mitsui Building (1974, 225 m)	Shinjuku Sompo-Japan Building (1976, 200 m)	Shinjuku Nomura Building (1978, 209 m)
Shinjuku Center Building (1979, 223 m)	Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building No.1 (1991, 243 m)	Shinjuku Park Tower (1994, 235 m)	Tokyo Opera City (1996, 234 m)
Mode Gakuen Cocoon Tower (2008, 204 m)

[edit] Malaysia's Twin Towers

See Petronas Twin Towers

[edit] Skyscrapers in Poland

PKiN, Warsaw	Rondo 1, Warsaw	WTT, Warsaw	Collegium Altum in Poznań
Łódź	Altus in Katowice

[edit] Skyscrapers in Russia

[edit] Skyscrapers in Singapore

[edit] Skyscrapers in Spain

Cuatro Torres Business Area, 250 m (Madrid). Under construction.	Gran Hotel Bali, 210 m (Benidorm).	Torre Picasso, 157 m (AZCA, Madrid).	Hotel Arts and Torre Mapfre, 154 m (Barcelona).
Torre Agbar, 144 m (Barcelona).	Torre Madrid, 142 m (Madrid).	Torre Europa, 121 m (AZCA, Madrid).	Puerta de Europa, 114 m (Madrid).

[edit] Skyscrapers in Taiwan (ROC)

Taipei 101, the highest building in the world today

[edit] Skyscrapers in the United States

Building in San Francisco

[edit] Boston

John Hancock Tower	Prudential Tower	Federal Reserve Bank Building	111 Huntington Avenue behind the Prudential Tower
Ames Building

[edit] Chicago

Sears Tower

Aon Center, Chicago

John Hancock Center

NBC Chicago

[edit] Los Angeles

Two California Plaza

U.S. Bank Tower (Library Tower), center white tower.

AON Center, the tall black tower in the center.

Skyscrapers of Downtown Los Angeles. There are many hidden behind the visible ones.

[edit] New York City

		Manhattan	Manhattan
Chrysler Building	Woolworth Builing	Woolworth Builing	Empire State Building
Rockefeller Center, NYC	Trump Tower, 5th avenue, New York City	World Trade Center	Trump World Tower, taken from Empire State Building on 23 May 2005
Rockefeller Center	Flatiron Building