In the World!

World’s Tallest Skyscrapers

Equitable Life Building• 1870-1884• New York City• 130’ tall• First building to use elevators• Some argue this is NOT the first

“skyscraper” because it did not use steel frame construction.

• Held record of tallest buildingfor 14 years.

Home Insurance Building• 1884-1890• Chicago• 138’ tall• 8’ taller than Equitable Life Bldg.• Many believe this is the very first

skyscraper because it steel frame construction.

• Held the record for 6 years.

New York World Building• 1890-1894• New York• 308’ tall• 170’ taller than #2.• Held the record for 4 years.

Manhattan Life Insurance Building• 1894-1895• New York• 330’ tall• 22’ taller than #2.• Held the record for 1 year.

Milwaukee City Hall• 1895-1899• Milwaukee• 354’ tall• 24’ taller than #2.• Held the record for 4 years.

Park Row Building• 1899-1901• New York• 390’ tall• 36’ taller than #2.• Held the record for 2 years.

Philadelphia City Hall• 1901-1908• Philadelphia• 548’ tall• 158’ taller than #2.• Held the record for 7 years.

Singer Building• 1908-1909• New York• 612’ tall• 64’ taller than #2.• Held the record for 1 year.

Metropolitan Life Tower• 1909-1913• New York• 700’ tall• 88’ taller than #2.• Held the record for 4 years.

Woolworth Building• 1913-1930• New York• 791’ tall• 91’ taller than #2.• Held the record for 17 years.

Bank of Manhattan Trust Building• 1930• New York• 928’ tall• 137’ taller than #2.• Held the record for 1

month.• Now owned by Donald

Trump.• Now called “The Trump

Building” or “40 Wall Street”

Chrysler Building• 1930-1931• New York• 1,050’ tall• 122’ taller than #2.• First skyscraper over 1,000’• Tallest in the world for 1 year.

Empire State Building• 1931-1972• New York• 1,250’ tall• 200’ taller than #2.• Tallest in the world for

41 years.

Original World Trade Center• 1972-1974• New York• 1,368’ tall• 118’ taller than #2.• Tallest in the world for

2 years. • Destroyed by terrorists

on September 11, 2001.

Sears Tower• 1974-1998• Chicago• 1,450’ tall• 82’ taller than #2.• Tallest in the world for

24 years. • Now known as the

“Willis Tower” becausethe Willis Group is oneof the main tenants.

Petronas Towers• 1998-2003• Kuala Lumpur• 1,483’ tall• 33’ taller than #2.• Tallest in the world for

5 years. • The first non-American

skyscraper to hold the recordof tallest in the world.

Taipei 101• 2003-2010• Taipei• 1,671’ tall• 188’ taller than #2.• Tallest in the world for

7 years. • The first Chinese skyscraper

to hold the title.• Said to look like stacked

Chinese food boxes.

Burj Khalifa• 2010-present• Dubai• 2,717’ tall• 1,046’ taller than #2.• Currently the tallest

building in the world. • The first UAE

skyscraperto hold the title.

• Holds 17 world records.

• The U.S. held the record for tallest building in the world 15 times!

• New York held the record more than any other city in the world, at 11!

• The New One World Trade Center is the 4th tallest building in the world and stands at a respectable 1,776’ and is the only American skyscraper in the top ten. Also known as “The Freedom Tower”.

• America now has only seven (7) skyscrapers in the world’s tallest 50 buildings.

U.S. SKYSCRAPER STATS.

The Freedom Tower

Is this the start of America’s return to skyscraper dominance?