The tallest skyscrapers in the world are thriving the most in Asia

Source
Tomáš Dušek
Publisher
ČTK
30.04.2006 22:35
Czech Republic

Hradec Králové

New York/Prague - The first skyscrapers began to appear in the 1880s in the United States. At the same time, their name surfaced - skyscrapers. Initially, buildings of ten to twenty stories were considered skyscrapers. Over time, with the development of construction technologies, the requirements for inclusion in this prestigious category increased, and the tallest skyscrapers today have more than a hundred floors.

Chronological overview of the tallest buildings in the world since the beginning of the 20th century:
name city / country height rank
Park Row Building New York / USA 119 m 1899 - 1908
Singer Building New York / USA 187 m 1908 - 1909
Met Life Tower New York / USA 213 m 1909 - 1913
Woolworth Building New York / USA 241 m 1913 - 1930
The Trump Tower New York / USA 283 m 1930
Chrysler Building New York / USA 319 m 1930 - 1931
Empire State Building New York / USA 381 m 1931 - 1972
World Trade Center New York / USA 417 m 1972 - 1974
Sears Tower Chicago / USA 442 m 1974 - 1996
Petronas Towers Kuala Lumpur / Malaysia 452 m 1996 - 2003
Taipei 101 Taipei / Taiwan 509 m since 2004

The ten tallest buildings today:
name city / country height floors
Taipei 101 Taipei/Taiwan 509 m 101
Petronas Towers Kuala Lumpur/Malaysia 452 m 88
Sears Tower Chicago / USA 442 m 108
Jin Mao Tower Shanghai / China 421 m 88
Two International Finance Centre Hong Kong / China 415 m 88
CITIC Plaza Guangzhou 391 m 80
Shun Hing Square Shenzhen 384 m 69
Empire State Building New York / USA 381 m 102
Central Plaza Hong Kong / China 374 m 78
Bank of China Tower Hong Kong / China 367 m 70
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