"Sky Tower (Auckland) The Sky Tower is an observation and telecommunications tower located at the corner of Victoria and Federal Streets in the Auckland CBD, Auckland, New Zealand. It is tall, as measured from ground level to the top of the mast, making it the tallest freestanding structure in the Southern Hemisphere and the 25th tallest tower in the world. It has become an iconic landmark in Auckland's skyline due to its height and unique design. The tower is part of the SkyCity Auckland casino complex, originally built in 1994–1997 for Harrah's Entertainment. Several upper levels are accessible to the"
"City Tower, Manchester City Tower (formerly Sunley House) is a 30-storey skyscraper situated in the Piccadilly Gardens area of Manchester, England. It is one of the highest office spaces currently available in Manchester, standing 107 metres (351 ft) tall. City Tower was completed in 1965, one of three buildings forming the Piccadilly Plaza complex which was constructed by the developers Bernard Sunley & Sons and designed by Covell, Matthews & Partners, 1959-65. It is currently the fourth tallest building in Manchester. The Tower has retail and leisure units on the ground floor and is Manchester's main radio transmitting station, which"
"Sky Tower (Wrocław) Sky Tower is a skyscraper in Wrocław, Poland. Construction began in December 2007 with the demolition of the 24-story Poltegor structure, until then the tallest building in the city. Sky Tower is the tallest building in Poland in the category of height to roof and category of highest floor, and the second tallest structure overall after the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw. A publicly accessible viewpoint is located on the 49th floor. The project is located on a property with an area of 27,362 square meters, located to the south of the center of Wrocław,"
"now appears to be at least partly vacant. City Tower, Manchester City Tower (formerly Sunley House) is a 30-storey skyscraper situated in the Piccadilly Gardens area of Manchester, England. It is one of the highest office spaces currently available in Manchester, standing 107 metres (351 ft) tall. City Tower was completed in 1965, one of three buildings forming the Piccadilly Plaza complex which was constructed by the developers Bernard Sunley & Sons and designed by Covell, Matthews & Partners, 1959-65. It is currently the fourth tallest building in Manchester. The Tower has retail and leisure units on the ground floor"
"Sky Plaza Sky Plaza (also known as The Plaza Tower) is a 37 storey, residential skyscraper, in Arena Quarter, Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is the second phase of a development in Leeds city centre, consisting of 572 student apartments. It is the world's second tallest student accommodation building, the third tallest being Nido Spitalfields in London, With the tallest being 17 New Wakefield Street in Manchester. While Sky Plaza is not the tallest building in Leeds, its roof is the highest point in the city centre as it is built on high ground. It can be seen from as"
"– from the height of 266m (872 feet). Sky Bar is the world’s highest open-air bar on the 64th floor (820 foot elevation) of the State Tower located on Silom Road, Bang Rak business district, Bangkok, Thailand, the second tallest building in Thailand. It features transparent walls for 360-degree views of the Chao Phraya River and the Bangkok skyline as well as an LED illuminated cylindrical bar that changes colors every 90 seconds. Opened in 2003 and is also owned and operated by lebua Hotels & Resorts. Sky Bar features experimental cocktails including “poptails” (a combination of a popsicle and"
"State Tower Building The State Tower Building is a high-rise building located in Syracuse, New York. Completed in 1928, the building remains the highest in Syracuse to date. It has 23 floors and rises 95.4 meters (312 feet) into the air. The building was designed as a large office building with the first 10 floors being large, and the top floors being setback and smaller such that one entity might occupy an entire floor. On the roof of the tenth floor was a deck on which there was a full-service restaurant. The ""State Tower Building"" is located at 201 East"
"Shanghai Tower The Shanghai Tower () is a , 128-story megatall skyscraper in Lujiazui, Pudong, Shanghai. It shares the record (along with the Ping An Finance Center) of having the world's highest observation deck within a building or structure at 562 m, and the 2nd world's fastest elevators at a top speed of . It is the world's second-tallest building by height to architectural top. However, the title of the world's fastest elevator now belongs to the Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre, with a top speed of achieved in 2017. Designed by international design firm Gensler and owned by the Shanghai"
"Tour Oxygène The Tour Oxygène (Oxygen Tower in English) is a skyscraper which rises 28 levels in the district of La Part-Dieu in the 3rd arrondissement of Lyon, France. It forms part of the Oxygen Project, which includes the office tower and a shopping center, the ""Cours Oxygène"". The tower rises 115 meters high. This zone is served by the metro line Rising to 115 m high and with 80% glass area, the tower is smaller than its close neighbor, the Part-Dieu tower (165 meters at the top of the pyramid), but dominates the Swiss Tower (82 meters) which it"
"of 2010. Like many construction sites around the world, Sky Tower was affected by the 2008 economic crisis, and construction of the tower ceased for a full year. In November 2009 an investor, one of the richest individuals in Poland, Leszek Czarnecki (shareholder ), stated that the project would be redesigned with a lower overall height of 212 meters. Construction work resumed, and was expected to be complete by the end of 2012. May 24, 2012 saw the opening of a shopping center in the Sky Tower complex. Sky Tower (Wrocław) Sky Tower is a skyscraper in Wrocław, Poland. Construction"
"would be the world's tallest building and the first one to exceed one mile. Times Squared 3015 Times Squared 3015 is a proposed vertical city, more than a mile tall, located in New York City in the United States. It was not a serious business proposal, but was an entrant in a 2015 architectural design contest. This building is an attempt to provide a self-contained community, incorporating vertical farming, beach, mountain range, stadium, redwood forest, housing, and offices stacked vertically. Each zone consists of an individualized block or module; open space is carved out of the south-facing side of the"
"Blue Sky Tower The Blue Sky Tower is located in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The skyscraper consists of a steel and glass structure with a curtain wall made of blue colored glass. It is used as office space, conferences, a hotel and as a living space. The hotel has 200 rooms, 12 suites, rooms for conferences and other events, several restaurants, and garages. It is 105 metres (344 ft) tall. In 2006 construction of Blue Sky tower (hotel) started. in 2008 construction was halted due to the presidential election. At the end of the election, construction resumed. In 2009 construction of the"
"Sky Office Tower Sky Office Tower is a dual business tower, elliptically shaped, located in Zagreb, Croatia, north of the Zagrebačka Avenue, near the intersection with Zagrebačka cesta. The office tower was completed in 2012. It is one of the few high-rise construction projects in Zagreb that persisted throughout the economic crisis in 2010. The tower has 22 floors above ground and a number of underground floors. The whole project was set to cost 76 million euros. The tower was originally planned to have 29 floors and be 108 meters high, becoming the tallest skyscraper in Zagreb and the whole"
"Sky Towers (Kiev) The Sky Towers () is mixed-use building currently under construction in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. The project is designed to have two towers, ranging from 34 to 47 stories, and a two-storey bank building. The gross area of the complex will be approximately 225,000 square metres. In accordance with the project, there will be a hotel in one of the towers and offices in the other. The project is also designed to have an eight-storey underground parking area of approximately 51,630 square metres with 841 parking spaces. Around 1,594 square metres will be allocated for a"
"retail area. Once completed, the 47-storey office tower will be the highest building in Ukraine. Construction began in 2009 and was put on hold in 2016. Sky Towers (Kiev) The Sky Towers () is mixed-use building currently under construction in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. The project is designed to have two towers, ranging from 34 to 47 stories, and a two-storey bank building. The gross area of the complex will be approximately 225,000 square metres. In accordance with the project, there will be a hotel in one of the towers and offices in the other. The project is also"
"State Tower State Tower is a skyscraper located on Silom Road, Bang Rak business district, Bangkok, Thailand, adjacent to Charoen Krung Road. Built in 2001, it is the largest building in Southeast Asia, with floor area. State Tower has 68 floors and is tall, making it the third tallest building in Thailand as in 2011 and 139th in the world. It is also the tallest mixed-use building in Thailand. Conceived by Thai architect Professor Rangsan Torsuwan in the early 1990s and designed by Rangsan Architecture, the massive building is characterised by its thirty-meter tall golden rooftop dome and neo-classical balconies."
"Blue Sky Tower had been topped-out. Blue Sky Tower The Blue Sky Tower is located in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The skyscraper consists of a steel and glass structure with a curtain wall made of blue colored glass. It is used as office space, conferences, a hotel and as a living space. The hotel has 200 rooms, 12 suites, rooms for conferences and other events, several restaurants, and garages. It is 105 metres (344 ft) tall. In 2006 construction of Blue Sky tower (hotel) started. in 2008 construction was halted due to the presidential election. At the end of the election, construction"
"technology and IT companies. It is located next to Kista Galleria, a large shopping complex, and the Kista metro station. Kista Science Tower Kista Science Tower is a 32-storey, skyscraper in Kista, Stockholm, Sweden. With its roof-top antenna, its height is , making it one of the tallest buildings in the country, just right in between Turning Torso and Scandic Victoria Tower. The black cube on top of the roof is, contrary to some rumors, not meant to be the start of more floors; it is the top of the elevator shaft and space for the electronics for the antenna."
"City Tower (Prague) City Tower is the tallest skyscraper in Prague (Pankrác district) and in Bohemia, and the second tallest one in the Czech Republic standing at Pankrác Plain at a height of 109 meters. Construction started in 1985 and the building was designated as a headquarters of Československý rozhlas (now Český rozhlas; a Czech public radio broadcaster). In 1993, the building was nearly completed, but appeared to be oversized for Český rozhlas (which split from Československý rozhlas after the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia), technically obsolete and full of dangerous asbestos. In later years Český rozhlas tried to sell the uncompleted"
"Shanghai Tower (located 546 meters high and 118 stories) in Shanghai, China, and the highest in the OECD countries. There are four media stands on the 117th and 118th floors. People can see the scenery of Seoul city with a glass bottom and a telescope. The sky skylight of Seoul Sky is the highest glass floor observatory. Lotte Tower and One World Trade Center have concluded an operation and technical service agreement. In 2016, two Russian and Ukrainian urban explorers, Vadim Makhorov and Vitaly Raskalov from Ontheroofs, illegally climbed the under-construction Lotte World Tower through stairs and Vitaly Raskalov then"
"Skyline Tower Skyline Tower is a large low-income high rise apartment complex in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. The building is also often called St. Anthony Tower, or 1247 St. Anthony. At it is the largest single HUD-subsidized building in Minnesota, and the 22nd-tallest building in Saint Paul. With over 500 units it is the largest single-building subsidized housing complex in the U.S. west of Chicago. The building is run by CommonBond Communities, the largest developer or owner of affordable rental housing in Minnesota. The nonprofit bought the building in 2000 with the help of U.S. Bank. The building was"
"Tower 6789 Tower 6789, also known as Makati Tower (formerly named Alphaland Makati Tower), is a commercial skyscraper in Makati, Metro Manila, Philippines. With a height of 180 meters (590.551 feet) and 35 floors, Tower 6789 is also the 11th tallest building in the country's financial district, closely following RCBC Plaza Yuchengco Tower. It has a gross floor area of 48,000 square meters with a floor template between 1,100 and 1600 sqms. The tower was owned by local developer Alphaland, a joint venture between London-based private equity fund Ashmore Group and RVO Capital Ventures of former Trade Minister Roberto V."
"train would travel at speeds like 340km/h if ever built. Dubai City Tower The Dubai City Tower, also known as the Dubai City, is a proposed megatall skyscraper announced in 2009. The building is supposed to be tall. The building, created by an architect to display possibly future technologies, is the third tallest building ever fully envisioned after the X-Seed 4000 (4,000 m) and the Ultima Tower (3,218 m). If ever constructed, the Dubai City Tower will be much taller than any other current man-made structure, at almost three times the height of the Burj Khalifa. The Dubai City Tower"
"1180 Peachtree 1180 Peachtree, commonly known as the Symphony Tower, is a 41-story skyscraper located at 1180 Peachtree Street in the Midtown district of Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Rising to a height of approximately 657 feet (200 m), the building includes office and retail space in its 351,616 square meter of floor area as well as a 1,200 space parking deck. Construction was completed in 2006. Designed by architectural firm Pickard Chilton of Connecticut, 1180 Peachtree incorporates various environmental innovations that achieved the prestigious U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) gold certification. This building is"
"artwork. Empire State Building in popular culture The Empire State Building is a 102-story skyscraper on Fifth Avenue between West 33rd and 34th Streets in Midtown, Manhattan, New York City. It has a roof height of 1,250 feet (381 m), and with its antenna included, it stands a total of tall. The Empire State Building stood as the world's tallest building for nearly 40 years, from its completion in early 1931 until the topping out of the original World Trade Center's North Tower in late 1970. It has been featured in numerous films, TV shows, songs, video games, books, photographs,"
"150 High Street, Stratford 158 High Street, Stratford is a 42-storey 135 m (443 ft) high residential tower in Stratford, London, completed in 2013, and also known as the Stratford Halo. As of 2014, it is the 23rd tallest structure in London. In 2014, ""The Guardian"" included it in their list of ""Horror storeys: the 10 worst London skyscrapers"". It was listed along with other iconic buildings such as 20 Fenchurch Street (also known as ""The Walkie Talkie"") and the Vauxhall Tower. It is mostly known as ""The Sidemen Tower"" in the YouTube community, due to the fact that several"
"150 High Street, Stratford 158 High Street, Stratford is a 42-storey 135 m (443 ft) high residential tower in Stratford, London, completed in 2013, and also known as the Stratford Halo. As of 2014, it is the 23rd tallest structure in London. In 2014, ""The Guardian"" included it in their list of ""Horror storeys: the 10 worst London skyscrapers"". It was listed along with other iconic buildings such as 20 Fenchurch Street (also known as ""The Walkie Talkie"") and the Vauxhall Tower. It is mostly known as ""The Sidemen Tower"" in the YouTube community, due to the fact that several"
"building, The Big Bend. If carried through this would make Metropolitan Tower the tallest building ever peacefully demolished. Metropolitan Tower (Manhattan) The Metropolitan Tower is a 68-story, 716 ft (218 m) residential skyscraper in Manhattan, New York City, standing at 146 West 57th Street. The building has 235 apartment units. The tower is designed by Schuman, Lichtenstein, Claman & Efron and could be described as an international style tower, but it was described as postmodern, because it features setbacks, triangular shapes, dark glass and a sculpted base. The structure consists of a 48-story triangular tower whose longer edge points to"
"Iconic Tower Iconic Tower is a planned supertall skyscraper that might be built in Central Business District on Purbachal Sector 19 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Proposed Power Pac Kajima Consortium, as the centerpiece of the development of Central Financial District. If built, the 142-story, 3,200,000-square foot (300,000 m2) skyscraper's roof would be 2,408 (734 m) high, making it the world's third-tallest building. The concept of Iconic Towers was first proposed by the U.S based conglomerate KPC Group of Companies. The project was soon adopted by the government of Bangladesh. The plan was incorporated with the Purbachal Central Business District development project."
"the tallest man-made structure in the world, edging out the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. However, Jeddah Tower (under construction ) will be taller when complete. Sky City 1000 Sky City 1000 is a hypothetical architectural project envisioned to be built in the Tokyo metropolitan area. It was announced in 1989 at the height of the Japanese asset price bubble. The plan consists of a building tall and wide at the base, with a total floor area of . The design, proposed in 1989 by the Takenaka Corporation, would house between 35,000 and 36,000 full-time residents, as well as 100,000 workers."
"Cayan Tower Cayan Tower, known as Infinity Tower before it was inaugurated, is a , 75-story skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates by Cayan Real Estate Investment and Development. The tower is designed by Skidmore, Owings and Merrill SOM architectural group, the same group who did the concept design for the Burj Khalifa, also in Dubai, and Trump Tower in Chicago. Upon its opening on 10 June 2013, the tower became world's tallest high-rise building with a twist of 90 degrees. This record has since been surpassed by the Shanghai Tower, which opened in February 2015. In 2018 Rotana Hotels"
"Empire State Building in popular culture The Empire State Building is a 102-story skyscraper on Fifth Avenue between West 33rd and 34th Streets in Midtown, Manhattan, New York City. It has a roof height of 1,250 feet (381 m), and with its antenna included, it stands a total of tall. The Empire State Building stood as the world's tallest building for nearly 40 years, from its completion in early 1931 until the topping out of the original World Trade Center's North Tower in late 1970. It has been featured in numerous films, TV shows, songs, video games, books, photographs, and"
"Metro Tower (Lubbock) The Metro Tower, also known as the NTS Tower, is an office high-rise building located in Lubbock, Texas. Completed in 1955, it is the tallest building in Lubbock at 274 feet (84 meters). The 20-story building was originally known as the Great Plains Life Building after an insurance company that served as its first occupant. It suffered heavy damage in the 1970 Lubbock tornado, and sat vacant and derelict for several years amid talk of possible demolition. After extensive renovation, the building was reopened in 1975 and has been occupied ever since. It is the second tallest"