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SkyscraperCity, also known as SkyscraperCity.com, is the world's largest online forum on skyscrapers and urban related topics. [2] [3] ...
LIC Building, the first high-rise of Chennai and the tallest in India when opened in 1959. Unlike other metropolitan cities in the country, Chennai continues to experience a horizontal growth (that is, expanding continuously in its area) rather than a vertical growth by means of building more skyscrapers, owing to the presence of weather radar at the Chennai Port, which prohibits construction ...
Warsaw skyline. Warsaw is the largest city in Poland and its economic and business centre. As of 2023, the city is home to 13 skyscrapers (buildings at least 150 metres (490 feet) tall) and tens of other high-rises, ranking sixth on number of skyscrapers in Europe.
This is a list of structures that are either under construction or due to start construction soon. Structures are sorted by planned height. The Authority managing La Défense, the EPAD, has launched several contests for new towers in a large scale operation of renovation of the business district.
The history of skyscrapers in New York City began with the construction of the Equitable Life, Western Union, and Tribune buildings in the early 1870s. These relatively short early skyscrapers, sometimes referred to as "preskyscrapers" or "protoskyscrapers", included features such as a steel frame and elevators—then-new innovations that were used in the city's later skyscrapers.
The Shenzhen CBD in Futian District featuring Ping An Finance Center The skyline in Luohu District featuring KK100 and Shun Hing Square The skyline in Shenzhen Bay, Nanshan District with China Resources Headquarters The skyline from the SUZ to the north, Nanshan District with Hanking Center
The first high rise building in the city was Sarinah, which was built in 1963.The first building over 100m in Jakarta was Wisma Nusantara, which was built in 1967 and was the tallest building in Southeast Asia at that time [10] Between 1983 and 1996, the tallest building in the city was Graha Mandiri.
Even though Chengdu does not have as many skyscrapers as in the larger Chongqing, the city's urban area is larger due to the lack of geographical constraint. Chengdu is ranked by Skyscrapercity for the 14th best skyline in China and 49th in the world. Located on the great Chengdu Plain, the land the city sits on is not fit for many tall high ...