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This list of skyscrapers by floor area includes the largest skyscrapers in the world, measured in square meters (m 2) and square feet (sq ft). To qualify as a skyscraper, a structure must be self-supporting, without relying on tension cables or external supports for stability, and must reach a minimum height of 150 meters (492 feet).
Height (ft) Height (m) Floors Year Employees The Octagon: New Administrative Capital Egypt: 4,700,000 [1] N/A: N/A: 5 under construction Surat Diamond Bourse: Surat, Gujarat India: 660,000 268 81.9 15 2023 65,000 [2] The Pentagon: Arlington, Virginia United States: 620,000 77 23.5 7 1943 26,000 [3] Chrysler World Headquarters and Technology Center
Comparison of 1 square foot with some Imperial and metric units of area. The square foot (pl. square feet; abbreviated sq ft, sf, or ft 2; also denoted by ' 2 and ⏍) is an imperial unit and U.S. customary unit (non-SI, non-metric) of area, used mainly in the United States and partially in Canada, the United Kingdom, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Ghana, Liberia, Malaysia, Myanmar ...
For example, if a lot must adhere to a 0.1 FAR, then the total area of all floors in all buildings on the lot must be no more than one-tenth the area of the parcel itself. In other words, if the lot was 10,000 sq. ft, then the total floor area of all floors in all buildings must not exceed 1,000 sq. ft.
This is a list of buildings with 100 floors or more above ground.Dubai and Chicago have three buildings with at least 100 floors. All of the buildings on this list are over 1,000 ft (305 meter) "supertalls" and are among the world's tallest buildings.
The Empire State Building is 1,250 ft (381 m) tall to its 102nd floor, or 1,453 feet 8 + 9 ⁄ 16 inches (443.092 m) including its 203-foot (61.9 m) pinnacle. [31] It was the first building in the world to be more than 100 stories tall, [ 32 ] though only the lowest 86 stories are usable.
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The list, which is in the form of a table, covers vessels greater than about 200 feet (61 m) ... 22,190 sq ft (2.052,2 m 2) 1,849,16 tons Museum, warship Glenlee ...