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We are identifying potential improvements to the CTBUH Skyscraper Center database. The first step of this research is to understand the users of the database and what they are looking for.
A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Modern sources define skyscrapers as being at least 100 meters (330 ft) [1] or 150 meters (490 ft) [2] in height, though there is no universally accepted definition, other than being very tall high-rise buildings.
Merdeka 118 is a megatall skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The skyscraper was previously planned to be built to a height of 656 meters, to become the tallest building in Southeast Asia and the 2nd tallest building in the world, but the height turned out to be even higher than that.
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Jul 2, 2024 · Skyscraper, a very tall multistoried building. The term skyscraper originally applied to buildings of 10 to 20 stories, but by the late 20th century the term was used to describe high-rise buildings of unusual height, generally greater than 40 or 50 stories. Learn more about skyscrapers.
The first skyscraper was pioneered in Chicago with the 138 ft (42.1 m) Home Insurance Building in 1885. The United States would remain the location of the world's tallest building throughout the 20th century until 1998, when the Petronas Towers were completed.
Merdeka 118, formerly known as Warisan Merdeka Tower, KL 118 and PNB 118, is a 118-story megatall skyscraper in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. At 678.9 m (2,227 ft) tall, it is the second-tallest structure and the second-tallest building in the world, behind the Burj Khalifa at 828 m (2,717 ft). Labuan.
SKYDB is the world’s database about skyscrapers and tall buildings. The project is driven by people with a passion for buildings and the correctness of information. Some of our members help to manage the database, while others share photos or facts.
Latest skyscraper news and architecture – find out more about some of the tallest, strangest and most controversial buildings in the world.
The virtual exhibition was published in April 2020, during the Covid 19 closure. The physical exhibition opened in July 2021. The World's Tallest Buildings, surveyed from the Empire State Building, World Trade Center, and Sears Tower to today's Burj Khalifa and 58 Towers Worldwide.
