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2. Equitable Life Building 1870-1884 New York City 130’ tall First building to use elevators Some argue this is NOT the first “skyscraper” because it did not use steel frame construction. Held record of tallest building for 14 years.

3. Home Insurance Building 1884-1890 Chicago 138’ tall 8’ taller than Equitable Life Bldg. Many believe this is the very first skyscraper because it steel frame construction. Held the record for 6 years.

4. New York World Building 1890-1894 New York 308’ tall 170’ taller than #2. Held the record for 4 years.

5. Manhattan Life Insurance Building 1894-1895 New York 330’ tall 22’ taller than #2. Held the record for 1 year.

6. Milwaukee City Hall 1895-1899 Milwaukee 354’ tall 24’ taller than #2. Held the record for 4 years.

7. Park Row Building 1899-1901 New York 390’ tall 36’ taller than #2. Held the record for 2 years.

8. Philadelphia City Hall 1901-1908 Philadelphia 548’ tall 158’ taller than #2. Held the record for 7 years.

9. Singer Building 1908-1909 New York 612’ tall 64’ taller than #2. Held the record for 1 year.

10. Metropolitan Life Tower 1909-1913 New York 700’ tall 88’ taller than #2. Held the record for 4 years.

11. Woolworth Building 1913-1930 New York 791’ tall 91’ taller than #2. Held the record for 17 years.

12. Bank of Manhattan Trust Building 1930 New York 928’ tall 137’ taller than #2. Held the record for 1 month. Now owned by Donald Trump. Now called “The Trump Building” or “40 Wall Street”

13. Chrysler Building 1930-1931 New York 1,050’ tall 122’ taller than #2. First skyscraper over 1,000’ Tallest in the world for 1 year.

14. Empire State Building 1931-1972 New York 1,250’ tall 200’ taller than #2. Tallest in the world for 41 years.

15. Original World Trade Center 1972-1974 New York 1,368’ tall 118’ taller than #2. Tallest in the world for 2 years. Destroyed by terrorists on September 11, 2001.

16. Sears Tower 1974-1998 Chicago 1,450’ tall 82’ taller than #2. Tallest in the world for 24 years. Now known as the “Willis Tower” because the Willis Group is one of the main tenants.

17. Petronas Towers 1998-2003 Kuala Lumpur 1,483’ tall 33’ taller than #2. Tallest in the world for 5 years. The first non-American skyscraper to hold the record of tallest in the world.

18. Taipei 101 2003-2010 Taipei 1,671’ tall 188’ taller than #2. Tallest in the world for 7 years. The first Chinese skyscraper to hold the title. Said to look like stacked Chinese food boxes.

19. Burj Khalifa 2010-present Dubai 2,717’ tall 1,046’ taller than #2. Currently the tallest building in the world. The first UAE skyscraper to hold the title. Holds 17 world records.

20. The U.S. held the record for tallest building in the world 15 times! New York held the record more than any other city in the world, at 11! The New One World Trade Center is the 4 th tallest building in the world and stands at a respectable 1,776’ and is the only American skyscraper in the top ten. Also known as “The Freedom Tower”. America now has only seven (7) skyscrapers in the world’s tallest 50 buildings.

21. The Freedom Tower Is this the start of America’s return to skyscraper dominance?