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History of the tallest skyscrapers[]

Built Building City Country Official Height Floors Pinnacle Current status
1870 Equitable Life Building New York United States 43 m 142 ft 8 Destroyed by fire in 1912
1889 Auditorium Building Chicago 82 m 269 ft 17 106 m 349 ft Standing
1890 New York World Building New York 94 m 309 ft 20 106 m 349 ft Demolished in 1955
1894 Philadelphia City Hall Philadelphia 155.8 m 511 ft 9 167 m 548 ft Standing
1908 Singer Building New York 187 m 612 ft 47 Demolished in 1968
1909 Met Life Tower 213 m 700 ft 50 Standing
1913 Woolworth Building 241 m 792 ft 57 Standing
1930 40 Wall Street 282 m 925 ft 70 283 m 927 ft Standing
1930 Chrysler Building 319 m 1046 ft 77 319 m 1,046 ft Standing
1931 Empire State Building 381 m 1,250 ft 102 443 m 1,454 ft Standing
1972 World Trade Center (North Tower) 417 m 1,368 ft 110 526.8 m 1,728 ft Destroyed in 2001 in the September 11 attacks
1974 Willis Tower (formerly Sears Tower) Chicago 442 m 1,450 ft 110 527.3 m 1,729 ft Standing
1998 Petronas Towers Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 452 m 1,482 ft 88 452 m 1,483 ft Standing
2004 Taipei 101 Taipei Taiwan 508 m 1,667 ft 101 508.2 m 1,667 ft Standing
2010 Burj Khalifa Dubai United Arab Emirates 828 m 2,717 ft 163 829.8 m 2,722 ft Standing
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