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Skyscrapers architecture designs and architects

Best new skyscraper buildings in the world. Find towers and supertall structures across the globe for the construction industry and the architecture profession.

Discover skyscrapers photos + architects info. e-architect feature the most famous high-rise properties from the past. alongside innovative modern structures and supertall designs.

Tallest observation decks in world, skyscraper access

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Tallest Observation Decks in the World

Tallest observation decks in the World, tallest structures across the Globe – skyscrapers info + photos – see the World’s highest accessible spaces, skyscraper designs + images. Many of New York City’s early skyscrapers – especially those that sought the record of world’s tallest building – included a ticketed observation level. The World Building (1890), the Woolworth Tower (1913), and the Empire State Building (1931), all offered the public panoramic views from a great height

History of world’s tallest skyscrapers buildings

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Burj Khalifa by Michael Merola

The history of the world’s tallest skyscrapers. Emporis, international provider of building data, looks back over more than 100 years of skyscraper history and presents towers that have been entitled to proudly bear the title of “World’s Tallest Building”. Two pioneering inventions from the second half of the 19th century, steel-frame construction and the elevator, set the path to construction of the world’s first skyscraper. The combination of the two was first used in 1908 in the Singer Building in New York City, USA.