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    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.

  2. Function. A single-function tall building is defined as one where 85 percent or more of its total height is dedicated to a single function. A mixed-use tall building contains two or more functions, where each of the functions occupies a significant proportion of the tower’s total space.

  3. This is a list of the tallest buildings. Tall buildings, such as skyscrapers, are intended here as enclosed structures with continuously occupiable floors and a height of at least 350 metres (1,150 ft). Such definition excludes non-building structures, such as towers .

  4. Jul 13, 2018 · Skyscraper: Directed by Rawson Marshall Thurber. With Dwayne Johnson, Neve Campbell, Chin Han, Roland Møller. A security expert must infiltrate a burning skyscraper, 225 stories above ground, when his family is trapped inside by criminals.

  5. Jul 16, 2024 · 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.

  6. Skyscraper enthusiast website featuring buildings database, discussion forum and skyscraper diagrams.

  7. 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.

  8. This is a list of the tallest buildings in Canada. As of December 2017 there are a total of 133 completed and under construction buildings in Canada with an official height of 150 m (492 ft) or more. Greater Toronto has 87 ( Toronto 84 (including the eight tallest buildings in Canada), Mississauga has 3), Metro Vancouver has 24 ( Burnaby 13 ...

  9. Dec 26, 2023 · The 31 Most Beautiful Skyscrapers in the World. From the world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa, to the more modestly sized Agbar Tower, these structures all share one common trait—stunning...

  10. Aug 20, 2013 · Designed by David Childs (Skidmore Owings & Merrill), the skyscraper sits on the spot of the former 6 World Trade Center building, destroyed in the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

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