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Damien's Skyscraper Page
Damien Koh's drawings to scale of the world's tallest buildings make it easy to compare heights and construction. He also supplies photographs and facts on each one.
Emporis
An international team maintains this huge database of tall buildings, navigated by map and list. Also lists construction companies and architects, and supplies news.
High Rises
A photo gallery by Matthew Armling of highrises, skyscrapers and towers in New York, Hongkong and Frankfurt.
Highrises in Movies
Ziggy's database of skyscrapers appearing in motion pictures. Search by building or movie. User input supported.
How Skyscrapers Work
This illustrated narrative by Tom Harris from HowStuffWorks explains that the main technological advancement that made skyscrapers possible was the development of mass iron and steel production.
Simmy's Skyscraper Pages
Tallest buildings of the world. Covers the controversy over how the tallest building should be measured, and lists those structures which are recorded as the tallest of their type, including the tallest sandcastle.
Skylines and Scrapers
Egbert Gramsbergen presents worldwide highrise statistics, using graphs and various ranking methods.
Skyscraper Guide
Directory of high-rise and skyscraper related links, arranged in categories. Covers the world and some links are to non-English language sites. Advertising.
Skyscraper Page
Dylan presents an illustrated database of the world's tallest buildings. The illustrations drawn to one scale make it easy to compare heights internationally or within a city. Includes dates and architects.
Skyscraper Picture Collection
Collection of photographs by Patrick Beckers of cities across the world and their tallest and most distinctive skyscrapers.
Skyscrapers
Images, information, and 3D models of a selection of skyscrapers around the world from Great Buildings Online.
The Skyscraper Museum
Private, not-for-profit, educational corporation devoted to the study of highrise buildings. Exhibits and information on the architecture, materials, and physics of highrise construction.
The Tallest Buildings in the World
A list of the tallest buildings in the world, with a graphic showing the tallest.