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supertall building

A multilevel building with an architectural height of at least 300 meters, excluding towers, bridges, and masts.

Pictured: 85 Sky Tower

A supertall building is a multilevel building with an architectural height of 300 meters or greater. This category does not include structures like television towers, bridges, or radio masts.

The height threshold for these buildings represented a practical limit throughout the 20th century, with very few examples built worldwide until the beginning of the 21st, when they increased very rapidly especially in places like East Asia and the Persian Gulf.

Structural demands on supertall buildings, especially the need for wind resistance and earthquake resistance, require advanced framing systems compared to regular skyscrapers. Many supertalls utilize combinations of framing materials and composite framing systems to minimize sway and increase overall strength.

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Deutsch
Ein Gebäude, dessen architekturelle Höhe mindestens 300 Meter umfasst.

supertall building Photos

  1. Photo 836-345-953 1
    Nareg Karamanoukian
  2. Photo 654-833-126 2
    Nareg Karamanoukian
  3. Photo 490-021-375 3
    David Guija
  4. Photo 641-597-018 4
  5. Photo 531-143-959 5
    Wilson Ling
  6. Photo 343-974-394 6
  7. Photo 351-828-613 7
  8. Photo 654-406-602 8
  9. Photo 658-973-176 9
  10. Photo 714-939-893 10
    Pavel Toczynski
  11. Photo 843-827-496 11
    Daniel Kieckhefer
  12. Photo 436-180-245 12
    Rogan Coles
  13. Photo 349-462-278 13
    Daniel Kieckhefer
  14. Photo 732-700-921 14
    Rogan Coles
  15. Photo 369-199-003 15
    Rogan Coles

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