SKYDB Building database

Tall buildings worldwide, with heights, construction status and the companies involved.

Rankings of tall buildings

Tall Building Markets

Tall buildings, tracked.

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official dedication

A ceremony or declaration for the opening of a structure is held by its owner, developer, or manager.

The dedication of a structure is a ceremony or declaration marking the opening or initial completion of a structure. This dedication is official when it is held or organized or sanctioned by the structure's owner, developer, manager, or other controlling person or group.

For a religious site such as a house of worship a similar event is the consecration, which is not quite equivalent to a dedication because in many cases it is required for the intended function.

Official status comes from the controlling party holding, organizing, or sanctioning the ceremony or declaration. A celebration by an unrelated group does not by itself establish an official dedication.