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Section 01 — Map

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More than 177,150 tall buildings, plotted to the meter. Click any pin to dive in.

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7,723 structuresNew YorkManhattan, Jersey City, Brooklyn→
7,381 structuresHong KongHighest density on earth→
1,186 structuresDubaiHome of the Burj Khalifa→
5,234 structuresSingaporeA city of tropical skyscrapers→
1,049 structuresShanghaiPudong + the Bund→
2,795 structuresTokyoShinjuku, Roppongi, Shibuya→
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Section 02 — Explore

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Cities, countries, rankings and statistics — everything that's hard to find on the map.

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2,103 entriesCities A–ZFind any city by name→
198 entriesCountriesNational rankings + records→
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StatisticsBy YearConstruction over time→
StatisticsBy StatusBuilt · Topped out · Proposed→
StatisticsBy UseOffice · Hotel · Residential · Mixed→
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2025 — Year in review

19 new supertalls completed. 4 records broken.

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Section 03 — Services

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Section 04 — Community

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DiscussForumTalk towers with the community→
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Editor of the Year

Marshall Gerometta — heights matter, and he knows it.

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Section 05 — About

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Independent. Open. Built since 1998, for the love of tall buildings.

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  1. ▢
    1
    Mississippi Creative Arts Magnet School
    United StatesSt. Paul
    2 fl 1953
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    Bluebird Lofts
    United StatesSt. Paul
    3 fl 1914
  3. St. Mary's Romanian Orthodox Church 3
    St. Mary's Romanian Orthodox Church
    United StatesSt. Paul
    1 fl 1914
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    The Winnipeg
    United StatesSt. Paul
    3 fl 2009
  5. Rice Street Branch Library 5
    Rice Street Branch Library
    United StatesSt. Paul
    1 fl 2002
  6. Zion Lutheran Church 6
    Zion Lutheran Church
    United StatesSt. Paul
    1888
  7. Lewis Park Apartments 7
    Lewis Park Apartments
    United StatesSt. Paul
    6 fl 1979
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    842 Rice Street
    United StatesSt. Paul
    3 fl
  9. Church of the Maternity of the Blessed Virgin 9
    Church of the Maternity of the Blessed Virgin
    United StatesSt. Paul
    1 fl 1962
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    North Emanuel Lutheran Church
    United StatesSt. Paul
    2 fl 1961
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    New Harmony Assisted Living
    United StatesSt. Paul
    4 fl
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    North End Elementary School
    United StatesSt. Paul
    2 fl 1970
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    St. Paul Fire Station 22
    United StatesSt. Paul
    2 fl 1958
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    Rice Street Flats
    United StatesSt. Paul
    4 fl 2021
  15. Church of St. Bernard 15
    Church of St. Bernard
    United StatesSt. Paul
    38 m 1 fl 1914
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    United States Post Office Rice Street Station
    United StatesSt. Paul
    1 fl 1971
  17. Front Hi-Rise 17
    Front Hi-Rise
    United StatesSt. Paul
    62 m 21 fl 1969
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    Arlington High School
    United StatesSt. Paul
    4 fl 1996
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    890 Rice Street
    United StatesSt. Paul
    3 fl 1894
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    Como Building
    United StatesSt. Paul
    2 fl 1913
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    Como Park Senior High School
    United StatesSt. Paul
    2 fl 1957
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    769 Como Avenue
    United StatesSt. Paul
    2 fl 1965
  23. St. Andrew's Catholic Church 23
    St. Andrew's Catholic Church
    United StatesSt. Paul
    2 fl 1927
  24. Como by the Lake Senior Apartments 24
    Como by the Lake Senior Apartments
    United StatesSt. Paul
    5 fl 1985
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    825 Rice Street
    United StatesSt. Paul
    3 fl 1919
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    The Winnipeg
    United StatesSt. Paul
    3 fl 2009
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    United Church of God in Christ
    United StatesSt. Paul
    1 fl 1912
  28. Capital Flour Mills Elevator 28
    Capital Flour Mills Elevator
    United StatesSt. Paul
    41 m 1918
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    Speranza Center for Women
    United StatesSt. Paul
    3 fl 1967
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