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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 buildingsNew YorkManhattan, Jersey City, Brooklyn→
7,381 buildingsHong KongHighest density on earth→
1,186 buildingsDubaiHome of the Burj Khalifa→
5,234 buildingsSingaporeA city of tropical skyscrapers→
1,049 buildingsShanghaiPudong + the Bund→
2,795 buildingsTokyoShinjuku, 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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2025 — Year in review

19 new supertalls completed. 4 records broken.

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Section 03 — Services

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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. BASF Hochhaus E 100 1
    BASF Hochhaus E 100
    GermanyLudwigshafen
    102 m 22 fl 1957
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    2
    Rathaus-Center
    GermanyLudwigshafen
    72 m 16 fl 1979
  3. Metropol-Haus 3
    Metropol-Haus
    GermanyLudwigshafen
    67 m 14 fl
  4. Yorckstraße 16 4
    Yorckstraße 16
    GermanyLudwigshafen
    24 fl 1973
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    An der Froschlache 4
    GermanyLudwigshafen
    22 fl 1962
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    Zollhofstraße 4
    GermanyLudwigshafen
    22 fl
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    An der Froschlache 6
    GermanyLudwigshafen
    22 fl 1962
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    Hemshofcenter
    GermanyLudwigshafen
    22 fl 1967
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    An der Froschlache 8
    GermanyLudwigshafen
    22 fl 1962
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    An der Froschlache 2
    GermanyLudwigshafen
    22 fl 1962
  11. Otto-Stabel-Straße 2 11
    Otto-Stabel-Straße 2
    GermanyLudwigshafen
    21 fl
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    Mörikestraße Turm I
    GermanyLudwigshafen
    20 fl
  13. Hotel Excelsior 13
    Hotel Excelsior
    GermanyLudwigshafen
    20 fl 1973
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    Mörikestraße Turm II
    GermanyLudwigshafen
    18 fl
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    Rohrlachstraße 93-97
    GermanyLudwigshafen
    13 fl 2002
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    Sparkasse Vorderpfalz
    GermanyLudwigshafen
    13 fl
  17. Bürgermeister-Kutterer-Straße 14 17
    Bürgermeister-Kutterer-Straße 14
    GermanyLudwigshafen
    12 fl
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    Faktorhaus
    GermanyLudwigshafen
    6 fl
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    19
    Bismarckstraße 112
    GermanyLudwigshafen
    6 fl
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    Lu-Teco
    GermanyLudwigshafen
    4 fl 2006
  21. Ludwigshafen Hauptbahnhof 21
    Ludwigshafen Hauptbahnhof
    GermanyLudwigshafen
    2 fl
  22. Ludwigskirche 22
    Ludwigskirche
    GermanyLudwigshafen
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    Rhein-Galerie
    GermanyLudwigshafen
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    Südweststadion
    GermanyLudwigshafen
    1950
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