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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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Section 05 — About

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  1. Allied Arts Building 1
    Allied Arts Building
    United StatesLynchburg
    56 m 17 fl 1931
  2. First Baptist Church 2
    First Baptist Church
    United StatesLynchburg
    55 m 1886
  3. Bank of America Building 3
    Bank of America Building
    United StatesLynchburg
    36 m 11 fl 1913
  4. Bank of the James Building 4
    Bank of the James Building
    United StatesLynchburg
    20 fl 1972
  5. Holiday Inn Select 5
    Holiday Inn Select
    United StatesLynchburg
    8 fl 1983
  6. Riverviews Artspace 6
    Riverviews Artspace
    United StatesLynchburg
    8 fl 1898
  7. Krise Building 7
    Krise Building
    United StatesLynchburg
    7 fl 1904
  8. Midpoint Apartments 8
    Midpoint Apartments
    United StatesLynchburg
    7 fl 1906
  9. The Virginian 9
    The Virginian
    United StatesLynchburg
    7 fl 1913
  10. 920 Commerce Street 10
    920 Commerce Street
    United StatesLynchburg
    7 fl 1907
  11. 918 Commerce Street 11
    918 Commerce Street
    United StatesLynchburg
    6 fl 1908
  12. Verizon Building 12
    Verizon Building
    United StatesLynchburg
    6 fl 1945
  13. Craddock Terry Hotel 13
    Craddock Terry Hotel
    United StatesLynchburg
    6 fl
  14. River Lofts North 14
    River Lofts North
    United StatesLynchburg
    6 fl 1918
  15. The Courtland Center 15
    The Courtland Center
    United StatesLynchburg
    6 fl 1909
  16. Appalachian Building 16
    Appalachian Building
    United StatesLynchburg
    6 fl 1983
  17. 700 Main Street 17
    700 Main Street
    United StatesLynchburg
    6 fl 1979
  18. Craddock Terry Hotel 18
    Craddock Terry Hotel
    United StatesLynchburg
    5 fl 1906
  19. 1001 Church Street 19
    1001 Church Street
    United StatesLynchburg
    5 fl 1957
  20. River Lofts West 20
    River Lofts West
    United StatesLynchburg
    5 fl 1904
  21. YWCA Building 21
    YWCA Building
    United StatesLynchburg
    5 fl 1912
  22. Lynchburg Division of Human Services 22
    Lynchburg Division of Human Services
    United StatesLynchburg
    5 fl 1910
  23. 863 Church Street 23
    863 Church Street
    United StatesLynchburg
    4 fl 1931
  24. First Unitarian Church 24
    First Unitarian Church
    United StatesLynchburg
    2 fl 1925
  25. Monument Terrace 25
    Monument Terrace
    United StatesLynchburg
    1925
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