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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 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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2,103 entriesCities A–ZFind any city by name→
198 entriesCountriesNational rankings + records→
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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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    Patterson Building
    United StatesDenver
    43 m 10 fl
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    Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph General Offices
    United StatesDenver
    42 m 8 fl 1910
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    Hotel Cosmopolitan Addition
    United StatesDenver
    41 m 12 fl 1926
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    Continental Oil Building
    United StatesDenver
    39 m 10 fl 1926
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    Ernest & Cranmer Block
    United StatesDenver
    37 m 8 fl
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    Security Life Building
    United StatesDenver
    37 m 8 fl
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    Metropolitan Building
    United StatesDenver
    36 m 10 fl
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    Exchange Building
    United StatesDenver
    30 m 7 fl
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    Terracentre
    United StatesDenver
    15 fl 1983
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    Security Building
    United StatesDenver
    12 fl 1927
  11. Republic Building 11
    Republic Building
    United StatesDenver
    12 fl 1928
  12. Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital (Old) 12
    Exempla Saint Joseph Hospital (Old)
    United StatesDenver
    10 fl
  13. Central Savings Bank Building 13
    Central Savings Bank Building
    United StatesDenver
    9 fl 1910
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    Majestic Building
    United StatesDenver
    9 fl 1894
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    Montgomery Ward Building
    United StatesDenver
    8 fl 1928
  16. Colorado State Judicial Building 16
    Colorado State Judicial Building
    United StatesDenver
    5 fl
  17. 990 Bannock Street 17
    990 Bannock Street
    United StatesDenver
    5 fl 1982
  18. The Case Building 18
    The Case Building
    United StatesDenver
    3 fl
  19. Driscoll Center North 19
    Driscoll Center North
    United StatesDenver
    3 fl
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    Denver Bus Center
    United StatesDenver
    2 fl 1975
  21. Christopher Columbus, Discoverer of America 21
    Christopher Columbus, Discoverer of America
    United StatesDenver
    1970
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    Mile High Stadium
    United StatesDenver
    1948
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    McNichols Sports Arena
    United StatesDenver
    1975
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