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7,723 structuresNew YorkManhattan, Jersey City, Brooklyn→
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1,186 structuresDubaiHome of the Burj Khalifa→
5,234 structuresSingaporeA city of tropical skyscrapers→
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  1. Schornstein Arzeneimittelwerk 1
    Schornstein Arzeneimittelwerk
    GermanyDresden
    165 m
  2. Schornstein Biomasse Heizkraftwerk 2
    Schornstein Biomasse Heizkraftwerk
    GermanyDresden
    130 m
  3. Rathaus 3
    Rathaus
    GermanyDresden
    100 m 1912
  4. Kreuzkirche 4
    Kreuzkirche
    GermanyDresden
    94 m 1792
  5. Frauenkirche 5
    Frauenkirche
    GermanyDresden
    91 m 1743
  6. Schornstein Feldschlößen Brauerei 6
    Schornstein Feldschlößen Brauerei
    GermanyDresden
    90 m
  7. Katholische Hofkirche 7
    Katholische Hofkirche
    GermanyDresden
    86 m 1754
  8. Schornsteine Heizkraftwerk Nossener Brücke 8
    Schornsteine Heizkraftwerk Nossener Brücke
    GermanyDresden
    80 m
  9. Himmelfahrtskirche 9
    Himmelfahrtskirche
    GermanyDresden
    75 m
  10. Heilig-Geist-Kirche 10
    Heilig-Geist-Kirche
    GermanyDresden
    75 m
  11. Herz-Jesu-Kirche 11
    Herz-Jesu-Kirche
    GermanyDresden
    69 m
  12. Petrikirche 12
    Petrikirche
    GermanyDresden
    68 m
  13. Großer Gasometer 13
    Großer Gasometer
    GermanyDresden
    67 m
  14. Christuskirche (Strehlen) 14
    Christuskirche (Strehlen)
    GermanyDresden
    66 m
  15. Trinitatiskirche 15
    Trinitatiskirche
    GermanyDresden
    65 m
  16. Dresdner Mühlen 16
    Dresdner Mühlen
    GermanyDresden
    63 m
  17. Friedenskirche 17
    Friedenskirche
    GermanyDresden
    62 m
  18. Versöhnungskirche 18
    Versöhnungskirche
    GermanyDresden
    62 m
  19. Pullman Dresden Newa 19
    Pullman Dresden Newa
    GermanyDresden
    56 m 16 fl
  20. Kühlturm Heizkraftwerk Nossener Brücke 20
    Kühlturm Heizkraftwerk Nossener Brücke
    GermanyDresden
    55 m
  21. Albert-Wolf-Platz 1 21
    Albert-Wolf-Platz 1
    GermanyDresden
    52 m 17 fl
  22. Michelangelostraße 2 22
    Michelangelostraße 2
    GermanyDresden
    52 m 17 fl
  23. Michelangelostraße 11 23
    Michelangelostraße 11
    GermanyDresden
    52 m 17 fl
  24. Rosenbergstraße 10 24
    Rosenbergstraße 10
    GermanyDresden
    52 m 17 fl
  25. Rosenbergstraße 12 25
    Rosenbergstraße 12
    GermanyDresden
    52 m 17 fl
  26. Breslauer Straße 35 26
    Breslauer Straße 35
    GermanyDresden
    52 m 17 fl
  27. Michelangelostraße 1 27
    Michelangelostraße 1
    GermanyDresden
    52 m 17 fl
  28. Prohliser Allee 33 28
    Prohliser Allee 33
    GermanyDresden
    52 m 17 fl
  29. Albert-Wolf-Platz 2 29
    Albert-Wolf-Platz 2
    GermanyDresden
    52 m 17 fl
  30. Michelangelostraße 4 30
    Michelangelostraße 4
    GermanyDresden
    52 m 17 fl
  31. Am Anger 22 31
    Am Anger 22
    GermanyDresden
    52 m 17 fl
  32. Mosczinskystraße 12 32
    Mosczinskystraße 12
    GermanyDresden
    52 m 17 fl
  33. Mosczinskystraße 10 33
    Mosczinskystraße 10
    GermanyDresden
    52 m 17 fl
  34. Prohliser Allee 31 34
    Prohliser Allee 31
    GermanyDresden
    52 m 17 fl
  35. Michelangelostraße 7 35
    Michelangelostraße 7
    GermanyDresden
    52 m 17 fl
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    36
    Breslauer Straße 36
    GermanyDresden
    52 m 17 fl
  37. Christuskirche (Klotzsche) 37
    Christuskirche (Klotzsche)
    GermanyDresden
    52 m
  38. Hochhaus Pirnaischer Platz 38
    Hochhaus Pirnaischer Platz
    GermanyDresden
    50 m
  39. Haus der Presse 39
    Haus der Presse
    GermanyDresden
    48 m 13 fl
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    40
    Lukaskirche
    GermanyDresden
    47 m
  41. ▢
    41
    Bundschuhstraße 13
    GermanyDresden
    47 m 15 fl 1973
  42. ▢
    42
    Wohnheim Wundtstraße 5
    GermanyDresden
    46 m 15 fl 2009
  43. Grunaer Straße 26 43
    Grunaer Straße 26
    GermanyDresden
    46 m 15 fl
  44. ▢
    44
    Wohnheim Wundtstraße 7
    GermanyDresden
    46 m 15 fl 2009
  45. ▢
    45
    Bundschuhstraße 15
    GermanyDresden
    46 m 15 fl 1973
  46. ▢
    46
    Pfotenhauerstraße 5
    GermanyDresden
    46 m 15 fl
  47. ▢
    47
    Bundschuhstraße 19
    GermanyDresden
    46 m 15 fl 1973
  48. Grunaer Straße 24 48
    Grunaer Straße 24
    GermanyDresden
    46 m 15 fl
  49. ▢
    49
    Wohnheim Wundtstraße 1
    GermanyDresden
    46 m 15 fl 2009
  50. ▢
    50
    Hildebrandstraße 7
    GermanyDresden
    46 m 15 fl
  51. ▢
    51
    Wohnheim Wundtstraße 3
    GermanyDresden
    46 m 15 fl 2009
  52. ▢
    52
    Markuskirche
    GermanyDresden
    45 m
  53. Die Gläserne Manufaktur 53
    Die Gläserne Manufaktur
    GermanyDresden
    40 m 14 fl 2001
  54. ▢
    54
    Maritim Hotel
    GermanyDresden
    40 m
  55. ▢
    55
    Russisch-Orthodoxe Kirche
    GermanyDresden
    40 m
  56. ▢
    56
    Hotel Ibis Dresden Koenigstein
    GermanyDresden
    12 fl
  57. ▢
    57
    Ackermannstraße 1
    GermanyDresden
    12 fl
  58. ▢
    58
    Hotel Ibis Dresden Lilienstein
    GermanyDresden
    12 fl
  59. Hotel Ibis Dresden Bastei 59
    Hotel Ibis Dresden Bastei
    GermanyDresden
    12 fl
  60. ▢
    60
    Prager Zeile
    GermanyDresden
    12 fl
  61. ▢
    61
    Ackermannstraße 3
    GermanyDresden
    12 fl
  62. ▢
    62
    Pestitzer Weg 1-3
    GermanyDresden
    11 fl
  63. ▢
    63
    Pfotenhauerstraße 9-15
    GermanyDresden
    11 fl
  64. ▢
    64
    Florian-Geyer-Straße 38-48
    GermanyDresden
    11 fl
  65. ▢
    65
    Pfeifferhannsstraße 14
    GermanyDresden
    11 fl
  66. ▢
    66
    Pfeifferhannsstraße 22-24
    GermanyDresden
    11 fl
  67. ▢
    67
    Amtsgericht Dresden
    GermanyDresden
    7 fl 2012
  68. ▢
    68
    Hilton Dresden
    GermanyDresden
    5 fl 1989
  69. Altmarkt-Galerie 69
    Altmarkt-Galerie
    GermanyDresden
    4 fl 2002
  70. Dresdner Stallhof 70
    Dresdner Stallhof
    GermanyDresden
    1591
  71. ▢
    71
    Rudolf Harbig Stadion
    GermanyDresden
  72. ▢
    72
    Waldschlößchenbrücke
    GermanyDresden
  73. ▢
    73
    Uninest Albia
    GermanyDresden
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