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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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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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2025 — Year in review

19 new supertalls completed. 4 records broken.

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Section 05 — About

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    Morehead-Patterson Bell Tower
    United StatesChapel Hill
    52 m 1931
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    University United Methodist Church
    United StatesChapel Hill
    49 m 1926
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    Carolina Square, Building C
    United StatesChapel Hill
    42 m 10 fl 2017
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    Brinkhous-Bullitt Building
    United StatesChapel Hill
    12 fl 1973
  5. Dr. Mary Ellen Jones Building 5
    Dr. Mary Ellen Jones Building
    United StatesChapel Hill
    11 fl 1978
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    Kenan Laboratories
    United StatesChapel Hill
    11 fl 1971
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    Greenbridge - Building 1
    United StatesChapel Hill
    11 fl 2009
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    Hinton James Hall
    United StatesChapel Hill
    10 fl 1967
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    Morrison Hall
    United StatesChapel Hill
    10 fl 1965
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    Burnett-Womack Clinical Sciences Building
    United StatesChapel Hill
    9 fl 1975
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    Granville Towers East
    United StatesChapel Hill
    9 fl
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    Granville Towers West
    United StatesChapel Hill
    9 fl
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    North Carolina Memorial Hospital Bed Tower
    United StatesChapel Hill
    9 fl
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    Granville Towers South
    United StatesChapel Hill
    8 fl
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    Biomolecular Research Building
    United StatesChapel Hill
    8 fl 2003
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    North Carolina Women's Hospital
    United StatesChapel Hill
    8 fl 2001
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    140 West Franklin Street
    United StatesChapel Hill
    8 fl 2013
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    North Carolina Neurosciences Hospital
    United StatesChapel Hill
    8 fl 1995
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    Neurosciences Research Building
    United StatesChapel Hill
    8 fl 2000
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    North Carolina Children's Hospital
    United StatesChapel Hill
    8 fl 2001
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    Shortbread Lofts
    United StatesChapel Hill
    7 fl 2014
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    Carrington Hall
    United StatesChapel Hill
    7 fl 1969
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    Berkshire Chapel Hill
    United StatesChapel Hill
    7 fl 2017
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    Greenbridge - Building 2
    United StatesChapel Hill
    7 fl 2009
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    North Carolina Cancer Hospital
    United StatesChapel Hill
    7 fl 2009
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    Thurston Bowles Building
    United StatesChapel Hill
    7 fl 1995
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    Bank of America Center
    United StatesChapel Hill
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    University Apartments
    United StatesChapel Hill
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    Berryhill Hall
    United StatesChapel Hill
    7 fl 1970
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    Craige Hall
    United StatesChapel Hill
    7 fl 1962
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    aloft Chapel Hill
    United StatesChapel Hill
    6 fl 2010
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    3301-3310 Environ Way
    United StatesChapel Hill
    6 fl 2009
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    Fordham Hall
    United StatesChapel Hill
    6 fl 1991
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    Ehringhaus Hall
    United StatesChapel Hill
    6 fl 1962
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    Lark Chapel Hill
    United StatesChapel Hill
    6 fl 2014
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    4501-4518 Environ Way
    United StatesChapel Hill
    6 fl 2009
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    North Carolina Memorial Hospital
    United StatesChapel Hill
    6 fl 1952
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    Carolina Square, Building A
    United StatesChapel Hill
    6 fl 2017
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    Carmichael Hall
    United StatesChapel Hill
    6 fl 1986
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    Tarrson Hall
    United StatesChapel Hill
    6 fl 1997
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    Taylor Hall
    United StatesChapel Hill
    6 fl 1969
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    The Elliott Apartments
    United StatesChapel Hill
    6 fl 2020
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    Carolina Square, Building B
    United StatesChapel Hill
    6 fl 2017
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    EPA Building
    United StatesChapel Hill
    6 fl 1995
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    UNC Eastowne Medical Office Building
    United StatesChapel Hill
    6 fl 2021
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    2201-2212 Environ Way
    United StatesChapel Hill
    6 fl 2010
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    The Graduate Chapel Hill
    United StatesChapel Hill
    5 fl 2006
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    Trilogy Chapel Hill 1
    United StatesChapel Hill
    5 fl 2020
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    Trilogy Chapel Hill 2
    United StatesChapel Hill
    5 fl 2020
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    AC Hotel Chapel Hill Downtown
    United StatesChapel Hill
    4 fl 2017
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    Carmichael Auditorium
    United StatesChapel Hill
    1965
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    Dean Smith Center
    United StatesChapel Hill
    1986
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    Kenan Memorial Stadium
    United StatesChapel Hill
    1928
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    Fetzer Field
    United StatesChapel Hill
    1935
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