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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 structuresNew YorkManhattan, Jersey City, Brooklyn→
7,381 structuresHong KongHighest density on earth→
1,186 structuresDubaiHome of the Burj Khalifa→
5,234 structuresSingaporeA city of tropical skyscrapers→
1,049 structuresShanghaiPudong + the Bund→
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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  1. One Ecolab Place 1
    One Ecolab Place
    United StatesSt. Paul
    101 m 17 fl 1991
  2. Landmark Towers 2
    Landmark Towers
    United StatesSt. Paul
    100 m 25 fl 1983
  3. CenturyLink Tower B 3
    CenturyLink Tower B
    United StatesSt. Paul
    74 m 16 fl 1968
  4. CenturyLink Tower C 4
    CenturyLink Tower C
    United StatesSt. Paul
    74 m 16 fl 1976
  5. Landmark Center 5
    Landmark Center
    United StatesSt. Paul
    67 m 6 fl 1902
  6. Infor Commons 6
    Infor Commons
    United StatesSt. Paul
    58 m 13 fl 1999
  7. St. Paul Hotel 7
    St. Paul Hotel
    United StatesSt. Paul
    54 m 13 fl 1910
  8. CenturyLink Building A 8
    CenturyLink Building A
    United StatesSt. Paul
    46 m 9 fl 1937
  9. Hamm Building 9
    Hamm Building
    United StatesSt. Paul
    40 m 7 fl 1920
  10. ▢
    10
    Windsor Hotel
    United StatesSt. Paul
    29 m 5 fl 1878
  11. Travelers Building 11
    Travelers Building
    United StatesSt. Paul
    29 m 5 fl 1961
  12. ▢
    12
    Roy Wilkins Auditorium
    United StatesSt. Paul
    29 m 2 fl 1932
  13. ▢
    13
    Dyer Building
    United StatesSt. Paul
    26 m 5 fl
  14. ▢
    14
    Litt's Grand Opera House
    United StatesSt. Paul
    24 m 4 fl 1890
  15. ▢
    15
    Metropolitan Hotel
    United StatesSt. Paul
    23 m 5 fl
  16. George Latimer Central Library 16
    George Latimer Central Library
    United StatesSt. Paul
    7 fl 1917
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    17
    YWCA
    United StatesSt. Paul
    5 fl 1911
  18. ▢
    18
    Schiffman Building
    United StatesSt. Paul
    5 fl 1893
  19. ▢
    19
    Amherst H. Wilder Charity Building
    United StatesSt. Paul
    4 fl 1913
  20. St. Paul Women's City Club Building 20
    St. Paul Women's City Club Building
    United StatesSt. Paul
    4 fl 1931
  21. Ordway Center for the Performing Arts 21
    Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
    United StatesSt. Paul
    4 fl 1986
  22. ▢
    22
    St. Paul Hotel Garage
    United StatesSt. Paul
    4 fl
  23. ▢
    23
    Coney Island Tavern
    United StatesSt. Paul
    3 fl 1858
  24. 317 on Rice Park 24
    317 on Rice Park
    United StatesSt. Paul
    3 fl 1915
  25. ▢
    25
    Coney Island Cafe
    United StatesSt. Paul
    3 fl 1888
  26. ▢
    26
    RiverCentre Skyway Connection Tower
    United StatesSt. Paul
    2 fl 2002
  27. Mickey's Diner 27
    Mickey's Diner
    United StatesSt. Paul
    1 fl 1939
  28. ▢
    28
    Third Cathedral of St. Paul
    United StatesSt. Paul
    1 fl 1858
  29. Charlie Brown and Snoopy 29
    Charlie Brown and Snoopy
    United StatesSt. Paul
  30. Sally Brown and Linus Van Pelt 30
    Sally Brown and Linus Van Pelt
    United StatesSt. Paul
  31. Schroeder and Lucille “Lucy” Van Pelt 31
    Schroeder and Lucille “Lucy” Van Pelt
    United StatesSt. Paul
  32. Marcie and Woodstock 32
    Marcie and Woodstock
    United StatesSt. Paul
  33. Herb Brooks Statue 33
    Herb Brooks Statue
    United StatesSt. Paul
  34. Peppermint Patty 34
    Peppermint Patty
    United StatesSt. Paul
  35. La Source 35
    La Source
    United StatesSt. Paul
  36. Rice Park Fountain 36
    Rice Park Fountain
    United StatesSt. Paul
  37. F. Scott Fitzgerald Statue 37
    F. Scott Fitzgerald Statue
    United StatesSt. Paul
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