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List of early skyscrapers

Summary

This list of early skyscrapers details a range of tall, commercial buildings built between 1880 and the 1930s, predominantly in the United States cities of New York and Chicago, but also across the rest of the U.S. and in many other parts of the world.

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (January 2017)

The first skyscrapers (1880–1899)

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United States

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New York's "Newspaper Row", showing the first skyscrapers built in the late 19th century: (l to r) World Building, Tribune Building, 150 Nassau Street, and the Times Building. Also visible (left) is City Hall.

Georgia

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Illinois

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Iowa

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Observatory Building

Massachusetts

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Michigan

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Minnesota

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Missouri

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Wainwright Building

New York

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New York City

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Rochester

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Wilder Building

Buffalo

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Pennsylvania

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Utah

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Wisconsin

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Washington D.C.

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Rest of the world

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The Witte Huis in Rotterdam, Europe's first skyscraper building (1898)

The APA "Australia" Building in Melbourne (1889–1980) – Australia's tallest building until 1912

The Temple Building, Toronto (1895-96)

Asia

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Japan

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Ryounkaku

Europe

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Netherlands

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Witte Huis

United Kingdom

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Queen Anne's Mansions

North and South America

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Canada

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Beard Building, Toronto
Canada Life Building, Montreal
New York Life Insurance Building, Montreal
Temple Building, Toronto
Toronto Board of Trade Building

Oceania

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Australia

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APA Building, Melbourne
Culwulla Chambers, Sydney

The "First Great Age" (1900–19)

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United States

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The Woolworth Building overlooking New York City's Old Post Office and City Hall Park, with the peaks of the Singer Tower and the 40 Wall Street just visible (left)

Alabama

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California

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Colorado

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Daniels & Fisher Tower

Connecticut

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Travelers Tower

Florida

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Georgia

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Illinois

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Iowa

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Indiana

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Maryland

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Massachusetts

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Custom House Tower

Michigan

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Minnesota

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Missouri

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Nebraska

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First National Bank Building (Omaha, Nebraska)

New York

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New York City

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Rochester

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Kodak Tower

Buffalo

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The Marin

Ohio

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Pennsylvania

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Tennessee

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Texas

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Utah

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Walker Center

Virginia

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First National Bank Building

Washington

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Elsewhere in the world

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Culwulla Chambers, Sydney's first skyscraper

United Kingdom

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Argentina

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Australia

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Culwulla Chambers, Sydney
Dovers Building, Melbourne
Trust Building, Sydney

Brazil

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Edifício Jornal do Brasil

Canada

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Canadian Pacific Building, Toronto

Germany

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Berlin

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Siemensturm in Berlin

Behrensbau^[de]
Narva-Turm^[de]
Siemensturm

Jena

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Zeiss Bau 15^[de]

Netherlands

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De Inktpot^[nl]

New Zealand

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Consultancy House, Dunedin, New Zealand

Consultancy House, Dunedin
Public Trust Building, Wellington

Poland

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PAST (Poland)

Russia

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The fairy tale house

South Africa

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Union Buildings

Ukraine

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Inter-war period, boom and depression (1920–1939)

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United States

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Arizona

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Connecticut

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California

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Florida

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Georgia

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Idaho

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Hoff Building

Indiana

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Illinois

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Iowa

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Louisiana

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Maine

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Time and Temperature Building

Maryland

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Bank of America Building (Baltimore)

Massachusetts

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Suffolk County Courthouse

Michigan

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Minnesota

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Mississippi

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Missouri

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Nebraska

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Nebraska State Capitol

New Jersey

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New York

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New York City

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Buffalo

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Rochester

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Syracuse

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Albany

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New Rochelle

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271 North Avenue

North Carolina

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Ohio

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Oklahoma

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Pennsylvania

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Rhode Island

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Tennessee

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Texas

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Utah

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Virginia

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Washington

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Seattle Tower

Wisconsin

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Europe

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Austria

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Vienna

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Hochhaus Herrengasse

Belgium

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The Boerentoren in Antwerp

Antwerp

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Boerentoren
Century Center

Brussels

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Pavillons français^[fr] [1]
Résidence de la Cambre

Ghent

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Centrale Universiteitsbibliotheek

Czech Republic

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Baťa's Skyscraper

Finland

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Hotel Torni

France

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Villeurbanne

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Gratte-ciel_(Villeurbanne)^[fr]

Germany

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The Borsigturm in Berlin

The Hansahochhaus in Cologne

Aachen

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Haus Grenzwacht^[de]

Berlin

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Borsigturm^[de]
Columbushaus
Europahaus
Karstadt Berlin Hermannplatz^[de]
Kathreiner-Haus^[de]
Shell-Haus
Ullsteinhaus^[de]
Wernerwerk-Hochhaus^[de]

Braunschweig

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Haus der Wissenschaft Braunschweig^[de]

Chemnitz

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Cammann-Hochhaus

Cologne

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Hansahochhaus

Dresden

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Ernemann-Werke^[de]
Hochhaus am Albertplatz^[de]

Düsseldorf

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Stummhaus^[de]
Wilhelm Marx House

Essen

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Deutschlandhaus (Essen)^[de]

Gera

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Handelshof^[de]

Hamburg

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Chilehaus
Brahms Kontor
Meßberghof

Hanover

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Anzeiger-Hochhaus^{[de; fi; it; ru]}
Capitol

Jena

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Bau 36

Leipzig

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Magdeburg

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Faber-Hochhaus^[de]

Munich

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Old Technical Town Hall

Rüsselsheim

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Opelturm Rüsselsheim^[de]

Stuttgart

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Tagblatt-Turm
Breuninger Hochhaus

Hungary

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Budapest

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Az Országos Társadalombiztosító Intézet székháza^[hu]

Italy

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The Torrione INA in Brescia, Italy's first skyscraper.

Brescia

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Torrione INA

Genoa

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Torre Dante^[usurped]
Torre Piacentini^[usurped]

Milan

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Palazzo e Torre Rasini^[it]
Snia Viscosa Tower
Torre Locatelli^[it]

Turin

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Torre Littoria

Netherlands

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Amsterdam

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De Bazel

Rotterdam

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GEB toren

Poland

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Warsaw

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Wroclaw

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Wrocław Post Office^[de]
Biurowiec przy Rynku 9-11^[pl]

Katowice

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Drapacz Chmur

Romania

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Bucharest

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Telephones Company Building

Russia

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Palace of the Soviets (vision)
House on the Embankment

Serbia

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Palace Albanija

Slovenia

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Nebotičnik

Spain

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The Telefónica Building in Madrid

Madrid

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Barcelona

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Banco Vitalicio de España^[usurped]

A Coruña

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Edificio del Banco Pastor en La Coruña

Sweden

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Stockholm

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Kungstornen

Gothenburg

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Otterhall^[sv]

Switzerland

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Bel-Air-Turm^[de]

Ukraine

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Kyiv

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Government Building, Kyiv

Kharkiv

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United Kingdom

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Shell Mex House, London

London

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Manchester

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Liverpool

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Elsewhere in the world

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The Manchester Unity Building, Melbourne, Australia

Australia

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Melbourne

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Sydney

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Argentina

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Canada

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Halifax

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Dominion Public Building

Hamilton

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Pigott Building

Montreal

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Royal Bank Tower, Montreal

Quebec

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Édifice Price

Toronto

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Vancouver

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China

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Broadway Mansions, Shanghai, China

Park Hotel Shanghai, Shanghai, China

Guangzhou

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Shanghai

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Hong Kong

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Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Headquarters Building

The Mutual Life & Citizens Assurance Company Building, Wellington, New Zealand

New Zealand

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Hotel St George, Wellington
Mutual Life & Citizens Assurance Company Building, Wellington

South Africa

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Chamber of Mines Building

See also

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List of skyscrapers

References

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[UK first iron building 1797 Shrewsbury Flaxmill]