Home›Tall Buildings and Skyscrapers›Building Type›SkyscraperBrowse BySkyscraperBuilding type sorts buildings by the specific kind of structure each one is, such as a church, a tower or a house. The Sagrada Familia is described by Wikipedia as "a Catholic church in the Eixample district of Barcelona," a precise type distinct from a palace or a museum. This dimension lets a visitor find every building of one exact kind.FactsSkyscraperSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attested1885 CE 1Origin RegionWell-attestedUnited States (Chicago) 1SkyscraperFilter Results19 entriesArchitectAllAdrian Smith (1)Norman Foster (1)Building FamilyAllTall Buildings of East Asia (6)Tall Buildings of Europe (2)Tall Buildings of North America (6)Tall Buildings of Southeast Asia (1)Tall Buildings of the Middle East (4)StyleAllArt Deco (2)Contemporary architecture (1)High-Tech Architecture (3)International Style (1)Islamic Architecture (1)Modernist Architecture (2)Neo-Futurism (1)New Classical Architecture (1)Postmodern Architecture (3)MaterialAllAluminum (1)Glass (2)Insulated Glazing Unit (1)Marble (1)Stainless Steel (2)Steel (2)Completed YearAll1930 (1)1931 (1)1969 (1)1971 (1)1973 (1)1989 (1)1990 (1)1992 (1)2002 (1)2003 (3)2004 (2)2010 (1)2011 (1)2013 (1)2014 (1)2017 (1)2018 (1)2022 (1)Standing StatusAllStanding (19)GroupAllTall Buildings of East Asia (6)Tall Buildings of Europe (2)Tall Buildings of North America (6)Tall Buildings of Southeast Asia (1)Tall Buildings of the Middle East (4)PlaceAllChina (5)Hong Kong (1)Indonesia (1)Saudi Arabia (2)Ukraine (1)United Arab Emirates (2)United Kingdom (1)United States (6)BrowseCompareSelect all 1930 St Mary AxeSkyscraperAHS TowerSkyscraperAutograph TowerSkyscraperBank of China Tower, Hong KongSkyscraperBurj KhalifaSkyscraperChrysler BuildingSkyscraperEmpire State BuildingSkyscraperInternational Finance Centre Hong KongSkyscraperInternational Land-Sea CenterSkyscraperJohn Hancock CenterSkyscraperKingdom CentreSkyscraperKyiv Television CenterSkyscraperLogan Century Center 1SkyscraperMakkah Royal Clock TowerSkyscraperOne World Trade CenterSkyscraperPing An Finance CenterSkyscraperTwo International Finance CentreSkyscraperU.S. Bank Tower (Los Angeles)SkyscraperWillis TowerSkyscraperSources1. WikipediaWikimedia FoundationWikipedia, Skyscraper, lead section, erathe ten-story Home Insurance Building in Chicago, built from 1884 to 1885.Wikipedia, Skyscraper, lead section, regionthe ten-story Home Insurance Building in Chicago, built from 1884 to 1885.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.