Skyscrapers completed in 1928

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All skyscrapers completed in 1928 ranked by height
Cities with the the most skyscrapers completed in 1928
Countries with the the most skyscrapers completed in 1928
20 tallest skyscrapers on December 31st, 1928
Most western/eastern/northern/southern skyscraper on December 31st, 1928

All skyscrapers completed in 1928 ranked by height
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Rank only 1928	Rank until 1928	Rank since 1928	Rank Today	Name	City	Country	Height	Floors
1	2	1510	1511	Terminal Tower	Cleveland	United States	215m	52	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
2	4	3081	3083	New York Life Building	New York City	United States	187m	33	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
3	7	4287	4291	Penobscot Building	Detroit	United States	173m	47	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
4	15	5101	5112	Transportation Building	New York City	United States	166m	44	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
5	19	5522	5536	The Helmsley Building	New York City	United States	162m	35	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
6	23	6147	6164	Mather Tower	Chicago	United States	158m	38	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
7	27	6878	6898	Lefcourt National Building	New York City	United States	153m	37	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte

Countries with the the most skyscrapers completed in 1928
Country	New Skyscrapers	Percentage of all skyscrapers
Country	New Skyscrapers	...completed in 1928	...of that country
United States	7	100%	0.82%	HEIGHTDownload Placemarks (all years) Labels: Height Size: 1.15 MB NAMEDownload Placemarks (all years) Labels: Name Size: 1.13 MB

Cities with the the most skyscrapers completed in 1928
City	New Skyscrapers	Percentage of all skyscrapers
City	New Skyscrapers	...completed in 1928	...of that city

Historic list of tallest skyscrapers 20 tallest skyscrapers on December 31st, 1928
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Rank	Name	City	Country	Height	Floors	Year
1	Woolworth Building	New York City	United States	241m	58	1913	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
2	Terminal Tower	Cleveland	United States	215m	52	1928	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
3	Metropolitan Life Tower	New York City	United States	213m	50	1909	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
4	Singer Building	New York City	United States	187m	47	1908	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
4	New York Life Building	New York City	United States	187m	33	1928	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
6	Municipal Building	New York City	United States	176m	34	1914	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
7	Penobscot Building	Detroit	United States	173m	47	1928	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
7	Chicago Temple Building	Chicago	United States	173m	23	1924	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
9	Hotel Sherry-Netherland	New York City	United States	170m	40	1927	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
10	Leveque Tower	Columbus	United States	169m	47	1927	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
10	Equitable Building	New York City	United States	169m	38	1915	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
12	Downtown by Philippe Starck	New York City	United States	167m	42	1927	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
	Pittsfield Building	Chicago	United States		38	1927	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
	Philadelphia City Hall	Philadelphia	United States		7	1901	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
15	Transportation Building	New York City	United States	166m	44	1928	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
16	Mole Antonelliana	Turin	Italy	165m	5	1889	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
17	The Ritz Tower	New York City	United States	164m	41	1926	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
17	Bankers Trust Company Building	New York City	United States	164m	29	1912	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
19	The Helmsley Building	New York City	United States	162m	35	1928	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
20	Ulmer Münster	Ulm	Germany	161m	3	1890	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
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Most western/eastern/northern/southern skyscraper in 1928
Most...	Name	City	Country	Height	Floors	From...to
...western	Morrison Hotel	Chicago	United States	160m	45	1925-1928	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 454 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 449 kB
...eastern	Ulmer Münster	Ulm	Germany	161m	3	1890-1952	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 454 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 449 kB
...northern	Cologne Cathedral	Cologne	Germany	157m	5	1880-1952	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 454 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 449 kB
...southern	Philadelphia City Hall	Philadelphia	United States	167m	7	1901-1928	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 454 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 449 kB
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Skyscrapers completed in 1928

All skyscrapers completed in 1928 ranked by height

Countries with the the most skyscrapers completed in 1928

Cities with the the most skyscrapers completed in 1928

Historic list of tallest skyscrapers20 tallest skyscrapers on December 31st, 1928

Most western/eastern/northern/southern skyscraper in 1928

Historic list of tallest skyscrapers
20 tallest skyscrapers on December 31st, 1928