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87 tallest skyscrapers on December 31st, 1962

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Tallest skyscrapers on December 31st, 1962

 
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1 Empire State Building6 photos available New York CityUnited States 381m1021931

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2 Chrysler Building2 photos available New York CityUnited States 282m771930

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3 The Trump Building1 photo available New York CityUnited States 275m711930

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4 GE Building2 photos available New York CityUnited States 259m701933

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American International Building1 photo available New York CityUnited States 671932

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6 One Chase Manhattan Plaza1 photo available New York CityUnited States 247m601961

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7 Woolworth Building1 photo available New York CityUnited States 241m581913

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8 Twenty Exchange2 photos available New York CityUnited States 225m571931

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9 Terminal Tower ClevelandUnited States 215m521928

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270 Park Avenue3 photos available New York CityUnited States 521960

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11 Metropolitan Life Tower1 photo available New York CityUnited States 213m501909

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12 500 Fifth Avenue4 photos available New York CityUnited States 212m591931

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13 Radisson Royal Hotel2 photos available MoscowRussia 206m341955

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14 One Grand Central Place2 photos available New York CityUnited States 205m531930

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15 One Wall Street1 photo available New York CityUnited States 199m501932

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16 Chanin Building1 photo available New York CityUnited States 197m561929

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17 General Electric Building1 photo available New York CityUnited States 196m501931

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18 Mercantile Building2 photos available New York CityUnited States 192m481929

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19 Waldorf Astoria New York New York CityUnited States 190m471931

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20 Place Ville Marie MontrealCanada 188m431962

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21 Singer Building New York CityUnited States 187m471908

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Palace of Culture and Science WarsawPoland 421955

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New York Life Building2 photos available New York CityUnited States 331928

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24 La Tour CIBC MontrealCanada 184m451962

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25 One Prudential Plaza ChicagoUnited States 183m411955

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MV Lomonosov State University1 photo available MoscowRussia 391953

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27 Thurgood Marshall U.S. Court House2 photos available New York CityUnited States 179m371936

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28 Time & Life Building2 photos available New York CityUnited States 178m471959

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29 Gulf Tower PittsburghUnited States 177m441932

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30 Municipal Building2 photos available New York CityUnited States 176m341914

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31 Carew Tower CincinnatiUnited States 175m491931

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32 Chicago Board of Trade1 photo available ChicagoUnited States 174m441930

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Socony Mobil Building1 photo available New York CityUnited States 421956

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34 Penobscot Building DetroitUnited States 173m471928

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Chicago Temple Building ChicagoUnited States 231924

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36 The Continental Bank Building1 photo available New York CityUnited States 171m481932

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37 Nelson Tower2 photos available New York CityUnited States 170m461931

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Hotel Sherry-Netherland1 photo available New York CityUnited States 401927

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39 Leveque Tower ColumbusUnited States 169m471927

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Civic Opera Building ChicagoUnited States 451929

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Continental Can Building New York CityUnited States 391962

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Equitable Building1 photo available New York CityUnited States 381915

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43 Downtown by Philippe Starck New York CityUnited States 167m421927

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Sheraton Dallas Hotel Central Tower DallasUnited States 421959

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Pittsfield Building ChicagoUnited States 381927

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Philadelphia City Hall2 photos available PhiladelphiaUnited States 71901

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47 Transportation Building1 photo available New York CityUnited States 166m441928

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48 The Downtown Club1 photo available New York CityUnited States 165m391930

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Mole Antonelliana TurinItaly 51889

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50 UBS Paine Webber Building2 photos available New York CityUnited States 164m421960

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The Ritz Tower New York CityUnited States 411926

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Bankers Trust Company Building1 photo available New York CityUnited States 291912

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53 Lefcourt Colonial Building New York CityUnited States 163m451929

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LaSalle National Bank ChicagoUnited States 451934

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Cathedral of Learning PittsburghUnited States 421936

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56 DuMont Building New York CityUnited States 162m421931

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The Helmsley Building2 photos available New York CityUnited States 351928

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58 One North LaSalle Street ChicagoUnited States 161m481930

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Ulmer Münster UlmGermany 31890

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60 Morrison Hotel ChicagoUnited States 160m451925

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The Pierre1 photo available New York CityUnited States 441930

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62 First National City Bank Building New York CityUnited States 159m411961

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Kemper Building ChicagoUnited States 411962

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Jewelers´ Building ChicagoUnited States 401927

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65 Newsweek Building1 photo available New York CityUnited States 158m421931

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Three Mellon Center PittsburghUnited States 411951

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Mather Tower ChicagoUnited States 381928

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Standard Oil Building1 photo available New York CityUnited States 311924

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69 Cologne Cathedral1 photo available CologneGermany 157m51880

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70 Millennium Towers North2 photos available New York CityUnited States 156m441930

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One Hanson Place1 photo available New York CityUnited States 421929

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LaSalle-Wacker Building ChicagoUnited States 411930

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International Building2 photos available New York CityUnited States 411935

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1407 Broadway1 photo available New York CityUnited States 411950

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Seagram Building2 photos available New York CityUnited States 381958

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Bank of New York Building New York CityUnited States 311927

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77 Continental Building New York CityUnited States 155m421931

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Bank of America Building BaltimoreUnited States 371929

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs1 photo available MoscowRussia 271953

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80 United Nations Secretariat Building2 photos available New York CityUnited States 154m391953

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81 Johns-Manville Building1 photo available New York CityUnited States 153m431931

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60 Broad Street New York CityUnited States 391962

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Lefcourt National Building1 photo available New York CityUnited States 371928

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Pendry Chicago ChicagoUnited States 371929

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El Paso Energy Building HoustonUnited States 331962

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86 Sheraton New York New York CityUnited States 152m511962

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Travelers Tower HartfordUnited States 241919

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