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1 Germany 1880 Cologne Cathedral1photo available 157m 5 Cologne

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2 Italy 1889 Mole Antonelliana 165m 5 Turin

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3 United States 1901 Philadelphia City Hall2photos available 167m 7 Philadelphia

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4 Russia 1953 MV Lomonosov State University 183m 39 Moscow

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5 Poland 1955 Palace of Culture and Science 187m 42 Warsaw

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6 Canada 1962 Place Ville Marie 188m 43 Montreal

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7 Brazil 1965 Edificio Italia 165m 46 Sao Paulo

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8 Australia 1967 Australia Square Tower1photo available 170m 46 Sydney

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9 Japan 1968 Kasumigaseki Building1photo available 156m 36 Tokyo

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10 Colombia 1969 Edificio Avianca 161m 42 Bogota

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11 India 1970 MVRDC 155m 35 Bombay

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12 France 1973 Tour Montparnasse 210m 60 Paris

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13 South Africa 1973 Carlton Centre 201m 49 Johannesburg

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14 China 1973 Jardine House1photo available 178m 52 Hong Kong

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15 Singapore 1973 Meritus Mandarin Tower 2 152m 40 Singapore

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16 Venezuela 1979 Parque Central Torre Officinas I 225m 56 Caracas

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17 United Kingdom 1980 Tower 42 182m 43 London

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18 Malaysia 1983 Menara KH1photo available 152m 36 Kuala Lumpur

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19 Mexico 1984 Torre Ejecutiva Pemex 211m 51 Mexico City

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20 Korea 1985 KLI 63 Building 249m 60 Seoul

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21 Turkey 1987 Mersin Complex 176m 52 Mersin

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22 Spain 1989 Torre Picasso 156m 43 Madrid

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23 Ivory Coast 1990 Basilica of Our Lady of Peace Yamoussoukro 157m 3 Yamoussoukro

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24 Taiwan 1992 Chang-Gu World Trade Center 222m 50 Kaohsiung

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25 Morocco 1993 Hassan II Mosque 197m 8 Casablanca

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26 Thailand 1993 Paholyothin Place1photo available 196m 45 Bangkok

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27 United Arab Emirates 1994 Baynunah Hilton Tower Hotel 164m 42 Abu Dhabi

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28 Sri Lanka 1995 World Trade Center Tower 1 152m 39 Colombo

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29 Indonesia 1996 Wisma 46 230m 46 Jakarta

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30 Panama 1996 Miramar Towers I 168m 55 Panama City

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31 Philippines 1996 Rufino Pacific Tower 162m 41 Makati

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32 Argentina 1996 Torre Le Parc 157m 51 Buenos Aires

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33 Israel 1999 Azrieli Center Circular Tower 187m 49 Tel Aviv

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34 Austria 1999 Millennium Tower2photos available 171m 50 Vienna

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35 Saudi Arabia 2000 Al Faisaliah Center 266m 30 Riyadh

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36 New Zealand 2000 Vero Centre2photos available 170m 38 Auckland

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37 Uruguay 2002 Torre ANTEL 157m 32 Montevideo

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38 Bahrain 2003 Almoayyed Towers 172m 49 Manama

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39 Qatar 2004 Ooredoo Tower 158m 29 Doha

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40 Sweden 2005 Turning Torso1photo available 190m 57 Malmö

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41 Kuwait 2005 Dar Al Awadi 163m 35 Kuwait City

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42 Iran 2007 Tehran International Tower 162m 54 Tehran

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43 Kazakhstan 2008 Northern Lights Tower 1 180m 42 Astana

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44 Vietnam 2010 Bitexco Financial Tower 262m 68 Saigon

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45 Chile 2010 Titanium La Portada 195m 55 Santiago

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46 Netherlands 2010 Maastoren 164m 44 Rotterdam

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47 Turkmenistan 2011 Turkmenistan Broadcasting Center 173m 16 Ashgabat

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48 Georgia 2012 Batumi Technological University Tower 178m 35 Batumi

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49 Bangladesh 2012 City Centre 171m 37 Dhaka

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50 Azerbaijan 2013 Flame Tower 1 181m 39 Baku

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51 Cambodia 2014 Vattanac Capital 184m 38 Phnom Penh

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52 Tanzania 2014 PSPF Commercial Tower A 152m 35 Dar es Salaam

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53 Jordan 2015 Amman Rotana Hotel 188m 50 Amman

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54 Switzerland 2015 Roche Turm Bau 1 178m 41 Basel

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55 Monaco 2015 Tour Odeon 170m 49 Monaco

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56 Lebanon 2016 Sky Gate 180m 42 Beirut

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57 Kenya 2016 UAP Old Mutual Tower 163m 33 Nairobi

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58 Dominican Republic 2017 Anacaona 27 161m 41 Santo Domingo

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59 Algeria 2019 Great Mosque of Algiers Tower 264m 35 Algiers

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60 Pakistan 2021 Bahria Icon Tower 273m 62 Karachi

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61 Bolivia 2021 Torres del Poeta Tower D 180m 40 La Paz

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62 Egypt 2022 Iconic Tower 385m 77 Cairo

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63 Uzbekistan 2022 Nest One 235m 51 Tashkent

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64 Ethiopia 2022 Commercial Bank of Ethiopia 209m 46 Addis Ababa

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65 Cyprus 2022 One 170m 37 Limassol

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66 Iraq 2023 Central Bank of Iraq 170m 40 Baghdad

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67 Slovakia 2023 Eurovea Tower 168m 49 Bratislava

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    Notes:
  • I also count churches as skyscrapers, if they reach the required height of 500 feet without any spire, because their towers are also multistorey buildings and unlike TV towers they have a clearly definable highest point.
  • If you want to know the latest countries in the skyscraper club, just read this list from the bottom to the top!
  • If two countries had their first skyscraper in the same year, the rank is determined by the height of the first skyscraper.
Last updated: October 1,2023
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