Skyscrapers completed in 1931

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All skyscrapers completed in 1931 ranked by height
Cities with the the most skyscrapers completed in 1931
Countries with the the most skyscrapers completed in 1931
20 tallest skyscrapers on December 31st, 1931
Most western/eastern/northern/southern skyscraper on December 31st, 1931

All skyscrapers completed in 1931 ranked by height
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Rank only 1931	Rank until 1931	Rank since 1931	Rank Today	Name	City	Country	Height	Floors
1	1	52	52	Empire State Building	New York City	United States	381m	102	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
2	5	1196	1199	Twenty Exchange	New York City	United States	225m	57	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
3	8	1623	1628	500 Fifth Avenue	New York City	United States	212m	59	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
4	11	2531	2538	General Electric Building	New York City	United States	196m	50	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
5	13	2864	2872	Waldorf Astoria New York	New York City	United States	190m	47	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
6	17	4096	4107	Carew Tower	Cincinnati	United States	175m	49	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
7	21	4550	4564	Nelson Tower	New York City	United States	170m	46	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
8	35	5553	5580	DuMont Building	New York City	United States	162m	42	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
9	42	6181	6214	Newsweek Building	New York City	United States	158m	42	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
10	50	6641	6681	Continental Building	New York City	United States	155m	42	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
11	52	6913	6954	Johns-Manville Building	New York City	United States	153m	43	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte

Countries with the the most skyscrapers completed in 1931
Country	New Skyscrapers	Percentage of all skyscrapers
Country	New Skyscrapers	...completed in 1931	...of that country
United States	11	100%	1.28%	HEIGHTDownload Placemarks (all years) Labels: Height Size: 1.15 MB NAMEDownload Placemarks (all years) Labels: Name Size: 1.14 MB

Cities with the the most skyscrapers completed in 1931
City	New Skyscrapers	Percentage of all skyscrapers
City	New Skyscrapers	...completed in 1931	...of that city
New York City	10	90.91%	3.3%	HEIGHTDownload Placemarks (all years) Labels: Height Size: 454 kB NAMEDownload Placemarks (all years) Labels: Name Size: 449 kB
Cincinnati	1	9.09%	50%	HEIGHTDownload Placemarks (all years) Labels: Height Size: 2.89 kB NAMEDownload Placemarks (all years) Labels: Name Size: 2.85 kB

Historic list of tallest skyscrapers 20 tallest skyscrapers on December 31st, 1931
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Rank	Name	City	Country	Height	Floors	Year
1	Empire State Building	New York City	United States	381m	102	1931	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
2	Chrysler Building	New York City	United States	282m	77	1930	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
3	The Trump Building	New York City	United States	275m	71	1930	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
4	Woolworth Building	New York City	United States	241m	58	1913	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
5	Twenty Exchange	New York City	United States	225m	57	1931	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
6	Terminal Tower	Cleveland	United States	215m	52	1928	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
7	Metropolitan Life Tower	New York City	United States	213m	50	1909	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
8	500 Fifth Avenue	New York City	United States	212m	59	1931	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
9	One Grand Central Place	New York City	United States	205m	53	1930	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
10	Chanin Building	New York City	United States	197m	56	1929	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
11	General Electric Building	New York City	United States	196m	50	1931	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
12	Mercantile Building	New York City	United States	192m	48	1929	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
13	Waldorf Astoria New York	New York City	United States	190m	47	1931	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
14	Singer Building	New York City	United States	187m	47	1908	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
14	New York Life Building	New York City	United States	187m	33	1928	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
16	Municipal Building	New York City	United States	176m	34	1914	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
17	Carew Tower	Cincinnati	United States	175m	49	1931	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
18	Chicago Board of Trade	Chicago	United States	174m	44	1930	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
19	Penobscot Building	Detroit	United States	173m	47	1928	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
19	Chicago Temple Building	Chicago	United States	173m	23	1924	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
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Most western/eastern/northern/southern skyscraper in 1931
Most...	Name	City	Country	Height	Floors	From...to
...western	Civic Opera Building	Chicago	United States	169m	45	1929-1958	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 2.89 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 2.85 kB
...eastern	Ulmer Münster	Ulm	Germany	161m	3	1890-1952	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 2.89 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 2.85 kB
...northern	Cologne Cathedral	Cologne	Germany	157m	5	1880-1952	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 2.89 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 2.85 kB
...southern	Carew Tower	Cincinnati	United States	175m	49	1931-1958	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 2.89 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 2.85 kB
Most western/eastern/northern/southern supertall in 1931
...western	Empire State Building	New York City	United States	381m	102	1931-1968	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 2.89 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 2.85 kB
...eastern	Empire State Building	New York City	United States	381m	102	1931-1989	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 2.89 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 2.85 kB
...northern	Empire State Building	New York City	United States	381m	102	1931-1968	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 2.89 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 2.85 kB
...southern	Empire State Building	New York City	United States	381m	102	1931-1971	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 2.89 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 2.85 kB
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Skyscrapers completed in 1931

All skyscrapers completed in 1931 ranked by height

Countries with the the most skyscrapers completed in 1931

Cities with the the most skyscrapers completed in 1931

Historic list of tallest skyscrapers20 tallest skyscrapers on December 31st, 1931

Most western/eastern/northern/southern skyscraper in 1931

Most western/eastern/northern/southern supertall in 1931

Historic list of tallest skyscrapers
20 tallest skyscrapers on December 31st, 1931