Skyscrapers completed in 1959

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All skyscrapers completed in 1959 ranked by height
Cities with the the most skyscrapers completed in 1959
Countries with the the most skyscrapers completed in 1959
20 tallest skyscrapers on December 31st, 1959
Most western/eastern/northern/southern skyscraper on December 31st, 1959

All skyscrapers completed in 1959 ranked by height
VIEW ALL SKYSCRAPERS OF 1959 ON A MAP
Rank only 1959	Rank until 1959	Rank since 1959	Rank Today	Name	City	Country	Height	Floors
1	24	3620	3643	Time & Life Building	New York City	United States	178m	47	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
2	38	4723	4759	Sheraton Dallas Hotel Central Tower	Dallas	United States	167m	42	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte

Countries with the the most skyscrapers completed in 1959
Country	New Skyscrapers	Percentage of all skyscrapers
Country	New Skyscrapers	...completed in 1959	...of that country
United States	2	100%	0.24%	HEIGHTDownload Placemarks (all years) Labels: Height Size: 1.34 MB NAMEDownload Placemarks (all years) Labels: Name Size: 1.32 MB

Cities with the the most skyscrapers completed in 1959
City	New Skyscrapers	Percentage of all skyscrapers
City	New Skyscrapers	...completed in 1959	...of that city
Dallas	1	50%	5.56%	HEIGHTDownload Placemarks (all years) Labels: Height Size: 1.34 MB NAMEDownload Placemarks (all years) Labels: Name Size: 1.32 MB
New York City	1	50%	0.33%	HEIGHTDownload Placemarks (all years) Labels: Height Size: 1.34 MB NAMEDownload Placemarks (all years) Labels: Name Size: 1.32 MB

Historic list of tallest skyscrapers 20 tallest skyscrapers on December 31st, 1959
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	GE Building	New York City	United States	259m	70	1933	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
4	American International Building	New York City	United States	259m	67	1932	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
6	Woolworth Building	New York City	United States	241m	58	1913	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
7	Twenty Exchange	New York City	United States	225m	57	1931	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
8	Terminal Tower	Cleveland	United States	215m	52	1928	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
9	Metropolitan Life Tower	New York City	United States	213m	50	1909	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
10	500 Fifth Avenue	New York City	United States	212m	59	1931	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
11	Radisson Royal Hotel	Moscow	Russia	206m	34	1955	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
12	One Grand Central Place	New York City	United States	205m	53	1930	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
13	One Wall Street	New York City	United States	199m	50	1932	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
14	Chanin Building	New York City	United States	197m	56	1929	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
15	General Electric Building	New York City	United States	196m	50	1931	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
16	Mercantile Building	New York City	United States	192m	48	1929	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
17	Waldorf Astoria New York	New York City	United States	190m	47	1931	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
18	Singer Building	New York City	United States	187m	47	1908	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
	Palace of Culture and Science	Warsaw	Poland		42	1955	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
	New York Life Building	New York City	United States		33	1928	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
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Most western/eastern/northern/southern skyscraper in 1959
Most...	Name	City	Country	Height	Floors	From...to
...western	Sheraton Dallas Hotel Central Tower	Dallas	United States	167m	42	1959-1963	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 525 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 517 kB
...eastern	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Moscow	Russia	155m	27	1953-1966	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 525 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 517 kB
...northern	Radisson Royal Hotel	Moscow	Russia	206m	34	1955-2002	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 525 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 517 kB
...southern	Sheraton Dallas Hotel Central Tower	Dallas	United States	167m	42	1959-1961	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 525 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 517 kB
Most western/eastern/northern/southern supertall in 1959
...western	Empire State Building	New York City	United States	381m	102	1931-1968	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 525 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 517 kB
...eastern	Empire State Building	New York City	United States	381m	102	1931-1989	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 525 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 517 kB
...northern	Empire State Building	New York City	United States	381m	102	1931-1968	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 525 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 517 kB
...southern	Empire State Building	New York City	United States	381m	102	1931-1971	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 525 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 517 kB
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Skyscrapers completed in 1959

All skyscrapers completed in 1959 ranked by height

Countries with the the most skyscrapers completed in 1959

Cities with the the most skyscrapers completed in 1959

Historic list of tallest skyscrapers20 tallest skyscrapers on December 31st, 1959

Most western/eastern/northern/southern skyscraper in 1959

Most western/eastern/northern/southern supertall in 1959

Historic list of tallest skyscrapers
20 tallest skyscrapers on December 31st, 1959