Skyscrapers completed in 1968

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All skyscrapers completed in 1968 ranked by height
Cities with the the most skyscrapers completed in 1968
Countries with the the most skyscrapers completed in 1968
20 tallest skyscrapers on December 31st, 1968
Most western/eastern/northern/southern skyscraper on December 31st, 1968

All skyscrapers completed in 1968 ranked by height
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Rank only 1968	Rank until 1968	Rank since 1968	Rank Today	Name	City	Country	Height	Floors
1	14	1612	1625	General Motors Building	New York City	United States	214m	50	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
2	25	2642	2665	Lake Point Tower	Chicago	United States	196m	70	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
3	84	5961	6042	Plaza Tower	New Orleans	United States	161m	45	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
4	100	6805	6901	Kasumigaseki Building	Tokyo	Japan	156m	36	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
5	110	6954	7059	K & L Gates Center	Pittsburgh	United States	155m	39	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
6	120	7437	7551	World Apparel Center	New York City	United States	152m	39	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
Combined height of all skyscrapers completed in 1968: 1.034 kilometres
4 of 6 skyscrapers completed in 1968 have photos so far.

Countries with the the most skyscrapers completed in 1968
Country	New Skyscrapers	Percentage of all skyscrapers
Country	New Skyscrapers	...completed in 1968	...of that country
United States	5	83.33%	0.58%	HEIGHTDownload Placemarks (all years) Labels: Height Size: 1.16 MB NAMEDownload Placemarks (all years) Labels: Name Size: 1.15 MB
Japan	1	16.67%	0.36%	HEIGHTDownload Placemarks (all years) Labels: Height Size: 383 kB NAMEDownload Placemarks (all years) Labels: Name Size: 378 kB

Cities with the the most skyscrapers completed in 1968
City	New Skyscrapers	Percentage of all skyscrapers
City	New Skyscrapers	...completed in 1968	...of that city
New York City	2	33.33%	0.66%	HEIGHTDownload Placemarks (all years) Labels: Height Size: 456 kB NAMEDownload Placemarks (all years) Labels: Name Size: 450 kB
Tokyo	1	16.67%	0.57%	HEIGHTDownload Placemarks (all years) Labels: Height Size: 250 kB NAMEDownload Placemarks (all years) Labels: Name Size: 247 kB
Chicago	1	16.67%	0.81%	HEIGHTDownload Placemarks (all years) Labels: Height Size: 167 kB NAMEDownload Placemarks (all years) Labels: Name Size: 165 kB
New Orleans	1	16.67%	25%	HEIGHTDownload Placemarks (all years) Labels: Height Size: 5.39 kB NAMEDownload Placemarks (all years) Labels: Name Size: 5.32 kB
Pittsburgh	1	16.67%	10%	HEIGHTDownload Placemarks (all years) Labels: Height Size: 13.1 kB NAMEDownload Placemarks (all years) Labels: Name Size: 12.9 kB

Historic list of tallest skyscrapers 20 tallest skyscrapers on December 31st, 1968
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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	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	One Chase Manhattan Plaza	New York City	United States	247m	60	1961	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
7	MetLife Building	New York City	United States	246m	59	1963	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
8	Woolworth Building	New York City	United States	241m	58	1913	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
9	Prudential Tower	Boston	United States	228m	52	1964	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
10	Twenty Exchange	New York City	United States	225m	57	1931	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
11	Toronto Dominion Bank Tower	Toronto	Canada	222m	56	1967	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
12	Terminal Tower	Cleveland	United States	215m	52	1928	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
12	270 Park Avenue	New York City	United States	215m	52	1960	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
14	General Motors Building	New York City	United States	214m	50	1968	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
15	Metropolitan Life Tower	New York City	United States	213m	50	1909	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
16	500 Fifth Avenue	New York City	United States	212m	59	1931	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
17	Marine Midland Building	New York City	United States	209m	52	1967	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
17	277 Park Avenue	New York City	United States	209m	50	1963	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
19	Radisson Royal Hotel	Moscow	Russia	206m	34	1955	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
20	One Grand Central Place	New York City	United States	205m	53	1930	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: Byte NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: Byte
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Most western/eastern/northern/southern skyscraper in 1968
Most...	Name	City	Country	Height	Floors	From...to
...western	44 Montgomery	San Francisco	United States	172m	43	1967-1968	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 13.1 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 12.9 kB
...eastern	Australia Square Tower	Sydney	Australia	170m	46	1967-1976	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 13.1 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 12.9 kB
...northern	Radisson Royal Hotel	Moscow	Russia	206m	34	1955-2002	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 13.1 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 12.9 kB
...southern	Australia Square Tower	Sydney	Australia	170m	46	1967-1971	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 13.1 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 12.9 kB
Most western/eastern/northern/southern supertall in 1968
...western	Empire State Building	New York City	United States	381m	102	1931-1968	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 13.1 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 12.9 kB
...eastern	Empire State Building	New York City	United States	381m	102	1931-1989	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 13.1 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 12.9 kB
...northern	Empire State Building	New York City	United States	381m	102	1931-1968	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 13.1 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 12.9 kB
...southern	Empire State Building	New York City	United States	381m	102	1931-1971	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 13.1 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 12.9 kB
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Skyscrapers completed in 1968

All skyscrapers completed in 1968 ranked by height

Combined height of all skyscrapers completed in 1968: 1.034 kilometres

Countries with the the most skyscrapers completed in 1968

Cities with the the most skyscrapers completed in 1968

Historic list of tallest skyscrapers20 tallest skyscrapers on December 31st, 1968

Most western/eastern/northern/southern skyscraper in 1968

Most western/eastern/northern/southern supertall in 1968

Historic list of tallest skyscrapers
20 tallest skyscrapers on December 31st, 1968