Skyscrapers longest in the Top 5

TOP 5

Rank	Top 5	Name	City	Country	Height	Floors	Year
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1	69 years	Empire State Building	New York City	United States	381m	102	1931	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.75 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.73 kB
2	43 years	Chrysler Building	New York City	United States	282m	77	1930	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.73 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.71 kB
2	43 years	The Trump Building	New York City	United States	275m	71	1930	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.74 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.72 kB
4	38 years	Sears Tower	Chicago	United States	442m	108	1974	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.67 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.66 kB
5	37 years	American International Building	New York City	United States	259m	67	1932	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.79 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.77 kB
6	36 years	GE Building	New York City	United States	259m	70	1933	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.71 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.69 kB
7	33 years	Mole Antonelliana	Turin	Italy	165m	5	1889	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.41 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.39 kB
8	29 years	1 World Trade Center	New York City	United States	417m	110	1972	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.58 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.56 kB
8	29 years	Cologne Cathedral	Cologne	Germany	157m	5	1880	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.62 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.6 kB
10	28 years	2 World Trade Center	New York City	United States	415m	110	1973	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.58 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.56 kB
11	27 years	Singer Building	New York City	United States	187m	47	1908	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.55 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.53 kB
12	24 years	Aon Center	Chicago	United States	346m	83	1973	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.67 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.65 kB
12	24 years	Philadelphia City Hall	Philadelphia	United States	167m	7	1901	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.73 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.71 kB
14	22 years	Metropolitan Life Tower	New York City	United States	213m	50	1909	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.76 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.74 kB
15	20 years	Woolworth Building	New York City	United States	241m	58	1913	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.74 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.72 kB
15	20 years	Ulmer Münster	Ulm	Germany	161m	3	1890	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.41 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.39 kB
17	15 years	Burj Khalifa	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	798m	163	2010	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.73 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.72 kB
18	14 years	Municipal Building	New York City	United States	176m	34	1914	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.72 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.7 kB
19	13 years	Makkah Royal Clock Tower	Mecca	Saudi Arabia	601m	120	2012	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.51 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.49 kB
20	12 years	Petronas Twin Tower 1	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	418m	88	1998	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.71 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.69 kB
20	12 years	Petronas Twin Tower 2	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	418m	88	1998	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.71 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.69 kB
22	11 years	Taipei 101	Taipei	Taiwan	465m	101	2004	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.44 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.43 kB
23	10 years	Shanghai Tower	Shanghai	China	632m	128	2015	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.64 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.63 kB
24	9 years	Shanghai World Financial Center	Shanghai	China	492m	101	2008	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.71 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.69 kB
25	8 years	Ping An Finance Center	Shenzhen	China	599m	115	2017	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.47 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.45 kB
	8 years	Lotte World Tower	Seoul	Korea	554m	123	2017	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.47 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.45 kB
	8 years	Chicago Temple Building	Chicago	United States	173m	23	1924	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.49 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.47 kB
28	6 years	International Commerce Centre	Hong Kong	China	484m	108	2010	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.5 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.48 kB
29	5 years	Two International Finance Centre	Hong Kong	China	412m	88	2003	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.71 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.7 kB
	5 years	John Hancock Center	Chicago	United States	343m	100	1969	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.72 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.7 kB
	5 years	Equitable Building	New York City	United States	169m	38	1915	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.72 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.7 kB
32	3 years	Jin Mao Tower	Shanghai	China	400m	88	1999	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.64 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.62 kB
	3 years	Chase Tower	Chicago	United States	264m	61	1969	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.67 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.66 kB
	3 years	Terminal Tower	Cleveland	United States	215m	52	1928	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.5 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.48 kB
	3 years	Bankers Trust Company Building	New York City	United States	164m	29	1912	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.77 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.75 kB
36	1 year	Guangzhou CTF Finance Centre	Guangzhou	China	530m	111	2016	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.72 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.7 kB
	1 year	85 Sky Tower	Kaohsiung	Taiwan	347m	85	1997	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.47 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.45 kB
	1 year	Twenty Exchange	New York City	United States	225m	57	1931	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.73 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.71 kB
	1 year	Chanin Building	New York City	United States	197m	56	1929	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.71 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.69 kB
	1 year	Mercantile Building	New York City	United States	192m	48	1929	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.72 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.7 kB
	1 year	New York Life Building	New York City	United States	187m	33	1928	HEIGHTDownload Placemark Labels: Height Size: 1.73 kB NAMEDownload Placemark Labels: Name Size: 1.71 kB

Notes:

A year is counted, if a building exists on December, 31rd of that year.
In case of a tie of years in the Top 5, newer buildings appear higher in the list, as it gets harder over time to stay in the Top 5.

Skyscrapers longest in the Top 5

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