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Skyscrapers

For other tall constructions, see List of tallest structures and List of tallest buildings and structures.

This is a list of the tallest buildings.

Tall buildings, such as skyscrapers, are intended here as enclosed structures with continuously occupiable floors and a height of at least 350 metres (1,150 ft). Such definition excludes non-building structures, such as towers.

History

Main article: History of the world's tallest buildings

Historically, the world's tallest man-made structure was the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, which held the position for over 3800 years^[3] until the construction of Lincoln Cathedral in 1311.

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The Strasbourg Cathedral in France, completed in 1439, was the world's tallest building until 1874.

The first building considered to be a skyscraper was the 138 ft (42.1 m) Home Insurance Building, built in Chicago in 1885.

The United States would remain the location of the world's tallest building throughout the 20th century until 1998, when the Petronas Towers were completed. Sinc

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