HISTORY >>Skylines History 1920-2007 | The World's Tallest Buildings | One Century of Skyscrapers | Top skylines since 1999
The World's Tallest buildings [min.183m] in 1970
by Paul Kazmierczak and Egbert Gramsbergen

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color codes: built, under construction, demolished/destroyed
#buildingcitycountryheightfloorsyear
 = 200m
1 World Trade CenterNew York CityUSA417m / 1368ft1101972
 
2 World Trade CenterNew York CityUSA415m / 1363ft1101973
 
1Empire State BuildingNew York CityUSA381m / 1250ft1021931
 
Aon CenterChicagoUSA346m / 1136ft801973
 
2John Hancock CenterChicagoUSA344m / 1127ft1001969
 
3Crysler BuildingNew York CityUSA319m / 1046ft771930
 
4American Int'l BuildingNew York CityUSA290m / 952ft671932
 
5The Trump BuildingNew York CityUSA283m / 927ft711930
 
Transamerica PyramidSan FranciscoUSA260m / 853ft481972
 
6Bank One PlazaChicagoUSA259m / 850ft601969
 
7GE BuildingNew York CityUSA259m / 850ft691933
 
8US Steel TowerPittsburghUSA256m / 841ft641970
 
9One Chase Manhattan PlazaNew York CityUSA248m / 813ft601961
 
10Metlife BuildingNew York CityUSA246m / 808ft601963
 
11Woolworth BuildingNew York CityUSA241m / 792ft571913
 
12Moscow State UniversityMoscowRussia240m / 787ft361953
 
13Commerence Court WestTorontoCanada239m / 784ft571967
 
14Bank of AmericaSan FranciscoUSA237m / 779ft521969
 
IDS CenterMinneapolisUSA236m / 775ft571973
 
15Palace of Culture and ScienceWarsaw Poland231m / 757ft421955
 
One Penn PlazaNew York CityUSA229m / 750ft571972
 
1251 Avenue of the AmericasNew York CityUSA229m / 750ft541971
 
16Prudential TowerBostonUSA229m / 750ft521962
 
One Astor PlazaNew York CityUSA227m / 745ft541972
 
1 Liberty PlazaNew York CityUSA226m / 743ft541973
 
1720 Exchange PlazaNew York CityUSA226m / 741ft571931
 
18TD TowerTorontoCanada223m / 731ft561967
 
Carlton CentreJohannesburgS. Africa223m / 730ft501973
 
1 Shell PlazaHoustonUSA218m / 714ft501971
 
19Terminal TowerClevelandUSA216m / 708ft521930
 
20JP Morgan Chase World HeadquartersNew York CityUSA215m / 707ft521960
 
21General Motors BuildingNew York CityUSA215m / 705ft501968
 
22Metropolitan Life TowerNew York CityUSA213m / 700ft501909
 
515 TowerLos AngelesUSA213m / 699ft521971
 
Bank of America TowerLos AngelesUSA213m / 699ft521971
 
1 Shell PlazaNew OrleansUSA212m / 697ft511972
 
23500 5th AvenueNew York CityUSA212m / 697ft601931
 
IBM BuildingChicagoUSA212m / 695ft521973
 
Tour MontparnasseParisFrance210m / 689ft591973
 
24HSBC Bank BuildingNew York CityUSA210m / 688ft521967
 
55 Water StreetNew York CityUSA209m / 687ft531972
 
25277 Park Avenue New York CityUSA209m / 687ft501962
 
26McGraw-Hill BuildingNew York CityUSA205m / 674ft511969
 
27Lincoln BuildingNew York CityUSA205m / 673ft531930
 
28Paramount PlazaNew York CityUSA204m / 669ft481970
 
29Bank of New York BuildingNew York CityUSA199m / 654ft501931
 
30Hotel UkrineMoscowRussia198m / 650ft341955
 
31Chanin BuildingNew York CityUSA198m / 649ft561930
 
32245 Park AvenueNew York CityUSA198m / 648ft441966
 
33Richard J. Daley CenterChicagoUSA198m / 648ft321965
 
34Lake Point Tower ChicagoUSA197m / 645ft691968
 
35One New York PlazaNew York CityUSA195m / 640ft501969
 
36570 Lexington AvenueNew York CityUSA195m / 640ft501931
 
37345 Park AvenueNew York CityUSA193m / 634ft441969
 
W.R. Grace BuildingNew York CityUSA192m / 630ft501971
 
381001 Fourth Avenue PlazaSeattleUSA192m / 630ft501969
 
39Home Insurance PlazaNew York CityUSA192m / 630ft451966
 
Rhodes State Office TowerColumbusUSA192m / 629ft411973
 
One Dag Hammarskjold PlazaNew York CityUSA191m / 628ft491972
 
888 7th AvenueNew York CityUSA191m / 628ft461971
 
40Burlington HouseNew York CityUSA191m / 625ft501969
 
41Elm PlaceDallasUSA191m / 625ft521964
 
42Waldorf=AstoriaNew York CityUSA191m / 625ft471931
 
43Tour de la BourseMontrealCanada190m / 623ft471964
 
44610 PlaceLos AngelesUSA189m / 620ft421967
 
45Mercantile BuildingNew York CityUSA189m / 620ft481929
 
461 Place Ville-MarieMontrealCanada188m / 617ft431962
 
919 3rd AvenueNew York CityUSA187m / 615ft471971
 
47New York Life BuildingNew York CityUSA187m / 615ft401928
 
Singer BuildingNew York CityUSA187m / 612ft471908-1968
 
48Credit Lyonnais BuildingNew York CityUSA186m / 609ft451964
 
49Exxon BuildingHoustonUSA185m / 606ft441963
 
50Chicago Board of TradeChicagoUSA184m / 605ft441930
 
51Republic Center Tower IDallasUSA183m / 602ft361954
 
US Bank CenterMilwaukeeUSA183m / 601ft421973
 
CAN PlazaChicagoUSA183m / 601ft441972
 
52One Boston PlaceBostonUSA183m / 601ft411970
 
53One Prudential PlazaChicagoUSA183m / 601ft411955
 
54Royal Trust TowerTorontoCanada183m / 600ft461969
 

created: 2005-09-13
last update: 2005-09-30