The World's Best Skylines

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The World's Best Skylines - 1999 version

Ranking	Points	City	Country	Buildings >152 m	Highest building (height, world ranking)
1	6184	New York	USA	161	One World Trade Center (417m, #5)
2	2949	Chicago	USA	73	Sears Tower (442m, #3)
3	1985	Hong Kong	China	39	Central Plaza (374m, #8)
4	1395	Houston	USA	27	Chase Tower (305m, #24)
5	1102	Kuala Lumpur	Malaysia	9	Petronas Tower I (452m, #1)
6	1061	Singapore	Singapore	25	United Overseas Bank Plaza (280m, #40)
7	1039	Los Angeles	USA	21	Library Tower (310m, #21)
8	941	Tokyo	Japan	24	Tokyo Metropolitan Gov. Bldg. (243m, #73)
9	876	Dallas	USA	18	NationsBank Plaza (281m, #39)
10	776	Atlanta	USA	11	NationsBank Tower (312m, #20)
11	769	Shanghai	China	21	Jin Mao Bldg. (421m, #4)
12	677	Toronto	Canada	10	First Canadian Place (290m, #32)
13	595	Melbourne	Australia	19	Rialto Towers (251m, #61)
14	544	Philadelphia	USA	9	One Liberty Place (288m, #36)
15	530	Dubai	U.A.E.	4	Emirates Towers One (354m, #10)
16	493	San Francisco	USA	16	Transamerica Pyramid (260m, #53)
17	458	Seattle	USA	10	Columbia Seafirst Center (288m, #37)
18	427	Frankfurt	Germany	9	Commerzbank Tower (299m, #28)
19	400	Bangkok	Thailand	7	Baiyoke Tower II (320m, #18)
20	375	Sydney	Australia	13	M. L. C. Center (228m, #103)
21	374	Kaohsiung	Taiwan	6	Tuntex & Chein-Tai Tower (348m, #12)
22	366	Minneapolis	USA	7	IDS Center (236m, #84)
23	355	Osaka	Japan	7	Rinku Gate Tower (256m, #59)
24	351	Boston	USA	13	John Hancock Tower (240m, #76)
25	340	Pittsburgh	USA	9	USX Tower (256m, #58)
26	264	Cleveland	USA	4	Key Tower (290m, #35)
27	250	Shenzhen	China	3	Shun Hing Square (325m, #15)
28	242	Moscow	Russia	7	MV Lomonosov State U. (239m, #79)
29	231	Denver	USA	6	Republic Plaza (226m, #118)
30	213	Montreal	Canada	6	1000 Rue de la Gauchetiere (204m, #211)
31	209	Guangzhou	China	2	CITIC Plaza (322m, #16)
32	203	Paris	France	6	Tour Maine Montparnasse (209m, #191)
33	197	Seoul	South Korea	3	Korea Life Insurance Co. (249m, #65)
34	179	Nagoya	Japan	2	JR Central Office Tower (245m, #69)
35	178	Yokohama	Japan	4	Landmark Tower (296m, #30)
36	175	Detroit	USA	7	Westin Hotel (221m, #133)
37	161	New Orleans	USA	5	One Shell Square (212m, #171)
38	161	Calgary	Canada	8	Petro Canada Tower (210m, #184)
39	155	Taichung	Taiwan	3	Chang Tower (224m, #127)
40	150	London	UK	3	Canary Wharf (244m, #71)
41	149	Pyongyang	North Korea	1	Ryugyong Hotel (300m, #27)
42	144	Charlotte	USA	3	NationsBank Corporate Center (265m, #48)
43	143	Perth	Australia	3	Central Park Tower (226m, #116)
44	142	Miami	USA	5	First Union Financial Center (225m, #125)
45	140	Caracas	Venezuela	2	Parque Central Torre I (221m, #135)
46	127	Mexico City	Mexico	4	Petrolaos Mexicanos (214m, #161)
47	123	Warsaw	Poland	3	Palace of Culture and Science (231m, #94)
48	121	Taipei	Taiwan	3	Shin Kong Life Tower (244m, #70)
49	113	Indianapolis	USA	3	Bank One Tower (250m, #63)
50	109	Tulsa	USA	4	Bank of Oklahoma Tower (203m, #213)
51	99	Jakarta	Indonesia	1	BNI City Tower (250m, #64)
52	94	Bogota	Columbia	4	Colpatria Tower (192m, #263)
53	81	Penang	Malaysia	1	Tun Abdul Razak Bldg. (232m, #93)
54	80	Johannesburg	S. Africa	2	Carlton Centre (222m, #131)
55	80	Cairo	Egypt	2	Office Tower 1 (191m, #277)
56	77	St. Louis	USA	3	Metropolitan Square Tower (181m, #349)
57	75	Columbus	USA	5	State Office Tower (190m, #286)
58	73	Tampa	USA	4	100 N. Tampa (177m, #400)
59	72	Kansas City	USA	3	One Kansas City Place (191m, #273)
60	64	Manila	Philippines	3	Petron MegaPlaza, Makati (210m, #186)
61	61	Hamamastsu	Japan	1	Act Tower (212m, #177)
62	57	Beijing	China	1	Jing Guang Bldg. (208m, #197)
63	56	Milwaukee	USA	2	Firstar Center (191m, #283)
64	54	Tangerang	Indonesia	2	Amartapura (198m, #236)
65	53	Jacksonville	USA	2	Barnett Tower (192m, #260)
66	52	Tel Aviv	Israel	2	Azrieli Center Cicular Tower (187m, #312)
67	49	Hefei	China	1	Anhui Intl Trade Center (200m, #223)
68	43	Fort Worth	USA	3	Burnett Plaza (170m, #469)
69	43	Sao Paulo	Brazil	3	Palacio Zarzur Kogan (170m, #472)
70	41	Des Moines	USA	1	Principal Financial Group (192m, #265)
71	41	Dunwoody, Ga.	USA	2	Concourse Tower #5 (174m, #437)
72	37	Nashville	USA	1	South Central Bell Bldg. (188m, #302)
73	34	Brisbane	Australia	2	Central Plaza One (174m, #425)
74	31	Portland	USA	3	US West Tower (166m, #519)
75	30	Chiba	Japan	1	Makuhari Prince Hotel (181m, #348)
76	30	Hartford	USA	3	City Place (163m, #566)
77	29	Albany	USA	1	Erastus Corning II Tower (180m, #369)
78	24	Cincinnati	USA	1	Carew Tower (175m, #415)
79	24	Medellin	Colombia	1	Coltejer (175m, #417)
80	24	Mersin	Turkey	1	Mersin Metropol Tower (175m, #418)
81	21	Louisville	USA	2	Providian Center (167m, #511)
82	20	Jersey City	USA	2	Merrill Lynch Bldg. (168m, #507)
83	17	Cape Canaveral	USA	1	Vehicle Assembly Bldg. (168m, #492)
84	15	Little Rock	USA	1	TCBY Tower (166m, #520)
85	15	San Antonio	USA	1	Marriott Rivercenter (166m, #521)
86	14	Lyon	France	1	Tour de Credit Lyonnais (165m, #535)
87	14	Baltimore	USA	2	U. S. F. & G. Co. (161m, #594)
88	13	Rio de Janeiro	Brazil	1	Rio Sul Center (164m, #555)
89	13	Las Vegas	USA	2	New York, New York Hotel and Casino (160m, #610)
90	12	Macau	Macau	1	Bank of China (163m, #574)
91	10	Buffalo	USA	1	Marine Midland Center (161m, #593)
92	9	Cali	Colombia	1	Torre de Cali (160m, #613)
93	7	Panama City	Panama	1	Platinum Tower (158m, #647)
94	7	Kobe	Japan	1	Shin-Kobe Oriental Hotel (158m, #657)
95	7	Istanbul	Turkey	1	Akbank Tower (158m, #659)
96	7	Makuhari	Japan	1	World Business Garden (158m, #661)
97	6	Madrid	Spain	1	Plaza Picasso (157m, #665)
98	6	Barcelona	Spain	2	Hotel De La Artes Tower (154m, #715)
99	2	Damascus	Syria	1	Assad Tower (153m, #730)
100	2	Leipzig	Germany	1	Karl Marx Univ. (153m, #732)
101	1	Colombo	Sri Lanka	1	World Trade Center (2 Bldgs.) (152m, #751)
102	1	Oklahoma City	USA	1	Liberty Tower (152m, #754)
103	1	San Diego	USA	1	One American Plaza (152m, #756)
104	1	Benidorm	Spain	1	Hotel Bali III (152m, #759)
	31470	WORLD TOTAL		759