Skyscrapers have become pretty commonplace in modern times, and National Skyscraper Day is our golden opportunity to appreciate these architectural marvels and feats of engineering.

Skyscraper day 2021: September 3rd was chosen as the date for this commemorative day because it was the birthday of architect Louis H. Sullivan, who has been called the “father of skyscrapers” and was widely considered to have designed the first ones.

Skyscrapers have become pretty commonplace in modern times, and National Skyscraper Day is our golden opportunity to appreciate these architectural marvels and feats of engineering.

The world’s first skyscraper was completed in 1885 in Chicago and it stood only 138 feet tall, a mere 10 stories that would not even count as a skyscraper today. But the name stuck, and initially any building that towered high over the surrounding structures was dubbed a skyscraper.

The Top 10 tallest buildings: 

	Building	City	Country	Metres	Feet	Floors
1	Burj Khalifa	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	828	2,717	163
2	Shanghai Tower	Shanghai	China	632	2,073	128
3	Abraj Al-Bait Clock Tower	Mecca	Saudi Arabia	601	1,971	120
4	Ping An Finance Center	Shenzhen	China	599	1,965	115
5	Lotte World Tower	Seoul	South Korea	554.5	1,819	123
6	One World Trade Center	New York City	United States	541.3	1,776	104
7	Guangzhou CTF Finance Center	Guangzhou	China	530	1,739	111
8	Tianjin CTF Finance Center	Tianjin		530	1,739	98
9	China Zun	Beijing		528	1,732	108
10	Taipei 101	Taipei	Taiwan	508	1,667	101