I believe that "Skyscraper" is a bit of a subjective, or relative term.
Here in Halifax, a 20 story building would be a skyscraper for sure. But in Manhattan, it would be a knee-high little cousin.
So perhaps what defines a skyscraper is in part, a question of geography.
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