Tallest buildings visited

Nightsky · #1 Posted **Feb 26, 2014, 8:07 PM**

What tall structures have you visited? Give us a list!
And what are the 3 tallest structures you have visited? Please include pictures of the 3 tallest ones, preferably your own, and official height (to the roof or spire, not masts) if you want.
Lobbys and streets levels are not counted, only floors up high. Even destroyed buildings count.

1.Burj Khalifa, Dubai (828m)

2.World Trade Center, New York (417m) destroyed!

3.Empire State Building, New York (381m)

Nightsky · #2 Posted **Feb 26, 2014, 8:08 PM**

NORTH AMERICA:

NEW YORK:
World Trade Center (417m) destroyed!
Empire State Building (381m)
GE Building (259.8m)
Chrysler Building (318.9m)
JW Marriott Hotel
Waldorf Astoria
Hotel Plaza

LOS ANGELES:
Westin Bonaventure Hotel (112m)

BOSTON:
John Hancock Tower (240.8m)
Prudential Tower (228.4m)

Nightsky · #3 Posted **Feb 26, 2014, 8:08 PM**

ASIA:

DUBAI:
Burj Khalifa (828m, world's tallest building!)
Emirates Towers Hotel
Marriott Harbour Hotel

WESTERN EUROPE:

PARIS:
Eiffel Tower (300m)
Tour Montparnasse (210m)
La Grande Arche (110.9m)
Arch of Triumph (49.5m)

LONDON:
London Eye (135m, ferris wheel)

FRANKFURT:
Main Tower (200m)

BERLIN:
Fernsehturm (250m/368m)
Kollhoff Tower (105m)
Reichstag

HAMBURG:
St Peter's Church (132m)

VIENNA:
TV Tower (252m)

ROTTERDAM:
Euromast (104m/185m, observation tower)

Nightsky · #4 Posted **Feb 26, 2014, 8:11 PM**

SOUTHERN EUROPE:

BARCELONA:
Torre Collserola (152m/288.4m)
Sagrada Familia

MILAN:
Branca Tower (108.6m)

EASTERN EUROPE:

WARSAW:
Palace of Culture and Science

RIGA:
TV Tower (222m/368.5m)

BUDAPEST:
St Stephen's Basilica (96m)

PRAGUE:
Prague-Zizkov TV Tower (216m)
Petrin Tower

ISTANBUL:
Galata Tower

SCANDINAVIA:

MALMÖ:
Hilton (69m)
Kronprinsen (82m)
Slagthuset (63m)
Hyllie Vattentorn (62m)

STOCKHOLM:
Kaknästornet (TV tower)

GÖTEBORG:
Gothia Towers
Liserbergstornet (observation tower)

HALMSTAD:
Trade Center

COPENHAGEN:
Runde Tårn (Round Tower)
Vor Frelsers Kirke (Church of Our Saviour)

OSLO:
Radisson Hotel Oslo Plaza

Coldrsx · #5 Posted **Feb 26, 2014, 8:17 PM**

CN Tower - Toronto - 553m (skypod 447)

Sky tree - Tokyo - 634m

Empire State Building - 102 floor - Alone up there for 45min, unreal experience.

Heading to Shanghai in 6 weeks, plan on going to the top 474m (100th) skywalk

Zapatan · #6 Posted **Feb 26, 2014, 9:05 PM**

CN tower is 553 meters

For me:

Shanghai World Financial Center
Sears Tower
1WTC
Jin Mao Tower
Empire State
John Hancock Center
Aon Center
Library Tower (US Bank tower)

Coldrsx · #7 Posted **Feb 26, 2014, 11:23 PM**

I was mixing heights with where I actually was in the structure...

Yackemflaber69 · #8 Posted **Feb 26, 2014, 11:35 PM**

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Stratosphere Tower

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wells fargo center

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City national tower

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Republic Plaza

Dwils01 · #9 Posted **Feb 28, 2014, 1:43 AM**

Biggest structures I've been in.

Harbour Centre, Vancouver. 2007
Space Needle, Seattle. 2007
CN Tower, Toronto. 1993, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012
Skylon Tower, Niagara Falls Ontario. 1993, 2009, 2012
Top floor of the Hilton in Downtown Toronto (32nd floor). 2012
Top of the Rock, Rockefeller Center New York. 2010
Empire State Building, New York. 2010
Willis Tower (Sears Tower), Chicago. 2005

Nicko999 · #10 Posted **Feb 28, 2014, 5:08 AM**

CN Tower: 553m
Empire State Building: 443m
John Hancock Center: 344m
Top of the Rock
Skylon Tower
Olympic Stadium (Montreal)

jd3189 · #11 Posted **Feb 28, 2014, 5:30 AM**

I better start visiting these structures. I only seen ESB, WTC, GE, and the others at NYC. Never actually been inside but that will change soon.

shakman · #12 Posted **Feb 28, 2014, 5:05 PM**

Skyscrapers:
1. Willis Tower (Chicago)
2. World Trade Center Tower 2 (New York)
3. Empire State Building (New York)

Any:
1. CN Tower (Toronto)
2. Willis Tower (Chicago)
3. World Trade Center Tower 2 (New York)

MolsonExport · #13 Posted **Feb 28, 2014, 5:06 PM**

Australia:
-Sydney Tower (Sydney)
-Eureka Tower (Melbourne)

Japan (Tokyo):
Mori Tower
Tokyo Tower
Skytree

China (Shanghai):
Shanghai World Financial Centre
Oriental Pearl Tower
Jin Mao Tower

Korea (Seoul):
Seoul Tower
KL-63 Building

Norway (Oslo):
Radisson Hotel Oslo Plaza

Italy:
Every bell tower/campanile with public access in Venice and Verona
Dome atop Basilica di Santa Maria del Fiore (Florence)

Belgium (Bruges):
Belfry, Bruges
Church of our Lady, Bruges

UK:
BT Tower/Postal Tower (London)

France:
Mairie (Lille)
Notre Dame Cathedral Towers (Paris)
Tour Montparnasse (Paris)
Arc de Triomphe (Paris)
Eiffel Tower (Paris)
Basilique du Sacré-Cœur (Paris)
Notre-Dame de la Garde (Marseille)
Reims Cathedral towers (Reims)

Austria (Vienna)
Stephansdom

Canada:
Harbour Centre (Vancouver)
Kentucky Bucket, aka Calgary Tower (Calgary)
Telus Plaza, then AGT Tower (Edmonton)
1 London Place (London)
Skylon (Niagara Falls)
CN Tower (Toronto)
Place Ville Marie (Montreal)
Tour de la Bourse (Montreal)
Olympic Stadium Tower (Montreal)
Édifice Marie-Guyart (Quebec City)

United States:
Prudential Tower (Boston)
Empire State Building (NYC)
Rockefeller Centre, Rainbow Room (NYC)
Statue of Liberty (NYC)
World Trade Centre (top of the world observation deck, NYC)
Sears/Willis Tower, Chicago
Space Needle, Seattle

LA Kurt · #14 Posted **Feb 28, 2014, 10:18 PM**

WTC 1996
ESB - very top
Statue of Liberty crown (private invite)
Chrystler Building
Sears Tower
Tower of the Americas San Antonio
Eiffel Tower
Notre Dame
Koln Cathedral
Tokyo Tower
US Bank Tower LA 60th floor
Trans America Pyramid SF
Stratosphere Tower LV
Hoover Dam
Space Needle
Nueschwanstein Castle
The Oval Office - a very 'high' office, private invite
Sydney Tower
Syndey Harbor Bridge top

Guiltyspark · #15 Posted **Mar 1, 2014, 2:49 AM**

Been to the top of the CN tower, Sears and John Hancock.

FMIII · #16 Posted **Mar 2, 2014, 8:50 PM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by LA Kurt

WTC 1996
ESB - very top
Statue of Liberty crown (private invite)
Chrystler Building
Sears Tower
Tower of the Americas San Antonio
Eiffel Tower
Notre Dame
Koln Cathedral
Tokyo Tower
US Bank Tower LA 60th floor
Trans America Pyramid SF
Stratosphere Tower LV
Hoover Dam
Space Needle
Nueschwanstein Castle
The Oval Office - a very 'high' office, private invite
Sydney Tower
Syndey Harbor Bridge top

Indeed, it's the world's highest office one can go.

chris08876 · #17 Posted **Mar 2, 2014, 9:45 PM**

Have visited:

1) World Trade Center (Original)

2) Empire State Building
3) Rockefeller Center (Ge Building)
4) Skylon Tower
5) 150 E 58th St, NYC (Went to the Spanish Consulate; had access to roof)
6) Sears Tower (Sears Tower, screw the new name; "Respect" to this marvel

)
7) John Hancock Tower
8) City Hall Tower (Philly).
9) Statue of Liberty (Should count as its pretty tall)
10) Hilton Chicago (198 E. Delaware place): Got a suite on the top floor. Amazing view of the John Hancock from there.
11) Revel Atlantic City (Suite on top floor): Amazing views of the ocean, and the smaller bodies of water surrounding AC as well as the city itself. That was a fun day. Blurry from my recollection.

R@ptor · #18 Posted **Mar 2, 2014, 10:45 PM**

I've only listed the buildings where I went to the top and which are over 100m. So buildings which I just visited on ground level are not included. Otherwise the list would be too long.

EUROPE:

368m - Fernsehturm, Berlin, Germany
324m - Eiffel Tower, Paris, France
291m - Olympiaturm, Munich, Germany
252m – Donauturm, Vienna, Austria
241m - Rheinturm, Düsseldorf, Germany
231m – Palace of Culture and Science, Warsaw, Poland
217m - Fernsehturm, Stuttgart, Germany
216m – Zizkov, Prague, Czech Republic
213m - Fernmeldeturm, Mannheim, Germany
210m - Tour Montparnasse, Paris, France
200m - Main Tower, Frankfurt, Germany
185m - Euromast, Rotterdam, Netherlands
162m - Ulmer Münster, Ulm, Germany
158m - Kölner Dom, Cologne, Germany
147m - St. Nikolaikirche, Hamburg, Germany
142m - Notre Dame de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
136m – Stephansdom, Vienna, Austria
135m - London Eye, London, UK
132m - St. Michaelskirche, Hamburg, Germany
124m – St. Olaf’s Church, Tallinn, Estonia
123m – St. Peter’s Church, Riga, Latvia
116m - AfE Turm, Frankfurt, Germany
116m - Freiburger Münster, Freiburg, Germany
115m - Japan Center, Frankfurt, Germany
112m - Domtoren, Utrecht, Netherlands
111m - La Grande Arche, Paris
111m - St. Pauls Cathedral, London, UK
105m - Kolhoff Tower, Berlin, Germany
103m - Triangle Tower, Cologne, Germany
103m - Atomium, Brussels, Belgium
102m – St. Isaac Cathedral, St. Petersburg, Russia

ASIA:

828m – Burj Khalifa, Dubai, UAE
600m – Canton Tower, Guangzhou, China
508m – Taipei 101, Taipei, Taiwan
492m – Shanghai World Financial Center, Shanghai, China
484m – International Commerce Center, Hong Kong, China
468m – Oriental Pearl Tower, Shanghai, China
452m – Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
450m – Nanjing Greenland Financial Complex, Nanjing, China
421m – Jin Mao Tower, Shanghai, China
421m – Menara Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
387m – Central Radio & TV Tower, Beijing, China
384m – Shun Hing Square, Shenzhen, China
378m – Tuntex 85 Sky Tower, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
338m – Macau Tower, Macau, China
333m – Shanghai Shimao International Plaza, Shanghai, China
333m – Tokyo Tower, Tokyo, Japan
304m – Baiyoke Tower II, Bangkok, Thailand
296m – Landmark Tower, Yokohama, Japan
256m – Osaka World Trade Center, Osaka, Japan
247m – Midland Square, Nagoya, Japan
243m – Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building, Tokyo, Japan
238m – Roppongi Hills Mori Tower, Tokyo, Japan
234m – Fukuoka Tower, Fukuoka, Japan
191m – Dalian Radio & TV Tower, Dalian, China
173m – Umeda Sky Building, Osaka, Japan
169m – Singapore Flyer, Singapore, Singapore
141m – New Taipei City Government, Taipei, Taiwan
131m – Kyoto Tower, Kyoto, Japan
108m – Kobe Port Tower, Kobe, Japan

NORTH AMERICA:

553m – CN Tower, Toronto, Canada
442m – Willis Tower, Chicago, USA
415m – Two World Trade Center, New York, USA
381m – Empire State Building, New York, USA
350m – Stratosphere Tower, Las Vegas, USA
344m – John Hancock Center, Chicago, USA
260m – GE Building, New York, USA
228m – Prudential Tower, Boston, USA
182m – Torre Latinoamericana, Mexico City, Mexico
165m – Eiffel Tower at Paris Las Vegas, Las Vegas, USA
159m - Skylon Tower, Niagara Falls, Canada
133m – Palace Tower, Las Vegas, USA
114m – Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas, USA

OCEANIA:

328m – Sky Tower, Auckland, New Zealand
323m - Q1, Gold Coast, Australia
309m - Sydney Tower, Sydney, Australia
297m - Eureka Tower, Melbourne, Australia
251m - Rialto Towers, Melbourne, Australia
230m - World Tower, Sydney, Australia
117m – One Central Park, Sydney, Australia

SOUTH AMERICA:

165m – Edificio Italia, Sao Paulo, Brazil
161m – Edificio Altino Arantes, Sao Paulo, Brazil

AFRICA:

223m - Carlton Centre Office Tower, Johannesburg, South Africa

Biff · #19 Posted **Mar 3, 2014, 5:07 PM**

For me, just ones over a thousand feet:

Burj Khalifa
CN Tower
Sears Tower
John Hancock

initiald · #20 Posted **Mar 3, 2014, 9:15 PM**

Not sure if you mean skyscraper we've been to/in/photographed or only ones we've been to the top of. In that case, all the ones over 200m that I've been to the top of:

242.9 m - Tokyo Metropolitian Government Building (Tokyo)

238.1 m - Roppongi Hills Mori Tower (Tokyo)

295.8 m - Landmark Tower (Yokohama)

220.4 m - Westin Peachtree Plaza (Atlanta)

239.7 m - Duke Energy Center (Charlotte)

201.9 m - The Vue (Charlotte)

Also CN Tower if we're counting that.