Record skyscrapers through history:

• 1873 – Equitable Life Building, New York: 142 feet (6 floors)
• 1876 – St. Pancras Chambers, London: 269 feet (9 floors)
• 1889 – Auditorium Building, Chicago: 269 feet (17 floors)
• 1890 – New York World Building, New York: 309 feet (20 floors)
• 1894 – Manhattan Life Insurance Building, New York: 348 feet (18 floors)
• 1895 – Milwaukee City Hall, Milwaukee: 350 feet (9 floors)
• 1899 – Park Row Building, New York: 391 feet (30 floors)
• 1908 – Singer Building, New York, 612 feet (47 floors)
• 1909 – Met Life Tower, New York, 700 feet (50 floors)
• 1913 – Woolworth Building, New York: 792 feet (57 floors)
• 1930 – Chrysler Building, New York: 925 feet (77 floors)
• 1931 – Empire State Building, New York: 1,250 feet (102 floors)
• 1972 – World Trade Center, New York: 1,368 feet (110 floors)
• 1974 – Sears Tower, Chicago: 1,451 feet (108 floors)
• 2003 – Taipei 101, Taipei, Taiwan: 1,474 feet (101 floors)