World's Tallest Buildings by Year (1647–2010)

Historical record of the world's tallest structures, tracking height, location, year completed, and years each held the title.
# name
city
country
continent
height_m
year_completed
year_surpassed
1 Strasbourg Cathedral Strasbourg France Europe 142 1,647 1874
2 St. Nikolai Church Hamburg Germany Europe 147 1,874 1876
3 Rouen Cathedral Rouen France Europe 151 1,876 1880
4 Cologne Cathedral Cologne Germany Europe 157 1,880 1890
5 Ulm Minster Ulm Germany Europe 162 1,890 1894
6 Philadelphia City Hall Philadelphia USA North America 167 1,894 1908
7 Singer Building New York USA North America 187 1,908 1909
8 Metropolitan Life Tower New York USA North America 213 1,909 1913
9 Woolworth Building New York USA North America 241 1,913 1930
10 Chrysler Building New York USA North America 319 1,930 1931
11 Empire State Building New York USA North America 381 1,931 1972
12 World Trade Center 1 New York USA North America 417 1,972 1974
13 Sears Tower Chicago USA North America 442 1,974 1998
14 Petronas Towers Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Asia 452 1,998 2004
15 Taipei 101 Taipei Taiwan Asia 508 2,004 2010
16 Burj Khalifa Dubai UAE Asia 828 2,010 -
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