how many floors makes a skyscraper, when was the first one built and were was it built?

Answer 1

A skyscraper is a very tall, continuously habitable building, at least 500 feet in height. The word skyscraper was first applied to such buildings in the late 19th century, reflecting public amazement at the tall buildings being built in New York City. The structural definition of the word skyscraper was refined later by architectural historians, based on engineering developments of the 1880s that had enabled construction of tall multi-story buildings. This definition was based on the steel skeleton—as opposed to constructions of load-bearing masonry, which passed their practical limit in 1891 with Chicago's Monadnock Building. Philadelphia's City Hall, completed in 1901, still holds claim as the world's tallest load-bearing masonry structure. The steel frame developed in stages of increasing self-sufficiency, with several buildings in New York and Chicago advancing the technology that allowed the steel frame to carry a building on its own. Today, however, many of the tallest skyscrapers are built more or less entirely with reinforced concrete. In the United States today, it is a loose convention to draw the lower limit on what is a skyscraper at 150 metres. Elsewhere, though, a shorter building will sometimes be referred to as a skyscraper, especially if it is said to "dominate" its surroundings. Thus, calling a building a skyscraper will usually, but not always, imply pride and achievement.


Tallest buildings in the world

1873 Equitable Life Building New York U.S. 142 ft 43 m 6 Demolished
1876 St Pancras Chambers London UK 269 ft 82 m 9 Standing
1889 Auditorium Building Chicago U.S. 269 ft 82 m 17 349 ft 106 m Standing
1890 New York World Building New York City U.S. 309 ft 94 m 20 349 ft 106 m Demolished
1894 Manhattan Life Insurance Building New York City U.S. 348 ft 106 m 18 Demolished
1895 Milwaukee City Hall Milwaukee U.S. 350 ft 107 m 9 Standing
1899 Park Row Building New York City U.S. 391 ft 119 m 30 Standing

1908 Singer Building New York City U.S. 612 ft 187 m 47 Demolished
1909 Met Life Tower New York City U.S. 700 ft 213 m 50 Standing
1913 Woolworth Building New York City U.S. 792 ft 241 m 57 Standing
1927 Terminal Tower Cleveland U.S. 708 ft 216 m 52 Standing

1930 40 Wall Street New York City U.S. 71 927 ft 283 m Standing
1930 Chrysler Building New York City U.S. 925 ft 282 m 77 1046 ft 319 m Standing

1931 Empire State Building New York City U.S. 1250 ft 381 m 102 1472 ft 449 m Standing
1972 World Trade Center (North tower) New York City U.S. 1368 ft 417 m 110 1732 ft 528 m Destroyed
1974 Sears Tower Chicago U.S. 1451 ft 442 m 108 1729 ft 527 m Standing
1998 Petronas Towers Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 88 1483 ft 452 m Standing
2004 Taipei 101 Taipei City Republic of China(Taiwan) 1474 ft 448 m 101 1671 ft 509 m Standing

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION the twin towers of New York were destroyed by 2 commercial airliners, They were and still are the largest skyscrapers ever to be destroyed. 9.11.01

Answer 2

A skyscraper need to be at least 500 feet tall to be considered a skyscraper. Some of the first skyscrapers were:

Singer Building(1908 in NYC, 612 feet, 47floors)
Met Life Tower (1909 in NYC, 700 feet, 50 floors)
Woolworth Building (1913 in NYC, 792 feet,57 floors)
Terminal Tower (Cleveland, 708 feet,52 floors)

the highest skyscrapers today are:

Sears Tower(Chicago,1451feet,108floors)
Petronas Towers (Kuala Lumour,1483feet,88 floors)
Taipei 101 (Taipei City, 1474 feet,101floors)

Answer 3

Alot of floors. Sometime in the past. Some city somewhere.

Answer 4

Empire state building