To be termed as a 'skyscraper', how tall should a building be?

Answer 1

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A skyscraper is a very tall, continuously habitable building. Although there is no official definition, a minimum height of approximately 150 meters or 492.12 feet is often used as a criterion for a building to qualify as a skyscraper. Other criteria like shape and appearance may also affect whether or not a building is considered a skyscraper. The city of Chicago is credited as being the birth place of the skyscraper.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyscraper

Answer 2

A skyscraper is a very tall, continuously habitable building. Although there is no official definition, a minimum height of approximately 150 meters or 492.12 feet is often used as a criterion for a building to qualify as a skyscraper. Other criteria like shape and appearance may also affect whether or not a building is considered a skyscraper. The city of Chicago is credited as being the birth place of the skyscraper.

Originally, skyscraper was a nautical term for a tall mast or sail on a sailing ship. A skyscraper taller than 300 metres (1,000 feet) may sometimes be referred to as a supertall.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyscraper

Answer 3

a building higher than 150 meters or 492 feet is technically a skyscraper although there is no official definition for it.

Answer 4

The building should have more than 30 floors.

Answer 5

roughly you can imagine skyscrapers as 5 storied building or more.

here is a good discussion from wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyscraper