Top 20 CITIES with most SKYSCRAPERS in the WORLD | Completed & U/C-Expected completion 2023

[Music] [Music] top 20. seoul is the business and financial hub of south korea the tallest buildings are concentrated in four locations the traditional city center at jongno the modern business and financial district and gangnam along tehran road between gangnam station and the coex complex the financial and political center on the island of uido and the affluent residential neighborhood of dogak dong seoul is located in a valley surrounded by mountains with one mountain in the centre namsan on top of namsan is namsan tower which is considered an iconic image of the city of seoul and can be seen from almost anywhere in the city to maintain this line of sight many developers have had to set height limits on their buildings the city also has strict laws about building heights for reasons of national security stressed by the korean air force and u.s air force top 18 chengdu is now one of the most important economic financial commercial cultural transportation and communication center in western china located on the great chengdu plan the city sits on land that is not fit for tall buildings but over the years when architecture and the building materials developed like many other developing chinese cities more and more skyscraper construction was seen around chengdu the history of skyscrapers and chengdu first started around 1990 when chengdu saw its first great skyscraper construction boom the shoe capital building completed in 1991 became chengdu's first skyscraper in the next three decades more skyscrapers were built in the city top 18. toronto is a prominent center for music theater motion picture production and television production the history of skyscrapers in toronto began in 1894 with the construction of the beard building which is often regarded as the first skyscraper in the city toronto went through its first building boom in the late 1920s and early 1930s during which the number of high-rise buildings in the city vastly increased the city then experienced a second much larger building boom which was at a speak between 1967 and 1976. by 2005 the city's third and largest high-rise construction boom began with the completion of one king street west and has continued unabated ever since with nearly 50 planned under construction or recently built buildings over 152 152.4 metres top 17. singapore is a major financial and shipping hub consistently ranked the most expensive city to live in since 2013 and has been identified as a tax haven singapore's history of skyscrapers began with the 1939 completion of the 17-story cafe building the 70-meter structure was at the time of its completion the tallest building in southeast asia singapore went through a major building booth in the 1970s and 1980s that resulted from the city's rapid industrialization the skyscraper building boom continued during the 1990s and 2000s since 2000 there has been a sharp increase in the number of skyscrapers under construction in the city area particularly in the marina bay district the city-state of singapore has over 8 600 completed high-rises buildings the majority located in the downtown core the city center of singapore top 16. [Music] shenyang is an important industrial center in china and serves as the transportation and commercial hub of china's northeast particularly involved in links with japan russia and korea at its peak in the 1970s shenyang was one of the top three industrial centers in china alongside shanghai and tianjin the city is currently undergoing a large building boom with many skyscrapers slated to be completed in the coming years top 15. bangkok is the capital and most populous city of thailand it is known in thaius krungtap mahinakon or simply krung tepe the asian investment boom in the 1980s and 1990s led many multinational corporations to locate their regional headquarters in bangkok that makes the city become a favorite city for international investors to own luxury apartments bangkok is among the world's top tourist destinations and has been named the world's most visited city consistently in several international rankings which is fuelling new hotel construction the past decades up to the present bangkok is experiencing a building boom that is transforming the ever-evolving city skyline top 14. [Music] mumbai is the financial commercial and entertainment capital of india it is one of the world's top 10 centers of commerce in terms of global financial flow mumbai has the highest concentration of high-rise buildings in india since land in the city is limited and expensive mumbai has the highest number of under construction skyscrapers in the world most of the skyscrapers in mumbai are residential construction projects since the mid-1990s began taking the skyline upwards with a major acceleration in the pace of development since 2000 when the lower parallel area began developing top 13. jakarta is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in southeast asia jakarta is the capital of indonesia and the largest city by population in southeast asia the city is a blend as well as the contrast of business districts with modern skyscrapers and compounds with traditional indonesian style architecture most of the tallest skyscrapers are located within the golden triangle of jakarta along main avenues such as jalon m h thamrin jalan genderel suderman jalongatochu and jalon h.r asuna said clusters of high-rise buildings are located at scbd mega kuning on purinda kuning on persada and along tb simatupong avenue the golden triangle of jakarta is one of the fastest evolving cbds in the asia-pacific region top 12. kuala lumpur is the cultural financial and economic center of malaysia the history of skyscrapers in kuala lumpur began with the completion of the 73 meters 18-story li yan lian building in 1945 though not the city's first high-rise it was the first building to surpass the 41-meter spiral sultan abdul samad building which was built from 1894 to 1897. kuala lumpur went through a major building boom in the 1970s and 1980s that resulted from the city's rapid industrialization the skyscraper building boom continued during the 1990s and 2000s many of them are residential towers since 2000 there has been a sharp increase in the number of skyscrapers under construction in the city area particularly in the klcc montiara and bukit bintang there are also several new developments in the city's hub such as tun razak exchange bukit bengtong city centre and trade winds square complex top 11. [Music] manila is the center of the culture economy education and government of the philippines the history of high-rise buildings in manila probably began with the construction of the eight-story manila hotel in 1912 which is considered the first modern high-rise building in the philippines the construction of high-rise buildings shifted from the city of manila to its surrounding area including the transformation of makati into the country's financial and business center in the 1960s manila is home to the tallest skyscrapers in the philippines most of the skyscrapers are located at makati central business district makati population portuguese center bonifacio global city armeta malay bonando eastwood city hernandez center triangle park robinson's cybergate and alabang the construction boom is fueled by steady economic growth western firms offshoring jobs to the philippines the buying power of millions of filipinos working abroad low interest rates and a growing middle class top 10. [Music] wuhan is the capital and largest city in hubei province as well as the largest city in central china it has a population of approximately 10 million 338 000 people with about 6 million 434 373 residents in its urban area wuhan is an important center for economy trade finance transportation information technology biology engineering pharmaceutical sector optic electronic and education in china wuhan went through a building boom in the past decade that resulted from the city's rapid industrialization wuhan now ranks as the fifth best skyline city in china top nine chonching is the largest city in china and the only provincial-level municipality in western and central china with more than 18 million people living in the urban area and a total population of 30 million in the administrative region chongqing is the political economic financial and cultural center of the interior and west of china it is one of china's major industrial cities and along with the other major industrial centers it is experiencing rapid urban growth accompanied by a construction boom with 26 buildings taller than 200 meters all of them built in the last decade chongqing's skyline is rapidly rising and is now ranked among the world's 20 tallest cities top 8. chicago is the birthplace of the skyscraper the home insurance building completed in 1885 is regarded as the world's first skyscraper being the inventor of the skyscraper chicago went through a very early high-rise construction boom that lasted from the early 1920s to the late 1930s during which nine of the city's 100 tallest buildings were constructed the city then went through an even larger building boom that has lasted from the early 1960s the tallest buildings are located in various downtown districts such as the loop streeterville river north the south loop and the west loop other high rises extend north along the waterfront into north side districts such as the gold coast lincoln park lake view uptown and edgewater some high rises also extend south from downtown along the waterfront to south side districts such as kenwood hyde park and south shore several new skyscrapers were constructed in the city throughout the 2000s and 2010s including the trump international hotel in tower saint regis chicago nema chicago and aqua top seven [Music] guangzhou is the main manufacturing hub of the pearl river delta one of mainland china's leading commercial and manufacturing regions guangzhou is at the heart of the most populous built-up metropolitan area in mainland china administratively the city holds sub-provincial status and is one of china's nine national central cities together with shanghai beijing and shenzhen guangzhou has one of the most expensive real estate markets in china at the end of 2018 the city authorities estimated the population of the city's expansive administrative area is 14904 4400 top 6. tokyo is the largest urban economy in the world by gross domestic product skyscrapers are a relatively recent phenomenon in japan due to aesthetic and engineering concerns a booming post-war japanese economy and the hosting of the 1964 summer olympics helped lead to a building boom in tokyo during the 1960s and 1970s construction continued through the 1980s and 1990s as the japanese asset price bubble rose and fell nishi shinjuku a district within shinjuku was the prefecture's first major skyscraper development area starting with the construction of the ko plaza hotel in 1971 the district is now home to 13 of tokyo's 46 tallest skyscrapers tokyo has been the site of many skyscraper construction projects in recent years top 5 shanghai has been described as the showpiece of the booming economy of china featuring several architectural styles such as ardeco and shukumen the city is renowned for its lujaway skyline and buildings along the bun shanghai is one of the fastest growing cities in the world in terms of skyscraper construction shanghai's first building boom occurred in the 1920s and 1930s during the city's heyday as a multinational center of business and finance after the communist takeover in 1949 the city's development was stifled punished for its earlier capitalist excesses after economic reforms beginning in the 1980s the city is undergoing its second construction boom to fulfill its desire to regain its status as an important global financial center top four [Music] dubai is the most populous city in the united arab emirates and the capital of the emirate of dubai established in the 18th century as a small fishing village the city grew rapidly in the early 21st century into a cosmopolitan metropolis with a focus on tourism and hospitality the history of skyscrapers in dubai began with the construction of the dubai world trade center in 1979 at the time of its completion it stood as the tallest building in the middle east since 1999 especially from 2005 to the present dubai has been the site of an extremely tall skyscraper building blue with all 73 of its buildings over 200 meters tall completed after 1999 in less than 10 years the city has amassed one of the largest skylines in the world dubai is now home to the world's tallest building the world's tallest residence and the world's second tallest hotel top 3. new york city is the most important financial center in the world it is also one of the most visited cities because of its skyline new york has played a prominent role in the development of the skyscraper since 1890 10 of those built in the city have held the title of the world's tallest new york city went through two very early high-rise construction booms the first span the 1890s through the 1910s and the second from the mid-1920s to the early 1930s new york city skyscrapers are concentrated in midtown and downtown manhattan although other neighborhoods of manhattan and the boroughs of brooklyn queens and the bronx also have some high rises as of january 2021 the entire city had 290 completed skyscrapers that rise at least 150 meters in high more than any other city in the western hemisphere two [Music] shenzhen is a major sub-provincial city and one of the special economic zones of china in 1978 skyscrapers construction started in shenzhen the tallest building in the city was five stories tall in the next decade 300 high-rise buildings were built in the city including the guomao building it was the city's first skyscraper and was the tallest building in mainland china upon its opening in 1985. as shinjun's high-rise construction boom progressed into the 1990s the building erected in the city became taller in the decade spanning from 1996 to 2006 18 buildings taller than 200 meters were completed the tallest of these is the daiwang building the city's first building to exceed 300 meters in height most of shinjun's skyscrapers are located in the luahu fujian and nanshan district shinjun's skyscraper boom is attributed to its status as one of the fastest growing cities in the world top one [Music] hong kong is one of the world's most important financial centers and commercial ports most of hong kong's buildings are concentrated on the northern shore of hong kong island kowloon and the new towns of the new territories such as tsunwan and chotin other skyscrapers are located along hong kong island's southern shoreline and areas near the stations of the mass transit railway the skyline of hong kong island is famed for its unique arrangement with surrounding mountains and victoria harbour complementing the rows of skyscrapers along the shore every night 44 buildings on the shores of victoria harbor participate in a symphony of lights a synchronized show named by the guinness book of world records as the largest permanent light fixture in the world [Music]

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Length: 17min 53sec (1073 seconds)

Published: Mon Aug 09 2021