r/skyscrapers • • Mar 27 '25

Political comments will get banned There are many other Subreddits to discuss politics on

442 Upvotes

In the past few months political discussions unrelated to skyscrapers/affiliated subjects have become more common.

I understand we live in turbulent times, and we all have different viewpoints; however this is not the appropriate sub for these discussions.

No, posting a picture of skyscrapers in Moscow or Tel Aviv is not inherently political; but if you’re going to title your post something like “Moscow Empire” you have to see how that can be considered baiting.

Moving forward, political comments and posts will be more heavily scrutinized; and repeat offenders may even get banned.


r/skyscrapers • • Mar 21 '26

Announcement Goodbye AI

623 Upvotes

In the poll asking whether AI should or shouldn’t be accepted on the sub, thankfully an overwhelming majority of us have voted against its use.

AI slop posts are now completely banned from the sub, official renderings released by building developers are to be the only reasonable exception.


r/skyscrapers • • 3h ago

Golden Empire State

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243 Upvotes

Taken this past Saturday

Nikon Z6
Sigma 150-600
F5.3, 1/60, ISO80


r/skyscrapers • • 5h ago

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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163 Upvotes

r/skyscrapers • • 4h ago

Seattle, WA, USA.

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62 Upvotes

Photo by James Scott.


r/skyscrapers • • 4h ago

Every Skyscraper Ever #102 - Prudential Headquarters Main Building, Newark (1892 - 1956)

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51 Upvotes

Height: 11-storeys / 46 m (151 ft)

From Wikipedia:
“The four original Prudential headquarters buildings were built from 1892 to 1911 as early examples of steel framing in Newark, clad in gray Indiana limestone with Romanesque styling, the work of George B. Post.[4][5] The four buildings were known as the Main Building, the North Building, the West Building, and the Northwest Building, and were the tallest in the city at the turn of the 20th century. All were demolished in 1956 to make way for the current Prudential Plaza building.”


r/skyscrapers • • 1h ago

One Court Square

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• Upvotes

1989 | 50 stories | 673 ft (205 m) | NYC


r/skyscrapers • • 2h ago

500 5th Ave

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32 Upvotes

1931 | 59 stories | 697 ft (212 m) | NYC


r/skyscrapers • • 8h ago

Rushden Station tower flats, East Toronto and Upper Beaches

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94 Upvotes

The new skyline of East Toronto with Lake Ontario and Ashbridges Bay in the foreground, the thick green canopy covering the Beach(es) neighbourhood as it rises up to 104m ASL. Other tower blocks can be seen, including Main Square and Crescent Town.


r/skyscrapers • • 4h ago

Shenzhen's lightshow for APEC meeting

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34 Upvotes

r/skyscrapers • • 11h ago

Landing in Bangkok

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111 Upvotes

Greeted by a sea of skyscrapers


r/skyscrapers • • 3h ago

Fort Worth, TX from the Hospital District

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24 Upvotes

Took this picture from a parking garage. Admittedly, the skyline is very small for a city of 1M residents, but I find it endearing.


r/skyscrapers • • 2h ago

CitySpire

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14 Upvotes

1990 | 75 stories | 814 ft (248 m) | NYC


r/skyscrapers • • 23h ago

Chicago, Illinois, the Chicago of the Midwest!

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652 Upvotes

Join skyscrapers discord! https://discord.gg/jAC7v85Jav


r/skyscrapers • • 8h ago

Point Piper, Darling Point, Potts Point, Sydney CBD and Parramatta far away in one Pic and seen from (likely) Rose Bay. (Australia)

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45 Upvotes

Not OC.


r/skyscrapers • • 2h ago

NYC

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15 Upvotes

I absolutely loved NYC! Can't stop looking at my pictures!


r/skyscrapers • • 10h ago

Melbourne... Australia 108, Eureka Tower, and some also rans

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42 Upvotes

r/skyscrapers • • 1d ago

Aerial view of Seattle 🗻

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461 Upvotes

r/skyscrapers • • 19h ago

Yonkers, NY

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160 Upvotes

r/skyscrapers • • 13h ago

Shanghai

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47 Upvotes

r/skyscrapers • • 18h ago

My quaint Knoxville, TN skyline in fall

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120 Upvotes

r/skyscrapers • • 20h ago

Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

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155 Upvotes

Photo by Stephen Conover.


r/skyscrapers • • 4h ago

Every Skyscraper Ever #101 - Metropolitan Realty Building, NYC (1892 - 1955)

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7 Upvotes

214-218 William Street
Height: 15-storeys (exact height unknown)

From Daytonian in Manhattan Blog:
“The Metropolitan Realty Building was completed in 1893.  The plans had been tweaked and the finished structure was 15 stories tall.  As promised, its quadripartite Renaissance Revival design boasted extensive fenestration--the hundreds of windows grouped, for the most part, in threes and fours.  Other than limestone lintels and bandcourses that defined each section, Wheeler's design focused on utility rather than architectural beauty.

The Metropolitan Realty Building sat within the printing and publishing district, and Smith had designed the building to support heavy printing presses and similar machinery.  Among the initial tenants were W. B. Keller Printing & Publishing, Gardiner Binding and Mailing Company, H. A. Rost Printing & Publishing Company, and the Blumenberg Press.

In 1955, the Metropolitan Realty Building was demolished to make way for the Park Row approach and the widening of the roadways that accessed the Brooklyn Bridge.”


r/skyscrapers • • 2h ago

The tallest unbuilt skyscrapers in Turin

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3 Upvotes

1.Torre FS Porta Susa - 150m

  1. Four towers of the project "Torino Possibile" from the 80s - 240m each

  2. Torri Piano Regolatore Regione Piemonte - 100 - 150m

  3. The 10, 120m towers of the old Centro Direzionale project

  4. Grattacielo area ex-Materferro - 120m

  5. Grattacielo ex-Alenia Aeronautica - 150m

  6. The most visionary one, The Sundial project, 12 towers at least 250m tall


r/skyscrapers • • 20h ago

Photos From My Trip To Houston

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108 Upvotes

This was in April 2025,

we didn't go downtown though