Skyscraper Day is a day to appreciate and admire the world’s tallest skyscrapers.

Skyscrapers are truly engineering and architectural marvels. In many crowded cities, space is in short supply, and real estate prices are ever-increasing. Building “up” becomes more and more logical. As technical capabilities in construction improved, skyscraper buildings have become taller and taller. In addition, there is a certain prestige to having one of the tallest buildings in the world in your city and country.

The Empire State Building in New York City was the world’s tallest skyscraper when it was built in 1931. Now, it ranks #55.