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Lists Of Tallest Buildings

These are lists of skyscrapers, ranked by

structural height (vertical elevation from the base to the highest architectural or integral structural element of the building);
highest point on the building.

These lists only include buildings that:

are completed or topped-out, and
have continuous occupiable floors (high-rise buildings).

For lists that include non-building structures, see

List of tallest buildings and structures in the world
List of tallest freestanding structures in the world
List of tallest structures in the world
List of tallest towers in the world

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