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A multi-storey building constructed on a steel skeleton, provided with high-speed electric elevators and combining extraordinary height with ordinary room-spaces such as would be used in low buildings.
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The Skyscraper Museum - Private, not-for-profit, educational corporation devoted to the study of highrise buildings. Exhibits and information on the architecture, materials, and physics of highrise construction. Great Buildings: Skyscrapers - Images, information, and 3D models of a selection of skyscrapers around the world from Great Buildings Online. Skyscraper Page - Dylan presents an illustrated database of the world's tallest buildings. The illustrations drawn to one scale make it easy to compare heights internationally or within a city. Includes dates and architects. The Tallest Buildings in the World - A list of the tallest buildings in the world, with a graphic showing the tallest. How a Skyscraper is Made - Background, history, raw materials, design, and the construction process of skyscrapers, from Thomson Gale's How Products Are Made. Wikipedia: Skyscraper - A comprehensive article from the collaborative online encyclopedia on the skyscraper's historical development. Stock.xchng: Skyscrapers - Royalty free stock photography community - images in the skyscrapers category. The High-Rise Pages - Articles, images and wallpapers of the tallest buildings in the world. Wicked Tall Buildings - Drawings of skyscrapers from across the world. With a personal touch. Building Big - This site explains the construction process of tall buildings and covers facts of a collection of skyscrapers across the world. UrbanDB - A comprehensive database of Greater Toronto Area construction and skyscraper development activities. Skyscraper Architecture: Tallest Buildings in the World - Information and pictures of the tallest buildings in the world. How Skyscrapers Work - This illustrated narrative by Tom Harris from HowStuffWorks explains that the main technological advancement that made skyscrapers possible was the development of mass iron and steel production. Emporis - An international team maintains this database of tall buildings, navigated by map and list. Also lists construction companies and architects, and supplies news. Skylines and Scrapers - Egbert Gramsbergen presents worldwide highrise statistics, using graphs and various ranking methods.
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