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	The Skyscraper Museum - http://www.skyscraper.org/ 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.
	Stock.xchng: Skyscrapers - http://www.sxc.hu/category/1081 Royalty free stock photography community - images in the skyscrapers category.
	Wikipedia: Skyscraper - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyscraper A comprehensive article from the collaborative online encyclopedia on the skyscraper's historical development.
	Building Big - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/buildingbig/skyscraper/index.html This site explains the construction process of tall buildings and covers facts of a collection of skyscrapers across the world.
	http://www.emporis.com - http://www.emporis.com An international team maintains this database of tall buildings, navigated by map and list. Also lists construction companies and architects, and supplies news.

	How Skyscrapers Work - http://science.howstuffworks.com/skyscraper.htm 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.
	Great Buildings: Skyscrapers - http://www.greatbuildings.com/types/types/skyscraper.html Images, information, and 3D models of a selection of skyscrapers around the world from Great Buildings Online.
	http://www.urbandb.com - http://www.urbandb.com A comprehensive database of Greater Toronto Area construction and skyscraper development activities.
	How a Skyscraper is Made - http://www.madehow.com/Volume-6/Skyscraper.html Background, history, raw materials, design, and the construction process of skyscrapers, from Thomson Gale's How Products Are Made.
	The High-Rise Pages - http://www.xs4all.nl/~hnetten Articles, images and wallpapers of the tallest buildings in the world.

	MoMA: Tall Buildings - http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/2004/tallbuildings/ New York's Museum of Modern Art's permanent tall buildings exhibition presents a focused study of twenty-five tall buildings around the world. [Requires Flash 6 or higher and Acrobat Reader].
	Skyscraper Picture Collection - http://www.skyscraperpicture.com/ Collection of photographs by Patrick Beckers of cities across the world and their tallest and most distinctive skyscrapers.
	Tall Building Teaching and Research Group - http://www.tallbuildingstarg.com A group of international experts in tall buildings web site which features articles, images and field studies from across the world.
	The Tallest Buildings in the World - http://www.tallestbuildingintheworld.com A list of the tallest buildings in the world, with a graphic showing the tallest.
	Skyscraper Page - http://www.skyscraperpage.com/ 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.

	Skylines and Scrapers - http://homepages.ipact.nl/~egram/skystats.html Egbert Gramsbergen presents worldwide highrise statistics, using graphs and various ranking methods.
	Skyscraper Architecture: Tallest Buildings in the World - http://www.e-architect.co.uk/world_skyscrapers.htm Information and pictures of the tallest buildings in the world.
	High Rise Picture Gallery - http://skyscraperphotos.com A photo gallery by Matthew Armling of highrises, skyscrapers and towers in New York, Hongkong and Frankfurt.
	Wicked Tall Buildings - http://www.wickedtallbuildings.com/ Drawings of skyscrapers from across the world. With a personal touch.
	All Skyscrapers - http://www.allskyscrapers.com/ Skyscraper and skyline pictures, information and news updates.

Scraperbase - http://www.scraperbase.com See which cities and countries have the highest number of skyscrapers and download placemarks of skyscrapers. On this site spires and elevator boxes are not included in the listed heights.

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