What's your city's second tallest skyscraper?
New York's second tallest is the Chrysler Building
http://www.howardmodels.com/Architectural-Renderings/Chrysler/pic1.jpg
http://pingus.seul.org/~grumbel/tmp/lincity3d/Chrysler%20building.jpg
http://www.inetours.com/New_York/Images/Arch/Chrysler-Nite_9669.jpg

So, what's your city's 2nd tallest skyscraper?

I just don't like that building...I don't know why - just doesn't appeal to me.

And it's Central Plaza now, although SOON to be the 2 IFC.

Chicago- Aon. (1136 ft)(the white one) http://www.anthemion.com/chicago/twoprustandard.jpg

or John Hancock(1131 ft) comes in a close 3rd only 5 ft away from being the same as Aon building.

But in like 3 years... Trump.

http://www.condohotelcenter.com/images/condos/trump_chicago.jpg (1362 ft)

London has 2 which share the title, both 200m:


8 Canada Square (HSBC global headquarters)

http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers/8cs/8.jpg



25 Canada Square (Citigroup Centre)

http://www.willfox.com/images/skyscrapers/25cs/3.jpg

I just don't like that building...I don't know why - just doesn't appeal to me.

I assume you are talking about the Chrysler Building?

If you are, you should be taken outside and shot :lol:

How can any self-respecting fan of skyscrapers say that about the Chrysler?! I just can't fathom how anyone could say a bad word about it!

Fair enough though - personal preference I suppose :)

Barcelona 1st & 2nd highest skyscrapers:
:eek:
http://tinypic.com/b5s1ls.jpg
They are 154m high.
:wink2:

Here in Louisville it's the National City Tower. Nothin special.
Small beans compared to the Chrysler Bldg ( :master: ) but it does well to build the skyline and is pretty sleek.

http://www.ssga.com/images/nationalcity_02.jpg

Scotia Plaza in Toronto is 275m

http://www.urbandb.com/canada/ontario/toronto/scotia_plaza.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/eighteighths/Scotia%20Plaza/101_0173.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v442/eighteighths/Scotia%20Plaza/101_0131.jpg

Los Angeles: Aon Center

http://you-are-here.com/skyscraper/1973_aon.jpg

Manila's 2nd Tallest -- 217 m GT Tower

http://www.philippinebusiness.com.ph/images/photos/gttower.jpg

http://www.skyscrapercity.com/photopost/data/500/93p7310138.jpg

Symphony Towers- 499ft, one ft away from one america plaza
http://www.climatepro.com/images/symphonytowers4.jpg

I'd say John Hancock.

The BankWest Tower is Perth's second tallest skyscraper. 214 m to the roof, 247 m to the tip of the antenna.

http://members.iinet.net.au/~paulkoh/cloudsbankwest.jpg

http://members.iinet.net.au/~paulkoh/bankwestground.jpg

Calgary's 2nd and 3rd tallest, the Bankers Hall twins. Both of them are 197m.

http://www.nocom.ca/modular_wiring/photos/Bankers_hall_large.jpg

pic by gazmo:
http://img378.imageshack.us/img378/2766/img01044xp.jpg

^^Sydney's 2nd tallest; World Tower 230m (to roof)
Sydney's 3rd tallest; MLC Centre 228m (to roof)
Sydney's 4th tallest; Governor Phillip Tower 227m (to roof)

all very close!

DALLAS - The Renaissance Center
56 Levels, 886 feet, 270 meters

http://pages.sbcglobal.net/samclark/dallas/ren_2.jpg

http://pages.sbcglobal.net/samclark/dallas/ren_3.jpg

The Chrysler is probably one of the oldest second tallest buildings in the world being at 75 years old.

One Detroit Center, 619ft, 45 floors:

http://www.aviewoncities.com/img/detroit/kveus054s.jpg

Hello, BTW. I'm new here. Looks like a wealth of knowledge here. :)

Boston-
Prudential Center-229m/750ft

http://www.skyscraperpicture.com/boston13.jpg

In a few years time, if Gateway Center is approved, the 2nd tallest will be the John Hancock Tower.

Total tower 187meter
http://83.243.20.58/Photos/00/00/06/42/ME0000064210_3.JPG
Gan tower 187 meter
http://ladefense.free.fr/gan/titre.jpg
Paris

Warsaw's 2nd scraper is:
Warsaw Trade Tower
Height: 208m
Year built: 1997-2000

http://www.sky.s64.pl/home/Wwa/wtt16.jpg

http://www.sky.s64.pl/home/Wwa/wtt17.jpg

http://www.sky.s64.pl/home/Wwa/wtt09.jpg

http://groundy.webd.pl/warszawa/Zdjecia/wtt10.jpg

http://groundy.webd.pl/warszawa/Zdjecia/wtt9.jpg

http://groundy.webd.pl/warszawa/Zdjecia/wtt1.jpg

In Townsville, home to a meagre 7 highrise buildings, the second tallest is:

Suncorp Plaza
55m
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v376/Oriolus/SuncorpPlaza.jpg

1st skyscraper, 2nd tallest building in Antwerp:

Boerentoren, 97m, 26 floors, 1932, 1st skyscraper on the European continent

http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/6995/bt15hw.jpg

http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/6649/bt21lw.jpg

http://img386.imageshack.us/img386/9051/bt34ri.jpg



2nd tallest skyscraper, 3rd tallest building in Antwerp:

Antwerp Tower, 87m, 25 floors, 1974

http://img383.imageshack.us/img383/5214/at16sb.jpg

http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/7435/at21un.jpg

http://img396.imageshack.us/img396/23/at37yq.jpg

Jacksonville:Modis Tower.

I'm new to this and I don't know how to post pics. Could somebody post one of this building if you have it?

Hong Kong, Central Plaza

http://dinus.w.interia.pl/central_plaza(6).jpg

Here you go SHOWW:

Modis Tower, Jacksonville
163m/535ft
37storeys
built 1974 and was the tallest building in Florida until 1981
(Source:Emporis)
http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/skyscrapercity/jax/041014/27.jpg

I assume you are talking about the Chrysler Building?

If you are, you should be taken outside and shot :lol:

How can any self-respecting fan of skyscrapers say that about the Chrysler?! I just can't fathom how anyone could say a bad word about it!

Fair enough though - personal preference I suppose :)
i agree, Chrysler is the quintessential tall building! its numero uno as far as im concerned, still after 75 years! no skyscraper comes close.

http://www.afterimagegallery.com/tice3chryslerl.jpg

http://www.tgpa.org/images/kaplan/chrysler_large.jpg

http://www.nyctourist.com/images/wallpaper/Chrysler.jpg

Vancouver

Shaw Tower (by "Official Height") 149 m

http://www.guisolutions.ca/imagesv/shwtw2.jpg

Here you go SHOWW:

Modis Tower, Jacksonville
163m/535ft
37storeys
built 1974 and was the tallest building in Florida until 1981
(Source:Emporis)
http://www.skyscrapersunset.com/skyscrapercity/jax/041014/27.jpgThanks Oriolus

i agree, Chrysler is the quintessential tall building! its numero uno as far as im concerned, still after 75 years! no skyscraper comes close.

I am still surprise that besides the ESB and the Twins, NYC didn't build any other skyscrapers bigger than it was.

@ Berchem

Cool u used my pictures of the Antwerp tower ;) and the Boerentoren too

Here's just one of the Antwerp tower too:

http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/1352/antwerpen130305035medium0dr.jpg

nice pic

@ Breda
I searched a pic of the Antwerp Tower together with the Central Station, but I didn't find ^^

SEATTLE :tyty:

The Washington mutual Tower is a work of art :applause:

http://www.emporis.com/en/il/im/?id=339315

Springfield Massachusetts:

http://www.wai.com/Structures/images/monarch.jpg

San Francisco -

the craptastic Bank of America (ie the tower that spawned 1,000 NIMBYs)

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y221/nathanh6686/bofa_1.jpg

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y221/nathanh6686/bofa_2.jpg

2nd tallest in Malmö (after Turning Torso):

Kronprinsen, 29 floors, 85m.

http://skyline.250free.com/Kronprins1.JPG

http://skyline.250free.com/TTfricomp020.jpg

The 2nd biggest in Rotterdam is called Montevideo, 139.5 m, 151 m with M included.
(The red, black and white building, pics with thanks to Marin)

http://207.44.228.231/marin/Montevideo_07092005.jpg

http://207.44.228.231/marin/Montevideo_0709200508.jpg

Barcelona 1st & 2nd highest skyscrapers:
:eek:
http://tinypic.com/b5s1ls.jpg
They are 154m high.
:wink2:


Those two are cute together.

Way to go Warsaw.

Montevideo in Rotterdam is cool.

Miami's second tallest (for now!):
Wachovia Financial Center
[233 m | 764 ft]

http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/654/wachovia24bz.jpg