Statistics for Tallest Buildings Ever

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Years Tallest	Structure	Height	City	% Correct
1972 - 1974	World Trade Center: South Tower	417 metres (1,368 ft)	New York City	97%
1931 - 1972	Empire State Building	381 metres (1,250 ft)	New York City	93%
1930 - 1931	Chrysler Building	318.8 metres (1,046 ft)	New York City	93%
1930	Bank of Manhattan Trust Building	283 metres (928 ft)	New York City	90%
2010 - Present	Burj Khalifa	828 metres (2,717 ft)	Dubai	87%
1974 - 1998	Sears Tower	442 metres (1,450 ft)	Chicago	83%
1913 - 1930	Woolworth Building	241.4 metres (792 ft)	New York City	83%
1909 - 1913	Metropolitan Life Tower	213.36 metres (700 ft)	New York City	83%
13th Century - 1300	Old St Paul's Cathedral	149 metres (489 ft)	London	80%
1908 - 1909	Singer Building	186.57 metres (612.1 ft)	New York City	77%
2004 - 2010	______ 101	509.2 metres (1,671 ft)	Taipei	77%
1998 - 2004	Petronas Towers	451.9 metres (1,483 ft)	Kuala Lumpur	73%
1901 - 1908	____________ City Hall	167 metres (548 ft)	Philadelphia	30%
1880 - 1890	_______ Cathedral	157.38 metres (516.3 ft)	Cologne	23%
1300 - 1549	_______ Cathedral	159.7 metres (524 ft)	Lincoln	13%
1874 - 1876	Church of St. Nicholas	147 metres (482 ft)	Hamburg	7%
1647 - 1874	__________ Cathedral	142 metres (466 ft)	Strasbourg	7%
1890 - 1901	___ Minster	161.53 metres (530 ft)	Ulm	7%
1876 - 1880	_____ Cathedral	151 metres (495 ft)	Rouen	0%
1549 - 1647	St. Mary's Church	151 metres (495 ft)	Stralsund	0%