Size Comparison of America's Tallest Skyscrapers

[@MegaBuildsYT]

Which skyscrapers from this video have you visited? 😀

[@TechnicallyJustSuperFunTrains]

Sears tower

[@californiamade5608]

Salesforce Tower & Sears Tower.

[@jayalberts]

Willis Tower. Have only walked by the new WTC 1 tower and the others in NYC. Live in Brooklyn.

[@Phaze_lovesroblox]

I still didn't even go to America iam in UAE

[@Andrew-gv4bh]

No one☹ But i wish🙂 In the future, i'm gonna visit a couple of them🙂👍 I was in the Berlin tv tower (the tower is 368 meters tall, and i was at the height of 203 meters)

[@blammers]

Absurd how some spires/antennas count and others don’t. It’s irritating how arbitrary it is.

[@zevbronshteyn4992]

That's what happens when ypu do inconsistent google searches instead of either counting roof height or the height till tip.

[@ImAlwaysHere1]

Spires count, antennae do not. Simple really. A spire is part of the architectural design, antennae are put on afterwards to broadcast or receive. Now, that being said, I honestly do not believe either should count. It should go to the rooftop, period. I see the alternative as "cheating".

[@boogitybear2283]

That’s okay. We all know the Sears Tower is and will always be King of America.

[@Mrd9960]

​@@ImAlwaysHere1Exactly, maybe, just maybe one day they will change that stupid rule, it makes no sense at all, it should go by roof top only.

[@andydufresnefromshawshank5866]

The Empire State Building is 1,250 feet tall at the top floor, not the spire. The spire makes it 1,454 feet

[@EchelonIV]

Wilshire Grand Center was finished 2017. John F. Kennedy died in the 60s. Just saying.

[@californiamade5608]

I’m pretty sure they were talking about the previous intercontinental hotel that was in place before this tower went up. Intercontinental hotel is now on the top floors of this tower.

[@andrewbaker8176]

I was gonna say the same thing

[@hautruong8482]

Yeah but so?

[@arctic_jake]

thats what i was thinking i was like🤨

[@QwertyUiop-mj9eu]

I was just about to say that before I read the comments! lol

[@driedprune1]

I like how the first image shown was of Toronto, Canada

[@nigeltaylor1176]

Canada is a part of the North American continent which technically makes us american

[@ricardom1233]

@@nigeltaylor1176 México also is part of The Americas as for South America and Central America

[@oscarperez3241]

America isn’t just the United States it’s the three countries in North AMERICA

[@DeviaNZe]

Europa is América.

[@EmoExperat]

@@DeviaNZe wtf no

[@stevenreichertart]

I don’t think the antenna should be included in the height of the building. I think it should be determined by the highest occupied floor.

[@charlieackerson4211]

Technically they aren’t antennas tho. An antenna doesn’t count, that’s why the twin towers were only 1300ft bc their antenna didn’t count. A spire is technically a architectural and structural feature which should 100% be included

[@stevenreichertart]

@Angelic Gay Wow, I didn't know that much of Burj Khalifa was not occupied space. I think we need a separate count of the actual usable floors to see which is tallest.

[@hifijohn]

@@charlieackerson4211 Then just build a one story building with a 2000 foot spire and call the whole thing a 2000 foot tall building.right??

[@charlieackerson4211]

@@hifijohn if it’s a spire then yes

[@charlieackerson4211]

@Angelic Gay yeah I kinda wish they did but I’m pretty sure that the aerodynamics didn’t work the way the wanted or something along those lines

[@ntatenarin]

I don't understand how in every size comparison, the Sears Tower is never counted with its antennas, but every other building always count their antennas/spires/decorations.

[@mrandrossguy9871]

That's funking stupid

[@marcobc5720]

The Spire is a permanent fixture to the building, and it cannot be removed. Antennas are a temporary or permanent fixtures, but they can be removed at any time.

[@Mrd9960]

@@marcobc5720 It's just a dumb comparison overall, spires, antennas, I mean come on! They both shouldn't matter.

[@johnjarvis3455]

​@@Mrd9960, Agreed with perhaps one exception. To "level the playing field", the roof of the highest occupied floor should be the official uppermost measurement for a building's height. That said, the Chrysler Building's spire is one of the best examples of a spire that seamlessly integrates with the occupied structure below to such extent its absence would completely alter the building's appearance.

[@antonioguglielmetti2661]

It's all bragging rights. Today, the world is all about excuses and talk. Back then, it was all substance. The original WTC antenna didn't count either. I've said it once and I'll say it again. An UNINHABITABLE POLE is INDEED an UNINHABITABLE POLE no matter what you imagine it is.

[@NYCSKYSCRAPERS-hp6pm]

i am a fan of One Vaderbuilt, but then again I think I like most of these Skyscrapers!

[@joshuam664]

This is the one if I make it back to NYC when the SkyView is done that I want to do next time.

[@alexanderk.3056]

That''s bullshit, skyscrapers should be categorized by rooftop where the "body" of the building ends & the antenna/spires should not be included to it (how the experts are considering that, it is called cheating or scamming), of course from my personal point of view or conception! Antenna's/Spires should be considered as accessory & not as a defining goal! For example you can build a building with 50 stories building and to put an antenna or spire as the same height or even bigger as the building and at the end to declared it the tallest from that city, region, country etc, which is unfair by defying others!

[@nickfloyo]

Antennas do not count, you are talking about spires.

[@alexanderk.3056]

@@nickfloyo Yes, spires or whatever they are!

[@thebabbler8867]

@@nickfloyo Same thing to me: it's bullshit. 🤣

[@captainbryce1]

@@thebabbler8867 A spire is considered part of the structure of the building, whereas antennas are detachable additions to the building. Consequently, spires (which are included in the construction blueprint) count as part of a building's official height, whereas antennas (which can be added later) do not. The 3 tallest buildings in the US (One World Trade Center, Central Park Tower, and Willis Tower) would be arraigned in a different order if the rules were different). Right now they are ranked by structure (which includes spires but not antennas): 1) One World Trade Center 2) Central Park Tower 3) Willis Tower If antennas and spires counted in the official rankings, the order would be: 1) One World Trade Center 2) Willis Tower 3) Central Park Tower If neither spires nor antennas counted, the rankings would be: 1) Central Park Tower 2) Willis Tower 3) One World Trade Center

[@Yomamasneakylink]

That means Central Park tower is America’s tallest building not wtc they fucked up a lot on the wtc made it a shitty roof height and then the spire that’s like 400 feet long cheating it out and I’m a New Yorker. It just would of been much better and prettier if they made the roof height 1776 feet and maybe 2 identical buildings again.

[@ENGBriseB]

The Twin Towers how much we all miss them.

[@Andrew-gv4bh]

Yes men....

[@mayu2124]

I miss the twin towers sooooo much😭😭😭

[@R68OrangeQTrainProductions]

Overrated towers.

[@user-hi8iz]

@@mayu2124 lol nice name you must really miss them

[@mayu2124]

Yes, I always think about the twin towers and then I am sad that they are gone 😭

[@ZackieLovesSalad]

Clearing up some confusion: antennas are only added to the building's official height if the building was planned to have antenna's from the start. If the building wasn't originally intended to have antennas, it won't be included in the building's height, even after they're added.

[@klevz3207]

still shouldnt count towards the buildings height in the first place

[@antonioguglielmetti2661]

That's clears up the confusion, but not the stupidity. An uninhabitable pole is an uninhabitable pole, no matter if it's structurally attached, or added afterwards. The point of a building is to be inside it, and top floor height is the tallest part of the structure that serves the purpose of a building. Pinnacle height ratings is where spires AND antennas should be included and official height is where the ceiling of the tallest floor is.

[@UR_Right24]

They shouldn't be included at all, doesn't matter. You're talking semantics.

[@randallrobertson3458]

@@UR_Right24 No he's not. He's explaining the rules as they currently are. What's your problem?

[@davidmccann9811]

Interestingly, back in 1930 the Chrysler building in NY was being constructed at the same time (and competing with) the Bank of Manhatten building for the record. The bank seemed to have it, but once finished Chrysler erected a huge spire that they had been hiding inside the building. So Chrysler took the record.

[@nategebhard5731]

I feel like the Central Park tower is truly the tallest, as it’s not a router giving it its height

[@zackalamuddin2186]

agreed, I also think that the Willis Tower is taller than One World Trade Center

[@markgriffin2087]

@@zackalamuddin2186 let’s be real here we all know the original Twins towers were the tallest those were two giant

[@ComradeAtomic]

@@zackalamuddin2186 yeah because they made the new One World Trade Centre the same roof height as the north tower (417m) then has a 124m useless spire just to make it 1776ft. So not including the new wtc’s spire, these buildings are taller: 432 park avenue, Willis tower, Central Park tower, one Vanderbilt, and Steinway tower.

[@zackalamuddin2186]

@@markgriffin2087 not as tall as the willis/sears tower or others but they were pretty tall

[@zackalamuddin2186]

@@ComradeAtomicthe spire for the 1776 thing is dumb IMO, like really? corny and dumb

[@ashdown1981]

I quite like the first tower 'The Salesforce Tower'.Its not the tallest but just tapers off nicely at the top without the need for some point or pointless pole.

[@californiamade5608]

Exactly that’s y I consider it the tallest west of Mississippi and not the Wilshire grand center in LA which is a 295 foot pole “spire”. Salesfocre Tower in San Francisco is a solid building. Many consider it the tallest.

[@jayalberts]

And hopefully has the latest anti earthquake technology built into it.

[@californiamade5608]

@@jayalberts of course it does, why wouldn’t it? The core on that tower is thick, and it’s built over 250 feet into bedrock....

[@jonesrmj]

@@californiamade5608 Agreed! The Salesforce Tower has a very nice design! Simple but elegant. And no spires.

[@zonaryorange8734]

@@californiamade5608 Yeah, even we Angelinos are salty cause our previous tallest one in the city (US Bank) was also locally dethroned cause of that spire, LED display of the Wilshire is pretty wild tho

[@1987anhi]

6:46 In The Dark Knight, it's not Trump Tower, but Two IFC in Hong Kong..

[@Chris6d]

Trump Tower was the building under construction, where the Joker was at the end of the movie, so it was featured. But in the video he shows Two IFC which is misleading

[@R68OrangeQTrainProductions]

@@Chris6d yep.

[@diondeguzman9963]

@@R68OrangeQTrainProductions okay I'll let everyone know 🇺🇸🏙️

[@jasastopar]

They might not be the tallest on the world , but they surely are iconic❤

[@ericchen6096]

The vista tower in Chicago has been missed. Also when you put them together like the central park tower and the world trade center, it looks like a joke when you count the so called spire-antenna.

[@mrnoname7370]

The Chicago vista tower is shorter than the Central Park tower and World Trade Center even without the spire.

[@Steve-zc9ht]

@@mrnoname7370 actually it's not it's the 3rd biggest skyscraper in chicago

[@californiamade5608]

@@Steve-zc9ht it wouldn’t be third in NYC that’s for sure

[@Steve-zc9ht]

@@californiamade5608 new York skyscrapers are ugly

[@EchelonIV]

@@Steve-zc9ht .... but taller than in Chicago. :-D buuhuuu

[@Bland-79]

The Wilshire Grand Hotel wasn't built when Kennedy was alive.

[@sinwaters909]

That’s when I mentally checked out lol

[@thejokerjoker508]

I knowwwww wtf

[@mrnoname7370]

They were talking about the previous hotel which is in the same lot where the Wilshire was built

[@timg2727]

@@mrnoname7370 right, but this video isn't about the building that used to be on the same site. The video is about the building that stands there today.

[@melishamitchell1485]

Chicago citizens: Where is the Vista Tower?!

[@marcobc5720]

It looks like this video is kind of outdated. The St. Regis (former Vista tower) was completed in 2020 with 101 floors at 1198 ft. tall.

[@antonioguglielmetti2661]

@@marcobc5720the true second tallest of Chicago as well. Trump tower is about a dozen feet shorter discluding the spire

[@Mrd9960]

Love the Vista tower, such a unique and gorgeous building!

[@jefferyrobinson9984]

My favorite is what used to be called the John Hancock in Chicago, close afterward is the Willis, Empire, Chrysler, and the 1 World Trade.

[@jonesrmj]

Great video! It's amazing how many skyscrapers are being build in NYC that pushed so many buildings that used to be in the top 10 down a bunch of spots.

[@shalonsmith3653]

The new JP morgan chase building will be over 1400 ft tall as well. Its under construction

[@tylersmall262]

Sears Tower number one. Everything else is either tiny, skinny or has some clown pole

[@sparrow-we7ip]

I agree. Chicago could use another tall skyscraper tbh

[@handledav]

central park tower

[@paulaward6764]

Clown pole! 😂

[@32123ABCBA]

Central Park tower would be taller then.

[@poopisgood3752]

sears tower is in my opinion the ugliest and looks so freaking weird but ok

[@joshuam664]

I have visited Empire State Building, 30 Hudson Yards or The Edge, Freedom Tower, and I'm not sure Top of The Rock was on here but been on that one as well. Each design is amazing.

[@ryanescobar8980]

10:19 no it doesn't, literally the two towers before the one world trade center are taller and have more floors. The Sears tower is taller than the one world trade center, it's just that the one world trade center has a spire.

[@ascott2168]

SOMEONE FINALLY SAID IT ! These stupid spires being a factor in determining a building’s height is becoming silly !

[@diondeguzman9963]

@@ascott2168 hey man how's it going

[@diondeguzman9963]

yes

[@diondeguzman9963]

@@ascott2168 yes

[@antonioguglielmetti2661]

Yes indeed. It's crazy how many people still need simple education on what a building is lol

[@jackstanislow8051]

Truthfully, the Sears Tower and Central Park Tower are the two tallest. I’m not sure if the extra 100ft of height on the Central Park Tower is usable though (I think it’s all maintenance floors) so its really a tossup.

[@Fartdemon]

agreed!

[@poitor5915]

agreed and also spires can give deceiving heights 😩

[@antonioguglielmetti2661]

It's still at least enclosed space used at the top instead of the bottom. So I'd say it still has 100 feet on it. But the whole spire thing is garbage you're right about that.

[@itsgenious1817]

It counts as it’s a floor that can’t be removed, so it’s like 470m only roof height

[@michaeltipton5500]

You could build a 2 story building with a 1,000 ft spire and wala! You have a tall building.

[@TheRealLink]

Sadly not by CTBUH standards but I follow, haha ;p.

[@Fluffychoupikkos]

Apparently a highrise must have more than 50% habitable space for it to be a building . CN tower in Toronto is more than 500m but it is not even a skyscraper

[@denysarcuri1213]

Good point, but: You mean "voila."

[@antonioguglielmetti2661]

@@Fluffychoupikkosthat's still stupid. Buildings less than 2/3 of the central Park tower's height can overtake it by 350 feet

[@MysticStranger]

14.) John F. Kennedy never enjoyed a night in the Intercontinental Hotel at Wilshire Grand Center. It wasn’t built (or conceived) when he was alive. 11.) The glass curtainwall building is Aon Center in Los Angeles, not Chicago. 8.) 30 Hudson Yards has the highest OUTDOOR observation deck in New York, not the highest observation deck.

[@shivtim]

Also they say the Atlantic Ocean at one point, but show stock footage of the Pacific

[@Pandaliciousness]

I think they’re confused with the much older intercontinental Los Angeles

[@hondazzMugen01]

The Sears tower makes the One World Trade Center Tiny 😂

[@chicagomiller838]

So true

[@chicagomiller838]

😂😂😂😄😄

[@diondeguzman9963]

@@chicagomiller838 no

[@diondeguzman9963]

@@chicagomiller838 no

[@diondeguzman9963]

No

[@rashad155]

One World Trade Center and Willis tower are my favorite 😁🔥

[@jpzirngibl]

Stand on top of the Willis Tower and you can look down on the new One World Trade Center. So which is taller? If antennae count then Chicago still has the record. In my opinion.

[@shainz0781]

Well the antennae of the Sears Tower is not in the original design and the Freedom tower has the antennae in it's design so the Freedom Tower is taller (srry bad eng but u know i mean)

[@offcomets2727]

Takahashi Shimo Mo was anybody talking about central park tower? Yeah i dont think so

[@offcomets2727]

@Takahashi Shimo Mo im tryna say that even though the central park tower has a higher rooftop then the sears/willis tower it still wasnt in the conversation

[@offcomets2727]

​@Takahashi Shimo Mo but central park isnt even finished yet so idk if id count it

[@itsgenious1817]

even if willis tower’s antennae counts it’s still shorter than 1wtc. And if we take both antennas away Central Park tower is taller than Willis tower by roof height

[@ChristopherZavalaVlogs]

I live in the Chicago area and I've been to Willis Tower, Two Prudential Plaza, and John Hancock Center

[@chicagomiller838]

Nobody gives a shi*

[@californiamade5608]

Salesforce Tower in San Francisco was such a dramatic change, and is the real tallest west of the Mississippi, not wilshire grand center in LA.

[@jonesrmj]

Hey. I remember you from my comments in my San Francisco and LA videos!

[@user-hf3eb8lj5g]

🤣🤣🤣

[@californiamade5608]

@@user-hf3eb8lj5g that’s how most feel about WSG. laughing matter

[@blast4me754]

In all honesty I thought the Library Tower was bigger than the Wilshire Grand.

[@californiamade5608]

@@blast4me754 I seriously is though lol.

[@CB-sr5jp]

There are so many photos and information in this video that do not match what is being said. Talks about the Aon center in Chicago and shows a picture of the Aon center in LA, then talks about JFK staying in a skyscraper built in the 2010's. It calls the John Hancock tower the 5th tallest in the city of Chicago when its the 4th. I wonder if the guy reading this had absolutely no idea of what he was saying.

[@ascott2168]

Dude, he’s clueless af ! I mean, just look at the diagram! Putting spire height over roof height is stupid af !

[@ntatenarin]

So that's why! I saw the Aon Center in the video, and I got confused because the Aon Center doesn't have an all-glass facade.

[@antonioguglielmetti2661]

Then says the 1WTC makes the other look tiny as it's shorter than the two behind it

[@Lombwolf]

It’s stupid how some buildings Include the spire in their height but others don’t. Like why is the AON center taller then 875 Michigan ave?!?!?!?!!?

[@RojoFern]

It all boils down to the difference between a communications antenna and a spire, in which spires are counted when calculating a building's total height whereas antennae are not. Spires are integral to the structure of a building, meaning that they were incorporated in the original design of the building. Spires are intentional extensions to a building's height that are designed in sync with the roof. Buildings like the Chrysler Building, Petronas Towers, Taipei 101, and so on have spires, as they were intentional extensions to the buildings' height that were apart of their original designs. Antennae on the other hand are communications addons that are not apart of a building's initial design. Antennae are added to a building by entities that wish to utilize the building's height for broadcast, thus they are not permanent features. Antennae can be added, removed, lengthened, or shortened depending on who's renting the roof and what they need from it. The Sears Tower, John Hancock Center, Original World Trade Center 1, and so on have antennae, as they were added to the buildings post-construction. The John Hancock's antennae were not added until a year after construction and the Sears Tower's nearly ten years after construction. The most striking example of the addition of an antenna is the Empire State Building, of which its pinnacle from 1931 to 1950 terminated at the top of its mooring mast (the part below the antenna). In 1950 several antennae were added to the sides and top of the mast, the largest being the giant spike on top we see today. Because the examples were not intentional features of the building's designing process, they are simply antennae and are not counted. The architectural top of the JHC and Sears Tower are their roofs, and for the Empire State it is the top of its mast. Now... there is one building that rides a very thin line when it comes to this debate, and that of course is One World Trade Center. Yes, the 400ft pinnacle on top of the building is an antenna, yet it is counted as part of the building's height. How can this be? Well we have to go back to what makes a spire a spire and an antenna an antenna in architecture. The original design for One WTC's pinnacle was a communications antenna encased in decorative metal plating. Cost overruns and maintenance challenges, however, prompted the decorative plating to be excluded from final construction, leave an exposed antenna. Many claim that because of this exclusion, the bare antenna should not be counted. However, to be classified as a spire, a pinnacle must be an integral part of the structure and have been included in the original design of the building. One WTC's pinnacle's function as an antenna is irrelevant as it checks both of these boxes. It was there from the start, part of final construction, and is an integral part of the building as it sets the building's height at the symbolic 1,776 ft height. Therefore, the antenna will not be tampered with like antennae usually are. And there lies the difference. A building like the Sears Tower may stand at a pinnacle height of 1,730 ft, but it was designed to be 1,450 ft. One WTC was always going to be 1,776 ft tall, and that number will not change unlike that of a building with an antenna. Therefore, One WTC at the end of the day has an architectural spire and a functional antenna.

[@euphoriaggaminghd]

@@RojoFern thank you.

[@shashwatsharma5458]

I hate it when they include the pole on the building in the height of building . It’s like you make a building of 400 meter and add 100 meter pole on the top and boom your building is now 500 meter tall Easy and very cheap way to make your building tall.

[@shashwatsharma5458]

@@idotso hello pole worshiper this is a comparison of the height of building not the pole…….You have to understand that pole and building are different things can you live inside a pole no but you can live inside a building they are separate things…..

[@shashwatsharma5458]

@@idotso hahah but you still did not get it don’t you🤣🤣

[@shashwatsharma5458]

@@idotso oh son don’t cry 🤣

[@greatwestern101]

I think One World Trade Center could be a lot higher. If it wasn't for the antenna, it would be about 4th or 5th highest in the USA. The two apartment blocks in central Manhattan are actually taller in terms of human habitation space.

[@MultiPleaser]

True that. In a recent book titled Supeetall, by a Dutch architect (amazing book full of history, science, modern skyscrapers, amazing technology, and future technologies) he said One World Trade has a 410 foot antenna. That would mean the top of the building is 1776-410= 1367. That's almost exactly the height of the Twin Towers. Going from memory, Central Park Tower is 1550', Willis is 1450, two other billionaires rowers look to be 1425, and another billionaire's rower is 1398, then finally One World Trade at 1368.

[@UI_Shaggy05]

If you count the 362 foot TV mast on the North tower of the world trade center, it's highest point is 527.3 meters (1,730 feet)!

[@terrygeraci1533]

Sears Tower still tallest in US, if spires didn’t count as part of the tower. Spires are not inhabited, so antennae should count as well. Sears still number 1 in US.

[@rerintensifies2872]

You are american right? Why you don't praised of one wtc?

[@rerintensifies2872]

Antenna didn't counted as building because they used for telecommunications, meanwhile spire counted as building, you can also climb the spires and it also have observation view, not like antenna. Example, spire at PNB118, the spire have observation view like i said

[@poopisgood3752]

central park tower is taller then sears tower by roof height. please shut the hell up ive copied and pasted this to over 20 comments

[@balleater23_9]

Biased? One WTC been the tallest in the USA for almost a decade😮‍💨😮‍💨

[@walmarthoodies9647]

Central park tower number 1. Sears tower number 2

[@slinkyxander3845]

Also, Willis Tower was formerly called Sears Tower.

[@diamondvrisan8064]

I love the skyscraper video

[@RealDarari]

The twin towers had a better observation deck than the freedom tower

[@MysticStranger]

So true! My first time in the new World Trade Center, I was sooooo disappointed. The new observation doesn’t even come close to what was there before.

[@markrichards6863]

But One Vanderbilt has a better observation deck than either of them.

[@TheJayden3977]

A spire counts as a part of the buildings offical height because of the upper structure of the buildings support it, and changes would have to be made to them in order to remove the spire. It’s apart of the design of the building hence why it counts in the offical height of the 1WTC. The Willis/Sears Tower when first completed didn’t have antennas, and they were only added a few years later. Antennas can be removed, decreased, raised etc hence why they don’t count. They aren’t apart of the design of the building and are put there for other purposes. Hence why the Willis and Empire’s antennas don’t count in their height. There is a clear difference between a Spire and an Antenna. Same with the original 1WTC.

[@EnigmaSeeker2012UAP]

STOP WITH THE F---ING SPIRES!!!! Some change that dam stupid rule! Go by the tallest floor or roof.

[@markrichards6863]

Spires are great if they are integral to the design like The Empire State Building, but silly looking if they are just stuck there fir no good reason like 1 WTC. I'm thinking the lead architect must have been poorly endowed.

[@erikdiggz3670]

One World trade looks like a giant syringe with that needle or whatever on top. But can it hold as many units as Willis? Willis is champ 100%.

[@Deair2201]

I agree 💯 but just say Sears from now on 😉

[@kasonkk3258]

New York City(NYC), USA🇺🇸!!! 👍👌!!!

[@ryanescobar8980]

Chicago Skyscrapers>NYC Skyscrapers

[@costaskl6589]

@@ryanescobar8980 nah

[@ryanescobar8980]

@@costaskl6589 New York just has allot more, but their skyline is verry messy

[@JKDC97]

How come sometimes the spire/antenna is included in the height and sometimes not? The original World Trade Center is taller than several of the buildings that follow it.

[@JKDC97]

@Rhinocat1 If that were the case, then wouldn’t the Willis Tower (1450’ roof height) be considered taller than the One World Trade Center (1368’ root height), not counting the antennas on each?

[@JKDC97]

@Rhinocat1 I guess I’m confused at what the difference is: The One World Trade Center uses the mast on top for communications purposes and the plans to make it architecturally appealing were scrapped. From my understanding, it was left as something of an antenna. I understood that spires were architectural and antennas are functional.

[@JKDC97]

@Rhinocat1 From my understanding, 1 WTC was supposed to have a decorative casing around it, but they scrapped it last minute. Now it’s just a mast used for telecommunications. So as I see it, it has an antenna not really any different from that of the Willis Tower. I suppose the only difference was the Willis Tower was never supposed to have a decorative spire in the first place but 1 WTC was supposed to, but never got one.

[@SUSamogus-e6k]

dayum, my big city Chicago has a LOT of bug and tall skyscrapers!😮

[@hayskig1226]

Chrysler Building still most beautiful, my opinion.

[@chax2004]

Agree. The Woolworth bldg is beatiful also.

[@electricmediavideography9483]

I've been to Worldtrade Tower 1, the original WTC, WTC 3, Willis tower, Trump tower, Aon Center, 30 Hudson Yards, Empire State, Salesforce Tower in SF, Comcast bldg in Philly, Central Park Tower, Nordstrom Tower, one Vanderbilt, 432 Park Avenue, 875 North Michigan, 111 W 57th st, Bank of America, 3 WTC, and more but not listed on here. The Wilshire wasnt built yet when I was in L.A nor the St. Regis (Vista) the last time I was in Chicago. I've seen all those but actually went up in WTC 1, original WTC, Willis tower, Empire State, 30 Hudson Yards, One Liberty Place in Philly (not mentioned) but still very impressive, Peachtree center in Atlanta also not mentioned but worth it, CN Tower in Toronto also not mentioned, Gateway Arch in St. Louis again not mentioned but awesome, the Rennaisance Tower in Dallas also cool, Prudential bldg in Boston, Stratosphere in Vegas, WTC in Baltimore too.

[@lonelywindbluerainfalls2675]

I really wanted to visit America to see all these skycrappers. Unfortunately, it's quite dangerous for me since I'm Muslim (You know Islamophobes) I can just look around KL 🇲🇾 and other Muslim friendly countries :) Btw I wishing you guys have a nice day!

[@shukriwafiq5220]

yo orang mana bro

[@lonelywindbluerainfalls2675]

@@shukriwafiq5220 Kedah

[@ballom29]

Dangerous? This is not middle east, you'll not be guaranteed to be killed because of your religion or ethnicity. Can't guarantee you MIGHT not be agressed by some racists or cowboy cops..but yeah if you look like the stereotypical muslim arab you'll probably had many mean looks and insults toward you tho.

[@californiamade5608]

There’s plenty of Muslims here in America. Lol.

[@darkisplays7670]

Are you shia muslim?

[@jefferysharp3368]

Did he just say that Kennedy stayed in the brand new Wilshire Grand?

[@kelvinpiresoli]

Nobody: United States: Let's put a spire on top of our skyscrapers

[@jcarp1776]

Seriously? The Willis Tower lost the title of "Worlds Tallest" because of the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia... not the US) used "cheater" spires to be taller. These are found throughout the world and are used by many countries to be "taller."

[@kelvinpiresoli]

@@jcarp1776 correct, in Chicago they don't use spires to get taller, only in Trump Tower. But in NY they use a lot of spires, for example, the One World Trade Center.

[@jcarp1776]

@@kelvinpiresoli Fixed it for you... Chicago: New York City: Let's put a spire on top of our skyscrapers ;)

[@costaskl6589]

Spires are cool, so why not?

[@ascott2168]

Yeah it’s so silly ! The roof of the Sears Tower is 208 ft taller than the Petronas Tower’s roofs, a 20-ish story difference. Just weird how these spires determine height !

[@gm346553]

While watching this I've been trying to do my own research on why Bank of America Tower is taller than 875 N. Michigan Avenue, and I thought I understood ("spires" count toward height but "antennas" don't) but then I was back to being confused when it seems like the top of Willis Tower is a "spire" and the top of 1 World Trade Center is an "antenna." Anyone know how they differentiate? I just found that the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat apparently makes the call but how do they make two seemingly different rulings? I know that their HQ is in Chicago, but it seems like they just hate Chicago?

[@dins5066]

Antennas are detachable. Spires are permanent fixtures

[@MysticStranger]

Strangely, if it is functionable like an antenna is does not count. But if it is a nonfunctional architectural feature, then it does. Doesn’t really make much sense though. There are actually antennas on the spire of One World Trade Center. It counts, but the antennas on top of the Sears Tower or 875 Michigan (will always be John Hancock to me) do not. Another fun fact. If this is the way we count height, the Sears Tower official height should be 463 meters (1,518 feet) because the antenna bases are integrally part of the structure and were there for eight years before they added the antennas in 1982. The counting is definitely inconsistent.

[@antonioguglielmetti2661]

@@dins5066you can detatch a spire if you try.

[@markjohnson8276]

If you class masts and spires, then the Willis building is a tall as the trade centre tower (probably taller). And correct me if I'm wrong, but, the twin towers building (if they were still standing) with the aerial mast was equally as tall, if not taller than the world trade centre. I think purely using the roof height would be better.

[@antonioguglielmetti2661]

@@greenyoshi48 so what? If you construct a 700 footer with a 1,100 foot spire is it now the new tallest building in USA even though it wouldn't have the highest roof even in Detroit ??? LOL

[@mastersev8365]

@@antonioguglielmetti2661 if the antenna was counted at the height for the sears towers it will still be smaller then the one World Trade Center

[@antonioguglielmetti2661]

@@mastersev8365how about I build a spire on my house roof and name it the tallest building in the world lol

[@JoeMama-le7lw]

At 6:40, why would the ceo of United airlines purchase office space in trump international hotel and tower when United has its headquarters in Sears tower which is that tallest building in Chicago and just down the street?

[@musicartmania4021]

I am not visited any of them till now. But want to visit one trade Center..

[@winsweatherupdates6702]

I know a lot of people are talking about spires/antennas... But for all the Chicagoans out there, One WTC is STILL the tallest when you measure both buildings to their absolute tip. The spire of One World Trade Center is the highest single point of any building in the Western Hemisphere. And Chicago still loses to some of those billionaire's row towers when measured by roof height or highest occupied floor. I definitely think it's annoying that the general public can't enjoy the highest enclosed view in America, but at the end of the day it's really just a technicality. I personally think they should either measure by roof height or simply count ALL antenna spires rather than just some. Be simple and consistent.

[@es3359]

Lol, there's so many errors in this video. Just a few of them: 1. JFK died decades before the new Wiltshire Grand was even an idea 2. They show a photo of Toronto, Canada at the beginning of the video 3. They include a photo of the LA Aon center when talking about the taller cousin in Chicago 4. The Willis Tower was the tallest building in the world, not just western hemisphere, until the completion of the Petronas Towers in 1998. Also, why are the spires of some buildings factored into their height but not others?

[@timg2727]

Some are considered antennas (like the Willis Tower) and some are considered architectural spires (like One WTC). It's pretty arbitrary, if you ask me. Tall buildings should be measured by roof height, period.

[@poopisgood3752]

@@timg2727 central park tower is taller than the sears tower by roof height. unless you count antennas then one world trade center is taller.

[@troyarrington5492]

@@poopisgood3752bruh. I hope you’ve chilled after 2 years because you’re in every thread saying the same thing over and over lol

[@essaahmad528]

I love that for you thank you❤🎉🎉🎉 I like the freedom tower❤ J 2:24

[@CookyMonzta]

Do Chicagoans call that building the "Willis Tower" now? I'm from NYC, and I _still_ consider it an insult for the owners to have renamed the Sears Tower. Even though F.W. Woolworth & Co. went belly-up in 1997, we still kept that name on the building at 233 Broadway.

[@sparrow-we7ip]

Most Chicagoans call it the Sears Tower

[@elmogang9402]

Yeah I don't call it Willis it just doesn't sound good sears is better

[@gregvandy8902]

I rarely hear it referred to as Willis Tower, it'll always be the Sears Tower. Also, I've been to many big cities with tall buildings and I've not seen another skyscraper come close to dominating the skyline like the Sears Tower does. It's not just the height(which is huge, yes), but the footprint along with the design which make it stand out among skyscrapers.

[@marcobc5720]

It will always be called the Sears Tower if you're from Chicago. Same goes for the 875 N. Michigan skyscraper, it will always be called the John Hancock Center (waiting for a company to pay millions for naming rights, LOL).

[@Deair2201]

Absolutely not, the only name we will forever say will be the Sears Tower

[@32123ABCBA]

All pretty

[@oddsandwindsocks5905]

Number one roof is same height as the original wtc towers. And lower than some of the others. Only highest because of the aerial.

[@RobloxPTFSFan]

It is so beautiful of all the skyscrapers To see it for now on!

[@axezazel]

Ban antennas, spires etc... from official measurements. The roof is where it ends. 😄😄

[@MattNewsome28]

Roof isn’t where it ends lol spires count antennas don’t

[@costaskl6589]

Im sorry but spires count 😄

[@offcomets2727]

Costa Skl and they shouldnt count literally somebody could make a 2 story building then add a crazy tall stick or spire or whatever and be called "taller" then the rest

[@markrichards6863]

I agree. I see one if those spires that is not integral to the design and it makes me think the lead architect was having a midlife crisis.

[@hifijohn]

3:17 those are not the elevators of the john hancock building. 4:03 that's not the aon center.

[@antonioguglielmetti2661]

That's the 880 foot Aon center in Los Angeles actually. Based on his last comment on how the WTC makes the other buildings look "tiny", I'm guessing he googled pictures of the aon center and couldn't tell the difference

[@TheRealLink]

A good video with diagrams for sure! A couple minor quibbles though. When talking about the Aon / Standard Oil / Amoco building in Chicago, you show a bit of the former First Interstate Tower / Aon Center in Los Angeles; same company, different building. Also during the Trump Tower section, the building featured in Batman was 2 International Finance Centre in Hong Kong, not TWT. Finally, while yes, almost everyone does use Meters but this video does focus on buildings in the US so narration for Feet, or Feet then Meters would be appreciated.

[@marlonm.7939]

Already waiting for a new upload 🙏🏼

[@carsongbaker]

The spire height is vanity height that is inconsistently considered in the rankings. Also the environmental ratings are pronounced "LEED" as one word, not "L-E-E-D", so for instance you would say rated "LEED Gold"

[@bryantcolon9061]

The real rankings should be 1) Central Park Tower 2) Sears (Willis) Tower and 3) One World Trade Center. The World Trade Center only holds the record because they count its spire as part of the total height, which is why it looks smaller compared to the other two structures at 10:15 minute mark. If it went by roof height (which it should) West 57th Street, Sears Tower, and Central Park Tower should all beat it.

[@offcomets2727]

you realize more buildings than just sears and ct have a higher roof height than 1wtc right

[@mr.ditkovich6379]

Without the antenna, the 1 WTC would be at #6

[@jcarp1776]

1WTC's parapet height was designed to match the height of the original Twin Towers, while the spire height was symbolically designed to be 1776' tall.

[@Rolexenforcer]

Central Park Tower is the tallest building in America based on roof height and occupied floors, period! Also, apartments start at 6.9m all the way up to 250M, there isn't a single apartment at CPT that goes for less than that.

[@josemirandatm7639]

United States, Best country ♥

[@diondeguzman9963]

Yes

[@Zamiri456]

The world trade center : I'm the tallest building in the western hemisphere CN Tower: Am I a joke to you?

[@GalaxyFur]

The CN Tower is a joke. Because it isn't a building. It's a TV/FM transmitting antenna. 😉

[@coolmonday5081]

I’ve visited new York skyscraper. And london shard

[@lj5801]

A number of the photos are not of the buildings being discussed: 875 N. Michigan does not have glass elevators and the Aon Center does not have an all glass facade.

[@richardgomes4332]

Could you please do one with the real height (roof height )and stop this stupidness of counting antennas .one world trade center is only 417m.

[@abelsamuel3999]

It’s still gonna be counted because it’s considered a spire and not an antenna

[@mr.ditkovich6379]

@@abelsamuel3999 Those architects are really stupid, I don't know why one is considered an antenna (Willis Tower) and the other a spire (1 WTC), since they both work as an antenna

[@richardgomes4332]

@@abelsamuel3999 I know it's going to be counted because American said it's part of the building .But it"s really like a 5 foot 8 man putting on a hat with a feather and saying I'm 6 foot 1, laughable and stupid.

[@UNKNOWN-pr2yn]

And Most of new yorks tallest buildings are like that too 🤣

[@abelsamuel3999]

@@richardgomes4332 true but a hat isn’t part of the person so it wouldn’t count. Also they made the building 1776ft for symbolic purposes(American independence year) and the roof is exactly the height of the old twin towers to pay respect

[@buchanan8624]

It's only the tip of the antenna that makes 1 WTC the tallest. Some records measure only the actual building height, minus antennas. Unless it is a spire that is critical to the design/appearance of the building.

[@latenightlogic]

2 things: you can only judge these things to rooftop and never ever call the Sears Tower Willis.

[@jamesbond4045]

I love Empire State Building. It is a modern heritage of the world.

[@Alontico24]

For me, the true height should be roof height, not including the spires. Also, how did JFK visit the Grandshire building in LA?? Did he travel in time?

[@californiamade5608]

The tower replaced the old hotel in the same location. Wilshire Grand Center.

[@datacomparison3005]

Awesome

[@JC_Ferrer04]

Chrysler Building??

[@young2125]

1,036 ft.

[@californiamade5608]

@Angel Duran Salesforce Tower in San Francisco is taller than the Chrysler building. That’s why.

[@shwmehvn]

What's up with this video?? At 2:02 he says dead (1963) former president John F Kennedy "enjoyed" a stay at newly built Wilshire Grande in LA? Then it's talking about the Aon building in Chicago but at 3:58 it's showing the Aon building in Los Angeles (formerly First Interstate).

[@ernest1443]

Still the Central Park Tower is the one with the highest platform. Just saying...

[@BizarreBear]

Sears Tower will always be Sears Tower John Hancock Center will always be John Hancock Center

[@Andrew-df1dr]

It's good that you used the metric system.

[@ryanescobar8980]

It's kinda annoying he did tho

[@Andrew-df1dr]

Why is it annoying? Only three countries have not yet embraced the metric system.

[@ryanescobar8980]

@@Andrew-df1dr Yeah but two of them are the largest influences in the western hemisphere culturally. Not to mention the United States having a military presence all over the world. America isn't a small country, it's the third most populated country. It's really hard to be that countries haven't adopted the Imperial System.

[@Andrew-df1dr]

​ @Ryan Escobar Which two? The United States and Liberia? Or the United States and Myanmar?

[@ryanescobar8980]

@@Andrew-df1dr I mean Great Brittain, though officially theyre supposed to use Metric, not many people of the British public do.

[@MarkMclaughlin-qm8kq]

Jfk did not sleep in that new building in la but he did sleep at the bush hotel which is where new building is built.

[@tjrtt]

30 Hudson Yards has the highest OUTDOOR observation deck, not the highest overall. 1 WTC observation deck is higher.

[@GalaxyFur]

Highest in New York at least. The highest observaorty in the western hemisphere of any building is still the 103rd-floor Sears Tower in Chicago. (WillisTower)

[@SFBenjaminK]

OHHHH YESSSS ANOTHER SKYSCRARERS VIDEOOOOOOOO That ONE WORLD TRADE CENTER ..they should made it the tallest building in U.S, BUT the F that Up None of them beats the skyscraper of other countries , but is nice to know

[@RandomlyDoing1230]

Canada literally has a taller building lmao (cn tower which is featured in the very first image of the video) one world trade center is 541m and cn tower is 553

[@joshualogan6655]

@@RandomlyDoing1230 "CN Tower" is not skyscraper.

[@teenanandal400]

If u consider the spire then the Willis tower is still the tallest😎😎😎

[@poitor5915]

cool footage, a floor count would of been nice👌🏼

[@young2125]

Sears Tower or Willis tower is still the tallest to "roof" antennas don't count

[@bigwerve]

Isnt the roof on central park tower taller ? I agree with you though I do not see 1 world trade center as the tallest.just like first national is still the tallest in L A for me

[@MattNewsome28]

It’s not an antenna on the one wtc it’s a spire and it does count its apart of the architecture lol u don’t know architecture at all

[@bigwerve]

I still think spies are cheating .we have the heron tower in the London Square Mile and it has a 90 foot spire which makes it taller than the nearby cheese grater but if you look at those 2 buildings you would think that the cheese grater was taller due to the fact that the roof is about 70 feet taller. Jusf my opinion

[@bigwerve]

Spires

[@californiamade5608]

@@MattNewsome28 I know architecture. The only reason why it’s labeled as part of the building architecturally is because CTBUH wants it to be like that. But on a personal perspective antennas and spires do not count to many people. It should be roof to roof at what able to be occupied.

[@singhbrothersshow4474]

A huge fan of the one wtc

[@thebaldandthefurious]

Freedom tower is short , don’t count the damn antenna guys really!

[@hectorkatsuragi2747]

Spire

[@craigruchman7007]

How tall buildings are seems random. Some count tv masts, some don’t. Other buildings get short changed like the Empire State Building - it has additional floors above 102: 103, 104, and 104 1/2.

[@GalaxyFur]

The pinnacle top of the Empire State building has a secret 103 floor open to celebrities only at 1,230 ft. But the building tops out at 1,250 ft. to the structural roof. (Not counting the spire) Note: The Sears Tower (Willis Tower) has the highest observatory of any building in the western hemisphere on the 103rd floor at 1,353 ft.

[@billy1519]

1:58 it took you one google search to know what the Wilshire Grand started Construction in 2014.

[@chelseaperez2169]

Tower of America in San Antonio. That's the one I like

[@mbmthahleem]

All your vidio's are very useful & clear. Thank you.

[@WolfesGames9]

Hi top luxury i visited the one World Trade Center in New York!

[@KeithLawson-k2n]

How is the AON Center taller than this 875 North Michigan Avenue?

[@Kingenpriest]

My favorite is the Empire state building

[@markrichards6863]

From my window, I see The Empire State Building, Hudson Yards, WTC, central Park Tower and that other super thin super tall building. I can slso see that super tall buildings with the Park Avenue address that isn't really on Park Avenue. Empire State Building is an art deco masterpiece and my favorite of the lot. 1 WTC is not an attractive building in my opinion, but the site design is great. Hudson Yards in general is not an attractive development to me. The architectural design lacks cohesion. They repeated the mistakes of World Trade Center. Design a cluster of unrelated buildings, then cover them all in the same reflective glass and pretend that unifies them. I do like the two super tall residential buildings on 57th Street. The way Central Park Tower sticks out appearing to overhang the sidewalk is really cool. I get vertigo from the ground looking up at it. I love it. It's thrilling. A lot of people I know are not fans of those two buildings, but I think they're great. In no place but NYC or Chicago could that design work.