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9 towers that dominate city skylines

From Britain's Shard tower to Sweden's Turning Torso, these majestic structures make skylines stand out.

by Zach Pontz  |  Friday, October 21, 2016

by Zach Pontz
Friday, October 21, 2016

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Cities around the world continue to break height records with new construction projects. Cities around the world continue to break height records with new construction projects. (Photo: Dorason/Shutterstock)

Cities around the world continue to break height records with new construction projects.
Sweden's Turning Torso is not only the tallest tower in the country but in all of Scandinavia.
The Gran Torre Santiago is the tallest tower in Latin America.
Ron Arad became famous for his industrial designs but his architecture projects have equally impressed.
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The Q1 Tower in Australia was once the world's tallest residential building.
The Shard has an imposing presence on downtown London.
The Bank of America Building, the tallest in the southeast United States, dominates Atlanta's skyline.
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Buildings scape the sky

Cities build vertically out of necessity, but also to project modernity to the world. Some cities go to great lengths, literally, to make this statement, and are home to iconic structures that seemingly defy gravity.

In New York there's One World Trade Center; in Chicago the Willis Tower. Across the globe China's Shanghai Tower rises 2,000 feet, as does the Burj Khalifa, in Dubai.

But there are plenty of other cities around the world with their own version of Goliath, created to dominate the skyline.

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