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ited kingdom it has 133 completed buildings that are at least 100 metres 328 feet tall as of 2026 42 of which have a height greater than 150 metres 492 ft london has one of the largest skylines in europe it has the most skyscrapers taller than 150 m 492 ft in the united kingdom and in western europe and the third most of any city in europe overall after moscow and istanbul london s skyline has undergone immense transformation in the early 21st century since 2013 the tallest building in london and the united kingdom has been the shard london s only supertall skyscraper the pyramid shaped building in southwark rises to a height of 306 m 1 004 ft london has two primary skyscraper clusters the city of london in central london and canary wharf with the isle of dogs in east london alongside numerous smaller groupings throughout greater london for two centuries since 1710 st paul s cathedral was the tallest structure in london while early skyscrapers sprouted in the late 19th and early 20th century in the united states london then the world s largest city avoided this trend in 1894 after work on the 12 storey queen anne s mansions the london building act imposed a height limit of 30 m 98 ft or less across the city this restriction was lifted in the 1950s permitting the construction of high rises taller than st paul s the destruction during the blitz allowed more room for modern development early skyscrapers were built on the west side of central london most notably the bt tower in fitzrovia in 1965 a concentration of tall buildings arose in the city of london including office towers such as st helen s and tower 42 and barbican estate a three towered residential complex that is a prominent example of brutalism the london docklands in the isle of dogs which had become disused in the 1960s underwent a significant redevelopment plan in the 1980s resulting in the financial district of canary wharf among the first skyscrapers built there was one canada square in 1991 at 236 m 774 ft it surpassed tower 42 to be london s tallest building it is currently the city s third tallest building and still the tallest in canary wharf full article image 10 sedgemoor is a former local government district in the english county of somerset in the united kingdom the term listed building refers to a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural historical or cultural significance grade i structures are those considered to be buildings of exceptional interest listing was begun by a provision in the town and country planning act 1947 once listed severe restrictions are imposed on the modifications allowed to a building s structure or its fittings in england the authority for listing under the planning listed buildings and conservation areas act 1990 rests with historic england a non departmental public body sponsored by the department for digital culture media and sport local authorities have a responsibility to regulate and enforce the planning regulations sedgemoor is a low lying area of land close to sea level between the quantock and mendip hills historically largely marsh or moor it contains the bulk of the area also known as the somerset levels including europe s oldest known engineered roadway the sweet track full article image 11 general layout of a shinto shrine 1 torii 2 stone stairs 3 sandō 4 chōzuya or temizuya 5 tōrō 6 kagura den building dedicated to noh or the sacred kagura dance 7 shamusho administration office 8 ema 9 sessha massha 10 komainu 11 haiden 12 tamagaki 13 honden the number of shinto shrines in japan today has been estimated at more than 150 000 single structure shrines are the most common shrine buildings might also include oratories in front of main sanctuary purification halls offering halls called heiden between honden and haiden dance halls stone or metal lanterns fences or walls torii and other structures the term national treasure has been used in japan to denote cultural properties since 1897 the definition and the criteria have changed since the inception of the term the shrine structures in this list were designated national treasures when the law for the protection of cultural properties was implemented on june 9 1951 as such they are eligible for government grants for repairs maintenance and the installation of fire prevention facilities and other disaster prevention systems owners are required to announce any changes to the national treasures such as damage or loss and need to obtain a permit for transfer of ownership or intended repairs the items are selected by the ministry of education culture sports science and technology based on their especially high historical or artistic value this list presents 43 entries of national treasure shrine structures from 12th century classical heian period to the early modern 19th century edo period the number of structures listed is actually more than 43 because in some cases groups of related structures are combined to form a single entry the structures include main halls honden oratories haiden gates offering halls heiden purification halls haraedono and other structures associated with shrines full article image 12 mendip is a former local government district in the english county of somerset the mendip district covers a largely rural area of 285 square miles 738 km 2 ranging from the mendip hills through on to the somerset levels it has a population of approximately 11 000 the administrative centre of the district is shepton mallet in the united kingdom the term listed building refers to a building or other structure officially designated as being of special architectural historical or cultural significance grade i structures are those considered to be buildings of exceptional interest listing was begun by a provision in the town and country planning act 1947 once listed severe restrictions are imposed on the modifications allowed to a building s structure or its fittings in england the authority for listing under the planning listed buildings and conservation areas act 1990 rests with historic england a non departmental public body sponsored by the department for digital culture media and sport local authorities have a responsibility to regulate and enforce the planning regulations full article image 13 john douglas in late middle age john douglas 1830 1911 was an english architect based in chester cheshire his designs included new churches alterations to and restoration of existing churches church furnishings new houses and alterations to existing houses and a variety of other buildings including shops banks offices schools memorials and public buildings his architectural styles were eclectic but as he worked during the period of the gothic revival much of his work incorporates elements of the english gothic style douglas is probably best remembered for his incorporation of vernacular elements in his buildings especially half timbering of particular importance is douglas use of joinery and highly detailed wood carving douglas was born in the cheshire village of sandiway and was articled to the lancaster architect e g paley later becoming his chief assistant he established an office in chester in either 1855 or 1860 from where he practised throughout his career initially he ran the office himself but in 1884 he appointed his assistant daniel porter fordham as a partner when fordham retired in 1897 he was succeeded by charles howard minshull in 1909 this partnership was dissolved and douglas ran the office alone until his death in 1911 as his office was in chester most of his work on houses was in cheshire and north wales although some was further afield in lancashire merseyside greater manchester warwickshire herefordshire worcestershire derbyshire surrey and scotland full article image 14 victoria harbour and the hong kong skyline at night taken in june 2019 hong kong has over 9 000 high rise buildings of which over 1 000 are skyscrapers standing taller than 100 m 328 ft with 567 buildings above 150 m 492 ft as of 2025 according to the council on tall buildings and urban habitat a the tallest building in hong kong is the 108 storey international commerce centre which stands 484 m 1 588 ft and is the 13th tallest building in the world the total built up height combined heights of these skyscrapers is approximately 333 8 km 207 miles making hong kong the world s tallest urban agglomeration furthermore reflective of the city s high population densities hong kong has more inhabitants living at the 15th floor or higher and more buildings of at least 100 m 328 ft and 150 m 492 ft height than any other city in the world most of hong kong s buildings are concentrated on the northern shore of hong kong island kowloon and the new towns satellite towns of the new territories such as tsuen wan and sha tin additional high rises are located along hong kong island s southern shoreline and areas near the stations of the mass transit railway mtr full article image 15 downtown tulsa in 2015 tulsa is the second largest city in the u s state of oklahoma with a metropolitan area population of approximately 1 million tulsa is the site of 28 buildings that stand taller than 200 feet 61 m 12 of which are taller than 300 feet 91 m as of 2026 four skyscrapers reach a height of 492 feet 150 m on these metrics tulsa ranks as the largest skyline in the state ahead of oklahoma city the tallest building in tulsa is the bok tower which rises 667 feet 203 m in downtown tulsa and was completed in 1975 bok tower is the second tallest building in oklahoma after devon energy center in oklahoma city tulsa and oklahoma city contain the majority of oklahoma s tallest buildings among the earliest high rises to be built in tulsa was the 16 story cosden building in 1918 regarded as the first skyscraper in tulsa the city went through an early building boom in the 1920s resulting in the construction of notable high rises such as the mayo hotel the mincks adams hotel the thompson building and the philtower alongside an addition to the 320 south boston building bringing it to a height of 400 ft 122 m then the tallest in the city there were no high rises built in the 1930s and 1940s the first national bank building completed in 1950 marked the first modern style high rise in the tulsa the 1960s saw an increase in skyscraper development the bank of america center took the title of the city s tallest building in 1967 while two notable residential towers were built south of downtown liberty tower and the cylindrical university club tower full article more featured lists good articles load new batch these are good articles which meet a core set of high editorial standards image 1 balfour place in the mayfair district of london designed by and named after eustace balfour colonel eustace james anthony balfour 8 june 1854 14 february 1911 was a london based scottish architect the brother of one british prime minister and nephew of another his career was built on family connections his mother was the daughter of a marquess and his wife frances a noted suffragist was the daughter of a duke frances s sister in law was princess louise daughter of the reigning queen victoria balfour s initial work was on english and scottish country houses but he won only one major commission in this field however his appointment as surveyor of the grosvenor estate in london gave him architectural control over much of mayfair and belgravia in the 1890s and 1900s and the opportunity to design many buildings himself full article image 2 row houses on hamilton street with empire state plaza in background 2009 the center square hudson park historic district is located between empire state plaza and washington park in albany new york united states it is a 27 block 99 acre 40 ha area taking in both the center square and hudson park neighborhoods and lark street on the west in 1980 it was recognized as a historic district and listed on the national register of historic places most of its buildings were constructed in the late 19th and early 20th centuries with some dating as far back as the 1830s in a diverse array of architectural styles from those eras many prominent architects including marcus t reynolds and russell sturgis have extant work in the district only 22 buildings are more modern non contributing properties while 80 percent of its buildings are attached rowhouses giving it a predominantly residential character even today it also includes churches two small parks and the alfred e smith state office building among those are the city s oldest black church and the firehouse that housed its last volunteer fire department one of albany s legendary figures longtime mayor erastus corning 2nd was born in a house on chestnut street another gangster legs diamond was murdered in one on dove street full article image 3 rowhouses on hall place 2010 the arbor hill historic district ten broeck triangle originally the ten broeck historic district is a seven block area located within the arbor hill neighborhood north of what is today downtown albany new york united states in 1979 its easternmost third the ten broeck triangle the second oldest residential neighborhood in the city was recognized as a historic district and listed on the national register of historic places four years later the district was increased to its current size and renamed to reflect its expansion to include some of the rest of arbor hill the future district was first established by its oldest contributing property the ten broeck mansion built at the end of the 18th century by a prominent local family it lent its name to the ten broeck triangle established in the middle of the following century when successful businessmen primarily lumber dealers built large houses along ten broeck avenue with the fortunes they had made from trade on the erie canal it was one of the first neighborhoods to develop north of the city s downtown as it grew during the 19th century full article image 4 the plaza as seen in 1976 the sphere can be seen at the center of the plaza and ideogram is visible to the upper right located between 1 and 2 world trade center the austin j tobin plaza also known as the world trade center plaza was a large elevated public square that was located within the world trade center site in lower manhattan new york city from 1966 until its destruction during the september 11 attacks in 2001 it covered 5 acres 220 000 sq ft 2 0 ha making it the largest plaza in new york city by acreage at the time the plaza opened as part of the original world trade center on april 4 1973 and was renamed after austin j tobin in 1982 several sculptures were located there including the sphere and ideogram the plaza was damaged during the 1993 world trade center bombing and destroyed eight years later during the september 11 terrorist attacks which saw over 1 000 000 000 pounds 450 000 000 kg of debris fall onto the plaza s floor 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