A book for everyone who wants to know more and is interested in magnificent architecture! Since the late 19th century, skyscrapers in the world's metropolises have been reaching into the vastness of the sky; they all form distinctive elements of the skylines of these cities. Even today, in times of skyrocketing property prices not only in the centers of major cities worldwide, new buildings continue to rise ever higher. Architects, engineers, and investors compete with each other to design and construct ever larger, taller, and smarter buildings. The book presents 45 of these architectural and engineering marvels from around the world in detail: from the Tribune Tower, one of the earliest skyscrapers in Chicago, to the current tallest building in the world, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai. It includes construction data and informative short texts about their respective features.