SkyscraperPage is a website for skyscraper hobbyists and enthusiasts[2][3] that tracks existing and proposed skyscrapers around the world.[4] The site is owned by Skyscraper Source Media, a supplier of skyscraper diagrams for the publication, marketing, and display industries, and is a publisher of illustrated skyscraper diagram poster products.[5] They are based in Victoria, British Columbia.[6]
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Type of site | Forum |
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| Available in | English |
| Owner | Skyscraper Source Media Inc. |
| Created by | Dylan Leblanc |
| URL | www |
| Registration | 62,300+[1] |
| Launched | 1998 |
| Current status | active |
The site has over 60,000 drawings of skyscrapers, other major macro-engineering projects, and tall structures around the world.[7] The scale of the drawings are one pixel per meter.[3][8] The images are created using pixel art.[2] Using these diagrams, skyscrapers and other tall structures can be compared. General information is also given about each structure if available, such as the location, the year built, the height and the number of floors.
The site also hosts a discussion forum for skyscraper enthusiasts.
See also
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edit- ^ "Forum Stats". SkyScraperPage.com. Retrieved January 23, 2014.
- ^ a b Kate Russell (25 November 2005). "Webscape". BBC News. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
- ^ a b Ivor Tossell (2 October 2008). "With skyscrapers, size does matter". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on Apr 4, 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-05.
- ^ New York Times: "The Myth of Japan's Failure" by Eamonn Fingleton, January 6, 2012.
- ^ "About". Skyscraper Source Media. Archived from the original on Jan 30, 2015. Retrieved January 23, 2015.
- ^ Bloomberg: "Big Daddy Meets Big Dig in Toronto Freeway Confrontation" by Katia Dmitrieva April 1, 2014
- ^ "World's Tallest Buildings 2020". SkyScraperPage.com. Retrieved 23 June 2011.
- ^ "Diagrams". SkyscraperPage. Retrieved 28 May 2018.