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A picture of the full city skyline should be placed next to the general introduction if one exists. If a wide skyline image exists, it should be placed directly below the table of contents. In the list section, pictures of the individual buildings should be placed to the right of the list, ordered by
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The 2nd paragraph should contain material about the city's skyline history and, if applicable, skyline rankings. The building which is generally referred to as the "first skyscraper in the city" should be mentioned if possible, followed by the construction trend of the city that mentions which years
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The final paragraph should contain information about the largest building projects currently proposed, approved, or under construction in the city, listing their height and giving references when applicable. Note that this should be the final paragraph in the lead; no building list lead should ever
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Generally, tallest building lists for cities in the United Kingdom and France use the title "List of tallest buildings and structures in CITY" where applicable. However, for almost all other locales, including the United States, Canada, the People's Republic of China and Australia, "List of tallest
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Statements in both the general introduction and the notes section should include in-line citations. The reference section located at or near the end of the list should have two subsections: General and Specific . General references usually cite building lists (SkyscraperPage, CTBUH) and specific
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In this section, include how many buildings over 500 feet (152 m) have been constructed in the city, and what the city's skyline is ranked nationally in terms of completed and under construction buildings over 500 feet (152 m). This information should be referenced with links to SkyscraperPage
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Building lists should generally have metric units placed first such as 183 m (600 ft). However lists of tallest in the United States or other regions where the SI (metric) system is not preferred should have feet (or other unit as appropriate) placed first (e.g. 500 ft (152 m)).
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lists the tallest building in each borough / neighborhood / region. Similarly, a if the city is the core city of metropolitan area with many suburban skyscrapers, a "Tallest buildings in CITYNAME's satellite cities" may be included. Cities that have experienced
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Lists using the "List of tallest buildings and structures in CITY" title should always include non-building structures; these are usually listed in sections separate from the main tallest building list. For example,
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Each list should include a template that lists the city's individual buildings/complexes if one exists. That same template should also link to the building list. Cities with large skylines may include the
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After this, the tallest building should be mentioned, followed by its height and a reference. A second very famous skyscraper, usually the 2nd-tallest in the city, can be mentioned afterwards.
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As for the individual section headings, each subsection should have its own brief introduction stating the data cutoff point and the city name. These only need to be one sentence long.
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height (tallest to shortest). Building lists should for the most part contain only free images. Each list can contain up to two fair use promotional images, one for the
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is included if a city contains many skyscrapers with antennas and radio masts on their rooftops. If a city's skyscrapers are spread throughout a city, a
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Generally, for a city with only a few highrises and/or few building projects currently taking place in the city, the organization should appear like...
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section lists skyscrapers that are demolished or are undergoing demolition. The New York City list contains three of these optional sections:
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There are three optional sections that could be included in the building list depending on the nature and history of a city's skyscrapers. A
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For cities that have many projects under categories like under construction, proposed and approved, it may be necessary to split the
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section, only one fair use image can be used, and this is only if no free images of under construction buildings can be obtained.
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saw the most, and which saw the least, construction. This should be followed by information regarding the city's skyline ranking.
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NOTE: This only applies to large cities, whose skylines are among the largest in the United States or in their respective region.
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Titles and/or subsections marked with a star are omitted if the city does not have a project that falls under that category.
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Lists using the "List of tallest buildings in CITY" title should include free-standing observation towers only, such as the
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The data cutoff point should be between 45 and 90 m (148 and 295 ft) for cities with small skylines. Examples include
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should be included for cities in the United States. However, for building lists outside the United States,
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has two main lists, one named "Tallest completed buildings" and a second called "Tallest structures".
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list into separate lists under separate subsections (see example below). The rest is the same.
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or terrorist attacks may contain a significant number of destroyed or demolished buildings. A
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is replaced with an appropriate foreign building list template if one is available (
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Each list will contain columns titled: Name, Height, Floors, Year, and Notes. The
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This page was created due to the amount of new tallest building lists created.
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Meters and feet are the two most common units used in the building lists. Per
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section is formatted differently from the other lists. It should begin with a
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section. in addition, in this section, the Year Column should be titled with
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Knowledge (XXG):WikiProject Skyscrapers/Tallest building lists/Example
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List of tallest buildings and structures in London, England
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Each list should begin with an introduction that reads:
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references cite individual buildings and/or complexes.
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List of tallest buildings and structures in Salford
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Tallest building by borough / neighborhood / region
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ranks skyscrapers in CITYNAME, STATENAME by height.
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