Talk:List of tallest buildings in the United States
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Cutoff[edit]
Should we leave the cutoff at 800 ft or decrease it to 700?192.231.40.122 (talk) 18:15, 29 September 2021 (UTC)
- Why would we decrease it? NYC list is at 650ft/200m, so 700 for the entire country seems too low, even 750/230 is not really that tall when the entire country is considered. 81.177.27.61 (talk) 12:40, 4 October 2021 (UTC)
- I would also be in favor of a 700 ft cutoff in the name of inclusivity. Sfoske70 (talk) 06:07, 21 December 2023 (UTC)
- The cutoff actually was 700 feet on an older version of this article. It was changed to 800 feet in a revision dated 12 May 2021 by an unregistered user and the new cutoff seems to have stuck. Personally I'm in favor of this list being more inclusive than exclusive. There are not that many buildings between 700 and 800 feet, so the list wouldn't have to be too much longer. Freehuggs21 (talk) 05:37, 7 April 2022 (UTC)
- Weakly oppose, maybe 750 ft could be justified, but 700 ft is no longer tall enough to be significant in terms of height when talking about skyscrapers in the United States. 71.62.176.24 (talk) 19:48, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
Stratosphere not included?[edit]
why aren't the stratosphere in Las Vegas or the Space needle in Seattle included on this list? 98.41.149.73 (talk) 05:20, 23 June 2023 (UTC)
- The Strat and Space Needle are classified as towers, as opposed to buildings. See Tower for an explanation of the distinction. Regardless, the Space Needle would not be included as it is under the 800-foot minimum to be included in this article. P1(talk / contributions) 14:33, 3 July 2023 (UTC)
Measurement unit ordering inconsistency[edit]
In the height column, some entries display meters first, with feet in parentheses, while others are the opposite, displaying feet first, with meters in parentheses. Is there a reason for this inconsistency, or should it be resolved? (probably to feet first since this is a non-scientific US-centric article, per MOS:UNITS) P1(talk / contributions) 14:24, 3 July 2023 (UTC)
- Yes feet should be consistently used first, there may be a script that changes the templates to be uniform quickly, 71.62.176.24 (talk) 19:41, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
Missing Brooklyn tower[edit]
Should be around #12 2600:1017:B8C2:5D9C:AC29:84F9:5CA1:325D (talk) 20:18, 17 November 2023 (UTC)
- It is there, currently at 18th and should fall further soon. 71.62.176.24 (talk) 19:42, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
Eh?[edit]
So, One wtc 2013-present keeps pinnacle height but empire state doesnt? 2607:FEA8:FDC0:8179:60D1:9A25:F2A1:FB3A (talk) 22:25, 7 January 2024 (UTC)
- You are getting pinnacle and architectural height confused. The architectural height of the ESB is 1,250 ft, and for 1WTC is 1,776 ft. Presently, as of 2024, pinnacle height for the ESB is 1,454 ft, and for 1WTC is 1,792 ft. Pinnacle height includes antennas and other elements that can be swapped or added/removed. The ESB's antenna has been previously swapped out as prior to 1985 it was instead 1,472 ft to its pinnacle. Whereas architectural height includes permanent elements of the skyscraper only. In short only architectural height is used, and the permanent spires of the BOA Tower and 1WTC are just a larger percentage of their height. Previously roof-height was sometimes used instead to avoid this confusion, however skyscrapers, such as he Burj Khalifa, have no clear delineation as to where the roof ends and the spire begins, and so that has largely fallen out of favor. Height to highest usable floor is still in widespread use however. 71.62.176.24 (talk) 19:33, 1 February 2024 (UTC)
Cities with the most skyscrapers[edit]
This quite deliberately uses 500 ft as the cutoff as MOS:NUM directs the primary use of United States customary units here. There may be a case for raising the value to 600 ft, or even 800 ft to match the main table, but changing to 492 ft is a poor decision, especially as the purpose appears to be that of getting certain cities higher on the list.
Another thing to be mindful of is that it is necessary when changing a columns value to update all entries in the column, not just those of one preferred entry. In this case many of those swings would be quite large, and the result of simply relabeling was to degrade the accuracy of the material. 2603:7000:8B00:2B01:595F:7721:364E:D509 (talk) 14:36, 10 June 2024 (UTC)
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