skyscraper A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Most modern sources define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition, other than being very tall high-rise bui ...

is a very tall, continuously habitable building. Skyscraper or Sky Scraper may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Films

* ''Skyscrapers'' (film), a 1906 American silent film * ''Skyscraper'' (1928 film), an American silent drama movie * ''Skyscraper'' (1959 film), an American short film directed by Shirley Clarke and Willard Van Dyke * ''Skyscraper'' (1996 film), a direct-to-video movie starring Anna Nicole Smith * ''Skyscraper'' (2011 film), a Danish drama movie * ''Skyscraper'' (2018 film), an American action film

Music

* Skyscraper (band), a UK rock band *

Skyscraper World Tour The Skyscraper World Tour is the second concert tour and first world tour held by Chinese singer-songwriter Joker Xue. Xue performed 23 shows across four continents with 15 shows in Asia, 1 show in Europe, 4 shows in North America, and 3 shows i ...

by Joker Xue, 2018-2019

Albums

* ''Skyscraper'' (album) or the title song, by David Lee Roth, 1988 * ''Skyscraper'' (soundtrack), from the 2018 film * ''Skyscraper'', by Tall Stories, 2009

Songs

* "Skyscraper" (song), by Demi Lovato, 2011; covered by Sam Bailey, 2013 * Skyscrapers (song), by Joker Xue from ''Freak'', 2018 * "Skyscraper", by Bad Religion from ''

Recipe for Hate ''Recipe for Hate'' is the seventh studio album by American punk rock band Bad Religion, released on June 4, 1993. It was their last album on Epitaph Records for nine years (until 2002's '' The Process of Belief'') and the band had switched to At ...

'', 1993 * "Skyscraper", by the Boo Radleys from ''

Everything's Alright Forever ''Everything's Alright Forever'' is the second album by English indie rock band the Boo Radleys, released in 1992. The title is taken from '' The Dharma Bums'' by Jack Kerouac. Background The Boo Radleys released their debut studio album '' Ich ...

'', 1992 * "Skyscraper", by NCT 127 from ''

Ay-Yo ''2 Baddies'' () is the fourth Korean-language studio album (fifth overall) by South Korean boy band NCT 127. It was released on September 16, 2022, by SM Entertainment, and contains 12 tracks in a variety of genres, including the lead single ...

'', 2023 * "Skyscraper", by Newsted from ''

Metal A metal () is a material that, when polished or fractured, shows a lustrous appearance, and conducts electrical resistivity and conductivity, electricity and thermal conductivity, heat relatively well. These properties are all associated wit ...

'', 2013 * "Skyscraper", by Train from ''

For Me, It's You ''For Me, It's You'' is the fourth studio album by American band Train (band), Train, released through Columbia Records on January 31, 2006. It was Train's last album to be recorded as a five-piece until 2014's ''Bulletproof Picasso'' and is ...

'', 2006 * "Skyscrapers", by OK Go from ''

Of the Blue Colour of the Sky ''Of the Blue Colour of the Sky'' is the third studio album by American rock band OK Go. It was released on January 12, 2010, on Capitol Records in the US and EMI in the UK, and re-released on the band's independent label Paracadute Records on A ...

'', 2010

Other arts and entertainment

* ''Skyscraper'' (magazine), an independent quarterly music magazine * ''Skyscraper'' (musical), a 1966 Tony Award-nominated musical * ''Skyscraper'' (play), a 1997 off-Broadway comedy play by David Auburn

Science and technology

* Skyscraper sheaf, a mathematical object * Skyscraper, a variety of

sunflower The common sunflower (''Helianthus annuus'') is a species of large annual forb of the daisy family Asteraceae. The common sunflower is harvested for its edible oily seeds, which are often eaten as a snack food. They are also used in the pr ...

* Skyscraper, a type of

web banner A web banner or banner ad is a form of advertising on the World Wide Web delivered by an ad server. This form of online advertising entails embedding an advertisement into a web page. It is intended to attract traffic to a website by linking t ...

used for online advertising * Skyscraper, a type of triangular

Moonraker (sail) A moonraker, also known as a moonsail, hope-in-heaven, or hopesail, is a square sail flown immediately above a skysail (see sail-plan) on the royal masts of a square-rigged sailing ship A sailing ship is a sea-going vessel that uses sai ...

Sport

Skyscraper (horse) Skyscraper (1786–1807) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. One of many notable offspring of the great Highflyer, Skyscraper is best known for winning The Derby of 1789. He competed until he was seven, when after losing two races he wa ...

, winner of the 1789 Epsom Derby *

The Skyscrapers The Skyscrapers (or just Skyscrapers) were a professional wrestling tag team in World Championship Wrestling in 1989 and 1990 in three distinct forms with members ”Big” Sid Vicious, ”Dangerous” Dan Spivey, and "Mean" Mark Callous, wit ...

World Championship Wrestling World Championship Wrestling (WCW) was an American professional wrestling promotion founded by Ted Turner in 1988, after Turner Broadcasting System, through a subsidiary named Universal Wrestling Corporation, purchased the assets of National W ...

tag team *

Stefan Struve Stefan Struve (; born February 18, 1988) is a Dutch former mixed martial artist who competed as a heavyweight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Standing at tall, he is the tallest fighter in the history of the UFC. Background Growing ...

(born 1988), Dutch mixed martial arts fighter, nickname Skyscraper

Structures

Nebotičnik (; ) is a prominent high-rise located in the centre of Ljubljana, Slovenia, and is one of the city's most recognisable landmarks.Sky Scraper (Ferris wheel), at Lagoon Amusement Park, Farmington, Utah, US *

Skyscraper (roller coaster) Skyscraper was a roller coaster concept originally planned for a future Skyplex entertainment complex located in Orlando, Florida. Development began in 2012 by American manufacturer US Thrill Rides and Swiss manufacturer Intamin, with both comp ...

, Cancelled roller coaster at the SkyPlex complex in Orlando, Florida, US

Other uses

* Skyscraper! Achievement and Impact, an exhibit at the

Liberty Science Center Liberty Science Center is an interactive science museum and learning center located in Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey, Jersey City, New Jersey, United States. At its opening, it was the largest such planetarium in the Western H ...

, New Jersey, US * ''Skyscraper'', a PS2 first person shooter developed by

Atomic Planet Entertainment Atomic Planet Entertainment Ltd was a British video game developer based in Middlesbrough. It was founded in 2000 by Darren and Jason Falcus, the brothers who previously managed Acclaim Studios Teesside. History APE's first title was ''Dino ...

* A battle course in ''

Mario Kart 64 is a 1996 kart racing game for the Nintendo 64 (N64). Developed and published by Nintendo, it is the second installment in the ''Mario Kart'' series after 1992's '' Super Mario Kart''. The game retains the gameplay of its predecessor: the play ...

'' * Skyscraper Mountain a mountain in Washington state *

Skyscraper Mountain (Alaska) Skyscraper Mountain is a summit in Alaska, United States. Description Skyscraper Mountain is located 14 miles (22.5 km) northwest of Palmer, Alaska, in the Talkeetna Mountains, on land managed as the Hatcher Pass Management Area of the sta ...

, a mountain in Alaska