Hi, I’m David. I just love skyscrapers. I also love urban greenery and aliens. I try to make a living doing some online marketing and SEO. Check out the Skyscraper Archive Submit a skyscraper! We love mail! Send thoughts or suggestions to, scrapingthesky at gmail Some of my favorite tags: black and white fog vintage skyline under construction Some of my favorite cities: Manhattan, New York City Hong Kong Chicago Shanghai Singapore Dubai Some of my favorite skyscrapers: Bank of China Empire State Building Jin Mao Tower Burj Khalifa John Hancock Center Petronas Towers Rockefeller Center International Finance Center Submit your photo! Paying the bills: Amazon.com Widgets Tumblr (3.0; @skyscraper)http://skyscraper.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc63g4C2ZQ1qa26fqo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>30 St Mary Axe</p>http://skyscraper.tumblr.com/post/50994691730http://skyscraper.tumblr.com/post/50994691730Tue, 21 May 2013 09:00:18 -070030 St Mary AxeLondonstreet level<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2364520bb1450f1b29f34c67899e2b9b/tumblr_mkn0jug6UC1qk679ko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://sephoracreations.tumblr.com/post/46945382502/urban-vernacular-by-irenas-on-flickr">sephoracreations</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/irenesuchocki/8531439670/" title="Urban Vernacular">Urban Vernacular</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/irenesuchocki/">IrenaS</a> on Flickr.</p> </blockquote>http://skyscraper.tumblr.com/post/50918625646http://skyscraper.tumblr.com/post/50918625646Mon, 20 May 2013 10:39:21 -0700ManhattanChrysler Building<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6639358bd9d7bf28dd0cb9fd44373bbe/tumblr_mmqu3anPcj1qztq6to1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://galerie.chip.de/k/digiart-collagen/illustrationen/frankfurt_skyline/325937/">Frankfurt</a></p>http://skyscraper.tumblr.com/post/50657399040http://skyscraper.tumblr.com/post/50657399040Fri, 17 May 2013 09:00:10 -0700FrankfurtHDRsunrise<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e5840d0fab47dcee1053b714daf63a50/tumblr_mmltmo6tgT1qztq6to1_400.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>IDS Center in Minneapolis MN (241 m)</p> <p>Submitted by Anon</p>http://skyscraper.tumblr.com/post/50588761239http://skyscraper.tumblr.com/post/50588761239Thu, 16 May 2013 11:08:35 -0700IDS CenterMinneapolissubmission<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/97c48a43147b61d23e7197a2283953a2/tumblr_mmho5dF2Bj1qdcvgio1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://4-e.livejournal.com/404465.html">Singapore</a></p>http://skyscraper.tumblr.com/post/50346975169http://skyscraper.tumblr.com/post/50346975169Mon, 13 May 2013 09:00:17 -0700Singaporeskyline<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/803041d978d88bb9f8d8c810bb5c62bb/tumblr_mmjtkgYYvf1qztq6to1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sitting on the Wall, <a href="http://www.wengfen.com/" target="_blank">Weng Fen</a></p>http://skyscraper.tumblr.com/post/50173020975http://skyscraper.tumblr.com/post/50173020975Sat, 11 May 2013 09:00:16 -0700GuangzhouChina<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/34afd1bbebcb73386abbff90040f5420/tumblr_mevon2pH0U1rwz65oo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ju-le-calme.tumblr.com/post/37723032652/frankfurt-this-afternoon">ju-le-calme</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Frankfurt this afternoon.</p> </blockquote>http://skyscraper.tumblr.com/post/50094230978http://skyscraper.tumblr.com/post/50094230978Fri, 10 May 2013 09:00:01 -0700MesseturmsunsetFrankfurt<p>I don’t tag images that are especially suited for wallpaper, so you’re just going to have to browse through some categories to spot ones that work.  Try these:</p> <ul><li><a href="http://skyscraper.tumblr.com/tagged/Manhattan/chrono">Manhattan</a></li> <li><a href="http://skyscraper.tumblr.com/tagged/skyline/chrono">skyline</a></li> </ul>http://skyscraper.tumblr.com/post/50031691741http://skyscraper.tumblr.com/post/50031691741Thu, 09 May 2013 13:09:00 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lumbzf29g51qgbnlao1_400.png"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p>This is the <strong>official ‘i care’</strong> symbol. This is how it works:</p> <p>Basically you reblog this, and your followers know that you care and that they can message you about anything anon or not and you will reply back or at least look at their message.</p> </blockquote>http://skyscraper.tumblr.com/post/50017980180http://skyscraper.tumblr.com/post/50017980180Thu, 09 May 2013 09:06:25 -0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2e5d3bfc29d6222ee36586c6a7f473e1/tumblr_mk6ozj4lFm1rl5te3o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://randomly-random-stuff.tumblr.com/post/46193962339/taipei-101-hdr-by-nik-on-on-flickr">randomly-random-stuff</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nik-on/4624961812/" title="Taipei 101 (HDR)">Taipei 101 (HDR)</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nik-on/">Nik-On!</a> on Flickr.</p> </blockquote>http://skyscraper.tumblr.com/post/50017649344http://skyscraper.tumblr.com/post/50017649344Thu, 09 May 2013 09:00:09 -0700Taipei 101TaipeiTaiwanHDRlooking up<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/96526a0a32eef04b64351dcb17946d2e/tumblr_mk8al6iap11qjvnc4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://travelingcolors.tumblr.com/post/46281876379/taipei-101-taiwan-by-yukio-s">travelingcolors</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/wind-ya"><strong>Taipei 101 | Taiwan</strong> (by yukio.s)</a></p> </blockquote>http://skyscraper.tumblr.com/post/49938716479http://skyscraper.tumblr.com/post/49938716479Wed, 08 May 2013 09:00:15 -0700Taipei 101TaipeiTaiwanmoon<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/77f0ce71a4029c6f413002e8ad32cdd8/tumblr_mgzozsDVHT1qztq6to1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://blog.daum.net/openbottle/18">Busan Marine City</a></p>http://skyscraper.tumblr.com/post/49859892374http://skyscraper.tumblr.com/post/49859892374Tue, 07 May 2013 09:00:27 -0700BusanSouth Korealooking down<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0f90bd20b39ff93a455c8634b4326c08/tumblr_mhhbss4uII1qztq6to1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><strong>The Bow | Calgary | Canada | 236 m</strong></p>http://skyscraper.tumblr.com/post/49779661263http://skyscraper.tumblr.com/post/49779661263Mon, 06 May 2013 09:00:18 -0700The BowCalgaryCanadasubmission<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/486a68ad1cade7154cfa3873f3176839/tumblr_mm6ssxAFYd1qztq6to1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The final piece <span>of One World Trade Center</span><span>, the antenna/spire, was hoisted to the top yesterday, raising the height of the structure to 1,776 feet. </span></p> <p>[h/t fish]</p>http://skyscraper.tumblr.com/post/49516057567http://skyscraper.tumblr.com/post/49516057567Fri, 03 May 2013 08:26:45 -0700One World Trade Center<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/48bd069b18f33873193c6eba188ba1d5/tumblr_mj29958cdz1raa775o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://youngcitynightlights.tumblr.com/post/47146508713/45th-street-at-night-by-andrew-c-mace-on-flickr">youngcitynightlights</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/acmace/5941415143/" title="45th street at night">45th street at night</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/acmace/">andrew c mace</a> on Flickr.</p> </blockquote> <p>Mmmmm</p>http://skyscraper.tumblr.com/post/49442039809http://skyscraper.tumblr.com/post/49442039809Thu, 02 May 2013 09:00:19 -0700Manhattannight<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d49043078a6a8da4e07f8852b3d7287f/tumblr_ml5hpsXWhP1qztq6to1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://sbk5.tumblr.com/">sbk5</a><span> submitted:</span></p> <blockquote> <p>This is the Post Tower. It’s a 162.5-metre, 41-storey office building in Bonn Germany.  I was there last month and I was lucky to enjoy (as visitor) the amazing view from the the 38 floor. The Tower is the ninth tallest skyscraper in Germany and won the 2002 Silver Emporis Skyscraper Award. <span><br/></span></p> </blockquote> <p>Thanks for submitting!</p>http://skyscraper.tumblr.com/post/49364597846http://skyscraper.tumblr.com/post/49364597846Wed, 01 May 2013 09:00:28 -0700BonnGermanyPost Towersubmission<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/e5aeb55eec8dd7fbfa4c484eedc1ad8a/tumblr_mm2jw86stf1qzndtfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>“Ilyushin Il-87 Aimak aircraft in parade rehearsal over Moscow. You can see two old Stalin’s skyscrapers that were built in 1950’s and between them new business center “‘Moscow city’.”</p> <p>- <a href="http://www.airliners.net/photo/Russia---Air/Ilyushin-Il-87-Aimak/1703586/L/">Artyom Anikeev, Airliners.net</a></p> <p><span>via </span><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://y10k.tumblr.com/post/49255461212/moscow">y10k</a></p>http://skyscraper.tumblr.com/post/49263402027http://skyscraper.tumblr.com/post/49263402027Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:00:21 -0700airplaneMoscow<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/216c6ae3fb5ac27a7c5d214cae03eab9/tumblr_mjgigb0G061qcev3ao1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://pag-asaharibon.tumblr.com/post/45049953324/willis-tower-and-7-south-dearborn-as-part-of">pag-asaharibon</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Willis Tower and 7 South Dearborn as part of National Building Museum’s <a href="http://www.nbm.org/exhibitions-collections/exhibitions/lego-architecture.html">LEGO® Architecture: Towering Ambition</a> exhibit.</p> </blockquote>http://skyscraper.tumblr.com/post/48934345425http://skyscraper.tumblr.com/post/48934345425Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:00:01 -0700Sears Tower7 South DearbornLEGO<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2530e25591a9f4bfc78f49be5e3e5d3f/tumblr_mgmesgyxIN1rpw78mo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://frankfurtherrlich.de/post/40519721481/inspiration-frankfurt-am-main-alexander-nik-c">frankfurtherrlich</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>inspiration frankfurt am main</p> <p>alexander nik.©</p> </blockquote>http://skyscraper.tumblr.com/post/48858312927http://skyscraper.tumblr.com/post/48858312927Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:00:23 -0700Frankfurtdusk<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/0a2fe636f80cd56b9a89152c081da3ba/tumblr_mlrikp7L1s1s90wxmo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Los Angeles</p> <p>via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://planejaneeee.tumblr.com/post/48773145898/my-city">planejaneeee</a><span><br/></span></p>http://skyscraper.tumblr.com/post/48779204597http://skyscraper.tumblr.com/post/48779204597Wed, 24 Apr 2013 09:00:30 -0700Los Angelesskyline