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About Emporis

Emporis is a global provider of building information. Emporis collects data on buildings of high public and economic value, connects them with involved companies and sets standards for this information. Our products include Emporis Research, Image Licensing, Premium Company and Online Advertising, and are used by customers from the building industry and other fields.

In 2000 the Emporis website was founded as Skyscrapers.com, with a focus on collecting information on skyscrapers and high-rise buildings only. Since 2003 Emporis has branched out, widening its database by collecting building information on all construction types. In addition, our Image Shop has approximately 580,000 royalty-free photographs of buildings all over the world. Contributors are located worldwide: data is collected by our editorial Community, data researchers and public. Our audiences are building industry professionals and people with an interest in buildings and urban habitat.

Our Database Covers

403,420 buildings

in 190 countries

582,785 images

in 18,297 cities

1,105,693,656 m² GFA (Gross Floor Area)

11,901,587,462 ft² GFA

165,090 companies

in 191 company types

Latest Press Releases

May 2, 2013

The World's Highest Observation Decks

Hamburg – The taller, the bigger, the more eye-catching the better: more and more companies around the world are investing millions in spectacular corporate buildings in a desire to express their identity through architecture. more

April 9, 2013

The World's Most Spectacular Corporate Buildings

Hamburg – The taller, the bigger, the more eye-catching the better: more and more companies around the world are investing millions in spectacular corporate buildings in a desire to express their identity through architecture. more

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Emporis in the Press

January 24, 2013

Spiegel Online

Es ist nicht das höchste Gebäude der Welt, aber dafür hat es den schnellsten Aufzug: Im Taipei 101 in Taiwan befördert der Lift die Besucher mit 60 km/h nach oben. Doch diesen Rekord wird schon bald ein anderer Wolkenkratzer brechen. Download PDF

January 23, 2013

Toronto Star

As skyscrapers get taller, elevators are getting faster. The new ones travel as fast as a car on a city street at over 60 km/h. In the race to develop the world’s fastest elevator, Asian cities are winning, according to new data released by Hamburg-based Emporis. Download PDF

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