Further west, the city of Chicago became the other major site in the development of early skyscrapers.

By 1876 these problems had been resolved, providing a solution for servicing the early skyscrapers.

St. Louis was home to a cluster of early skyscrapers during the late 19th century.

It houses several commercial facilities and is one of the earliest skyscrapers in the city.

The earliest skyscrapers, built in the late 1800s, were very basic boxes with simple stone and glass curtain walls.

Like the earliest skyscrapers, these buildings had little or no ornamentation.

Completed in 1970, the building is one of Japan's earliest skyscrapers.

The total cost to build this early skyscraper was $2,400,000.

It has been declared a landmark as one of Manhattan's most influential early skyscrapers.

A 12-story early skyscraper based on the construction principles of a classical column.