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Detailed explanation-1: -Skyscraper Day is held annually on September 3. Celebrate this unofficial holiday by climbing or taking the elevator/lift up a skyscraper and by acknowledging the architectural and engineering feats that make such buildings possible.

Detailed explanation-2: -U.S. Skyscrapers have become pretty commonplace in modern times, and National Skyscraper Day is our golden opportunity to appreciate these architectural marvels and feats of engineering.

Detailed explanation-3: -The 828-metre (2,717 ft) tall Burj Khalifa in Dubai has been the tallest building since 2010.

Detailed explanation-4: -What Was The First Skyscraper? The Home Life Insurance Building has the distinction of being the first skyscraper. It was completed in 1885, and was the first building built whose entire weight was supported with an iron frame.