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Height / Color / Skyline
Global Tallest Buildings Atlas
A color-first atlas of the world's tallest towers, using height data as the entry point and color references as the design output.
3D model guide
Where can you find usable architecture 3D models?
Start with open cultural repositories, museum scans, and clearly licensed Sketchfab models. Each card below names the building, creator, license, whether commercial use is allowed, and file format before linking to the original model.
Prefer models with clear Creative Commons or open-access terms.
Choose downloadable formats that can later be optimized and self-hosted.
Burj Khalifa
A clean tower model for checking the stepped spire and full-height skyline profile.
- Source
- Sketchfab / ManySince910
- License
- CC Attribution
- Commercial use
- Allowed with attribution
- Format
- Downloadable Sketchfab model
Shanghai Tower
A matching supertall model for reading the spiral silhouette and tapered crown.
- Source
- Sketchfab / NanoRay
- License
- CC Attribution
- Commercial use
- Allowed with attribution
- Format
- Downloadable Sketchfab model
Makkah Royal Clock Tower
A building-body model for checking the clock-tower tiers, crown, and sacred skyline silhouette.
- Source
- Sketchfab / T3DIOJGS2
- License
- CC Attribution
- Commercial use
- Allowed with attribution
- Format
- Downloadable Sketchfab model
Ping An Finance Center
A lightweight tower model for comparing the tapered shaft and knife-like crown.
- Source
- Sketchfab / NanoRay
- License
- CC Attribution
- Commercial use
- Allowed with attribution
- Format
- Downloadable Sketchfab model
Lotte World Tower
A matching model for reading the pale tapered form and soft spire.
- Source
- Sketchfab / NanoRay
- License
- CC Attribution
- Commercial use
- Allowed with attribution
- Format
- Downloadable Sketchfab model
The Shard
A matching exterior model for checking the pyramidal glass shaft and river skyline profile.
- Source
- Sketchfab / mohamedhussien
- License
- CC Attribution
- Commercial use
- Allowed with attribution
- Format
- Downloadable Sketchfab model
Burj Khalifa
A desert vertical marker where reflective glass cools the skyline while warm sand tones anchor the base.
supertall tower / stepped spire / desert needle
Merdeka 118
A faceted tropical tower with sharp crystalline planes and humid blue reflections.
faceted tower / folded crown / needle spire
Shanghai Tower
A twisting glass tower whose soft blue-gray skin changes with Huangpu River haze and rain.
twisting tower / double skin / spiral crown
Makkah Royal Clock Tower
A monumental sacred skyline marker defined by green clock faces, gold details, and warm stone massing.
clock tower / tiered crown / sacred landmark
Ping An Finance Center
A taut, tapered tower with cooler metal highlights and dense subtropical shadow.
tapered tower / faceted shaft / knife crown
Lotte World Tower
A pale vertical form with a subtle ceramic-like curve and cool Seoul winter light.
tapered tower / ceramic curve / soft spire
The Shard
A sharp glass spire that reads as a cut in London's grey sky and as a warm lantern at dusk.
glass shard / tapered spire / river skyline