eli5: Why are skyscrapers nearly always covered in glass completely in contrast to small buildings?

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Like is there a specific reason or is it just a design choice? Or do they have so many tall windows to let as much sunlight in as possible?

It just occurred to me since the futuristic full glass look of skyscrapers really stands out against normal building surrounding them.

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Glass isn’t always windows. Glass is cheap, very durable, and not that heavy. It makes a much better cladding for a building that the marble/granite facades of early skyscrapers.

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