CREATE TABLE table_203_777 (id NUMBER, "years" CLOB, "building" CLOB, "city" CLOB, "height  ( ctbuh ) " CLOB, "floors" NUMBER)

which building held the record before the current holder ?
SELECT "building" FROM table_203_777 WHERE "years" < present_ref ORDER BY "years" DESC LIMIT 1
SELECT "building" FROM "table_203_777" WHERE "present_ref" > "years" ORDER BY "years" DESC FETCH FIRST 1 ROWS ONLY