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I don’t know if you people might think of me as sick or bad or something but I have just been surfing and was looking at a few sites about the Worlds Tallest Buildings. A few have shut down considering the tragedy but there is still a few open. Anyway I was just amazed at some of these buildings already standing today and a few that are on the way.
One of the most amazing things that I read was about the Empire State Building. It is currently the 9th (now the 7th ) tallest building in the world but the thing that amazes me is that all of the buildings that are now taller than it were built from 1972 and onwards. The WTC towers were built in 72 and 73, Sears Tower in Chicago in 74 and the other 5 buildings were completed in the late 90’s.
So the Empire State Building that stands 1,250 feet tall and has 102 stories (Worlds tallest are the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur that stand at 1,483 feet) was the tallest building in the world for 41 years until the WTC towers went up. It was built in 1931!!! That’s amazing!!
Another interesting thing was that Chicago are kind of known as the skyscraper capital of the world, they have 4 buildings over 1000 feet, 2 over 900 feet and 3 over 850 feet. They apparently weren’t happy with losing the title of tallest building in the world when Sears Tower was overtaken by the Petronas Towers. So I was reading and maybe Chicago1 can help or confirm, that there is another building under construction in Chicago called the Dearborn Tower and it will stand at 1,550 feet tall! 67 feet taller than the Petronas Towers.
I also read on ABC.net that back in 1998 Melbourne approved a plan to build a skyscraper in Melbourne that would have 120 stories, 10 more than the WTC towers!! It didn’t say exactly how big it would be but it did say that once finished it would be the biggest building in the world…..in Melbourne!!! Maybe all you guys in Melbourne can confirm this seen as it said it would be built within 5 years and the article was dated Dec 98, it would have to be half done and you couldn’t miss something that big being built?
I also read a article dated July 28th 2001 about Donald Trump was planning another skyscraper in Chicago to be over 1500 feet tall. The plan is to demolish the 7 story Sun Times building and build his Trump Tower there. But of all these huge towers, some under construction, some still in the pipeline and maybe some been cancelled after Tuesdays events there is one that just blew me away.
The Centre of India Tower or The Katangi Tower in Katangi, India is apparently under construction and is due to be completed by 2008. The mastermind behind it is Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the man who taught the Beatles to meditate. The tower will stand at 2,222 feet!!! And have 224 stories!! That’s 739 feet taller than the current tallest building in the world! I will try and put a picture down of what it is supposed to look like when finished. Don’t know if it will work.
Anyway a brief history if anyone is still reading as this is the longest post I have ever written, I hope ive still got the attention of a couple of ppl. Back in 1913 the Woolworth Building (793ft) was the tallest building in the world for 16 years until the Chrylser building (1,046ft) went up in 1929. Two years later that was beaten by The Empire State Building (1,250ft) and that stood for an amazing 41 years until the WTC towers (1,368ft) were built in 1973. That was beaten a year later in 74 when Sears Tower (1,450ft) was finished. That stood for 24 years until the reigning tallest building in the world was completed, the Petronas Towers (1,483ft). There are as many as 10 buildings I think in the works so I don’t know how long the Petronas Towers will remain the tallest.
So there you have it, sorry about all that hope you enjoyed reading it, this probably wont get one response but I don’t care I enjoyed posting it. Hope it wasn’t inappropriate. Anyways later.
One of the most amazing things that I read was about the Empire State Building. It is currently the 9th (now the 7th ) tallest building in the world but the thing that amazes me is that all of the buildings that are now taller than it were built from 1972 and onwards. The WTC towers were built in 72 and 73, Sears Tower in Chicago in 74 and the other 5 buildings were completed in the late 90’s.
So the Empire State Building that stands 1,250 feet tall and has 102 stories (Worlds tallest are the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur that stand at 1,483 feet) was the tallest building in the world for 41 years until the WTC towers went up. It was built in 1931!!! That’s amazing!!
Another interesting thing was that Chicago are kind of known as the skyscraper capital of the world, they have 4 buildings over 1000 feet, 2 over 900 feet and 3 over 850 feet. They apparently weren’t happy with losing the title of tallest building in the world when Sears Tower was overtaken by the Petronas Towers. So I was reading and maybe Chicago1 can help or confirm, that there is another building under construction in Chicago called the Dearborn Tower and it will stand at 1,550 feet tall! 67 feet taller than the Petronas Towers.
I also read on ABC.net that back in 1998 Melbourne approved a plan to build a skyscraper in Melbourne that would have 120 stories, 10 more than the WTC towers!! It didn’t say exactly how big it would be but it did say that once finished it would be the biggest building in the world…..in Melbourne!!! Maybe all you guys in Melbourne can confirm this seen as it said it would be built within 5 years and the article was dated Dec 98, it would have to be half done and you couldn’t miss something that big being built?
I also read a article dated July 28th 2001 about Donald Trump was planning another skyscraper in Chicago to be over 1500 feet tall. The plan is to demolish the 7 story Sun Times building and build his Trump Tower there. But of all these huge towers, some under construction, some still in the pipeline and maybe some been cancelled after Tuesdays events there is one that just blew me away.
The Centre of India Tower or The Katangi Tower in Katangi, India is apparently under construction and is due to be completed by 2008. The mastermind behind it is Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, the man who taught the Beatles to meditate. The tower will stand at 2,222 feet!!! And have 224 stories!! That’s 739 feet taller than the current tallest building in the world! I will try and put a picture down of what it is supposed to look like when finished. Don’t know if it will work.
Anyway a brief history if anyone is still reading as this is the longest post I have ever written, I hope ive still got the attention of a couple of ppl. Back in 1913 the Woolworth Building (793ft) was the tallest building in the world for 16 years until the Chrylser building (1,046ft) went up in 1929. Two years later that was beaten by The Empire State Building (1,250ft) and that stood for an amazing 41 years until the WTC towers (1,368ft) were built in 1973. That was beaten a year later in 74 when Sears Tower (1,450ft) was finished. That stood for 24 years until the reigning tallest building in the world was completed, the Petronas Towers (1,483ft). There are as many as 10 buildings I think in the works so I don’t know how long the Petronas Towers will remain the tallest.
So there you have it, sorry about all that hope you enjoyed reading it, this probably wont get one response but I don’t care I enjoyed posting it. Hope it wasn’t inappropriate. Anyways later.
Dont know how he ranked them or anything though, he also had pictures of most of the cities skylines and although NYC is obviously very impressive i found Chicago's to be the best.
