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Great Pyramid of Giza
146.5 m, Giza Necropolis
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Marina Bay Sands
194 m, Singapore
Capital City Towers
302 m, Moscow
W
hen famous ape King
Kong climbed the
102-story Empire
State Building in
1933, little did we know that would
set the stage for all things tall.
Actually, the term skyscraper
came about in 1884 when the first
tall building was constructed in the
united States. The home Insurance
Building in chicago, Illinois, united
States, is considered the father of
skyscrapers. Standing at 42 meters
and 10 stories, it was the first
THE SKY’S
THE LIMIT
What defines tall?
There is no absolute definition of what
constitutes a tall building though it is
generally recognized as a building of 14 or
more stories, or over 50 meters in height.
building to employ a supporting
skeleton of steel beams and columns.
Today, the home Insurance
Building doesn’t stand a chance in
the tall category.
Sixty-six buildings taller than 200
meters were completed during 2012.
Of the 10 tallest completed
last year, KONE provided people
Flow® solutions to four: the Makkah
clock royal Tower hotel in Saudi
Arabia, princess Tower and the Elite
residence both in the united Arab
Emirates, and Leatop plaza in china.
historiCal highs
The Empire State Building
(381 meters) held the title of
tallest building in the world for
an unprecedented 41 years, from
1931 to 1972. Before the start
of the 20th century the tallest
buildings in the world were Eu-
rope’s churches and cathedrals.
And before that, we can count
the Great pyramid a skyscraper
for that era. At original build, it
stood at 146.5 meters.
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