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JordanThe first skyscraper was built in Chicago. It was called the Home Insurance Building. It was completed in 1885,and was demolished in 1931. It was 10 stories high and it was 138 feet tall
The world's first skyscraper was built in Chicago and was completed in 1885. It was the building for Home Insurance.
people say it was in chicargo but ther have been many biuldings taller biult previusly eg Lincoln cachedral, United Kingdom from 1311 to 1549 160m (525ft)
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Where are most skyscrapers most frequently built and why?
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Which is known as the city of skyscrapers?
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Which came first elevators or skyscrapers?
The answer must include that before skyscrapers, men built what at the time were considered "very tall" buildings between 4 and 10 floors high. They put elevators into these smaller "very tall" buildings. When skyscrapers came later, the concept of elevators simply went along with the concept of extremely tall buildings that tried to reach the sky. So, technically, elevators came before skyscrapers, in numerous small and large towns with what was then "very tall" buildings that were only a fraction of the size of skyscrapers.
How many skyscrapers are there?
There are approximately 13,000 skyscrapers in the world as of 2021. The tallest skyscraper is the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, standing at 828 meters (2,717 feet) tall.
Where can you find out about the status of the 67-story building that is proposed for 765 First Ave New York City?
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What finally enabled sturdy skyscrapers to be built during the Industrial Revolution?
strong steel
What are the men called Who built skyscrapers?
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What skyscrapers were being built in New York between 1920 and 1924?
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