Look
up. Waaaayyyyyyyy up. It’s National Skyscraper Day! A skyscraper is “a tall, continuously
habitable building of many storeys, usually designed for office and commercial
use.” Apparently there is no specific guideline as to what height constitutes a
building to be a skyscraper. The term “skyscraper” was coined in the late 1800s,
as a structure of 10 storeys or more. It was during the 19th century
that these buildings began to appear. Today many of the largest cities worldwide
feature a skyscraper or two. Currently a 2010 built skyscraper in Dubai is the tallest
structure in the world, with 160 floors! Imagine the view from there!
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on today’s Daily Poll.
The skyscraper establishes the block, the block creates the street, the street offers itself to man. See the link below for more info.
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