Skyscrapers
The "skyscraper" is a uniquely American invention that has come to symbolize the cultural and economic predominance of the United States in the twentieth century. With the in...
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Skyscrapers
Until one hundred years ago, the skylines of the world's cities were characterized by silhouettes of trees and church towers, but as urban populations have grown, urban land has become ext...
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With its grandiose colonial buildings, ultramodern skyline and hyperkinetic downtown streets, Shanghai rarely fails to make one heck of a first impression.
And while the cit...
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Prince Charles warned Thursday that historic sites like the Tower of London have been "vandalized" by high-rise construction that threatens to ruin the character of the capital.The heir to the Brit...
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A five-alarm fire in an abandoned skyscraper sent a plume of smoke trailing above ground zero Saturday afternoon as fire trucks and police cars raced to reach the building already decimated by the ...
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A gunman in a downtown skyscraper shot four people Friday, killing three of them, and took a hostage before being killed after police fired at him, authorities said.The shootings in the top floor o...
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Four people were shot Friday in a downtown Chicago skyscraper that also houses a commuter train station, sending people running from the office tower and stranding rush-hour commuters, authorities ...
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It has withstood assaults from renegade barons, rampaging peasants, and Nazi bombers, but the Tower of London, one of Britain's top tourist attractions, is once again under siege.This time the peri...
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Lawmakers on Wednesday approved the construction of a skyscraper that will rise near the architectural treasures of Russia's Imperial-era capital, a project that has drawn protests from many reside...
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Skyscrapers
Skyscrapers
Shanghai: History, Skyscrapers, Shopping
