Saturday, September 3, 2011

Skyscraper Day

Skyscraper day is on September 3rd because that is Louis H. Sullivan's birthday (1856), the architect credited with the first skyscrapers.  My kiddos are busy building a giant lego skyscraper.  (I will post pics later.)  They love to have races to see who can build the tallest building in a certain amount of time. 

Meanwhile.........here are some statistics about skyscrapers posted from our friends at Holiday Insights.
Building
Country
Height(Feet)
Year Built
1.
Taipei 101
Taipei, Taiwan
1,671
2004
2.
Petronas Tower 1
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1,483
1998
3. Petronas Tower 2 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 1,483 1998
4.
Sears Tower
Chicago, Il
1,451
1974
5.
Jin Mao Building
Shanghai, China
1,381
1999
6.
Two International Finance
Hong Kong, China
1,362
2003
7.
CITIC Plaza
Guangzhou, China
1,283
1996
8.
Shun Hing Square
Shenzhen, China
1,260
1996
9.
Empire State Building
New York, New York
1,250
1931
10.

Central Plaza


Hong Kong, China


1,227


1992


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