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Tallest Building in World?

Saturday, October 10th, 2009

Wayne asked:

Chicago is going to build a 2000 ft. tall Condo/Hotel and the Chicago
Tribune said it would be the tallest in the USA, I knew this was wrong. the Petronas Towers sculpture things at the top are barely taller than the Sears Tower. And I know Taiwan built the tallest at 1667 ft. high. in 2004. Now why wouldn’t a Chicago Paper, where I live, boast that it will greatly exceed the tallest, and once again
be the King of Skycrapers??? it will be 333 ft higher. and the Tallest in the World!

Tags: Condo Hotel, Sculpture, Skycrapers
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worlds tallest building/ chicago?

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

bryan l asked:

i was talking to a friend and he was saying that they are building a building in the mid east 2x taller than the sears towerin the mid east? I have heard of the freedom tower in NY but he is saying that they are building a skyscraper in chicago much taller then the freedom taller and sears tower.
any of this true, with govenments not wanting to build supertall buildings?

Tags: Building A Building, Sears Tower, Skyscraper
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How high do you live ?

Tuesday, August 26th, 2008

alpha66 asked:

I think it would be awesome to have a suite at the top of the Sears Tower ! what story do you live on .

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On average how much do 30+ story buildings cost too build?

Monday, April 28th, 2008

Tina Get The Axe! asked:

Like is there an average price say for per Square foot? How much do 30+ story buildings cost too build? I know the price’s for all the big ones like, The Sears tower, The Empire State Building, The CN tower and The Burj Dubai but I just want too know the average for 30+ ones, and what makes them cost so much, like whats the big thing that costs the most when building one? Could you calculate the costs saying like, if a 30 story building costs this much then times that price by 2 for a 60 story one or would it be a different price completely.

Thanks for answering!

Tags: Cn Tower, Sears Tower, Story Buildings
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