Zachary Zarilla Eng 112 The Sears Tower In May of 1973‚ electrical workers sang “she towers so high‚” as the final white beam‚ with over 12‚000 signatures was lifted into the sky to complete the construction of the Sears Tower. The Sears Tower is the tallest building in North America‚ and was the tallest in the world until 1998 when it was surpassed by the Petronas Tower in Malaysia(PBS‚ 2001). When completed in 1973 it was an engineering masterpiece and still is today. In the late 60’s
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There are many astonishing towers and buildings around the world‚ but the Petronas Twin Towers are unconventional. The Petronas Twin Towers are the world’s tallest buildings since 1996‚ featuring unique designs. The Petronas Twin Towers are located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur‚ the capital city of Malaysia. The Malaysian Government decided to built the Petronas Twin Towers in the late 1980’s‚ to represent Kuala Lumpur as a modern city with a respectable international standing. It took approximately
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Willis’s Life and Accomplishments Bruce Willis is a famous actor who was born in West Germany and raised in Penns Grove‚ New Jersey. Bruce is known for being in action movies with lots of combat. Bruce Willis has won many awards including The Blockbuster Entertainment Award in 1999 and 2000. Some other awards Bruce has won are The People’s Choice Award‚ The Golden Globe‚ and many more. Bruce Willis achieved many great roles in movies and eventually got
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For example‚ some people say that the tallest building in the world is the CN Tower in Toronto‚ Canada–it’s height is 1‚821 feet! It is a telecommunications tower and an entertainment complex visited by about 2 million tourists each year. The revolving restaurant on top turns 360 degrees every hour‚ and has a deck from where you can have a really top-of-the-world view of Toronto. But many people don’t consider the CN tower to be a building‚ since it does not contains occupied floors throughout its
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project has since run into various difficulties and controversies‚ leading to at first‚ its cancellation and then its revival as a greatly scaled down project. vi. Olympic-class stadium in Bukit Jalil; and; vii. The Petronas Twin Towers‚ the tallest twin towers in the world‚ and the world’s tallest building from 1997 to 2003. (Even there’d been debate
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History : Burj Khalifa was designed to be the centerpiece of a large-scale‚ mixed-use development which would include 30‚000 homes‚ nine hotels (the Address Downtown Dubai included)‚ 3 hectares or 7.4 acres of parkland‚ at least 19 residential towers‚ the Dubai Mall‚ and the 12-hectare or 30-acre man-made Burj Khalifa Lake.. Location : The building officially opened on 4 January 2010‚[1][9] and is part of the new 2 km2 (490-acre) development called Downtown Dubai at the ’First Interchange’
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BURJ KHALIFA: THE WORLD’S TALLEST BUILDING Prepared for: Prof. Sylvia M. Basilio Prepared by: Aranda‚ Gilbert Austria‚ John Mark De Ocampo‚ Gerald Garcia‚ Jason Gomez‚ Philip Meer‚ Sarah Jane R. Ponio‚ Kyle David Regacho‚ Keith Torrente‚ Gerwin TABLE OF CONTENTS Abstract Introduction Burj Khalifa Definition Claiming as the Tallest Structure in the World Breaking other World’s Record Location and its Environment Part of Downtown Dubai Downtown Dubai Evolution‚ Timeline and Construction
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that all you can see is this beautiful canvas of buildings. As we drove closer you could begin to see the combination of brick‚ steel and glass. The buildings look as though they are touching the sky; the clouds were floating around the Sears Tower. The glass and steel from the buildings would glisten as the sun struggled to shine through. The second time the Chicago Skyline burnt and image in my mind. I was a teen again driving from the North heading down the same interstate‚ however
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skyscrapers have been topping each other in only small increments: Kuala Lumpur’s Petronas Towers (one thousand four hundred and eighty-two feet) are thirty-two feet taller than Chicago’s Sears Tower (or Willis Tower‚ as it is now called); the Shanghai World Financial Center is about a hundred and thirty feet taller than the Petronas Towers; Taipei 101‚ in Taiwan‚ is fifty feet taller than the Shanghai tower; and so on. But the Burj Khalifa represents a quantum leap over these midgets. Even if you
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The Tower of London There are many famous historic places in the world‚ and there are especially many historic places in England. The city of London‚ England‚ is a city of history dating back to the Roman Empire. London has famous cathedrals‚ castles‚ squares‚ and other sites of historical significance. One of the oldest‚ and the most famous‚ castle in London is the Tower of London. The Tower has stood for 907 years as a symbol of power of the English monarchy (Fletcher Internet). The Tower
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