The Physics Of Skyscrapers

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Skyscraper is defined as a very tall building and has many floors. The first word “skyscraper” was used during 1880s a while after the first skyscrapers were built in the United States. Then the development of skyscrapers came as a result of several technological and social developments. The word skyscraper first applied to buildings of 10 to 20 floors, But about 20th century the word was used to describe high-rise buildings of unusual height usually greater than 40 or 50 stories. (www.britannica.com) • the purpose to build skyscrapers
In the past people used to build a big buildings to show the power and riches also respect leaders or religious beliefs, But the height of these buildings was limited because it has much space and they used
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It stands 1,454 feet 443.2 m tall in the air and has 102 floors. It is the 20th tallest building today. After one year the American International Building was finished in 1932 it takes two years to complete. It is now known as 70 Pine Street after renamed. Today it is the 89th tallest between world’s skyscrapers and stands at 290 m in height with 67 floors. In 1933 the GE Building was completed with 70 floors and 260 m tall .It is the 164th tallest building in the world also it is the centerpiece of Rockefeller Center. In 1961 the One Chase Manhattan Plaza was completed after six years .It is a banking skyscraper with 60 floors and 248 m tall also today it is 209th tallest building in the world.

In Russia there is an old skyscraper which is Lomonosov Moscow State University. It was founded in 1755 and was completed in 1953. It is considered to be the tallest educational building in the world. Its central tower is 240 m tall. It was the tallest building in Europe until 1990. Today it is 242nd tallest building in the world.
John Hancock Center is a skyscraper that located in Chicago. It was constructed after five years and finished in 1970. It has 334 m. It is now the 35th tallest building in the

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