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  2. 40 Wall Street - Wikipedia

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    The Empire State Building was completed in May 1931, becoming the world's tallest building both by roof height and spire height. [134] [136] Because of late changes to the plans of both 40 Wall Street and the Chrysler Building, as well as the fact that the buildings were erected nearly simultaneously, it is uncertain whether 40 Wall Street was ...

  3. Willis Tower - Wikipedia

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    The Willis Tower, originally and still commonly referred to as the Sears Tower, is a 110- story, 1,451-foot (442.3 m) skyscraper in the Loop community area of Chicago in Illinois, United States. Designed by architect Bruce Graham and engineer Fazlur Rahman Khan of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), it opened in 1973 as the world's tallest ...

  4. List of tallest freestanding structures - Wikipedia

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    Currently stands at a height of 330 metres (1,080 ft). Chrysler Building: 319 1,046 1930–1931 (1 year) Skyscraper United States New York City: Empire State Building: 443.2 1,454 1931–1967 (36 years) Skyscraper United States New York City Ostankino Tower: 540.1 1,772 1967–1975 (8 years) Tower Soviet Union Moscow: CN Tower: 553.3 1,815

  5. List of tallest towers - Wikipedia

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    Toronto. Tallest freestanding structure in the world 1975–2007, and the world's tallest tower until 2009; tallest in the western hemisphere. 4. Ostankino Tower. 540.1 m (1,772 ft) 1967. Russia. Moscow. Tallest freestanding structure in the world, 1967–75; tallest in Europe.

  6. King Kong - Wikipedia

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    King Kong, also referred to simply as Kong, is a fictional giant monster, or kaiju, [14] resembling a gorilla, who has appeared in various media since 1933. Kong has been dubbed the King of the Beasts [15] and over time it would also be bestowed the title of the Eighth Wonder of the World, [16] a widely recognized expression within the ...

  7. Chrysler Building - Wikipedia

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    The Chrysler Building is an Art Deco skyscraper on the East Side of Manhattan in New York City, at the intersection of 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue in Midtown Manhattan. At 1,046 ft (319 m), it is the tallest brick building in the world with a steel framework, and it was the world's tallest building for 11 months after its completion in 1930.

  8. 1945 Empire State Building B-25 crash - Wikipedia

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    The plane embedded in the side of the building. At 9:40 a.m., the aircraft crashed into the north side of the Empire State Building, between the 78th and 80th floors, making an 18-by-20-foot (5.5 m × 6.1 m) hole in the building into the offices of the War Relief Services and the National Catholic Welfare Council.

  9. Burj Khalifa - Wikipedia

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    The Burj Khalifa (known as the Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration) is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.It is the world's tallest structure.With a total height of 829.8 m (2,722 ft, or just over half a mile) and a roof height (excluding antenna, but including a 242.6 m spire) of 828 m (2,717 ft), the Burj Khalifa has been the tallest structure and building in the world since its ...