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    Which tower has a record that is related to its 110th floor?

    Question #93551. Asked by nibbles0011. (Mar 15 08 11:05 AM)


    --simone--

    "The Sears Tower is a skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois. It has been the tallest building in the United States since 1973, surpassing the World Trade Center, which itself had surpassed the Empire State Building only a year earlier. Commissioned by Sears, Roebuck and Company, it was designed by chief architect Bruce Graham and structural engineer Fazlur Khan of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill."

    "Construction commenced in August 1970 and the building reached its originally anticipated maximum height on May 3, 1973. When completed, the Sears Tower had overtaken the roof of the World Trade Center in New York City as the world's tallest building. The tower has 108 stories as counted by standard methods, though the building owners count the main roof as 109 and the mechanical penthouse roof as 110. The distance to the roof is 1,451 feet (442 m), measured from the east entrance."

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sears_Tower


    Mar 15 08, 11:20 AM
    Arpeggionist

    The instability of the World Trade Center's 110 stories were a major factor in the towers' collapse. If I'm not mistaken, the plane that crashed into Tower 2 of the WTC smashed up its 110th floor before bringing the building down. The two buildings are the tallest buildings ever brought down within a single hour.

    Mar 15 08, 9:16 PM
    MonkeyOnALeash

    Nowhere near the 110th. The buildings did NOT come down as a result of a Plane Crash. I watched as these events unfolded. My first impression was what it is today.

    http://zeitgeistmovie.com/

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWgSaBT9hNU

    Mar 15 08, 9:36 PM


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