Chicago to regain the title???

[Tekky]

Poet Carl Sandberg coined the term in reference to Chicago, the "city of broad shoulders". Originally it was in reference to the burly men that manned the packing plants that made the city such an important hub in middle America. This mentality then rubbed off on our architecture. From the Sears Tower (tallest), the AON Center (2nd tallest) and then the John Hancock Tower (3rd), plans are now in the works to bump the top three down a notch.

http://www.suntimes.com/output/news/cst-nws-tall26.html

[stevieb91]

Re: Chicago to regain the title???

Sweet rendition,I would look forward to coming home to see the new skyline after that was up..

[zeegler]

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The Petronas towers in Malaysia are the worlds tallest, and ar 7m taller than the Sears tower.

[Tekky]

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Actaually, Taipei 101 is taller than the Petronas Towers and the Petronas Towers are only taller than the Sears because of their sissy spires. If we were allowed to count the antennas on the Sears Tower it would probably be the tallest in the world.

[zeegler]

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....and while that screwy tower is pretty cool looking, and definitely big, it will be very much overshadowed by the Burj Dubai tower that is underway in the UAE. It will be 800m or 2,624.67 feet high when complete.

[zeegler]

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Actaually, Taipei 101 is taller than the Petronas Towers and the Petronas Towers are only taller than the Sears because of their sissy spires. If we were allowed to count the antennas on the Sears Tower it would probably be the tallest in the world.

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You're correct, I forgot about the Tapei tower. It's over 1,600 feet high.

[Tekky]

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....and while that screwy tower is pretty cool looking, and definitely big, it will be very much overshadowed by the Burj Dubai tower that is underway in the UAE. It will be 800m or 2,624.67 feet high when complete.

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Well, the title, if this building gets approved - which I actually doubt, will be for the US, if not all of North America. Would I like to see Chicago regain the world title again? You bet your bippy!

It will happen soon. One of Chicago's favorite sayings is from one of the city's early planners, Daniel Burnham:
"Make no small plans, they lack the magic to stir men's blood."

[SeventhSon]

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Cool! Now I can check out the world's largest drill bit on my way to the world's largest ball of twine! [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[semagic]

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man...
the Burj Dubai tower [img]/images/graemlins/eek.gif[/img]

now if you spit off that tower and hit somebody... you might be charged with manslaughter! [img]/images/graemlins/laugh.gif[/img]

[Tekky]

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Interestingly enough that tower is an expansion of the principles learned with the Sears Tower.

[hgsmith]

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Looks like Mayor Daley finally got his symbol to screw the world. [img]/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]