Ugh spires should not be counted in a building’s height. That’s imaginary unusable space
Cesar Pelli’s biggest impact on Chicago came in a pair of buildings that aren’t here: The Petronas Twin Towers in Malaysia, which snatched the world’s tallest building title from Sears Tower n 1996. They did so by the barest of margins—with their spires.pic.twitter.com/eNmfHXB4l1
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Such crap.
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I don’t understand that drawing. Why to Malaysian spires count well American spires don’t?
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Antenna height didn’t count, but spires did. Yep, I know.
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There are other categories, including highest habitable floor, but they get short shrift to “world’s tallest”. It’s moot at this point.
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181 West Madison is a stunner though.
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Apex measurement forever!
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