Have We Seen the World's Last Tallest Building?
Channel: Everything Science
Date: 2020-04-22

In 1931 the Empire State building finished construction. Towering over the streets of New York City, it not only stood as the tallest building on the island, but in all the world. A feat of engineering and willpower, it maintained its crown for another 4 decades, until it was finally overtaken by the One World Trade Center in 1972. Since then, 4 new buildings have taken up the mantel, with the Burj Khalifa in Dubai holding the current title since 2010. But with nearly a decade in the spotlight, many have started questioning the point of ever-increasing towers. For god's sake the Burj Khalifa, it’s more than twice the height of any other building in the city. Is there really a point to building these megastructures, and is it really worth the enormous costs?

Find out what the challenges are to building these superstructures are, and what the benefits really are!

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