Tallest Building
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Who was known as 'Father of Skyscrapers' and which building is recognised as world's 1st skyscraper?
World | Sep 03, 2025, 01:14 PM ISTThe Home Insurance Building in Chicago, completed in 1885 and designed by William Le Baron Jenney, is widely regarded as the world’s first skyscraper. It was the first tall building to incorporate a fireproof metal frame, allowing it to reach a then-impressive height of 10 stories.
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Skyscraper Day: 9 unique and surprising facts about the world's skyscrapers
World | Sep 02, 2025, 09:36 PM ISTSkyscraper Day highlights fascinating facts about these architectural wonders, from the first 10-story skyscraper to innovations like high-speed elevators, giant pendulums, and their impact on local weather.
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Mukaab: World's tallest building to come up in Saudi Arabia soon, could fit 20 Empire States inside
offbeat | Oct 25, 2024, 10:47 PM ISTeing constructed in the capital city of Riyadh, this tallest structure will encompass a staggering two million square metres of floor space, equivalent to twenty times that of New York's iconic Empire State Building.
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'Tallest building' in North Campus roils students
India | Nov 12, 2019, 06:14 PM ISTIn the protest against the building, the teachers and students have hit out at the civic body of the area, North Delhi Municipal Corporation (North MCD) and Delhi Development Authority (DDA) which govern buildings and their construction as per Master Plan 2021.
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Washington Monument to reopen after years of renovations
World | Sep 19, 2019, 11:24 AM ISTThe 555-foot tall marble obelisk named after the nation's first President has received an upgrade to the existing elevator, as well as a new permanent screening facility, according to a release by the National Park Service.
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At 268 meters, Kolkata high-rise becomes tallest building in India
India | Apr 16, 2019, 05:05 PM ISTThe 42 has reshaped the skyline of Kolkata, overlooking the Maidan and the Hooghly river beyond
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You saw it right! This weird U-shaped building in New York is going to be the ‘longest’ in the world
Life | Mar 24, 2017, 07:02 PM ISTHaving a first glimpse of this building might make you feel like you’re drunk. But trust your power of perception, because what you just saw is not an ‘augmented reality’.
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World's highest advertisement at Burj Khalifa breaks Guinness World Record
World | Nov 03, 2014, 07:30 AM ISTDubai: An advertisement at the height of 452 metres at the world's tallest building Burj Khalifa here has broken the Guinness World Record, held in the US.Sheikh Mansour bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai World
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Is this the most dangerous selfie of all time?
World | Aug 27, 2014, 03:19 PM ISTNew Delhi: Three teenagers from Hong Kong take the selfie craze to a new level as they pose for the camera on top of one of Hong Kong's tallest buildings.Daniel Lau, the videographer, used a
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Tom Cruise Dangles From World's Tallest Building For Stunt Scene
Hollywood | Nov 02, 2010, 04:27 PM ISTWashington, DC: Hollywood hunk Tom Cruise risked his life by dangling almost 2,717 feet in the air near the top of skyscraper Burj Kahlifa, the tallest building in the world, while performing stunts for Mission: