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World Briefing | Europe: Russia: St. Petersburg Allows 77-Story SkyscraperCritics said the tower in the city’s historic center would spoil the city’s spire-and-bridge skyline, much of it built in the 18th and 19th centuries. ... |
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FBI arrests Jordanian over skyscraper bomb plotA Jordanian national has been arrested by the FBI for attempting to bomb a skyscraper in downtown Dallas, the US Department of Justice said. ... |
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Born Today: The Father of the American SkyscraperSeptember 25 is the birthday of skyscraper architect William Le Baron Jenney, born in 1832. Years before Frank Lloyd Wright, Jenney designed a Swiss Chalet style home with an innovative open floor plan. However, Jenney is best known for his towering commercial buildings. Photo: Leiter Bui... |
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Saint Petersburg Heritage Status Threatened By Gazprom SkyscraperRussian gas corporation Gazprom is planning to build a 1,322 foot (403m) high skyscraper in the middle of Saint Petersburg's historical district. The glass structure was approved in a government meeting on...read more ... |
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Skyscraper Bridges[Image: "Skyscraper Bridges" by Raymond Hood (1929), as seen in the project PDF for Rael San Fratello's Bay Line]. ... |
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Six die in lift plunge in Hong Kong's biggest skyscraper - SummaryHong Kong - Six workers died inside Hong Kong's tallest skyscraper Sunday after a platform in an elevator shaft plunged 17 floors. The workers were on a platform in the elevator shaft of the 118-floor International Commerce Centre (ICC) when it sudde... ... |
