Skyscraper Day

Date When Celebrated : This holiday is always held on September 3

Skyscraper Day is a day to appreciate and admire the world's tallest skyscrapers.

Skyscrapers are truly engineering and architectural marvels. In many crowded cities, space is in short supply, and real estate prices are ever increasing. Building "up" becomes more and more logical. As technical capabilities in construction improved, skyscraper buildings have become taller and taller. In addition, there is a certain prestige to have one of the tallest buildings in the world in your city and country.

**World's Tallest Buildings**
	Building	Country	Height(Feet)	# Floors	Year Built
1	Burj Khalifa	Dubai	2,717	163	2010
2	Shanghai Tower	Shanghai, China	2,073.	121	2014
3	Abraj Al-Bait Clock Tower	Mecca, Suadi Arabia	1,971	120	2014
4	Ping An International Tower	Shenzhen, China	1,965	116	2016
5	Golden Finance - worlds' tallest office tower	Tianjin, China	1,954	117	2016
6	Lotte World Trade Center	Seoul, South Korea	1,823	123	2016
7	One World Trade Center	New York City, NY, USA	1,776	104	2014
8	CTF Finance Centre	Guangzhou, China	1,740	111	2016
9	Tianjin CTF Finance Centre	Tianjin, China	1,739	98	2018
10	China Zun	Beijing, China	1,732	108	2018
11	Taipei 101	Taipei, Taiwan	1,671	101	2004
12	Shanghai World Financial Center	Shanghai, China	1,614	101	2008
13	International Commerce Centre	Hong Kong, China	1,588	118	2010
14	Lakhta Center	St. Petersburg, Russia	1,516	86	2018
15	Landmark 81	Ho Chi minh City, Vietnam	1,513	81	2018
16	Changsha IFS Tower	Changsha, China	1,483	88	2017
17	Petronas Tower 1	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	1,483	88	1998
18	Petronas Tower 2	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	1,483	88	1998
19	Zifeng Tower	Nanjing, China	1,476	89	2010
20	Suzhou IFS	Suzhou, China	1,476	92	2017
42	Empire State Building	New York, New York	1,250	102	1931

The 10 story Home Insurance Company building in Chicago, IL was the first skyscraper. Construction began on May 1, 1884 and was completed in 1885. It was also the first building to use a steel freame. The building was demolished in 1931.

A Tall Debate: There is some disagreement over how to measure the height of skyscrapers. At issue, is whether to measure the height of flagpoles and antenna atop most tall buildings.

Have a very happy Skyscraper Day.

Today's Quote: "There's only one way to have a happy marriage, and as soon a I find out what it is, I'll get married again." - - Clint Eastwood

History and Origin of Skyscraper Day:

We found no factual information about this special day. But, we do find skyscrapers to be fascinating.

Reader Comments:.

"Skyscraper day is on September 3rd because that is Louis H. Sullivan's birthday (1856), the architect credited with the first skyscrapers." Nathan Bird, Sparks, Nevada

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