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Decaying Skyscraper of Ponte City (15 pics)

Posted in Lifestyle » Travel 10 Apr 2012   / 6343 views

Ponte City Apartments is 173 m (567.6 ft) high, which makes it the tallest residential skyscraper in South Africa.

 

Decaying Skyscraper of Ponte City

B&W Photos of NYC Construction Workers (36 pics)

Posted in Lifestyle » Retro 16 Dec 2011   / 6479 views

These old photographs show how New York’s skyscrapers were built and how dangerous the work of construction workers was.

 

B&W Photos of NYC Construction Workers

Skyscraper Beauty (23 pics)

Posted by djkirsh in Pictures 11 Dec 2010   / 4340 views

They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and of course builders love to add beauty to their work. They hope that many people will enjoy their work today, tomorrow and always. Enjoy these amazingly different, but beautiful skyscrapers.

Skyscraper Beauty

Peering Inside the Moscow Skyscraper

Posted in Pictures 9 Nov 2010   / 6845 views

Right now you have a unique chance to peer inside one of the Moscow skyscrapers. You won’t believe your eyes as you can clearly see offices on each floor.

 

Peering Inside the Moscow Skyscraper

Burj Dubai! Photo Essay of the World’s Tallest Building (18 pics + text)

Posted in Pictures 30 Nov 2009   / 18967 views
Burj Dubai is a supertall skyscraper under construction in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is the tallest man-made structure ever built, at 2,684 ft. Construction began on 21 September 2004, and the tower is expected to be completed and ready for occupancy on 4 January 2010.

Burj Dubai! Photo Essay of the World’s Tallest Building (18 pics + text)
Standing at a reported 818 m (the official height will not be revealed until next year) and consisting of 162 floors above ground, the giant tower - described as the 'jewel of the Gulf regions' - is an awesome sight to behold.

The balconies of the Sears Tower in Chicago - not for people who have vertigo! (22 pics)

Posted in Pictures 6 Jul 2009   / 39571 views
The owners of the Sears Tower, the tallest skyscraper in the United States (Chicago), inaugurated last week four glass box viewing platforms. These balconies are suspended 1,353 feet (412 meters) in the air on the 103rd floor. They are 10ft high and 10ft wide and can hold 5 tons with their 1.5 inch thick glasses.
Really impressive and definitively something to try...


The balconies of the Sears Tower in Chicago - not for people who have vertigo! (22 pics)


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