Tag: tallest building

This Day, That Year – May 23

This day in history we feature the Grand Hotel Bucharest. The Intercontinental Hotel in Bucharest opens, on this day in 1971. Trivia – Grand Hotel Bucharest  The Grand Hotel Bucharest is a 24-story 87 m high-rise five-star hotel situated near University Square, Bucharest, in Sector 1. Opened in 1971 as the Inter-Continental Bucharest, it is […]

This Day, That Year – May 4

This day in history we feature the Willis Tower. The 108-story Sears Tower in Chicago is topped out at 1,451 feet as the world’s tallest building on this day in 1973. Trivia – Willis Tower The Willis Tower (originally the Sears Tower) is a 110-story, 1,451-foot skyscraper in the Loop community area of Chicago in […]

This Day, That Year – April 24

This day in history we feature the Woolworth Building. A skyscraper designed by architect Cass Gilbert in New York City, was opened on this day in 1913. Trivia – Woolworth Building The Woolworth Building is an early American skyscraper located at 233 Broadway in the Tribeca neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. It was […]

This Day, That Year – February 1

This day in history we feature The Shard. The sixth-tallest building in Europe, opens its viewing gallery to the public on this day in 2013. Trivia – The Shard The Shard, also referred to as the Shard of Glass, Shard London Bridge, and formerly London Bridge Tower, is a 72-storey skyscraper, designed by the Italian […]

This Day, That Year – January 4

This day in history we feature Burj Khalifa. The current tallest building in the world, officially opens in Dubai on this day in 2010. Trivia – Burj Khalifa Khalifa Tower, known as the Burj Dubai is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is known for being the world’s tallest building. The Burj Khalifa has been the tallest structure and […]

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