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Taipei 101 is the tallest and largest green buildi...

Taipei 101 is the tallest and largest green building in the world which means that it is environmentally responsible and resource-efficient. It was also is the first building in the world to break the half-kilometer mark in height.
On May 25, 1981, Dan Goodwin climbed Sears Tower, wearing a homemade Spider-Man suit while using suction cups, and sky hooks. Goodwin said that the reason he made the climb was to call attention to shortcomings in high-rise rescue and firefighting techniques. On August 1999, French urban climber Alain "Spiderman" Robert did the same using only his bare hands and feet.
Dubai , United Arab Emirates is today the city with the most skyscrapers.
Empire State Building was built in 410 days.
Empire State Building's distinctive Art Deco spire was originally designed to be a mooring mast and depot for dirigibles. After a few attempts with airships idea proved too dangerous.
Original design for the Chrysler Building called for a decorative jewel-like glass crown.
Petronas Towers are built on the world's deepest foundations (114 meters deep).
No workers died during the construction of the Chrysler Building.
Moscow is a European city with the most skyscrapers.
During the construction of the Chrysler Building, workers built 4 floors per week.
The Empire State Building was the first building in the world to have more than 100 floors. It has 102 floors.
Taipei 101 has fastest ascending speed of its elevators: 60.6 km/h. Burj Khalifa is on the third place with only 36 km/h.
Intempo skyscraper in Benidorm, Spain has 47 floors and no elevator