National Skyscraper Day: Some fun facts from around the world
Gowrish Babu
In the US, people celebrate September 3 as the National Skyscraper Day to commemorate the birth anniversary of American architect Louis Henry Sullivan.
Louis Henry Sullivan is regarded as the ‘spiritual father of modern American architecture'. Sullivan was born on September 3, 1856 in Massachusetts and died on April 14, 1924, in Chicago.
Earlier, the US had the most skyscrapers in the world. But today, countries like China, South Korea and the United Arab Emirates have some of the tallest skyscrapers.
Chicago's life insurance building constructed in 1884 is regarded as the world's first skyscraper.
A 57-storey skyscraper in China was constructed in just 19 days and still holds the record for its speedy construction.
Hong Kong has the most skyscrapers in the world than any other city at 308 currently.
When we are talking about skyscrapers, it would be incomplete without mentioning the top three skyscrapers in the world.
Burj Khalifa is the tallest skyscraper in the world so far. Burj Khalifa, 829.8 m tall, is in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Shanghai Tower is a 128-story, 632-meter-tall (2,073 ft) megatall skyscraper in Lujiazui, Pudong, Shanghai. It is the tallest building in China.
Makkah Royal Clock Tower or The Clock Towers are a complex of government-owned hotels in Mecca, Saudi Arabia.