And rightly so!
A proposal is being considered to construct a new condo/hotel building near Navy Pier in Chicago which would be the tallest skyscraper in the United States- and, although the article doesn't mention it, the world.
Sears Tower, also in Chicago, currently holds the American title. New York's proposed Freedom Tower would replace it upon its completion in 2010- but would fall 280 feet short of the stature of the new, drill-bit shaped Chicago building.
The world's tallest building is currently the Taipei 101 in Taiwan, which stands 1,670 feet tall. The Sears Tower is 1,450 feet tall, and the new building would be eight feet taller- without its spire. Add the spire, however, and it soars to a record 2,000 feet!
Freedom Tower will stand 1,776 feet high, including the spire.
In addition to reclaiming its rightful place as the location of the world's tallest skyscraper, until the completion of Freedom Tower the new building would give Chicago the distinction of having the two tallest such buildings in the country.
Which is, of course, only as it should be.
Sears Tower, also in Chicago, currently holds the American title. New York's proposed Freedom Tower would replace it upon its completion in 2010- but would fall 280 feet short of the stature of the new, drill-bit shaped Chicago building.
The world's tallest building is currently the Taipei 101 in Taiwan, which stands 1,670 feet tall. The Sears Tower is 1,450 feet tall, and the new building would be eight feet taller- without its spire. Add the spire, however, and it soars to a record 2,000 feet!
Freedom Tower will stand 1,776 feet high, including the spire.
In addition to reclaiming its rightful place as the location of the world's tallest skyscraper, until the completion of Freedom Tower the new building would give Chicago the distinction of having the two tallest such buildings in the country.
Which is, of course, only as it should be.
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Whether or not the new building turns out to be feasible, you're exactly right on. Chicago is the architectural capital of the United States, as well as being the largest American city. ;)
It's only fitting that we should have the top two, or three, or whatever we can get.
We, I said. After twenty years away from home, I still think of myself as a Chicagoan!