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Category: Science & Technology

Constructing a tower of this magnitude wasn't easy engineers and architects faced the daunting task of creating a structure that could withstand any potential threat the project was led by david childs of skidmore owings and merill one of the world's leading architectural firms with tishman construction... Read more

Category: Science & Technology

The foundation dug 70 ft deep into manhattan's bedrock anchors the tower firmly ensuring stability even in the harshest conditions each of the 71 elevators can travel from the ground floor to the observatory in just 47 seconds showcasing the technological marbles embedded within the combination of steel... Read more

Category: Science & Technology

One world trade center isn't just a skyscraper it's a statement its glass facade reflects light in a way that makes it almost seem alive changing with the time of day the weather and the angle from which it's viewed this building has become a democratic space where anyone can visit and experience its... Read more

Category: Science & Technology

Imagine a building in the heart of new york city with no windows towering 550 ft into the sky and rumored to be a hub for secret government operations this is 33 thomas street and its mystery only deepens the closer you look this brutalist structure built in the 1970s was originally designed as a telecom... Read more

Category: People & Blogs

Introduction [music] welcome to long story short a series where big historical events and themes are explained in a concise way that does not sacrifice facts or analysis in today's episode we're going to be exploring the viar republic during the period which is deemed the str era named after gustaf... Read more