When the Twin Towers collapsed on September 11‚ 2001‚ they made a sound heard around New York as a roar‚ or distant thunder. The South Tower was the first to go. Its upper floors tilted briefly before dropping‚ and driving the building straight down to the ground. Many people died‚ and many others were lucky enough to make it out alive. Twenty-nine minutes later the North Tower collapsed with much the same result as the first. The two symbols of America’s economy were gone‚ and not even the
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In 1889‚ Paris hosted an Exposition Universelle to mark the 100-year anniversary of the French Revolution. More than 100 artists submitted competing plans for a monument to be built on the Champ-de-Mars‚ located in central Paris‚ and serve as the exposition’s entrance. The commission was granted to Eiffel et Compagnie. Eiffel‚ an architect and metal expert‚ receives full credit for the monument that bears his name but it was one of his employees—a structural engineer named Maurice Koechlin—who came
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There are many astonishing towers and buildings around the world‚ but the Petronas Twin Towers are unconventional. The Petronas Twin Towers are the world’s tallest buildings since 1996‚ featuring unique designs. The Petronas Twin Towers are located in the heart of Kuala Lumpur‚ the capital city of Malaysia. The Malaysian Government decided to built the Petronas Twin Towers in the late 1980’s‚ to represent Kuala Lumpur as a modern city with a respectable international standing. It took approximately
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Leaning Tower of Pisa Torre Pendente di Pisa Location: Pisa‚ Italy Built: 1173-1350 Architect: Unknown. The tower may have been designed by Bonanno Pisano and Guglielmo of Innsbruck‚ Austria or Diotisalvi. The Tower of Pisa was designed as a bell tower but its main purpose was to promote the town of Pisa. The foundation of the tower was only three meters thick and the soil underneath was unstable. A series of wars interrupted the construction for many years. During the long pause‚ the soil continued
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Goldfinger’s earlier and smaller Balfron Tower of similar style and construction. Its completion in 1972 marked the end of an era of high-rise tower blocks‚ which were losing popularity due to the inherently negative social problems that plagued them. Incorporated into the design are two volumes of different but interconnected function. The main volume features the dwelling units‚ while a thin service tower connected at every third floor to the main tower houses the stairs‚ lifts‚ and mechanical
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project chosen for this brief is the Heron Tower in London. The Heron Tower which is at 110 Bishopsgate‚ London‚ is an iconic building‚ built on an island site in a unique location opposite Liverpool Street station. It has huge commercial benefits and as the city’s first 6-star office complex it is set to produce a new standard for offices in London‚ in particular with regards to accommodation in addition to the ‘wow factor’ any passer by receives. The tower represents a new generation of tall buildings
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DHARAHARA (BHIMSEN TOWER) - KATHMANDU By Keinisha Class VIII A General Information •Status - Destroyed by earthquake 2015 •Location - Kathmandu‚ Nepal •Coordinates - 27°42′03″N 85°18′43″E •Completed - 1832 (1832) Unknown •Destroyed – 1) 15 January 1934 (1934 earthquake) •2) 25 April 2015 (2015-0425) (2015 earthquake; a 10metre-tall (33 ft) stump of the base remains Dharahara Dharahara is also known as the Bhimsen Tower. It is 203 ft. (61.88 m) tall. It was built in 1832 by Mukhtiyar
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The Beautiful Tower Bridge in England For the bridge of the same name in Sacramento‚ California‚ see Tower Bridge (California). Tower Bridge (built 1886–1894) is a combined bascule and suspension bridge in London‚ over the River Thames. It is close to the Tower of London‚ from which it takes its name. It has become an iconic symbol of London. The bridge consists of two towers tied together at the upper level by means of two horizontal walkways‚ designed to withstand the horizontal forces exerted
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CITIC TOWER II: THE REAL OPTION Suffolk University – FIN- 881 Fall 2014 Name: Abdelrhman El Refaiy Larry Young the Chairman of Citic Pacific Limited has to make a decision to develop a new project under the name Citic Tower II. The development project that will take place in Hong Kong is expected to leave the company with $60 MM in losses as per NPV analysis. Citic’s property development team has set rigid assumptions to build their NPV model that estimated net positive cash inflows at $1.54 billion
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Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum to build a new focal point higher than the Dubai World Trade Centre at the time. At first the architect Hazel Wong designed both towers as office towers but according to financial market analysis the shorter tower was converted into a hotel. Background Jumeirah Emirates Towers was completed in the late 20th century (2000). It is now one of the most stunning architectural highlights on the Dubai skyline. The Towers are located on Sheikh Zayed Road; the centre of Dubai’s commercial
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