How a 730-Ton Ball Kept the Second Tallest Building From Falling…

The recent Sichuan Earthquake in China was so intense, tremors were felt all the way over in the tallest completed building in the world-the Taipei 101 building in Taiwan-a whole eight minutes after the quake originated. (The title of tallest building period was taken by the Burj Dubai back in May.) What's interesting…

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Japan Wants Man-Made Mt. Fuji Building To Be Tallest in the World

xseed40003.jpgProving that even the Japanese can't tell between what's real and what they see on TV, some company there is planning to build a 13,123-foot- tall building called the X-Seed 4000 to house 1 million people. We use the word "building" loosely, because this is seven times taller than the current tallest building, and…

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Tallest Building in The World, Taller Than Most Things

Tallest Building in The World, Taller Than Most ThingsThe United Arab Emirates has just stolen the crown from Taiwan in the tallest building stakes. The Burj Dubai, still under construction, reached 141 stories on Saturday 21/07/07. The structure stands an impressive 512.1m (1,680ft) tall.

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