How a Simple Design Error Could Have Toppled a NYC Skyscraper
When it was built in 1977, Citicorp Center (later renamed Citigroup Center, now called 601 Lexington) was, at 59 stories, the seventh-tallest building in the world. You can pick it out of the New York City skyline by its 45-degree angled top. (Credit: Wally Gobitz) But it’s the base of the building that really makes…
