The only thing cooler than gawking at record-breaking architecture is watching record-breaking architecture get built. The tallest hotel in North America, a Marriott Residence Inn on top of a Marriott Courtyard, just opened in Times Square. This is what it took to build the tower.
https://gizmodo.com/inside-the-highest-hotel-rooms-on-earth-1497119712
https://gizmodo.com/inside-the-highest-hotel-rooms-on-earth-1497119712