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Re: weird fact of the day 8.28.06
8/28/2006 7:36:13 PM
Hi Larry,

Cool Facts!

Aren't all building free standing?
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Re: weird fact of the day 8.28.06
8/28/2006 10:51:41 PM
Hi Scott No, some you have to pay lol Actually, most buildings have some kind of support to hold them up
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Re: weird fact of the day 8.28.06
8/28/2006 10:57:44 PM

To answer your question Scott, I could not find a non freestanding building, but I did find something very interesting! Please notice the last entry!

Tallest buildings in world history

See also: Tallest free standing structure on land

In this table a "building" is any freestanding structure. (See also history of tallest skyscrapers.)

Held record Name and Location Constructed Height (m) Height (ft) Notes
From To
c. 2600 BC c. 2570 BC Red Pyramid of Sneferu, Egypt c. 2600 BC 105 345  
c. 2570 BC c. AD 1300 Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt c. 2570 BC 146 481 By AD 1439 the Great Pyramid had eroded to a height of approximately 139 m (455 ft)
c. 1300 1549 Lincoln Cathedral, England 1092–1311 160 (?) 525 (?) The central spire was destroyed in a storm in 1549; the reputed height of 525 ft has been described as "doubtful"[1] by a single source. All other sources agree on the height.
1549 1625 St. Olav's Church, Tallinn, Estonia 1438–1519 159 (?) 522 (?) The spire burnt down after a lightning strike in 1625, rebuilt several times, current overall height is 123 m
1625 1847 Strasbourg Cathedral, Germany, now France 1439 143 469 Still standing
1847 1876 St. Nikolaikirche, Hamburg, Germany 1846–1847 147 483 Designed by George Gilbert Scott
1876 1880 Cathédrale Notre Dame, Rouen, France 1202–1876 151 495  
1880 1884 Cologne Cathedral, Germany 1248–1880 157 515
1884 1889 Washington Monument, United States 1884 169 555  
1889 1930 Eiffel Tower, Paris, France 1889 300 986 The addition of a telecommunications tower brought the overall height to 324 meters in the 1950s
1930 1931 Chrysler Building, New York, United States 1928–1930 319 1046 Chrysler Building is still the tallest brick building in the world.
1931 1967 Empire State Building, New York, United States 1930–1931 381 1250  
1967 1975 Ostankino Tower, Moscow, Russia 1963–1967 537 1762  
1975 Current CN Tower, Toronto, Canada 1973–1976 553 1815  
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Re: weird fact of the day 8.28.06
8/28/2006 11:49:21 PM
Hi Larry You're amazing!
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Re: weird fact of the day 8.28.06
8/28/2006 11:51:04 PM
And Nic, you're a no-all... LOL
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