3 of the 5 tallest buildings in the US are in New York: get to know the city’s skyscrapers
'13.01.2021'
Lyudmila Balabay
The USA is the birthplace and capital of skyscrapers. Homeland, because here they began to build. And the capital - because of the number of high-rise buildings that continue to be built in major US cities, believing that it is more profitable to use expensive land in metropolitan areas. The author of the channel offers to get acquainted with the tallest buildings in the USA ANThill on the Yandex.Zen portal.
The tallest building in the United States is only 7th on the list of the tallest skyscrapers on the planet. But besides him, there are four more structures in the country, whose height is more than 400 meters. Of the five tallest skyscrapers in the United States, three are in New York. Let's get acquainted with the American giants.
5th place is the “Trump Tower” in Chicago.
In 2001, Trump made a loud statement that it would be the tallest building on the planet, but after the September 11 attacks, he changed his mind. In 2001, the work was completed. Thanks to a height of 2009 meters, it became the second highest in the United States (at that time, now it has the fifth line of rating). On 423 floors there are shopping facilities, a garage, a hotel, condominiums and a restaurant, considered one of the best in Chicago.
In fourth place is a skyscraper located at 432 Park Avenue in Manhattan.
This is an extremely tall residential building with a height of 425,5 meters. The most expensive apartments here cost $ 95 million. They are a penthouse with six bedrooms, seven bathrooms and a library. The skyscraper was built in 2016 for $ 1,25 billion.
The third place gets the famous Empire State Building.
This 443-meter skyscraper is known to all. And this is not in vain, because it was the tallest building in the world for the whole 39 years.
The 102-story high-rise was built in 1931, construction work took only two years. It also became the first building in the world with more than 100 floors.
In general, this is a religious building both for the USA and for the world. In 1986, the skyscraper received the status of a National Historic Landmark. You can learn more about this building in our material.
On the second line is Willis Tower in Chicago.
Its construction began in 1970, and after three years the building was built. In 1973, it took first place in the ranking of the tallest buildings in the world (taking it from the Empire State Building) and held this position for almost 25 years. Its height is 527 meters, which is still the record of Chicago.
The building is made in a classic American stepped style. The skyscraper consists of 9 square pipes of different heights. Offices are located on 108 floors.
The first place is given to the World Trade Center 1 in New York.
The building was built on the corner of a site that used to be occupied by twin towers. Construction began in 2006 and ended in 2013. Thanks to the spire, the building has a height of 541 meters, which is the 7th figure in the world and the first in the USA.
Next to the skyscraper there will be several more projects that will surround the memorial dedicated to the tragedy of September 11, 2001.
