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Statue of Liberty
Tower
Completed
1886
observation
steel
93 m / 305 ft
Completed
Retrofit Start
Retrofit End
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01 March 2020
The Elevator, the Iron Skeleton Frame, and the Early Skyscrapers: Part 2
Gerald R. Larson, University of Cincinnati
In Part One, I documented the evolution of the use of the elevator and the iron frame to build ever-taller buildings that would eventually be...
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