BUILDING

TIMELINE*

Empire State Building Process*

1908- Singer
Building

187m

1909-
Metropolitan
Life Tower

213m

1913-Woolworth
Building

241m

1930- The
Trump Building

283m

1930- Chrysler
Building

319m
 1931- Empire
State Building*

381

1972- World
Trade Center

417m

1974- Willis
Tower

442m

1998- Petronas
Tower

452m

2004- Taipei 101

509m

2010- Burj
Khalifa

828m

*= research topic
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