Skyscrapers are buildings where people can live and work. They are found in lots of big cities. Some skyscrapers have amazing views, record-breaking lift rides and even bridges in the sky. Skyscrapers are being built bigger and better every day!
On 3rd September it will be Skyscraper Day, celebrated on this date each year, as this is the anniversary of the birth of Louis H. Sullivan, the American architect who was influential in the world of building tall buildings and was even called the “father of skyscrapers”. Not sure why we need both days when they both appear to celebrate the same thing, the opportunity to learn more about the architects who commit a dream to paper and the construction crews that make it reality.
The construction of tall buildings has become so commonplace in cities around the globe that the general public typically gives little thought to the visionaries who are responsible for creating a city’s unique skyline.
Although the United States was the place where the tallest buildings started in cities like Chicago and New York, others around the world have taken up the design and building of these architectural wonders.
In fact, today’s tallest building in the world, with 163 floors, is called the Burj Khalifa and is located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
It is surprising to see how many factual books there are about skyscrapers, ones for all reading abilities.
Often a skyscraper is the setting for a story too, so many of them about birds who make their home in a high-rise building.
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