 |
 The Question:
I am helping my daughter learn more about skyscrapers, but I
have been unable to locate the answer to one question. How many
stories does a building have to be, to be considered a
skyscraper?
The Answer:
The word "skyscraper" is a general term
for tall buildings. There is no height or floor requirement a building
must reach for it to be considered a skyscraper.
In fact, one of the first skyscrapers ever built was the
10-story Home Insurance Building (1884-85) in Chicago. It was desined
by William Le Baron Jenney and featured a metal frame that supported
much of its load. Since then skyscrapers have benefited from more
efficient techniques in building steel frames and high-speed
elevators, meaning taller buildings than ever before.
Here is a link to a chart of the World's Tallest
Buildings.
—The Editors Information Please® Database, © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
|
|