Nueva York y Chicago: Los rascacielos

SKYSCRAPERS

CHICAGO

Chicago is the third most populous city in the United States. With over 2.7 millions residents, it is the most populous city in the state of Illinois and the Midwest. Chicago is located in the northeast of Illinois, in the southwest of the tip of Lake Michigan.

Willis Tower

- 108-story skyscraper. - 1451-feet (442 m). - In 1973 it became the tallest building in the world during 20 years approximately. - Is the second tallest building in the United States and the 13th tallest in the world. -More than one million people visit its observation desk each year. -It was called Sears Tower.

Home Insurance Building

- It was constructed in 1885. -It was the first tall building to use structural steel in its frame. -It is considered the world's first skyscraper. - 138 feet (42 m) with 10 floors. - It was demolished in 1931.

Trump International hotel and tower chicago

- It is the highest hotel of Chicago - 98 plants and a height of 423 m - It would be the highest building of the world when it will be finished - Many critics affirm that the hotel...

NEW YORK

New York City is situated in the Northeastern United States, in southeastern New York State, approximately halfway between Washington, D.C. and Boston. Most of New York City is built on the three islands of Long Island, Manhattan, and Staten Island.

Long Island

Manhattan

Staten Island

Empire State Building

- 102-story skycraper located in Midtown Manhattan. - 1,250 feet (381m) and 1,454 feet (443m) with its antenna. - World's tallest building for nearly 40 years. - Tallest building of New York until 1970.

Empire State Building

- World's tallest building after the September 11 attacks in 2001. - One World Trade Center reached a greater height in Aapril 2012. - Fifht-tallest building in the United States. - 25th-tallest building in the world.

One World Trade Center

-​The fifth-tallest in the world-1,779 feet (443m) - On 30 April 2012 it itself declared as the highest skyscraper of New York - On 3 November 2014

World Trade Center

- It was located in Lower Manhattan. - It was known as the "Twin Towers". - The original 1 World Trade Center had 1,368 feet (417m). - The 2 World Trade Center had 1,362 feet (415m). - They were the tallest building in the world until the attack.

World Trade Center

- Al-Qaeda attacks were on the morning of September 11, 2001. - Beginning with the North Tower at 8:46 a.m. - Then the South Tower at 9:03 a.m. - The attacks killed nearly 3000 people.

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