I don’t remember exactly why I found myself looking up Moscow’s Ostankino Tower, a 1772 ft (540 m) tall radio-television tower. Compared to the world’s tallest buildings, it’s taller than all the greats: the Taipei 101, the Sears Tower, Empire State Building, though some people keep towers — even those with observation platforms — in [...]
Posted November 4, 2005 by Casey
Categories: Technology, Travel. Tags: broadcast tower, empire state building, great towers, kvly-tv mast, moscow, ostankino tower, oylmpic tower, radio television tower, russia, sears tower, taipei 101, tallest, tallest structures, tallest towers, world federation of great towers, world record, world's tallest. One Comment.
Zach likes tall buildings. Perhaps it relates to his superhero obsession (leap giant buildings in a single bound and all), but it’s undeniable that he likes them.
Here, he gushes about the details of what makes a tall building and how it is measured. Judging can be to the top of the highest occupied floor, top [...]
Posted June 23, 2005 by Casey
Categories: Technology. Tags: canadian national tower, empire state building, jin mao building, kvly tv tower, offshore oil platform, petronas towers, sears tower, taipei 101, tall buildings, tallest building. One Comment.