Skyscrapers Skyscrapers These are lists of skyscrapers, ranked by: ...more on Wikipedia about "List of skyscrapers"
A mechanical floor, mechanical penthouse, or mechanical level is a floor of a high-rise building that is dedicated to mechanical and electronics equipment. "Mechanical" is the most commonly-used term, but words such as utility, technical, service, and plant are also used. They are present in all tall buildings, however this article focuses on the cases of the best-known, tallest skyscrapers with significant structural, mechanical and aesthetics concerns. ...more on Wikipedia about "Mechanical floor"
A skyscraper is a very tall, continuously habitable building. The word skyscraper was first applied to such buildings in the late 19th century, reflecting public amazement at the tall buildings being built in New York City. The structural definition of the word skyscraper was refined later by architectural historians, based on engineering developments of the 1880s that had enabled construction of tall multi-storey buildings. This definition was based on the steel skeleton—as opposed to constructions of load-bearing masonry, which passed their practical limit in 1891 with Chicago's Monadnock Building. The steel frame developed in stages of increasing self-sufficiency, with several buildings in New York and Chicago advancing the technology that allowed the steel frame to carry a building on its own. Today, however, many of the tallest skyscrapers are built more or less entirely with reinforced concrete. In the United States today, it is a loose convention to draw the lower limit on what is a skyscraper at 153 metres (500 feet). Elsewhere, though, a shorter building will sometimes be referred to as a skyscraper, especially if it is said to "dominate" its surroundings. Thus, calling a building a skyscraper will usually, but not always, implies pride and achievement. ...more on Wikipedia about "Skyscraper"
Skyscrapers are frequently featured in films for their impressive appearance and potent symbolism. They convey an impression of power – an old movie and TV cliché starts with the outside view of a skyscraper with a voice-over conversation, continuing inside the luxurious office of a tycoon or crime boss. ...more on Wikipedia about "Skyscrapers in film"
Zagrepcanka was the the first >100m skyscraper in Zagreb, built in 1976. ...more on Wikipedia about "Zagrepcanka"
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