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October 23: The Chrysler Building deploys its spire on this date in 1929

Walter Chrysler rose from his first job as a janitor to create Chrysler and set General Motors straight. By the mid-1920s, Chrysler was thinking of his children -- namely, giving them an inheritance beyond automaker stock. When the opportunity arose to jump into the race among New York builders to construct the world's tallest skyscraper, Chrysler went all in, designing an Art Deco masterpiece gilded with outsized reproductions of Plymouth hood ornaments. The competition was so fierce Chrysler and his builders kept their full design a secret. On this day in 1929, workers attached the Chrysler Building's iconic spire -- which had been assembled inside the building, hidden from view. It was the first building to top 1,000 feet in height, and remains an architectural triumph.

car tower

It’s a fully automated 20 story car tower that occupies approximately only 20% of a comparable facility with its traditional design

Extremely creative building ad by Nike

Infosy's Building::KUWAIT::

Singapore

Agora Tower in Taipei, Taiwan

TALL BUILDING

One World Trade Center, the successor to the Twin Towers, Manhattan, New York.

Palace

Do you know when, and why, the Louvre was originally built? Home to one of the most impressive art collections in history, the magnificent, baroque-style palace and museum, LeMusée du Louvre, sits along the banks of the Seine River in Paris. Learn all about the Louvre here: http://bit.ly/10ucYTq

Awesome Dubai

singapore

TALLEST BUILDINGS IN THE WORLD

List of Top 10 Tallest Buildings in the World

Burj Khalifa - First Tallest Buildings in the World

Hight 828 m & 2,717 ft Floors 163 Build in 2010

Taipei 101 - Second Tallest Buildings in the World

Hight 509 m & 1,669.9 ft Floors 101 Build in 2004

Shanghai World Financial Center - Third Tallest Buildings in the World

Hight 492 m & 1,614 ft Floors 101 Build in2008

International Commerce Centre - Fourth Tallest Buildings in the World

Hight 484 m & 1,588 ft Floors 108 Build in 2010

Petronas Tower - Fifth Tallest Buildings in the World

Hight 452 m & 1,483 ft Floors 88 Build in 1998

Nanjing Greenland Financial Center - Sixth Tallest Buildings in the World

Hight 450 m & 1,476 ft Floors 89 Build in 2010

Willis Tower - Seventh Tallest Buildings in the World

Hight 442 m & 1,451 ft Floors 108 Build in 1974

Kingkey Finance Tower - Eighth Tallest Buildings in the World

Hight 442 m & 1,449 ft Floors 98 Build in 2011

Guangzhou West Tower Ninth Tallest Buildings in the World

Hight 438 m & 1,435 ft Floors 103 Build in 2010

Trump International Hotel and Tower Tenth Tallest Buildings in the World

Hight 423 m & 1,389 ft Floors 98 Build in 2009