skyscrapers

The Empire State Building opened its doors in 1931, as the Great Depression was getting going. Malaysia’s Petronas Towers became the world’s tallest building in 1996, just before the Asian financial crisis. Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, currently the world’s tallest building, opened in 2010 in the middle of a local and global crash. Is there such a thing as a skyscraper curse? http://econ.st/19oyzsp

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Towers of Babel

Click here for more skyscraper data-graphics THE world is in the middle of a skyscraper boom. Last year nearly 100 buildings over 200 metres tall were built—more...

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