The word "skyscraper" appeared in everyday life in 1885, when a 42-meter building for an insurance company was erected in Chicago. However, high-rise buildings were built before: in Bologna, residential towers of the 12th century were preserved, and in the Yemeni desert, multi-storey buildings were successfully modeled from clay and straw bricks already in the 16th century. Literally translated from English, "skyscraper" means "heavenly scraper", because the tops of many of them are often invisible due to the clouds. For the title of the most beautiful skyscraper in the world, skyscrapers of China and the United States, the United Arab Emirates and Hong Kong traditionally compete, and over time, the fashion and preferences of people here change dramatically.
Chrysler Building: 11 months and a lifetime
This building at the intersection of East 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue in New York was considered the tallest in the world for almost a year. It was built in 1930 by the Chrysler automobile corporation, and for 11 months the most beautiful skyscraper in the world, according to New Yorkers, held the record for the highest. Its spire pierces the clouds over Manhattan at a height of 320 meters, and the ornament of the floors of the upper windows of the tower repeats the motives of the design of the wheel caps of the Chrysler car of those years.
Today, in the highest part of the "Beauty of Manhattan" there is a dental office, where it is quite possible to get there, having previously registered on the website - www.formosodentalpc.com. As a bonus, each patient receives gorgeous views of New York from a flight altitude, not even of a bird, but of a light-engine plane.
High altitude youth
Hundreds of architects, designers and construction companies of the planet take part in modern polls on the topic "The best skyscraper in the world". Among them are renowned European experts who annually hold The Emporis Awards. Their version of the ranking looks like this:
- Honorable fourth place at the Pillars of Hercules skyscraper in Andalusia. The Spanish towers are connected by a glass walkway that houses a restaurant with panoramic views of the Strait of Gibraltar.
- On the third step of the podium is the Bangkok Metropolitan. The hotel got to the top thanks to the unique combination of shapes and colors in which the interior was made.
- Silver - at the O-14 skyscraper in Dubai. The round windows of the outer shell and streamlined shapes look unusual and attractive.
And the most beautiful skyscraper in the world on this list is Chicago's Aqua skyscraper. The building soared up a quarter of a kilometer and close up resembles a waterfall made of glass and metal.
