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What's the tallest building you've been in?
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AwayFromInfinityx
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World trade center.
CaviarMeths
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CN Tower. Was the tallest building in the world until the Burj Khalifa was finished. Think it's dropped down to like 6th or 7th now though. Lots of tall-ass buildings going up in the last decade.
lastplayed
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Eureka Tower in Melbourne. Did the whole glass box thing too.
dreamcastmaster
Banned
International Commerce Centre in Hong Kong, soon I hope to go to the Ping An Finance centre in Shenzhen. I've been up many towers that were top ten, but they keep building more taller ones. The one that meant the most to me from my childhood was the Empire State Building as it was the tallest in the world (according to the out of date books I read as a child). I even go to go to the spire viewing platform and read all the graffiti from the 70's scratched into the metal window frames.
Any high building I rented an apartment I always choose the top floor, the views are always interesting and in a way does not feel like real life, more like real sci-fi life.
Any high building I rented an apartment I always choose the top floor, the views are always interesting and in a way does not feel like real life, more like real sci-fi life.
Tudor
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The Burj Khalifa would be the tallest, it was still under construction at the time and my father was working as the procurement manager for a restaurant installation and took me for a tour while I was visiting.
Second tallest would be the Tokyo Skytree, good to see so many gaffers visiting an amazing country and experiencing an amazing culture! I transferred there during high school and fell in love with the place (and developed a rather nasty anime habit), I really need to go back to Japan...
Second tallest would be the Tokyo Skytree, good to see so many gaffers visiting an amazing country and experiencing an amazing culture! I transferred there during high school and fell in love with the place (and developed a rather nasty anime habit), I really need to go back to Japan...
TAJ
Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.
I rode all of the rides on the top of Stratosphere.
If we're talking traditional high-rises then the tallest was the Manchester Grand Hyatt in downtown San Diego, which is only 500 feet. I at least went on a balcony at the top, though.
If we're talking traditional high-rises then the tallest was the Manchester Grand Hyatt in downtown San Diego, which is only 500 feet. I at least went on a balcony at the top, though.
Rawr Its Ry
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CN Tower
SyenceLabb
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World tallest - Burj Khalifa in Dubai.
One of the pictures I took that I could quickly find
The elevator ride to the top was almost as impressive as the view. Maybe 5 seconds to get to the viewing floor? Whatever it was, it was wicked quick.
One of the pictures I took that I could quickly find
The elevator ride to the top was almost as impressive as the view. Maybe 5 seconds to get to the viewing floor? Whatever it was, it was wicked quick.
BigJonsson
Member
CN Tower
TheCthultist
Member
Likewise on both accounts.
Lived in New York all nearly all my life and still haven't done the Empire State Building somehow.
nhlducks35
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SolidChamp
Banned
yanipheonu
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Burj Khalifa. Spoiler alert: the observation deck isn't even at the top of the building which seems... Odd.
Highest up I've been is the CN tower's skydeck. Damn that's high lol
Highest up I've been is the CN tower's skydeck. Damn that's high lol
nephilimdj
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International Commerce Centre
I got there when it opened at 10am, was only 2 people up top.. was nice to walk around nearly alone. Pain in the ass to get too if not going directly by Train, Endless tunnels and overpasses because its surrounded by freeways.
One of my photos
The International Commerce Centre (Chinese: 環球貿易廣場(abbreviated ICC) is a 108-storey (see below), 484 m (1,588 ft) commercial skyscraper completed in 2010 in West Kowloon, Hong Kong. It is a part of the Union Square project on top of Kowloon Station. It was the 4th tallest building in the world (third in Asia) when its construction was completed in 2010. Now, it is the world's 10th tallest building by height, world's fifth tallest building by number of floors, as well as the tallest building in Hong Kong.
I got there when it opened at 10am, was only 2 people up top.. was nice to walk around nearly alone. Pain in the ass to get too if not going directly by Train, Endless tunnels and overpasses because its surrounded by freeways.
One of my photos
GoutPatrol
Forgotten in his cell
Taipei 101 and the Petronas Towers in Malaysia.
IdreamofHIME
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Baiyoke II in Bangkok
997ft
997ft
Alter_Fridge
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gutter_trash
Banned
Empire State Building
RespectThySole
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Sears Tower
Not for years. Naming rights changed hands. It's now the Willis Tower
Some company bought the naming rights.
Everyone ignores it and still calls it the Sears Tower.
If you call it something else, you are just asking to get laughed at.
BTW, the view is great on a clear day, but it's also impressive on a rainy day because the top of the tower is usually above the clouds.
So it can be pouring at ground level, while it's sunny and clear at the observation deck level.
This is an awesome photo.
uncleniccius
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Shanghai trade centre
Like the fifth biggest in the world. I've also done the CN tower and the Empire State building.
Like the fifth biggest in the world. I've also done the CN tower and the Empire State building.
GasProblem
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Top of the Rock in New York. The view of Central Park was awesome.
Same. I've lived in Taiwan for 6 years and only went up there last year when my mum and sis visited.