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In addition to holding the record for skinniest skyscraper, the building is also the second tallest residential building in the Western Hemisphere, reaching a whopping 1,428 feet high, including a 300-foot decorative steel crown.
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Jessica Cherner, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
View 5 Images Work is currently underway on an extremely slim new skyscraper in Dubai.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2024
The reason that giant-pumpkin weights increased 20-fold in half a century is the same reason that runners keep running faster marathons, that skyscrapers keep clawing at the sky, and that people spend so much on anti-aging.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2024
Taken together, the new skyscraper will house more than one million square feet of office space and more than two million square feet of retail space.
—Martin Lerma, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2024
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Jessica Cherner, Architectural Digest, 5 Nov. 2024
View 5 Images Work is currently underway on an extremely slim new skyscraper in Dubai.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2024
The reason that giant-pumpkin weights increased 20-fold in half a century is the same reason that runners keep running faster marathons, that skyscrapers keep clawing at the sky, and that people spend so much on anti-aging.
—Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2024
Taken together, the new skyscraper will house more than one million square feet of office space and more than two million square feet of retail space.
—Martin Lerma, Robb Report, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Skyscraper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/skyscraper. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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skyscraper
noun
sky·scrap·er
ˈskī-ˌskrā-pər 
: a very tall building
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