8 famous steel structures
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This document lists and provides brief details about 8 famous steel structures from around the world, including their iconic status, record-breaking aspects, and key steel statistics. The structures highlighted are the Willis Tower in Chicago, Shun Hing Square Tower in Shenzen, China, Taipei 101 Tower in Taiwan, Brooklyn Bridge in New York, Burj Khalifa in Dubai, Sydney Harbour Bridge in Australia, Empire State Building in New York, and Beijing National Stadium.
8 famous steel structures
- 2. MANY OF THE WORLDS ICONIC STRUCTURES, LIKE THE 8 FAMOUS STEEL STRUCTURES LISTED HERE, WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE WITHOUT STEEL. RECORD HEIGHTS. THE WIDEST RIVERS. ART UNITING NATIONS.
- 3. WILLIS TOWER, CHICAGO Formerly known as the Sears Tower. Steel plays an important part in the structure of the Willis Tower, as the steel frame binds each segment of the building together.
- 4. Chinas largest all-steel building. It was constructed at an amazing pace of four floors every nine days. SHUN HING SQUARE TOWER, SHENZEN Image: Wikipedia.org
- 5. The tower stands at half a kilometre tall. It has 61 elevators. TAIPEI 101 TOWER, TAIWAN
- 6. It first steel-wire suspension bridge, built in 1869. The construction was so challenging, it took a decade to complete. BROOKLYN BRIDGE, USA
- 7. The Burj Khalifa stands at 829.8m - its the worlds tallest manmade structure. It was built using 31,400 metric tonnes of steel rebar. BURJ KHALIFA, DUBAI
- 8. SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE, AUSTRALIA The worlds largest steel arch bridge (but not the longest). The total steelwork weighs 52,800 tonnes, with 39,000 in the arch.
- 9. EMPIRE STATE BUILDING, USA One of New Yorks most iconic buildings. Its steel frame weighs 57,000 tonnes, and its Art Deco exterior contains 200,000 cubic feet of limestone and granite.
- 10. BEIJING NATIONAL STADIUM, CHINA Also known as the Birds Nest stadium, it took five years to finish. It was the centrepiece for the 2008 Olympic Games. It is the largest steel structure in the world.
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