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1.State what reasons there were in the past for making tall buildings?
Closer to God, be immortal, mark the land
2.What was the tallest building for over 4,000 years?
Pyramid of Gizeh
3.What was the end of that?
Eiffel Tower
4.What is the purpose of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai?
Be the tallest building
5.Where does the story of the skyscraper start?
Manhattan
6.How did the circus manager P.T. Barnum attract crowds?
Safety elevator (hoisted platform)
7.Who was his partner at the New York world fair of 1853?
Elisha Otis
8.What was it they did together?
Safety catch
