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  2. Johannesburg Sun Hotel - Wikipedia

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    The smaller 22-storey rear tower was built in 1970 as The Tollman Towers hotel, owned by the prominent hotelier Stanley Tollman.. The property was purchased by Sol Kerzner's Southern Sun Hotels in the early 1980s and totally rebuilt at a cost of R100 million, with the addition of the 40-storey main tower, linked to the older building by a four-story podium with a pool deck and a running track.

  3. Ponte City - Wikipedia

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    Ponte City [1] is a skyscraper in the Berea district of Johannesburg, South Africa, just next to Hillbrow. It was built in 1975 to a height of 173 m (567.6 ft), and was the tallest residential skyscraper in Africa for 48 years, until overtaken in 2023 by Building D01, in Egypt's New Administrative Capital. The 55-storey building is cylindrical ...

  4. List of tallest voluntarily demolished buildings - Wikipedia

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    Abandoned since 1990, and later damaged in a tornado in 2000. The cost to renovate the building was deemed not viable. 34: Asahi Seimei Otemachi Building: Tokyo Japan: 119.6: 392: 29: 1971: 2023: Deconstruction: Demolished to make way for Torch Tower. 35: First National Bank Building: Pittsburgh United States: 118: 387: 26: 1912: 1969: Manual

  5. 161 Maiden Lane - Wikipedia

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    The building was designed by Hill West Architects and interior designer Groves & Co. [3] According to The Wall Street Journal, 161 Maiden Lane's design includes a porte-cochère and a glass curtain wall. [4] In addition, the building is planned to have a health club with a spa, fitness center, and infinity pool.

  6. Goldin Finance 117 - Wikipedia

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    Goldin Finance 117, also known as China 117 Tower (Chinese: 中国117大厦), is an unfinished supertall skyscraper in Xiqing District, Tianjin, China.The tower was topped out in 2015 at a height of 597 m (1,957 ft).

  7. How The World Bank Broke Its Promise to Protect the Poor

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    The World Bank often neglects to properly review projects ahead of time to make sure communities are protected, and frequently has no idea what happens to people after they are removed. In many cases, it has continued to do business with governments that have abused their citizens, sending a signal that borrowers have little to fear if they ...

  8. Urban exploration - Wikipedia

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    A 16-year-old boy was walking on the roof of a one-story abandoned building and was killed when the edge of the building collapsed. [33] [34] July 2020: Totnes, United Kingdom: A 22-year-old man died after falling from the roof of an abandoned factory. [35] September 2021: Moscow, Russia

  9. ‘Potentially hazardous’ skyscraper-sized asteroid to zoom ...

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    A “potentially hazardous” asteroid about the size of a large skyscraper is predicted to zoom past the Earth at a distance of 1.7 million miles away from the planet on Friday, according to Nasa ...