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Demolished on 3 December 2006. Tallest free-standing structure ever demolished in a controlled manner. The Marina Torch: 336.1 1,105 2011 Skyscraper Residential United Arab Emirates Dubai Damaged by fire in 2015. Wilshire Grand Center: 336 1,102 2017 Skyscraper Office / Hotel United States Los Angeles
World's tallest mixed-use building 1969–2008. 6 Empire State Building: 449 1,474 1931 Skyscraper Office, observation, UHF/VHF-transmission United States New York City Tallest freestanding structure 1931–1967. Tallest skyscraper 1931–1973.
A typical free-standing Adirondack-style lean-to shelter A lean-to is a type of simple structure originally added to an existing building with the rafters "leaning" against another wall. Free-standing structures open on one or more sides (colloquially referred to as lean-tos in spite of being unattached to anything) are generally used as shelters.
Terminological and listing criteria follow Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat definitions. Guyed masts are differentiated from towers – the latter not featuring any guy wires or other support structures; and buildings are differentiated from towers – the former having at least 50% of occupiable floor space although both are self-supporting structures.
The partnership of architecture and engineering is seen in Heathrow Airport's Terminal 5 building, opened in 2008. It is 1,299 feet (396 m) long, 577 feet (176 m) wide and 130 feet (40 m) tall, making it the largest free-standing building in Britain. The roof is supported on exposed hinged trusses.
As of February 2023, the second current tallest human-constructed free-standing wooden structures in the world, the two Randsburg Wash Target Test Towers (Buildings 70021 and 70022) situated at are significant for their role in the naval testing of proximity or variable time (VT) fuzes, a vital element of the U.S. Navy's weapons program. The ...
List of tallest buildings and structures in Edinburgh; List of tallest buildings and structures in Glasgow; UK-wide lists: List of tallest buildings in the United Kingdom; List of tallest structures in the United Kingdom; List of tallest buildings and structures in the United Kingdom by usage; List of tallest buildings by United Kingdom settlement
A selection of Australia's big things. The big things of Australia are large structures, some of which are novelty architecture and some sculptures.In Australia, big things have come to be seen as a uniquely Australian phenomenon, although they emerged at the same time as the so-called Roadside Giants (fibreglass sculptures of things) of the United States.