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  2. Storey - Wikipedia

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    In France, there are two distinct names for storeys at ground level, depending on whether it faces the street (called rez-de-chaussée, [14]) or a garden (called rez-de-jardin [15]). Buildings which have two "ground floors" at different levels (on two opposite faces, usually) might have both.

  3. Burj Khalifa - Wikipedia

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    The Burj Khalifa [a] (known as the Burj Dubai prior to its inauguration) is a skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.It is the world's tallest structure.With a total height of 829.8 m (2,722 ft, or just over half a mile) and a roof height (excluding antenna, but including a 242.6 m spire) [2] of 828 m (2,717 ft), the Burj Khalifa has been the tallest structure and building in the world ...

  4. Skyscraper - Wikipedia

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    Further developments led to what many individuals and organizations consider the world's first skyscraper, the ten-story Home Insurance Building in Chicago, built in 1884–1885. [30] While its original height of 42.1 m (138 ft) does not even qualify as a skyscraper today, it was record setting.

  5. Double-decker bus - Wikipedia

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    New Routemaster in London, United Kingdom. A double-decker bus or double-deck bus is a bus that has two storeys or decks. Double-deckers are used primarily for commuter transport, but open-top models are used as sightseeing buses for tourists, and there are coaches too for long-distance travel.

  6. Empire State Building - Wikipedia

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    It was the first building in the world to be more than 100 stories tall, [32] though only the lowest 86 stories are usable. The first through 85th floors contain 2.158 million square feet (200,500 m 2 ) of commercial and office space, while the 86th floor contains an observatory.

  7. 48 Of The Most Messed-Up Things People Who Work In ... - AOL

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    Let's say a movie is already packaged and ready to go, but they have 28 million of a 30 million dollar budget, they go to a company like Adi's. He gets a loan from the bank for $2m and slaps his ...

  8. In telling the stories of three visionaries, Hortense Odlum (Bonwit Teller), Dorothy Shaver (Lord & Taylor), Geraldine Stutz (Henri Bendel), Satow also tells a tale of proto-feminism that ...

  9. List of tallest buildings and structures - Wikipedia

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    There are also several other indoor observation decks in the tower, the highest at 433.2 m (1,421 ft). 2014 2 Burj Khalifa, Dubai: 2010 555 1,821 Opened on October 15, 2014 on the 148th floor. There is another observation deck at 452.1 m (1,483 ft) on the 124th floor, which has been open since the building was opened to the public. 2015 present