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Skyscrapers have their roots in the Tower of Babel, built by the descendants of the Great Flood survivors as described in {{bibleref|Genesis|11|1-9}} - "whose top may reach unto heaven."

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Skyscrapers are so-called because they seem to "scrape the sky" as clouds pass.

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Skyscrapers have their roots in the [[Tower of Babel]], built by the descendants of the [[Great Flood]] survivors as described in {{bibleref|Genesis|11|1-9}} - "whose top may reach unto heaven."

==Famous Skyscrapers==

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==Mile-High Skyscraper==

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A skyscraper to be more than a mile tall was designed by [[Frank Lloyd Wright]] and explained in his book ''A Testament'' (1957). It is called ''The Illinois'' but was never built.

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A skyscraper to be more than a mile tall was designed by [[Frank Lloyd Wright]] and explained in his book ''A Testament'' (1957), published 2 years before Wright died. It is called ''The Illinois'' but was never built.

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== References ==

[[Category:Structures]]

[[Category:Buildings]]

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