#CHICAGO SKYSCRAPER BASE STOCK PHOTO WINDOWS#

#CHICAGO SKYSCRAPER BASE STOCK PHOTO WINDOWS#

Modern skyscraper walls are not load-bearing, and most skyscrapers are characterized by large surface areas of windows made possible by steel frames and curtain walls. Some early skyscrapers have a steel frame that enables the construction of load-bearing walls taller than of those made of reinforced concrete. These curtain walls either bear on the framework below or are suspended from the framework above, rather than resting on load-bearing walls of conventional construction. This idea was invented by Viollet le Duc in his discourses on architecture. One common feature of skyscrapers is having a steel frame that supports curtain walls. Skyscrapers may host offices, hotels, residential spaces, and retail spaces.

Historically, the term first referred to buildings with between 10 and 20 stories when these types of buildings began to be constructed in the 1880s.

Modern sources currently define skyscrapers as being at least 100 meters (330 ft) or 150 meters (490 ft) in height, though there is no universally accepted definition, other than being very tall high-rise buildings. The setbacks at various heights are a typical skyscraper feature.Ī skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building having multiple floors. For other uses, see Skyscraper (disambiguation).Ĭompleted in 2009, the Burj Khalifa, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is currently the tallest building in the world, with a height of 829.8 meters (2,722 ft).

Chicago skyscraper base stock photo