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| 40 Wall Street |
40 Wall Street was the first building to surpass the Eiffel Tower, becoming the tallest building in the world.
I don’t think that 40 Wall Street nor the Chrysler Building started out to be the tallest buildings. If you can find drawing of the original designs they do not look like they do today. I don’t think the foundation was expected to hold more than 60 floors. Ego became the drive and The demand, higher, higher!
There is a reason why few know this because it was the tallest building for a very short amount of time as Chrysler Building had a secret weapon.
When you meet me in New York City, I will share the entire story.
For that extra height on 40 Wall Street a flagpole was added to the top. It was decided that the flagpole was added after the fact and can be removed therefore, does not count as part of the height.
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