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Skyscraper (other)
A skyscraper is a very tall, continuously habitable building. Skyscraper or Sky Scraper may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Films * Skyscrapers (1906 film), ''Skyscrapers'' (1906 film), an American silent film * Skyscraper (1928 film), ''Skyscraper'' (1928 film), an American silent drama movie * Skyscraper (1959 film), ''Skyscraper'' (1959 film), an American short film directed by Shirley Clarke and Willard Van Dyke * Skyscraper (1996 film), ''Skyscraper'' (1996 film), a direct-to-video movie starring Anna Nicole Smith * Skyscraper (2011 film), ''Skyscraper'' (2011 film), a Danish drama movie * Skyscraper (2018 film), ''Skyscraper'' (2018 film), an American action film Magazines and comics * Skyscraper (magazine), ''Skyscraper'' (magazine), an independent quarterly music magazine Music * Skyscraper (band), a UK rock band Albums * Skyscraper (album), ''Skyscraper'' (album) or the title song, by David Lee Roth, 1988 * Skyscraper (soundtrack), ''Skyscraper'' (soundtrack), f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Modern sources currently define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition. Skyscrapers are very tall high-rise buildings. 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. Skyscrapers may host offices, hotels, residential spaces, and retail spaces. One common feature of skyscrapers is having a steel frame that supports curtain walls. 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. Some early skyscrapers have a steel frame that enables the construction of load-bearing walls taller than of those made of reinforced concrete. Modern skyscrapers' walls are not load-bearing, and most skyscrapers are characterised by large surface ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
