Where are skyscrapers being built?
Dozens of enormous commercial and residential towers are in the works throughout the world. In New York City, construction recently started on the Freedom Tower, a 70-story, 1,776-foot structure that will stand on the site of the World Trade Center. Developers in Chicago plan to build an audacious, 124-story office and residential building nicknamed the
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