High-rise building
A high-rise building is a tall building. It is used as an apartment building, office building or other functions, such as hotel or retail. Sometimes, multiple purposes are combined. A residential high-rise building is also called a tower block or an "MDU", standing for "Multi Dwelling Unit".[1] A very tall high-rise building is called a skyscraper.
High-rise buildings became possible with the invention of the elevator (lift) and cheaper and more abundant building materials. The materials used for high-rise buildings are reinforced concrete and steel. Most North American style skyscrapers have a steel frame, while residential blocks are usually constructed of concrete. There is no clear difference between a tower block and a skyscraper but a building with fifty or more stories is generally considered a skyscraper. The opposite of high-rise is a low-rise building and in the middle are mid-rise buildings.
High-rise Building Media
A newer high-rise tower in downtown New Brunswick, New Jersey, U.S., known as the Hub City. High-rise towers often anchor central business districts.
High-rise towers in Vilnius Central Business District, Lithuania
The Majakka high-rise building in Kalasatama, Helsinki, Finland
Sliding ladder for firefighters in 1904
A residential block in Steinfurt, Westphalia, Germany, forming a "Y"
"Street in the sky" at Park Hill
Okayama prefecture "mansions"
Refurbished 4-story Khrushchyovka, in Tallinn, Estonia
Painted paneláks in Prague, Czech Republic
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References
- ↑ BICSI (2002). Residential Network Cabling. McGraw Hill Professional. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-07-138211-3.
- ↑ "skyscraper". ©2012 Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Retrieved 19 September 2012.