As Jimi Hendrix sang, 'Kiss the Sky'
Ever wonder how a skyscraper gets built? We see them all the time - on television, in person, in movies, but how are they actually put together and built? This program educates you as to how a skyscraper named, 'World Wide Plaza' in Manhattan (former site of the old Madison Square Garden building) was planned, executed, and finally constructed.
The building construction began in 1986 on a four-acre area. The cost was $100 million dollars. The skyscraper is 50 stories high, containing shops, offices, cinemas and apartments. 'World Wide Plaza' is part of a three building commercial and residential complex completed in 1989. The roof of the building features a pyramid of copper panels with a glass dome. The inner steel framing was constructed by a technique called, 'Overhead reverse weld in the sky'.
The skyscraper known as 'World Wide Plaza' stands proudly as one of New York City's impressive skyscrapers. New York City has the fastest building construction of...
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