Edifice Complex, from Stefan Jovanovich
The Edifice Indicator - by Observation Deck Heights
Held record Name and Location Built Height(m) Height (ft) Notes
1889 1931 Eiffel Tower, Paris, France 1889 275 902
1931 1973 Empire State Building, NYC, USA 1931 369 1211
1973 1976 World Trade Center, NYC, USA 1973 420 1378
1976 2008 CN Tower, Toronto, Canada 1976 446.5 1398
2008 present Shanghai WrldFinCen, China 2008 474 1555
Notes
1. Two further observation decks 57 and 115 meters above ground.
2. A second observation deck is located on the 86th floor at 320 meters above ground.
3. Destroyed during the September 11, 2001 attacks
4. Two further observation decks 342 and 346 meters above ground.
5. Other observation decks are 423 and 439 meters above ground.
As Heidegger might have put it, "The Height of the Public Diminishes All Else"