World Report: January 19, 1996 Vol.1 No.12
- This Issue:
- Table of Contents
- Cover Story
- Cover Story - Spanish Version
- Mini-Lesson
- Comprehension Quiz
- Teacher's Guide and Worksheets
Top 5 Tallest Buildings
Could Superman leap over any of these towers in a single bound? Maybe, but tall buildings seem to be getting taller all the time! When the "Man of Steel" was created in 1938, only one of these skyscrapers existed--the 102-story Empire State Building.
1. 1,476 Feet Petronas Towers
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (to be completed by December 1996)
2. 1,454 Feet Sears Tower Chicago
3. 1,371 Feet Jin Mao Building
Shanghai, China (to be completed by August 1998)
4. 1,368 Feet World Trade Center New York City
5. 1,250 Feet Empire State Building New York City
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