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Originally Posted by simms3_redux
What IS the highest occupiable floor of CITC? Subtract a 2-5 ft for where someone's eyes will see out. That's all I was getting at...
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Funny you should ask that, because we were just discussing this at the top of that page. Here are my estimates:
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Originally Posted by Late1
Assuming the PDF's scale is accurate, I'd say about 830' for the hotel lobby, 860' for the sky garden, and 880' for the 2nd level within the sky garden
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So add 5 or 6 feet or whatever to the 880' estimate if you want to know at what height the average person will be looking out when standing on the 2nd level of the highest floor.
My guesses are based upon this diagram drawn up by Foster/Liberty, which I posted at the bottom of the previous page:
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Originally Posted by Late1
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For what it's worth, I agree with you that there's a certain "cheat" factor when it comes to spires, but that's no different from the current holder of the title of "Tallest US Building Outside NYC/Chicago", BofA Atlanta - which has a giant spire standing on a giant pyramidal netting on top of a 55-storey tower. At least CITC's "cheat" is a bit more honest, with structural cooling tower supporting the spire/blade, which the architect calls an ornamental lantern and which is a bona fide box structure rising to 1,121 feet
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