Famous Building Failures

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Originally Posted by Cro Burnham

Guys digging next to a skyscraper don't make it fall down.

It certainly can. I've been in a few buildings here where excavation on the adjoining property caused one side to sink. If there's excavation below the level of a nearby building's footings it must either be done behind shoring or beyond where the soil is under pressure (and it's not just downward, foundations exert horizontal pressure as well).

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The House of Soviets in Kaliningrad is not an example for a building failure, as it is still standing.