Reach fot the sky

What is a curtain wall

• Its the security wall around viewing platforms on the top of skyscrapers, usually open for tourists

• Its a type of facade where the windows are not fixed to the building but hung from the floor above.

• Its a protective barrier around the base of a skyscraper to protect against vehicles damaging the foundation

• Its a type of internal separation walls used to divide floors into different customer areas that are easy to move when needed

Which country have the most cities with skyscrapers

• USA

• China

• India

• Saudi Arabia

What is a skylobby

• Another name for the viewing areas at the top of skyscrapers

• A secondary reception area to have customers in the upper half of skyscrapers

• An interchange floor where you can change elevator

• A maintenance floor for water supply when water towers or pumps in the basement cannot reach the upper floors

What building/structure is considered to be the first skyscraper

• Home insurance building, 42m built 1885, Chicago, USA

• St.Mary's church, 151m, built 1298, Stralsund, Germany

• The pyramids, 146m, built 2700BC, Giza, Egypt

• Flatiron bulding, 86m, built 1902, New York, USA

What city has the most skyscrapers in the world over 150m high

• Hong Kong

• Shanghai

• New York

• Tokyo

The worlds highest skyscraper is Burj Al Khalifa, but which is the second tallest?

• One World Trade Center, New York, USA

• Makka Royal Clock Tower, Mecca, Saudi Arabia

• Shanghai Tower, Shanghai, China

• Jeddah Tower, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

How fast is the fastest elevator going

• 10 km/h

• 20 km/h

• 40 km/h

• 70 km/h

How fast was the shortest construction of a skyscraper over 150m high

• 20 days

• 50 days

• 100 days

• 200 days