Two interesting height diagrams

[jetsetter]

[borgo100]

first one is the best, but the Washington Monument? that is'nt that old

[KevinFromTexas]

Originally Posted by borgo100

first one is the best, but the Washington Monument? that is'nt that old

It was started in 1848 and was finished in 1884. Construction was halted in 1858 and started up again in 1878 because of budget constraints. The architect also died before it was finished.

That first diagram must have been created just after the Washington Monument was completed since the Eiffel Tower isn't shown there. Eiffel Tower was completed in 1889.

The 2nd diagram isn't complete of course and neither is the first one. The 2nd one shows buildings completed from sometime after 1908, (Singer Building was built that year), but is missing some. I'm sure there are others, but just off the top of my head the Texas Capitol is missing there and it is 311 feet tall built in 1888, and I see other younger shorter buildings shown there. It's also interesting to notice that the Metropolitan Life Building, 700 feet and built in 1900 is missing there as well a slew of others. That diagram must have been a promotional thing for the Singer Building.

[john_mclark]

i love seeing old stuff like this

[Upward]

Originally Posted by KevinFromTexas

The 2nd one shows buildings completed from sometime after 1908, (Singer Building was built that year), but is missing some. ... It's also interesting to notice that the Metropolitan Life Building, 700 feet and built in 1900 is missing there as well a slew of others. That diagram must have been a promotional thing for the Singer Building.

That probably is a promotional diagram from Singer, but the Metropolitan Life building is absent because it was built in 1909 (although they probably knew at that point that it was under construction and soon to eclipse their tower as the tallest).

[anm]

Nice diagram. Misses Cathedral of Christ the Saviour in Moscow which was completed in 1883 and in height is between St. Paul in London and St Isaac in St Petersburg (both shown in the diagram).

[Alpha]

At the time, when these diagrams were made, already 100m+ chimneys like "Halsbrücker Esse" ( http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=55932 ) were built and it is a pitty, that these diagrams do not show them!