The History of Skyscrapers

Everything Everywhere Daily: History, Science, Geography & More

Gary Arndt

Education, History

4.7 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2024

⏱️ 15 minutes

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If you were to pick a single visible icon to represent the 20th century, it would probably be the skyscraper. Skyscrapers didn’t really even exist before the 20th century, but by the end of the century, they became ubiquitous in major cities around the world. The skyscraper didn’t just appear out of nowhere. They wouldn’t have been possible if it wasn’t for multiple technical innovations. Continued innovations have allowed skyscrapers to get taller and taller. Learn more about skyscrapers, how they were developed and how they kept growing on this episode of Everything Everywhere Daily. Sponsors Available nationally, look for a bottle of Heaven Hill Bottled-in-Bond at your local store. Find out more at heavenhilldistillery.com/hh-bottled-in-bond.php Sign up today at butcherbox.com/daily and use code daily to choose your free offer and get $20 off. Visit BetterHelp.com/everywhere today to get 10% off your first month. Use the code EverythingEverywhere for a 20% discount on a subscription at Newspapers.com. Visit meminto.com and get 15% off with code EED15. Listen to Expedition Unknown wherever you get your podcasts. Get started with a $13 trial set for just $3 at harrys.com/EVERYTHING. Subscribe to the podcast! https://link.chtbl.com/EverythingEverywhere?sid=ShowNotes -------------------------------- Executive Producer: Charles Daniel Associate Producers: Ben Long & Cameron Kieffer Become a supporter on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/everythingeverywhere Update your podcast app at newpodcastapps.com Discord Server: https://discord.gg/UkRUJFh Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everythingeverywhere/ Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/everythingeverywheredaily Twitter: https://twitter.com/everywheretrip Website: https://everything-everywhere.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	If you were to pick a single visible icon to represent the 20th century, it would probably be the skyscraper.
0:08.0	Skyscrapers didn't really even exist before the 20th century, but by the end of the century they had become ubiquitous in major cities around the world.
0:16.0	The skyscraper didn't just appear out of nowhere.
0:19.0	They wouldn't have been possible if it wasn't for multiple technical innovations.
0:23.0	Continued innovations have allowed skyscrapers to get taller and taller.
0:28.0	Learn more about skyscrapers, how they were developed and how they kept growing
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1:45.0	Prior to the development of skyscrapers,
1:50.0	all buildings were mostly made out of wood, stone, or brick. These materials were fine for the most part and you could indeed create incredible structures with just those three materials.
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