If you are looking to visit one of the tallest buildings in the world or, for that matter, experience one of the top ten observation decks in the world, you might want to start looking outside the USA. The Willis Tower in Chicago, IL currently ranks as the 9th tallest observation deck in the world and the only high rise in the United States in the top ten. However, it won't stay this way for very much longer. By 2020 the Willis Tower is expected to fall all the way to #17, and #18 by 2021.
Read more7 of the World's Greatest and Weirdest Construction Records
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Biggest, tallest, heaviest, fastest, whatever “–est” you are, there’s probably a chance for you to break a record doing it. Guinness World records has been publishing their book of records for the past 60 years and the records range from weird to extraordinary. Construction world records are no different. The list below compiles the most interesting construction records we could find. If we missed one, let us know in the comments below!
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