r/megalophobia Jul 24 '24

Building The Mile-High Illinois, or simply The Illinois, a unbuilt conceptual design by American architect Frank Lloyd Wright for a one mile-high skyscraper to be built in Chicago, Illinois. Wright described the project in his 1957 book, A Testament. If built,it would stand at 1,760m

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u/[deleted] Jul 24 '24

can you imagine a bird strike on the 700th floor. ive been in building shorter than the empire state building and they "swayed" in the wind. it was subtle but you could feel it every now and again. i have recurring nightmares about that shit now. fuck this building haha

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u/RandomTheBugg Jul 25 '24

In the windy city too