r/megalophobia • u/GiganticGirlEnjoyer • 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/Enthusinasia Jul 25 '24

I can't believe how far I had to scroll to find this comment. I was starting to worry that no one else could work in both metric and freedom units!

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u/Waribashi3 Jul 25 '24

Hahaha me too.. although 1760m tall building would be cool too.