Archives for 2003

So far, I’ve found the following information about the world’s highest publically accessible observation decks… 1. CN Tower Sky Pod, Toronto, Canada – 447m 2. Sears Tower Sky Deck, Chicago, USA – 412.4m, (level 103 of 110) 3. John Hancock Observatory, Chicago, USA – 313.9m (level 94 of 100) There may be others higher than … [Read More »]

Someone at work asked me about the tallest buildings with IBM in the name – we’re attending our training this week at the IBM Building here in Chicago ! A. Tallest self-supporting building or tourist tower from ground level to tip: 228. IBM Tower, Montreal, Canada – 226.5m 303. IBM Building, Chicago, USA – 211.8m … [Read More »]

See what happens when you leave me alone, in a foreign city, late at night, with free broadband access, and severe jetlag ? Dangerous stuff :D I guess I’d better try and get some sleep again – I do have to be up in a couple of hours ! LOCATION: Hyatt Regency, Chicago, USA LOCAL … [Read More »]

Just thought I’d post a list of the tower’s I’ve been up to the observation deck in so far… John Hancock Center, Chicago, USA Sears Tower, Chicago, USA Jin Mao Tower, Shanghai, China Bank of China Tower, Hong Kong, Hong Kong Rialto Towers, Melbourne Sky Tower, Auckland Sydney Tower, Sydney Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia … [Read More »]

After thinking about these stats I found on the world’s tallest buildings and all the troubles people have with deciding how to measure them. From a view-tourists point of view (literally), I would prefer to see some statistics comparing observation decks – basically how high you yourself can get on these towers as a member … [Read More »]