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New technologies have helped people build taller and taller structures. Steel is one such invention. For a buildingto be so tall, the walls at its base had to be larger to support all the extra weight. But, archetecture changed when steel was invented in the 1860s. Steel is a strong, lightweight metal made by adding carbon to iron. With the invention of steel, people were able to make a strong framework that could make modern skyscrapers possible.
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Which came first elevators or skyscrapers?
The answer must include that before skyscrapers, men built what at the time were considered "very tall" buildings between 4 and 10 floors high. They put elevators into these smaller "very tall" buildings. When skyscrapers came later, the concept of elevators simply went along with the concept of extremely tall buildings that tried to reach the sky. So, technically, elevators came before skyscrapers, in numerous small and large towns with what was then "very tall" buildings that were only a fraction of the size of skyscrapers.
What 2 inventions made skyscrapers possible?
elevators and skyscrapers
What 2 technological innovation enabled the first skyscrapers to be built?
Two technological innovation which enabled the first skyscrapers to be built were the development of the elevator by inventor Elisha Otis and the design of steel structural supports for tall buildings by architect William Le Baron Jenney.
Steel changed people's lives by making possible?
Steel made it possible to build Skyscrapers. Answer "construction of skyscrapers"
What made skyscrapers possible?
the elevator!
What makes skyscrapers so important?
because they are tall buildings
Some plants are so small that or as tall as skyscrapers.?
can't be seen
Where did skyscrapers get there name?
Their all so so so tall, their high up in the sky, sky scrapper
What is a good description for skyscrapers?
When the term was coined in the 1880s, it was to describe buildings with 10-20 floors, but now refers to buildings of at least 40-50 floors tall. Skyscrapers are called skyscrapers because they're tall enough to scrape the sky.
Which came first elevators or skyscrapers?
The answer must include that before skyscrapers, men built what at the time were considered "very tall" buildings between 4 and 10 floors high. They put elevators into these smaller "very tall" buildings. When skyscrapers came later, the concept of elevators simply went along with the concept of extremely tall buildings that tried to reach the sky. So, technically, elevators came before skyscrapers, in numerous small and large towns with what was then "very tall" buildings that were only a fraction of the size of skyscrapers.
Is the skyscraper the tallest building?
No, but skyscrapers are tall buildings.
What are really tall buildings called?
A tall, narrow building is a tower.
What do people usually call the tall buildings of New York and Chicago?
Skyscrapers.
How tall are ice hockey stadiums?
It really depends on what building you are talking about. It's like asking how tall are skyscrapers. They vary in height.
Can skyscrapers fly?
Random questions just clog up wikianswers so please do not ask them. And no, skyscrapers cannot fly.
What made skyscrappers possible?
The invention of steel skeletons and elevators made building skyscrapers possible
How many skyscrapers does Shanghai have?
Hong Kong has the world's largest number of skyscrapers, at 6,439 in total.
