![]() A similar fate was met by other skeletal skyscrapers erected at that time, only a dozen have survived to this day. Unfortunately, you probably did not realize that Home Insurance Building has such historical value. It was demolished in 1931, and in its place a new, better, more beautiful skyscraper was built. The Home Insurance Building became a victim of this problem. In 1893, the authorities reduced the height of newly built high-rise buildings to 131 feet (40 m), Chicago, like New York, suffered from the lack of space for new skyscrapers. In this situation, people began to fear that the sunny streets of Chicago would turn into dark gullies. In a short time they built dozens of such office buildings. The new construction method appealed to entrepreneurs very much. Fortunately, the fears turned out to be unfounded. The delegated experts were to check whether this new Janney invention would fall to the streets. City authorities, under the pressure of societies, ordered the construction to be abandoned. When the building reached 10 floors and more than 20 m, the rule that human ignorance gives rise to unjustified fear was revealed. The building was erected much faster than the traditional construction and much less material was needed for its construction due to its thin brick walls. An additional advantage of this concept was the possibility of using large windows without weakening the entire structure. The entire building weighed only 1/3 of the mass that would be achieved by the same building made of bricks. If the cage made of thin wire held such a weight. and in this way came up with the idea of skeletal construction. Built in 1931 & 1930, respectively, and exemplifying Art Deco architecture, they are among the oldest yet still remain among the tallest skyscrapers in the. Janney, sitting in a chair, noticed a large book lying in a silent cage. Janney went into the room and put the album on a wire parrot cage. He wanted to sit in his favorite chair, but he was lying on a large old photo album. The legend says that one day Jenney felt bad and returned from work early. He was to design a modern office building for the insurance company Home Insurance Company. The engineer who came up with this brilliant idea was American William LeBaron Janney. Home Insurance Building is the first skeleton tower in history.
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