{"id":91405,"date":"2014-06-22T08:00:13","date_gmt":"2014-06-22T12:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/?p=91405"},"modified":"2014-08-27T11:47:19","modified_gmt":"2014-08-27T15:47:19","slug":"tallest-demolished-buildings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.livabl.com\/articles\/archives\/tallest-demolished-buildings","title":{"rendered":"The 10 tallest buildings in the world ever to be demolished"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Before we get to the countdown, a caveat: this list only considers buildings that were demolished on purpose by their owners. If it included all tall structures that are no longer standing, number one, two and four would be occupied by the three World Trade Center buildings tragically destroyed on September 11th, 2001.<\/p>\n

Data from the\u00a0Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat<\/a>, the recognized authority on skyscraper height, served as the primary source for this list.<\/p>\n

10.\u00a0Savoy-Plaza Hotel, New York City<\/h2>\n

\"savoy-plaza\"<\/a>\"savoy-plaza-1\"<\/a>\"savoy-plaza-2\"<\/a>Photos: New York Architecture<\/a>, Wikimedia<\/a>
\n<\/em><\/p>\n

Height:<\/strong>\u00a0446 feet,\u00a033 stories
\nCompleted:<\/strong> 1930
\nDemolished:<\/strong><\/strong> 1964 – to make way for the General Motors Building<\/a>.
\nInteresting fact<\/strong>:<\/strong><\/strong> A scene in episode one, season two of Mad Men has Don and Betty Draper celebrating Valentine’s Day with drinks and room service at The Savoy-Plaza Hotel in 1962, two years before it was demolished in real-life.<\/p>\n

9.\u00a0Ardmore Park Block One, Two and Three, Singapore<\/h2>\n

\"Ardmore<\/a>Photo: imgur<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Height:<\/strong> 449 feet,\u00a036 stories
\nCompleted:<\/strong> 1978
\nDemolished:<\/strong> 2009 – to make way for a new condo development.
\nInteresting fact<\/strong>: The Ardmore Park Block buildings were a set of identical triplets. All three were the exact same height and shared the exact same bland design.<\/p>\n

8. Hennessy Centre, Hong Kong<\/h2>\n

\"Hennessy<\/a>Photo:\u00a0SkyscraperPage<\/a><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

Height:<\/strong>\u00a0458 feet, 41 stories
\nCompleted:<\/strong> 1983
\nDemolished:\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>2008 – because the owner of the building wanted to expand the mall that the\u00a0Hennessy Centre shared its lot with.
\nInteresting fact<\/strong>:<\/strong><\/strong> The\u00a0unattractive, mostly concrete building had a short 15-year life. Probably because it\u00a0was unattractive.<\/p>\n

7. Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka, Tokyo<\/h2>\n

\"Grand<\/a>Photo: Wikimedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Height:<\/strong> 463 feet, 39 floors
\nCompleted:<\/strong>\u00a01982
\nDemolished:<\/strong>\u00a02013 – as\u00a0the New York Times\u00a0explains it<\/a>, the hotel was a victim of\u00a0the vagaries of commercial real estate in Tokyo, “where high property values, changing design standards and other factors have conspired to create a bull market for demolition.”
\nInteresting fact:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> The demolition of Tokyo’s\u00a0Grand Prince Hotel Akasaka was unique in that it didn’t involve wrecking balls or explosives. A crane was used to take out all the beams, concrete and paneling from the inside — bit by bit and floor by floor. So, to any observer who had the patience to stand around and watch the weeks-long event, it would have appeared as though the building was slowly disappearing. Luckily you needn’t put yourself through that sort of tedium. The building disassembly was documented with a video camera and the film has been sped up for your viewing pleasure. Watch it here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

6. The Ritz-Carlton, Hong Kong<\/h2>\n

\"The<\/a>\"The<\/a>Photos: Baycrest\/Panoramio<\/a>,\u00a0SkyscraperPage<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Height:\u00a0<\/strong>465 feet, 31 stories
\nCompleted<\/strong>: 1993
\nDemolished:<\/strong><\/strong> 2009 – to make way for much-need and more lucrative office space. The building was located on one\u00a0of Hong Kong’s most valuable business sites<\/a>.
\nInteresting fact<\/strong>:<\/strong><\/strong> The hotel was packed during the 1997 British return of Hong Kong to China, but occupancy fell to three per cent six years later during the SARS outbreak.<\/p>\n

5. City Investing Building, New York City<\/h2>\n

\"City<\/a>\"City<\/a>Photos: Wikimedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Height:\u00a0<\/strong>487 feet, 33 stories
\nCompleted:<\/strong> 1908
\nDemolished: <\/strong><\/strong>1968 – to make way for\u00a0One Liberty Plaza<\/a>.
\nInteresting<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> fact:<\/strong> The City Investing Building was part of a cluster of buildings (which included\u00a0the\u00a0Singer Building<\/a>,\u00a0the Hudson Terminal<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0the Equitable Building<\/a>) that were all among the tallest in the world during the early part of the 20th century, making this portion of the New York City skyline one of the most photographed scenes of the time.<\/p>\n

4. One Meridian Plaza, Philadelphia<\/h2>\n

\"One<\/a>Photo:\u00a0kukulu21\/Flickr<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Height:\u00a0<\/strong>492 feet, 38 stories
\nCompleted:<\/strong> 1972
\nDemolished:<\/strong><\/strong> 1999 – after suffering extensive damage from a fire that broke out on the 22nd floor in 1991.
\nInteresting fact<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>For eight years after the fire, One Meridian Plaza sat vacant and damaged in the center of Philadelphia’s business district. The building was caught in litigation between the owners and the insurance company over how much the insurers would pay the owners and how demolition would proceed.<\/p>\n

3. Deutsche Bank, New York City<\/h2>\n

\"Deutsche<\/a>Photos: Wikimedia<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Height:\u00a0<\/strong>517 feet, 39 stories
\nCompleted:<\/strong> 1974
\nDemolished:<\/strong><\/strong> 2011 – the Deutsche Bank building was heavily damaged due to flying debris\u00a0during the September 11th attacks. It was eventually torn down to\u00a0make way for Five World Trade Center<\/a>.
\nInteresting fact<\/strong>:<\/strong><\/strong>\u00a0The building was designed by Shreve, Lamb and Harmon, the same architecture firm that designed the Empire State Building.<\/p>\n

2. Morrison Hotel, Chicago<\/h2>\n

\"Morrison<\/a>\"Morrison<\/a>Photos: SkyscraperPage<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Height:\u00a0<\/strong>526 feet, 45 stories
\nCompleted:<\/strong> 1925
\nDemolished:\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>1965 – to make room for the First National Bank Building (now Chase Tower<\/a>).
\nInteresting fact<\/strong>:\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong>The Morrison Hotel was the first building in the world outside of New York City to have more than 40 floors.<\/p>\n

1. Singer Building, New York City<\/h2>\n

\"singer<\/a>\"singer<\/a>\"singer<\/a>Photos: Shorpy<\/a>, SkyscraperPage<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Height:<\/strong> 612 feet, 47 stories
\nCompleted:<\/strong> 1908
\nDemolished: <\/strong>1968 – to make way for\u00a0One Liberty Plaza<\/a>.
\nInteresting fact:<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>\u00a0For a very brief period, the Singer Building was the tallest building in the world, until 1909 when it was surpassed by the Metropolitan Life Tower<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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