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The Oldest Skyscraper City in the World

Shibam, a town in Yemen, exhibits the earliest examples of vertical urban planning in the form of densely clustered mud-brick high-rise buildings.

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The World's Heaviest Building

The Palace of the Parliament, the seat of the Romanian Parliament, weighing in at around 4,098,500,000 kg, is the heaviest building in the world.

April 25, 2017 12:31

The 20 Highest Airports In The World

At an elevation of 14,472 feet, the Daocheng Yading Airport in the Garzê Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, China, is the world's highest airport.

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