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How would/will a building such as the Empire State be demolished without causing extensive damage to...?

numerous buildings around it? I don't imagine it can stand forever.

Update:

Are you serious? Has this ever been done before? What is the tallest building ever disassembled like that?

Update 2:

That would cost a fortune!

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  • 1 decade ago
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    piece by piece, the exact reverse of the way it was put up.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Well you would have to break it down piece by piece from the top and bring it down the building in the elevator if you do not want to break the other buildings.

  • You might see if your library has this: http://www.amazon.com/Unbuilding-David-Macaulay/dp... it is a pretty cute book. It is fiction, but i think Macaulayy has done his research.

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