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The high-rise building was made feasible by two things- the low cost availability of structural steel framing, and the invention of the elevator. Without elevators, no one is going to want to live or work on the 35th floor of a building.

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The latest invention of the 1800's STEEL! The latest invention of the 1800's STEEL!

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Q: What made it possible to construct skyscrapers in the 1800s?
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What industrial develpment made skyscrapers possible?

Two things:- 1) Construction steel. 2) Lifts.


Did the Romans invent skyscrapers?

They could loosely be said to have invented skyscrapers as they made use of six or seven storied apartment buildings called "insulae". They could be considered the skyscrapers of their time.They could loosely be said to have invented skyscrapers as they made use of six or seven storied apartment buildings called "insulae". They could be considered the skyscrapers of their time.They could loosely be said to have invented skyscrapers as they made use of six or seven storied apartment buildings called "insulae". They could be considered the skyscrapers of their time.They could loosely be said to have invented skyscrapers as they made use of six or seven storied apartment buildings called "insulae". They could be considered the skyscrapers of their time.They could loosely be said to have invented skyscrapers as they made use of six or seven storied apartment buildings called "insulae". They could be considered the skyscrapers of their time.They could loosely be said to have invented skyscrapers as they made use of six or seven storied apartment buildings called "insulae". They could be considered the skyscrapers of their time.They could loosely be said to have invented skyscrapers as they made use of six or seven storied apartment buildings called "insulae". They could be considered the skyscrapers of their time.They could loosely be said to have invented skyscrapers as they made use of six or seven storied apartment buildings called "insulae". They could be considered the skyscrapers of their time.They could loosely be said to have invented skyscrapers as they made use of six or seven storied apartment buildings called "insulae". They could be considered the skyscrapers of their time.


How was cotton made in the 1800s?

it was grown by bushes!


What did Egyptians use to construct the pyramids?

they made blocks of mud and laid them in the sun to dry


How did the telegraph help everyone in the 1800s?

It made it easier for mail to get to people faster.