SF's Millennium Tower tilting more than ever to the West after early recovery

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I click these headlines with fascination, but I don't know anything about it.

Has any US skyscraper actually just like, fallen over of its own accord?

Hopefully, the building would have been demolished by the relevant authorities before it became a risk of actually happening.

That said I don't know if there is even a tall, new building that was demolished as a danger to the public without having experienced a damaging external event. I sincerely hope not, since it reeks of incompetence.

That said there there have been some buildings that collapsed via snow (Knickerbocker Theater in 1922) or like the Millennium tower cause of groundwork issues (Transcona Grain Elevator in 1913).

Chat gpt says no.

My magic 8 ball also says no.

Maybe not what you had in mind, but the 18 story Hard Rock Hotel in New Orleans partially collapsed while under construction.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1031_Canal

Yep that counts, thanks! Super interesting. Although I’ve come full circle now, to like “if only a handful of people have to be wrong, or corrupt, then… why hasn’t this happened more often?”

I agree. It is impressive there aren't more readily available examples.

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