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Can you name the U. S. Cities with Greatest Number of High Rise Buildings?
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Number of High Rises
City Name
Year Incorporated (Official US City)
6,311
1664
1,133
1836
600
1850
472
1907
461
1837
434
1850
405
1871
379
1701
332
1822
312
1856
312
1896
302
1847
245
1847
241
1861
232
1869
220
1806
210
1911
204
1867
193
1797
193
1853
178
1915
166
1851
165
1822
156
1911
146
1850
132
1836
129
1794
128
1805
126
1819
126
1846
126
1839
124
1806
120
1836
119
1820
116
1837
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U. S. Cities with Greatest Number of High Rise Buildings Quiz
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Created Sep 3, 2011 in
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engineerguy
:
Sep 3rd, 2011 at 17:05 GMT
1 point
I like the quiz, but you may want to reduce the time by a few minutes.
quizer500
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Sep 3rd, 2011 at 17:57 GMT
1 point
How does Honolulu rank this high?
redpegasus
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Sep 3rd, 2011 at 19:46 GMT
3 points
Honolulu has a lot of high rise hotels. A LOT.
angularity
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Sep 3rd, 2011 at 21:14 GMT
1 point
I really need to learn how to spell Cincinnati!
adamnvillani
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Sep 4th, 2011 at 01:37 GMT
2 points
What exactly defines a building as a high rise? What's the cutoff?
tallonator
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Sep 4th, 2011 at 13:45 GMT
2 points
A High Rise is defined as anything over 12 stories high generally. Their are arguments about this all the time, but for purposes of less confusion, this is usually the accepted take on the term "high rise".
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