Lesson 103 The Tallest Building

Recently Kuala Lumpur beat Chicago in a battle of skyscapers when experts had the country's Petronas Twin Towers measured and decalred it the world's tallest building.The title was formly held by Chicago's 110-story Sears Tower.It's status had been left unchallenged for 22 years.
Buildings in the United States have held the title since 1913.But the need for space has created a skyscraper boom in Asia.According to one building expert,"the ball has started rolling in Asia".However,some experts think that building super-tall skyscrapers is not a matter of economics but ego.Every architect wants to have the honor of having the tallest building in the world.When the planned 1509-foot shanghai World Financial Center is finished in a couple of years,it will be China's tuns to have that honor.