favorite buildings

• Burj Khalifa:
  • tallest building on earth
  • beautiful, iconic design
• Petronas Towers:
  • third tallest buildings on earth
  • stunning design
• Willis Tower (was Sears Tower)
  • long-time tallest building (a wonder of my teenage years, and beyond)
  • icon of Chicago skyline

The WTC Twin Towers would be here if they were still standing. At the time of their destruction, I admired them more than any other buildings on the planet. Together with the Statue of Liberty, they were to me the greatest structures in all of New York City, and perhaps the United States.