Wednesday, September 3, 2014

This Day is Important-3rd September

Skyscraper Day
September 3rd is Skyscraper Day is a day to appreciate and admire the world's tallest skyscrapers. skyscraper buildings have become taller and taller. The world's tallest man-made structure is the 829.8 m (2,722 ft) tall Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The building gained the official title of "Tallest Building in the World" at its opening on January 4, 2010. Burj Khalifa was designed to be the centerpiece of a large-scale, mixed-use development that would include 30,000 homes, nine hotels, 3 hectares (7.4 acres) of parkland, at least 19 residential towers, the Dubai Mall, and the 12-hectare (30-acre) man-made Burj Khalifa Lake.
Burj Khalifa

It holds many records-

  • Tallest existing structure        
  • Tallest structure ever built
  • Building with most floors: 163 (previously World Trade Center – 110)
  • Building with world's highest occupied floor: 584.5 m (1,918 ft)
  • World's highest elevator installation (situated inside a rod at the very top of the building)
  • World's longest travel distance elevators: 504m (1,654 ft)
  • Highest vertical concrete pumping (for a building): 606 m (1,988 ft)
  • World's tallest structure that includes residential space
  • World's second highest outdoor observation deck: 124th floor at 452 m (1,483 ft).  When it first opened, the observation deck was the highest outdoor observation deck in the World, but it has since been surpassed by Cloud Top 488 on top of Canton Tower.
  • World's highest installation of an aluminium and glass façade: 512 m (1,680 ft)
  • World's highest nightclub: 144th floor[25]
  • World's highest restaurant (At.mosphere): 122nd floor at 442 m (1,450 ft)
  • World's highest New Year display of fireworks.
  • World's second highest swimming pool: 76th floor (world's highest swimming pool is located on 118th floor of Ritz-Carlton Hotel at International Commerce Centre, Hong Kong).

World's Tallest Buildings

Building
Country
Height(Feet)
# Floors
Year Built
1.
Burj Khalifa
Dubai
2,717
163
2010
2.
Shanghai Tower
Shanghai, China
2,073.
121
2014
3.
Makkah Royal Clock Toewr Hotel
Mecca, Suadi Arabia
1,971
120
2014
4.
One World Trade Center
New York City,  NY, USA
1,776
104
2014
5.
CTF Finance Centre
Guangzhou, China
1,740
111
2016
6.
Taipei 101
Taipei, Taiwan
1,671
101
2004
7.
Shanghai World Financial Center
Shanghai, China
1,614
101
2008
8.
International Commerce Cnetre
Hong Kong, China
1,588
118
2010
9.
Petronas Tower 1
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1,483
88
1998
9..
Petronas Tower 2
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1,483
88
1998
11.
Zifeng Tower
Nanjing, China
1,476
89
2010
12.
Willis Tower (formerly The Sears Tower)
Chicago, Il
1,450
108
1974
13.
KK100
Shenzhen, China
1,449
100
2011
14.
Guanzhou International Finance Center
Guanzhou, China
1,440
103
2010
15.
Trump International Hotel and Tower
Chicago, IL., USA
1,389
98
2009






24.
Empire State Building
New York, New York
1,250
102
1931


NATIONAL WELSH RAREBIT DAY
September 3rd annually celebrates National Welsh Rarebit Day.  What is a rarebit?  It is acually a Welsh term for “rabbit”.  Not unlike mock turtle soup having no turtle in it, Welsh rarebit does not contain rabbit.  This dish is actually made with toast that has hot cheese poured over it. In the eighteenth century, Welsh Rarebit was served as a succulent supper and was also known as a pub/tavern dish. It was mostly made with cheddar cheeses and a wheat-type bread, opposed to the typical European fondue and swiss cheeses.  As with any dish, there are different versions and variations of Welsh Rarebit.
Welsh Rarebit

Famous all over Europe, Welsh Rarebit is a distant cousin to cheese on toast, made with a cheese and ale sauce, and Welsh Rarebit Day celebrates this famous dish. Nobody’s quite sure of the origin of the name, but it’s generally believed to be a jest at the expense of the early poor of Wales, who may largely have subsisted on rabbit and ale (though how this relates back to cheese on toast, we’re not sure).  If you are up to trying new things, what better way to celebrate National Welsh Rarebit Day than to go search for a recipe and try out your own version of this interesting dish!  Enjoy!
NATIONAL ANOTHER LOOK UNLIMITED DAY
Today (third September) is National Another Look Unlimited Day.  It is a day dedicated to take a look around your house and cleanse it of the excess of things you have accumulated.
We all have a lot of “things” that we don’t really need and instead of them collecting dust in our homes, we can reuse/upcycle them and/or donate them to someone/some place that could make better use of them. Today is about finding another use for the items we no longer want, instead of just trashing them.
On 3rd September 1940 there was 1st showing of high definition color Television
On 3rd September 1971 Qatar regains complete independence from Britain

Resources
http://nationaldaycalendar.com/2013/09/03/september-3-2013-national-another-look-unlimited-day-national-welsh-rarebit-day/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burj_Khalifa

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