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When it opened in 1931, Toronto's Commerce Court tower was the British Empire's tallest building at 476ft/145m, far shorter than the Empire State Building (1,250ft/381m). Why did the British Empire/Commonwealth lag behind the US in building skyscrapers?

by /u/Rlyeh_Dispatcher in /r/AskHistorians

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