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Otis Elevator Vies For the Ultratall Skyscraper Market


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Otis test elevator

Otis tests its elevators in a 383-foot tower in Bristol, Conn.

Credit: John Lehr for Bloomberg Businessweek

The Kingdom Tower in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, is the first of a breed of ultratall buildings that will exceed 3,000 feet in height. That's more than twice as tall as New York's Empire State Building.

From Bloomberg Businessweek
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