A Chicago building has long been called the world’s ‘first skyscraper,’ but was it?

Can you imagine a time before skyscrapers towered over the world’s great cities, shading the streets and sidewalks below?
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In Chicago, this is the world’s first skyscraper built in 1885

It revolutionised the world of architecture and ushered in an era of ever taller buildings: Chicago's Home Insurance Building is considered to have been the world's first skyscraper. This is its story ...