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Size is Goal in Building Race
The bulletin notes the race to create the world’s largest building, tracing ancient pyramids, palaces, temples, and modern halls. It cites Karnak, Shah Jahan’s Delhi palace, Mecca mosques, St Peter’s, Delhi’s great hall, and Chicago’s planned post office as examples of scale and vertical ambition across eras.
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Washington
Chicago
National Geographic Society
Bulletin
Karnak
Egypt
India
Shah Jahan
Delhi
Sargon
Khorsabad
Assyria
Europe
Paris
Louvre
Tuileries
Ably
Mecca
St. Peter's
Rome
Legislative Hall of India
Houses of Parliament
London
Department of Commerce
Palais de Justice
Brus
London County Hall
Ska State Capitol
British Museum
Chicago ‘Post ‘Office
Chicago Merchandise Mart
Giseh
Cairo