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Obelixx January 19th, 2006, 10:55 PM World's tallest twin towers is in Missouri City, Texas, USA.
There are two guyed 600.4 metre tall radio masts, the KTRK-TV Tower ( http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0015726) and the Fox-TV Tower ( http://en.structurae.de/structures/data/index.cfm?ID=s0015709) just approximately 30 metres apart.
See satellite image
http://www.terraserver-usa.com/GetImageArea.ashx?t=1&s=10&lon=-95.493889&lat=29.574722&w=600&h=400&f=&fs=8&fc=ffffff99&logo=1&lp=--- None ---
Does this arrangement has a special nickname?
Has someone photographs of this interesting ensemble?
Harkeb January 20th, 2006, 02:14 AM Funny, never heard of it...Missouri of all places. The only ones come to mind are the Petronas towers.
Manila-X January 20th, 2006, 04:37 AM Same. And those are freestanding structures. I don't think they count!
TalB January 21st, 2006, 07:14 PM I always that the Twins of the WTC were the tallest Twin Towers in the world.
sequoias January 21st, 2006, 10:10 PM No one lives on that radio tower, it's just a freestanding structure in middle of nowhere. :P World Trade Center WAS the tallest twin towers in the world.
DarkFenX January 22nd, 2006, 05:35 AM ^^The Petronas is now, even before the WTC was destroyed.
TalB January 22nd, 2006, 07:15 PM I don't count spires for height, so they are not taller.
malec January 22nd, 2006, 07:21 PM Are the WTC towers taller than petronas to roof?
Anyway, in a few years those twins in Guangzhou will be the tallest twins
jlshyang January 23rd, 2006, 10:22 AM I don't count spires for height, so they are not taller.
whatever it is, the WTC is no longer there so Petronas is the tallest twins :cheers:
Manila-X January 23rd, 2006, 10:36 AM Even when the WTC is still there, The Petronas is taller!
TalB January 27th, 2006, 01:36 AM Will will just have to used diagrams to determine which is bigger.
http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=15&drawingID=27980http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=30&drawingID=27981 http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=22&drawingID=36857
malec January 27th, 2006, 02:21 AM :eek: So close, but you're right. The WTCs were taller so that's it really.
http://img391.imageshack.us/img391/1098/untitled15lh.jpg
www.sercan.de January 27th, 2006, 02:40 AM ^^^
we need the same with the Guangzhou ones
BellevueWolverine January 27th, 2006, 10:35 AM whatever it is, the WTC is no longer there so Petronas is the tallest twins :cheers:
yeah thats something to drink to...idiot
TalB January 28th, 2006, 03:10 AM Technically, the Petronas Towers would be taller than 2 WTC, b/c it's actually six feet shorter, but 1 WTC would still surpass them.
*UofT* January 28th, 2006, 03:54 AM yeah thats something to drink to...idiot
:lol: Nice comeback.
TYW February 3rd, 2006, 06:48 PM yeah thats something to drink to...idiot
that's very polite.... :bash:
jlshyang February 3rd, 2006, 08:44 PM yeah thats something to drink to...idiot
of course it's something to drink to...
Something which no longer exist could be taller? :weirdo:
TalB February 4th, 2006, 06:11 AM Either way, the Twins were still the tallest twin towers in the world.
samsonyuen February 4th, 2006, 12:16 PM Any pics of these guyed masts?
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Method101 February 5th, 2006, 01:34 AM of course it's something to drink to...
Something which no longer exist could be taller? :weirdo:
apparently this kid didn't understand what bellevuewolverine meant lol
jlshyang February 5th, 2006, 04:31 PM apparently this kid didn't understand what bellevuewolverine meant lol
yea, apparently i didn't get what he/she was trying to say. My bad.
Method101 February 8th, 2006, 12:06 AM yea, apparently i didn't get what he/she was trying to say. My bad.
haha yup, it is your bad, now shut up
OtAkAw February 8th, 2006, 06:09 AM The Petronas Towers are a big bunch of cheaters wanting to snatch the tallest tower title...................and succeeded.
TalB February 8th, 2006, 09:48 PM I still never got why they were even considered the WTBs when neither of their rooftops surpassed the Sears Tower let alone 1 WTC.
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