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If you're ever in Chicago, check out the Monadnock Building. It's the tallest load bearing brick skyscraper (16 stories) and the foundation goes underneath the
by Bluecobra 8y ago
If you're ever in Chicago, check out the Monadnock Building. It's the tallest load bearing brick skyscraper (16 stories) and the foundation goes underneath the sidewalk.
- JoeAltmaier 8y agoBrick on the outside; braced on the inside. From the Wikipedia article: "the masonry walls were braced with an interior frame of cast and wrought iron"