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Fine arts > Architecture > High-rise buildings

Preferred term

High-rise buildings  

Definition

  • Buildings over nine or ten stories and served by elevators; used for a wide variety of functions (e.g., office buildings, apartment buildings, hotels) and may also contain stores, restaurants, etc.; cf. Skyscrapers

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • APARTMENT TOWERS, HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS
  • BUILDINGS, HIGH-RISE
  • HIGH-RISES
  • Multistory buildings, high-rise buildings
  • OFFICE TOWERS, HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS
  • Tall buildings, high-rise buildings
  • TOWER BLOCKS, HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS

Notation

  • 112019

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URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-FLKLWQDS-T

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