Wikipedia:WikiProject Skyscrapers/Articles/Example

An example article about a fictional completed building, WikiTower, is provided here for reference.

Example article
The WikiTower is an office skyscraper in XYZ city, 123 state, 456 country. The building rises 281 metres (923 feet) in the city's 789 district, with 64 floors. The building was completed in early 2007, and currently stands as the 17th-tallest building in 456 country. The WikiTower was designed by the WikipediaPlus architectural firm, and was developed by the Wikimedia Foundation. It currently serves as the world headquarters of the Wikimedia Foundation.

History
Planning for the WikiTower began in early 2004, when the Wikimedia Foundation decided to consolidate all browsers and offices into a single tower in ABC city. The New York City-based WikipediaPlus architectural firm was hired to design the tower, and its groundbreaking occured on January 1, 2005. The WikiTower was constructed over the course of two years, and was completed in February 2007. During construction, an additional 10 floors and a spire were added to the building's plans, as it was determined in early 2005 that more space than previously thought was needed for offices.

The WikiTower was originally proposed to rise 400 m (1,312 ft), with 104 floors. However, the city council of ABC city denied approval for the plan on October 2, 2004, arguing that the extremely tall tower would dwarf the surrounding skyline and be an avaiation hazard for airplanes departing from the nearby ABC city International Airport. WikipediaPlus subsequently redesigned plans for the building, resulting in a design for a 229-metre (750 ft), 54 story tower. The revised plans were approved by the city council on December 3, 2004, and construction began less than one month later. The 10 additional floors and a spire were added to the building's final plans in June 2005, when construction work on the building's foundation was still underway. This resulted in the WikiTower's present height of 281 m (923 feet) to the tip of the spire.

Height
Rising 281 metres (923 ft) and 64 floors, the WikiTower is the fourth-tallest building in ABC city, after the 357-metre (1,170 ft) Waterfront Landmark and two new buildings completed in 2008. The building also stands as the fifth-tallest building in 123 state, after the Waterfront Landmark and DEF city's Centra City Tower. The WikiTower stands as the 17th-tallest building in 456 country, and the 50th-tallest building in the world.

Design
WikipediaPlus has publicly stated the building was intended to emulate London's 30 St Mary Axe. The building was constructed of steel and glass, and features the world's second-largest indoor waterfall in its lobby. The building has received silver certification from the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, and was the first building in ABC city to be certified as "green".

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