Sentence examples for building surpassed from inspiring English sources

The building surpassed the record for containing the world's highest residence above ground-level, which had been held since 1969 by the nearby John Hancock Center.

But by many accounts, few buildings surpassed the Windermere in terms of tenant harassment.

Few unbuilt buildings surpassed them in the variety of ideas and in their influence on the development of the architecture of the time.

Less than a year after it opened to the public on May 27 , 1930 the Chrysler Building was surpassed in height by the Empire State Building, but the Chrysler Building is still the world's tallest steel-supported brick building.

Even after the Woolworth Building was surpassed in height by the Chrysler Building in 1929, it never relinquished its claim on the imagination of New Yorkers, thanks largely to Cass Gilbert's design, a strongly vertical interpretation of the Flamboyant Gothic style.

Nebuchadrezzar's building activities surpassed those of most of the Assyrian kings.

Meanwhile, the cliff-clinging Kolb building had surpassed 50 years of age, which officially made it part of Grand Canyon history.

(If you caught the Grand Canyon parts of Ken Burns' 2009 PBS series on the national parks, you may have seen some of his footage). Meanwhile, the cliff-clinging Kolb building had surpassed 50 years of age, which officially made it part of Grand Canyon history.

The magnificent landmark buildings are surpassed by the collective spectacle of the city's manifold geometries.

Upon completion, May 20 , 1930 the added height of the spire allowed the Chrysler Building to surpass 40 Wall Street as the tallest building in the world and the Eiffel Tower as the tallest structure.

This new building was the third-largest building in Albany, surpassed only by the local Dutch church (though not the one that stands today) and Fort Albany.