Building Facts

Mailing buildings through the U.S. Postal Service was effectively banned in 1916 after a Utah businessman mailed 37.5 tons of bricks to construct the Bank of Vernal, exploiting parcel post rates that were cheaper than freight shipping.

There are more than 10 million bricks in the Empire State Building!

The Gate Tower Building skyscraper in Japan has a highway passing through its fifth, sixth and seventh floors.