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title: "Who brought the idea for skyscrapers?"  
description: "A brief explanation about the origin of skyscrapers and its interesting fact"  
author: "Anjita D."  
published: 2023-10-27  
canonical: https://yourviews.mindstick.com/story/3034/who-brought-the-idea-for-skyscrapers  
category: "education, history"  
tags: ["skyscrapers", "building", "facts", "general knowledge"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# Who brought the idea for skyscrapers?

![Who brought the idea for skyscrapers](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/9d3206a4-fd06-4651-ae4b-4cd97b6812c0/images/50237a38-9cd2-41f2-a64b-9ce4e40a8e09.jpeg) ![Who brought the idea for skyscrapers](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/9d3206a4-fd06-4651-ae4b-4cd97b6812c0/images/50237a38-9cd2-41f2-a64b-9ce4e40a8e09.jpeg) The concept of skyscrapers was initially invented in the 1850s by the French architect Viollet-le-Duc. ![Who brought the idea for skyscrapers](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/9d3206a4-fd06-4651-ae4b-4cd97b6812c0/images/6bcc2ed7-d396-43dd-bfd8-81742049cddd.jpeg) He imagined big buildings with metal frames and large windows to let in more light and air. ![Who brought the idea for skyscrapers](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/9d3206a4-fd06-4651-ae4b-4cd97b6812c0/images/a8b9d6cd-241b-4190-ac52-2541a05511f8.jpeg) Not until the 1870s, the construction of skyscrapers increased due to advancements in steel frame elevators and the Bessemer steel production process. ![Who brought the idea for skyscrapers](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/9d3206a4-fd06-4651-ae4b-4cd97b6812c0/images/f9a8c0f2-d358-465e-bac3-48b41c451166.jpeg) The Home Insurance Building in Chicago, designed by William LeBaron Jenney, is widely considered the first skyscraper, completed in 1885. ![Who brought the idea for skyscrapers](https://yourviews.mindstick.com/stories/9d3206a4-fd06-4651-ae4b-4cd97b6812c0/images/4b4066c8-2017-404b-9eaf-615d5dc5b24c.jpeg) It is a 10 story steel-framed skyscraper, laid the foundation for future taller buildings with thinner walls and open floor plans.

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