How many years will a skyscraper last?

Glass and Steel skyscrapers: 30-50 years (without maintenance, exterior fabric may disintegrate within a few decades, glass will break eventually after the ravages of time due to storms and other natural phenomena; finally, water and wind will enter the building and it will corrode the steel framework.



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