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Elevator maker Otis plans to build world's tallest elevator test tower in Shanghai.

Otis to Build World's Tallest Elevator Test Tower and R&D Center in Shanghai

May 12, 2016 07:47 AM EDT

Elevator maker Otis is set to build the tallest elevator test tower in the world in Shanghai as part of its latest research and development facility, the company said on Tuesday, May 10.

China's tallest building also has the world's fastest elevators.

China's Tallest Skyscraper Also Has World's Fastest Elevators

Charissa Echavez |

Apr 26, 2016 10:22 AM EDT

The soon-to-be tallest skyscraper in China is bound to break records with its ultrafast lifts.

SF Window Washer Survives Fall from 11th Floor of Building

Vittorio Hernandez |

Nov 21, 2014 11:39 PM EST

A window washer in San Francisco miraculously survived a fall from the 11th floor of a tall building at 400 Montgomery. The unnamed worker fell 130 feet to the street beneath and landed on a moving green Toyota Camry.

Daredevil Nik Wallenda walks along a tightrope between two skyscrapers suspended 500 feet above the Chicago River in Chicago, Illinois, November 2, 2014.

Blindfolded Nik Wallenda Walks Tightrope Between Chicago Skyscrapers

Dan Weisman |

Nov 03, 2014 03:33 PM EST

With a national TV audience, and local crowds, in tow, daredevil Nik Wallenda put on a blindfold and walked between two skyscrapers two football field lengths above downtown Chicago.