15 Most Incredible Skyscrapers Being Struck by Lightning

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Written by Fazila Synowska

2015-02-27

 

The lightning bolt strikes the building’s antenna with a deafening sound, while onlookers instinctively cover their ears and scramble for safety. A Chinese philosopher once said, “If lightning is the anger of the gods, then the gods are concerned mostly about trees.” That was before we had skyscrapers.

Burj-Khalifa

Burj-Khalifa-2

CN-Tower

CN-Tower-2

CN-Tower-3

Eiffel-Tower

Eiffel-Tower-2

Empire-State-Building

Empire-State-Building-2

POPE-RESIGNS/

Sears-Tower

Statue-of-Liberty

World-Trade-Center

World-Trade-Center-2

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