Well, you are pretty close.... It’s the Home Insurance Building, built in 1884/5 in Chicago, first ever building which used a steel frame construction, the technology which enabled very high rise buildings, the first skyscraper. Soon dwarfed by others, demolished in 1931. Take it away.
As Jeff seems to have forgotten to ask a question, here’s a cracker. Name the 8 players who have won the Ballon d’Or and also have European Cup/Champions League and World Cup winners medals. While you work this out, who was the last player to win the Ballon d’Or other than Ronaldo or Messi and when was it? He is one of the eight above.
Only 2 of those to my surprise - Ronaldinho and Zidane. That Maldini didn’t win the Ballon d’Or is a disgrace. Ballack didn’t win it either and fat Ronaldo never won the Champions League. 6 to go.
One more - Rivaldo. Zoff and Maradona, amazingly, never won the Ballon d’Or. I don’t think Maradona was a Champions League winner either. Matheus played for the Inter scum, no way he won the Champions League. Iniesta and Xavi have the misfortune to have played in the Messi/Ronaldo era, no golden balloons for them. 5 to go.
Iniesta Kaka Roberto Baggio Zidane Ronaldo (the fat Brazilian one) Bobby Charlton ! Franz Beckenbauer Gerd Muller
You have got 4 of the remaining 5 - Sir Bobby, Beckenbauer and Muller, and Kaka, who was also the last pre Messi/Ronaldo player to win the Ballon d’Or, way back in 2007. I don’t think Baggio won the World Cup. One to go.....
