Daily Quiz: On iconic skyscrapers

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The Tokyo Skytree, which opened to the public on this day 13 years ago, is the world’s tallest tower. Its architecture combines traditional Japanese styles with ___________, an avant garde movement of the early 21st century with roots in the work of Buckminster Fuller, among others. Fill in the blank.

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The construction of this towering building began in 2004 and the outer structure was completely in 2009. It was originally to be named after its host city but the city’s political head changed it to the name of his counterpart in a neighbouring territory for the latter’s help shoring up its developer’s finances during the 2008 recession. Name the building.

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The Gulf of Mexico is the location of a 640-metre-high structure built in 2000 and operated by an American multinational company. The structure is notable for being one of the tallest in world, even though most of it is supported by buoyancy because it stands in water. Name the company.

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Merdeka 118 in Kuala Lumpur is the second-tallest building in the world. Its development costs were footed by the Malaysian government. Name the Malaysian prime minister who defended the controversial expense but whose endorsement was undermined by his conviction and imprisonment in the 1MDB corruption scandal.

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The buildings in questions 2, 4, and the Shanghai Tower in China all belong to a class of structures called ________ skyscrapers — an apt name given their height. There are only four in the world; the fourth is in Mecca. Fill in the blank.