Torre Mayor

Torre Mayor

Torre Mayor in Mexico City is one of the strongest buildings on Earth. It was designed to withstand earthquakes measuring 8.5 on the Richter Scale. Occupants inside at the time of the 2003 earthquake did not even know that a 7.6 earthquake had occurred.

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