The edifice complex that drove the builders of the Empire State Building helped fuel the bubble that burst into the Great Depression, such that the building sat practically empty for years.

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Unfortunately, this brings to mind the idea of a corporate edifice complex.

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The World Trade Center Memorial Cultural Complex will be an imposing edifice wedged in the place where the Twin Towers once stood.

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