Today in History – March 3

2009 – The building of the Historisches Archiv der Stadt Köln (Historical Archives) in Cologne, Germany, collapses.

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Municipal archive of Cologne collapsed - 15 missing persons (March 3, 2009)

1997 – The tallest free-standing structure in the Southern Hemisphere, Sky Tower in downtown Auckland, New Zealand, opens after two-and-a-half years of construction.

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Sky Tower telecommunications tower

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Sky Tower