Open disrespect or willful disobedience of the authority of a court of law or legislative body. Contempt(noun) the act of contemning or despising; the feeling with which one regards that which is esteemed mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn. Contempt(noun) the state of being despised; disgrace; shame.
Introduction. The Home Insurance Building, built in 1885 and located on the corner of Adams and LaSalle Streets in Chicago, Illinois, went down in history as the worldâs first modern skyscraper.
But the Height Wars have been around for the last 130 years! The term skyscraper was first applied in 1884 to the 42 meters high Home Insurance Building in Chicago. For the next 115 years, the worldâs tallest building was always in the United States.