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Demolition is the tearing-down of buildings and other structures . Demolition contrasts with deconstruction , which involves taking a building apart while carefully preserving valuable elements for re-use.
For small buildings, such as houses , that are only two or three stories high, demolition is a rather simple process. The building is pulled down either manually or mechanically using large hydraulic equipment: elevated work platforms, cranes, excavators or bulldozers . Larger buildings may require the use of a wrecking ball , a heavy weight on a cable that is swung by a crane into the side of the buildings. Wrecking balls are especially effective against masonry, but are less easily controlled and often le
The tallest planned demolition of a building was the 47-story Singer Building in New York City , which was built in 1908 and torn down in 1967–1968 to be replaced by One Liberty Plaza .