There No 13th Floor Buildings

The rule of 13.

There no 13th floor buildings.

How can you place a magic cube on the floor so that no one can jump over it. Even then the first skyscraper the home insurance building was. Some buildings do have 13th floors but many go from 12 to 14 or have a 12a instead. Omitting the 13th floor may take a variety of forms.

Even it s shown in many movies too. I have lakes with no water mountains with no stones and cities with no buildings. Whether you re a lifelong new yorker or a tourist stopping by you ve probably noticed that not many buildings in nyc have a 13th floor. But this fascination is summed up in no better way than our collective refusal to set foot on the 13th floor of any tall building.

Have you ever thought why there is no 13th floor in most of the buildings. For those astute observers out there you may have noticed that many hotels and office buildings don t have a 13 th floor. Skyscrapers did not come about until 1885. Most buildings just go straight from 12 to 14.

I suspect that it s apartment buildings more than any other kind that avoid having a 13th floor since people who are willing to work or spend the night on a 13th floor might still be reluctant to live on one. Indeed if you re staying in a hotel there s a good chance your elevator will magically lift you from the 12th floor to the 14th. The thirteenth floor is a designation of a level of a multi level building that is often omitted in countries where the number 13 is considered unlucky. Why a man go to 7th floor in elevator and take stair to reach 10th floor.

How could this legend about the unluckiness of the number 13 pervade even the hospitality industry. In fact if you haven t noticed by now it s generally not even possible to visit the 13th floor. The most common include denoting what would otherwise be considered the thirteenth floor as level 14 giving the thirteenth floor an alternate designation such as 12a or m the. Why isn t there a 13th floor.