If you leave aside the concept of localities, then even in societies, people live in separate buildings and have to come down for their needs. One has to go out of the campus even for school and market. If we tell you that there is a city in the world whose entire population lives in a single building, then you will be surprised. You may find this a joke but this is the truth of the city named Whittier.
There is such a unique city named Whittier in Alaska, America, which is situated inside a single building. You will be surprised to hear but the people of this city do not come out of the building because all the facilities are available inside. Here everyone lives in the same building. The name of this 14 storey building is Beeching Tower, where all kinds of facilities are available. This quality of this city of Alaska makes it different from the rest in the world.
The whole city is in one building
Everything from police station, hospital, church to grocery store, laundry is present in the building named Beeching Tower. There is a school named Whittier on the ground floor of the building, where all the children of this city study. All the facilities necessary for running the city are available on the first floor of the trading tower. On one side is the post office, on the other side is the police station and there are also government offices there. According to the data of the year 2023, the total population of the city is 263 people. This building was constructed in 1956.
People are not coming out of the building
This city is present in an area like Alaska. There is 250 to 400 inches of snowfall here and sometimes winds blow at a speed of 60 miles per hour. This building was built to be used as an army barracks during the Second World War. After the war it was converted into apartments, housing the city of Whittier. This city is a unique model of modern society, where people are living comfortably even with limited resources.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: December 31, 2024, 14:35 IST
