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Created from Tetraphobia Fear or avoidance of the number 4 in East Asian cultures, rooted in the near-homophony of 'four' (四, sì) and 'death' (死, sǐ) in Mandarin Chinese. Buildings routinely skip floor 4, 14, 24, 34, and all of 40-49. A nominally 50-storey building may contain only 36 actual floors.

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The Tetraphobia

March 31, 2026

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