In the past, you could even turn superstition about the number 13 into an occupation. An aversion to 13 at the table became entrenched in the modern world, particularly in France, where if 13 guests somehow ended up on an invitation list a 14th was hurriedly pressed into service.
Some Frenchmen — known as quatorzes — earned a living by attending dinner parties to sit in the 14th chair. Taylor Swift was born on December 13th and considers 13 her lucky number. Back to the Home Insurance Building. Even after an addition in , its maximum height was only 12 stories.
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Underwriting Property A guide to key risks in Washington state: fire, wildfire and earthquakes. Help Center Self-serve articles on how to use our products. Commercial Property Information on Loss Costs, policy rating and assessment tools. In some countries, as it is here in the United States, the number 13 is considered unlucky and building owners will sometimes purposefully omit a floor numbered Even building owners who are not themselves superstitious realize that the desirability of units on the 13th floor might be compromised because of superstitious tenants, or commercial tenants who worry about losing superstitious customers.
Why are skeptics so easily convinced that the majority would just rather avoid the 13th floor? Some say Loki was the 13th Norse god. Judas was the 13th to sit for The Last Supper. However, the superstition was not blatant until the 17th century. The main area where you will notice the difference when it comes to omission of the 13th floor is in the elevator. You may also notice it in stairwells. These are, for the most part, the only tangible differences.
Therefore, hotels are not leaving out the 13th floor. Hotels are simply labeling the floor differently in the few places where these businesses label the levels.
According to Otis elevators, up to 85 percent of elevator panels omit the number The Florida beach condo tower we stayed at when I was a kid not only had no 13th floor, but no units numbered 13—like it would go , , January 16, Welp, as it turns out, that IS the reason why.
Of course, not all hotels skip the 13th floor. Share this: Twitter Facebook Pinterest.
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