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Message: [QUOTE="NJCuse97, post: 3371773, member: 5058"] I’ve been to a few. A topping out ceremony is supposed to be when the highest piece of the superstructure goes in. It goes back to timber framing and is supposed to be the tallest piece of structure. The tree is from an old belief that nature, or god should be the highest thing on a structure, a bit like the Tower of Babel or the old rule in Philly that no building should be higher than Billy Penn. Nowadays it’s the last piece and not the tallest (despite the name) and many times is specifically planned to be placed where it can be seen. Obviously, the tree is eventually removed. [/QUOTE]