The Plans for the 2.5km-High Skyscraper in, You Guessed It, Dubai
Forget the 1,000 metre-high 200-floor Nakheel Tower because it’s no longer going to be the highest skyscraper in the world. The new upcoming beast is this amazing 2.5km-high skyscraper planned for the Jumeirah City project in Dubai. The building is so tall that its main elevator is in fact a vertical 200kph bullet train. This city-in-a-skyscraper will consume 37,000MWH/year, with a 15MW peak usage, but as the plans show, it has been designed to generate most of it using wind, thermal, and solar power:
If completed, the Dubai City Tower, would definitely be absolutely breathtaking. I wonder how many slaves would have to die to complete this one. [Luxury Property via Dark Roasted Blend]
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LoL all these comments just shows that you AMERICANS are F U C K I N G jealous cause you are not capable of doing anything let alone something of this scale,
dont go along saying that its a waste and what not, you guys spend way too much money trying to “own” the world and oh.. on your fatty fast food..
PERIOD…