Check out the world’s next tallest tower that may unseat the Burj Khalifa
Check out the world’s next tallest tower that may unseat the Burj Khalifa
Dubai aims for the stratosphere anew with a USD1 billion supertall structure
Emaar Properties, the developer behind the Burj Khalifa, will splurge USD1 billion on an as-yet-unnamed tower that should trump that structure’s title of being the world’s tallest.
Part-skyscraper, part-minaret, the tower will take the shape of a supertall spire with floor upon floor of shops, restaurants, and residences.
Opening in 2020 in time for the World Expo, the building may snatch the title away from the Jeddah Tower in Saudi Arabia, slated to become the world’s tallest building before then.
Details about the project’s exact height were kept under wraps during the project launch at the Harrods Department Store in London in April. However, Emaar Properties chairman Mohamed Alabbar let slip that the project will edge out the Burj Khalifa by “a notch.”
This may not be enough to trump the up-and-rising Jeddah Tower, aiming for an elevation of 1 km upon its 2019 completion., per the newspaper The National.
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For perspective, the Burj Khalifa is 828 metres high.
Santiago Calatrava Valls are designing the tower to resemble the Eiffel Tower, tethered to the ground by massive cables. The structure will also be girded by rotating glass balconies.
It should look like the Hanging Gardens of Babyloon, too. The prospective skyscraper will prominently feature gardens in its observation decks to complement the surrounding greenery.
Upon completion, the structure will serve as the centrepiece of Emaar Properties’ Dubai Creek Harbour, a masterplanned community adjacent to the Ras Al Khor National Wildlife Sanctuary.
There are at least 100 ‘supertalls’ or structures as high as 300 metres at least, according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat.
Source: Property Report