The One Central Park building in Sydney, by Parisian architect Jean Nouvel, has already won 12 prestigious architectural awards for its sustainable design and innovative design, including the flattering title of the best building in the world.
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After last year Vadim Makhorov and Vitaly Raskalov climbed to the top of the future second tallest building in the world, the Shanghai Tower, without climbing equipment and made the internet go crazy with a video on YouTube, this time they took on an equally daring climb to Ping An, the international financial center in Shenzhen. in China's Gaungdong Province. Once built, it will be the tallest building in China and the second tallest in the world (Shanghai Tower will soon become both, but only briefly). And you thought you were cool because you climbed a really tall tree once?!
Believe it or not, even when it comes to the height of the building, there have been disputes. The title of the tallest building is somehow too tempting to give up without a fight. Thus, the bone of contention between the skyscrapers 40 Wall Street and the Chrysler Building in the "Big Apple" was the antenna, as both buildings were then competing for the title of tallest building in the world. Today, this title belongs to the Burj Khalifa in Dubai (UAE). It can also boast of quite a few "lengths", while American and Chinese cities are famous for the tallest buildings in the world.
In Dubai (where else!) they started building The Tower, which, when it is built, will be the tallest building in the world and will dethrone the skyscraper Burj Khalifa (Tower Khalifa), which was built in 2010 and is the title of the tallest building for a skyscraper Taken Taipei 101 back in 2008, when it was still growing. These days, the foundation stone of the futuristic tower, which will be built by 2020 or until the start of the world exhibition EXPO 2020, which will be hosted by Dubai.
In Vienna, in the neighborhood of Seestadt Aspern, the construction of the tallest wooden tower in the world, the HoHo Tower, has begun, which will have 24 floors and will measure an enviable height of 84 meters. It will be completed in autumn 2018.
A new architectural wonder is growing in Dubai - Dubai Frame, the Emirati's New Arc de Triomphe (Le Defense). It is about two skyscrapers, which are connected to each other by a viewing platform. The building is expected to open later this year.
In Manhattan, New York, skyscrapers are growing taller and taller like mushrooms after the rain. But Greek architect Ioannis Oikonomou hopes to break a new record. His company Oiio Studio has designed a U-shaped tower block called Big Bend, which, if all goes well, will become the 'longest building in the world' (it will measure approximately 1,219 meters in length).
Planet Earth will soon have a new highest residential step. Plans for a gigantic building that will grow in New York, USA, have already been revealed to the public. Are you wondering how tall she is?
London attracts tourists with many attractions such as Big Ben, Buckingham Palace and the London Eye. Those of you who will go to the capital of Great Britain only in a few years, you may already be able to see the massive building in the shape of a tulip.