United Airline From Hong Kong, joined Jan 2001, 8803 posts, RR: 17 Posted (8 years 3 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 2085 times:
I suppose the one in Taipei is currently the world's tallest building. Right?
Which city will have the next tallest building on earth? Dubai, Seoul, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Tokyo, New York, Chicago etc they all have plans to build the world's tallest building..... But who is going to be number 1?????
Mir From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 19813 posts, RR: 56 Reply 1, posted (8 years 3 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 2071 times:
My guess is Dubai. The tower that they are building there is going to be the tallest man-made structure in the world if it goes as planned, surpassing the TV tower in North Dakota that has held that record for some time. And Dubai has a history of spending lots of money on extravagant projects, so I think it will go as planned.
The other cities in the world are more held back by reality.
-Mir
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United Airline From Hong Kong, joined Jan 2001, 8803 posts, RR: 17 Reply 2, posted (8 years 3 weeks 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 2054 times:
Well they should spend it on other things coz many parts of Dubai/UAE are still very poor.
In my opinion it is pointless to build the tallest building just for the title. Besides, sooner or later a new building will beat it
Taller than the oil thing????? Coz there is one which is very tall.
Seoul has plans to build the world's tallest building. Also Tokyo and Shanghai (200+ floors if I remember correctly). They call it a city-building. Something like that....
Hong Kong has plans to build the world's tallest building too. The richest lady in Hong Kong (Some reports said that she is the richest lady on earth) is still having a lawsuit on this matter.
KEno From Malaysia, joined Feb 2004, 1841 posts, RR: 31 Reply 4, posted (8 years 3 weeks 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 2041 times:
All is answered here (with diagram). Only the ones already constructed, or currently under construction are included. "Proposed" ones are not included because there are chances that they never materialise anyway...
QR332 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 5, posted (8 years 3 weeks 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 2036 times:
Quoting United Airline (Reply 2): Well they should spend it on other things coz many parts of Dubai/UAE are still very poor.
News to me... Dubai has very little poverty, as with Abu Dhabi, I am not sure about the rest of the Emirates but I am sure about these two.
Anyway, the tallest building is going to be Burj Dubai, its height has not been announced so nobody attempts to beat it, but damn that thing is huge...
Homer71 From United States of America, joined Jul 2001, 2209 posts, RR: 16 Reply 6, posted (8 years 3 weeks 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 2027 times:
Not counting tv towers and projects still in the "proposed" phase, the Burj Dubai in UAE will be the tallest when completed in 2008. It will be 2313 ft (705 m) and 160 stories tall.
Taipei 101, the current tallest, is around 1671 ft (509 m) tall.
Rendering of Burj Dubai:
Courtesy of cnews.ru
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NumberTwelve From Germany, joined Dec 2004, 1431 posts, RR: 10 Reply 7, posted (8 years 3 weeks 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 2022 times:
QR332, don't be surprised, United Airline has very rudimentary knowledge of Middle East.
2 of the world's best airlines (QR, EK) with a very high growth are avoided from Western world. Very strange when I see how popular they are in the Western countries.
Especially when his nick translated in Arabic is the name of a new Arabic airline.
Monteycarlos From Australia, joined Mar 2005, 2107 posts, RR: 31 Reply 9, posted (8 years 3 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 1982 times:
Quoting United Airline (Reply 8): Both cities are not ranked very high in terms of per capita income.
Do you want to know something about statistics - they're not always right!
Why did you start this thread - I mean you're original question asked which city will have the next tallest building. Someone gave you an answer and you shot it down in flames. What do you want us to say?
Dubai is planning the next tallest building, sure it will probably be surpassed in time but name something that isn't surpassed technologically.
United Airline From Hong Kong, joined Jan 2001, 8803 posts, RR: 17 Reply 10, posted (8 years 3 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 1980 times:
I am sure USA, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore etc are ranked among the highest on earth in terms of per capita GNP.
Anyway better get back to the original topic.
What about the one in Melbourne????? I know Gold Coast has the world's tallest RESIDENTIAL building. Melbourne was going to build the world's tallest building too. Do they still have plans to do so???
Monteycarlos From Australia, joined Mar 2005, 2107 posts, RR: 31 Reply 11, posted (8 years 3 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 1973 times:
Quoting United Airline (Reply 10): What about the one in Melbourne????? I know Gold Coast has the world's tallest RESIDENTIAL building. Melbourne was going to build the world's tallest building too. Do they still have plans to do so???
hmmm, it will be the world's largest apartment building for now and is called the Eureka Tower. Nothing in the league of world's tallest building however!
On that note - just what Melbourne needs... more apartments!
United Airline From Hong Kong, joined Jan 2001, 8803 posts, RR: 17 Reply 13, posted (8 years 3 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 1965 times:
Quoting Monteycarlos (Reply 11): hmmm, it will be the world's largest apartment building for now and is called the Eureka Tower. Nothing in the league of world's tallest building however!
Yes I believe so. If that big ass tower I can see from my bedroom is it! (You see its hard to tell in Melbourne because of the myriad of other apartment buildings being build!)
ZRH From Switzerland, joined Nov 1999, 5544 posts, RR: 40 Reply 19, posted (8 years 3 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 1808 times:
Quoting United Airline (Reply 10): I am sure USA, Japan, Hong Kong, Singapore etc are ranked among the highest on earth in terms of per capita GNP.
Income per capita ranking:
Country Description Amount
1. Luxembourg $38689.35 per person
2. Switzerland $37848.57 per person
3. Japan $35530.54 per person
4. Norway $35414.79 per person
5. United States $33684.34 per person
6. Denmark $30458.45 per person
7. Iceland $29033.26 per person
8. Sweden $25455.94 per person
9. United Kingdom $24627.81 per person
10. Netherlands $24147.84 per person
11. Austria $23814.73 per person
12. Belgium $23811.63 per person
13. Finland $23695.83 per person
14. Germany $23544.16 per person
15. France $22931.00 per person
United Airline From Hong Kong, joined Jan 2001, 8803 posts, RR: 17 Reply 20, posted (8 years 3 weeks 1 day 1 hour ago) and read 1775 times:
Cool.
But there are so many surveys as well as statistics reports. A few of them suggested that USA is number 1, Japan is no 2, Hong Kong is no 3 and Singapore is no 4. I mean in terms of average income....
So its hard to say. Guess statistics and surveys are not always reliable especially when there are lots of different surveys and reports
United Airline From Hong Kong, joined Jan 2001, 8803 posts, RR: 17 Reply 24, posted (8 years 3 weeks 23 hours ago) and read 1722 times:
Oh cool! Sorry I overlooked those two replies.
Thanks anyway!
25 Mdsh00: I beieve there is some debate over the tallest building. Will it be the Freedom Tower or the Burj Dubai. In my opinion, the latter is more of a "my __
26 United Airline: Every government. Not just Dubai. I am sure someone else/another building will break the record of Burj Dubai eventually
27 QR332: I didn't say there was no poverty, I said there was very little poverty. Most of the people who are beneath the poverty line are Indian labour worker
28 NumberTwelve: My ___ is bigger than yours is a typical US american attitude, sorry. And there are of course also poor people in the Emirates - but I also saw poor
29 United Airline: Quoting NumberTwelve (Reply 28): My ___ is bigger than yours is a typical US american attitude, sorry. Not just USA. Other parts of the world too I th
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