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04/08/2011
The design of the Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill The architecture of the Kingdom of the City of Jeddah (Saudi Arabia) by the Red Sea.
Having at least 3,280 feet (1,000 meters) the height of the building - Burj Khalifa more than 173 meters.
Inside the building, it will be possible to create an area of 54 ha, on the 157 floor there will be an observation deck.
Completion of construction is planned for 2016 and is estimated to the amount of USD 1.23 billion, while the entire complex is called Kingdom City will amount to over USD 20 billion.
Having at least 3,280 feet (1,000 meters) the height of the building - Burj Khalifa more than 173 meters.
Inside the building, it will be possible to create an area of 54 ha, on the 157 floor there will be an observation deck.
Completion of construction is planned for 2016 and is estimated to the amount of USD 1.23 billion, while the entire complex is called Kingdom City will amount to over USD 20 billion.
01/07/2011
Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge is a new record holder in the world. Opened on June 30, 2011, the bridge is 42 km long and connects the port of Qingdao, located on the east coast of China with the nearby Huangdao Island. The one with 6 lanes, and 35 meters wide, was built in 10 billion yuan.
28/04/2011
After 20 years, the conservation of the famous The Leaning Tower of Pisa has been completed, thus enabling tourists to re-visit its interiors. The project is strengthen and partially straighten this 14th century building cost 27 million euros, its effect is to reduce the tower's inclination by 50 cm. The tilting increased by 1 mm per year, currently it is 3.99 m (previously 4.5 m), and the height of the building is 56 m high.
05/04/2011
Hotels, stadiums, skyscrapers or parliament building - any type of building can be "spoiled", which can not be covered with a large sheet or crumpled and thrown into a trash can, like a sheet of paper, have a future before designing similar ugliness.
03/04/2011
We have some important monuments in the history of life.
02/04/2011
Sometimes, between the overrated tourist trap and the crowded, but worth seeing tourist attraction, is a very thin border. Sometimes it is enough to choose the right time to visit (avoid Paris on July 14) and not give in to the statement that "some places NEED to see."
29/03/2011
Today, the world's highest hotel, Ritz-Carlton, was officially opened. 312 hotel rooms are located between floors 102 and 118 of the 490-meter-high skyscraper of the International Trade Center in Hong Kong. In addition to the rooms and suites, the hotel has four conference rooms, a heated swimming pool, a ballroom with 930 square meters and a bar on the 118 floor.
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