Delhi suburb plans world's tallest building

[T_i_B]

http://www.guardian.co.uk/india/story/0,12559,1447962,00.html

Plans to build a record-breaking skyscraper in a Delhi suburb were given the go-ahead yesterday.

Local officials said the building in Noida would be 710 metres (2,330ft) tall - 202 metres higher than Taiwan's Taipei 101, the current tallest building on the planet. It will contain a 50-floor five-star hotel, a 40-storey glass atrium and 370,000 sq metres (4m sq ft) of shopping centres.

"New York in the 30s, Malaysia in the 90s and China today all have used tall buildings to showcase their countries to the world," said Hafeez Contractor, the architect behind the building. "We want this building to show to the world what India can do."

The architect says his new structure will exceed the tallest planned building, the Burj tower in Dubai, although latest reports are that the Middle Eastern state will simply continue adding floors to ensure its supremacy. The craze for height has hit hardest in industrialising Asian countries such as Taiwan, Malaysia, Hong Kong and China, where seven of the world's 10 tallest buildings are located.

[truthisfreedom]

1. tallest?

who's measuring?

[varun]

2. Delhi can get earthquakes

measuring upto 6 on the Richter scale from time to time. It is not too far from the Himalayas...where geologic activity causes earthquakes quite often.

I dont know if this is a good plan.

[iowa_democrat]

3. Does anybody care about tallest, biggest, etc anymore?

I mean it is SOOO 20th century. It seems that every commercial (or wannabe commercial) hub has to have a "tallest building" to be taken seriously. I assume China will top this eventually with a mile high building. I'd rather see nations competing for "most efficient transportation network", "most energy from renewable resources", etc. than competing to see who could build the largest terrorist target.

[clydefrand]

4. I'm with you! It's time to be the best in things that matter.

Tall buildings do not a country make.

[The Devils Advocate]

5. Yes people love tall buildings. Even Americans

And most Americans probably believe that the tallest buildings are here in this country. If more people knew that we had fallen behind in skyscrapers, I bet you would here a call to renew our national pride by building some nice symbols of american power.
the Freedom Tower will draw crowds if it is ever built, and Chicago is planning on beating the Sears tower, so it seems that their is still interest in this country.

[jayfish]

6. Hello Devils Advocate.

I agree and I can't believe that no one ever took your user-name before. Welcome to DU. :hi:

Jay