Do you remember a story about people who wanted to build the highest building to find God?
Source: http://www.arch.mcgill.ca/prof/sijpkes/philo-2009/tower-lecture/16630418fae9d172ccc68bb88d215dc5106146ce.jpg
Nowadays we can see buildings rising in the sky but built not for religious reasons. They are created for earning money, some of them are used for showing prestige for instance the tallest building in the world - Burj Khalifa, built in Dubai. 829.8 meters high, amazing architecture wonder. 162 floors, 1 million m2, 57 lifts.
The tower is placed in the center of the artificial lake. Spa centers, swimming pools, hotels, rest rooms, entertainment centers always are open for people who by a special visa.
Source: http://extendcreative.com/burj-khalifa-dubai-the-tallest-building-in-the-world/
The concept and form have been based on some flower growing in this region. The foundations consist of 192 piles (1,5 meters in diameter and approximately 50 meters in depth). The building is self-sufficient in energy. Burj Khalifa has glass facades with special technologies, which protect the tower from the sun and high temperatures like 50°C.
Everything is amazing and incredible. On the Internet you can find many videos with extreme events and stunts performed at Burj Khalifa. E.g.
Base jumping:
This building is associated with Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol movie in which Tom Cruise climbed up the facades of the building. You can watch it here:
Source:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_buildings_and_structures_in_the_world
http://www.burjkhalifa.ae/en/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burj_Khalifa
Comments
I have never been in any of these buildings, but I definitely wish to check the view from there :)
I was also wondering how long does it take to get to the top (by an elevator). They have to go really fast! Anyway I would love to see it one day :)
I think that skyscrapers like these are really amazing, as they really show the amazing level of technology achieved by humans.
The 5 tallest buildings in Poland are:
1. Pałac Kultury i Nauki in Warsaw. 237 meters in height, in total. Built in 1955.
2. Warsaw Spire in Warsaw. 220 meters, built in 2015
3. Sky Tower in Wrocław. 212 m, 2012
4. Warsaw Trade Tower in Warsaw, 1999
5. Złota 44, Warszawa 192, 2013
This presentation, the base jumping video in particular, reminds me of other video I watched some time ago. It's very different from what you posted – it's made by a Romanian guy who, without any security measures, climbed a 280m chimney in Pitesti. You can watch it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLp5hlyrtnE It may make you nervous.
It is really amazing that we can build such high buildings but I prefer the small ones. It is because of terrorist attack from 11th of September. I have seen on the internet a lot of movies were people tried to climb on various sky scrapers. The view Is really amazing and by looking on the pictures you can feel a little afraid of it. It is fun to be on the highest building but I prefer the smaller ones :D
Your first video example- Wow! It’s great, amazing, beautifull. It made an impression for me. Vistas from there must be beautifull.
I don’t know the architecture, but it must be a pearl of architecture and a big success of the construction. What do you think, you know, about it?
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