FluffyNinja

The Daily Mail reported today that Saudi Prince al-Walid bin Talal, one of the richest men on Earth, has unveiled plans to build a tower that will be 1 mile tall (5,280 feet) in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - dubbed the Mile-High Tower.

This plan, recently revealed, raises all sorts of new questions,like:
1. Will the Saudis be able to accomplish it?
2. How will construction take place at these heights?
3. Is it ironic that it's being built by a Muslim nation ( who seem to be fond of condemning Americans for our "evil" capitalistic ventures)?
4. What's the real reason for undertaking such an immense project?
5. is this the new "Tower of Babel?" etc.


Here is a link to the full story:
Introducing the World’s Tallest Building: Mile-High Tower in Saudi Arabia | Real Estate Investing for Real Blog

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independent_thinker2002

I'd say that it's impossible.

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FluffyNinja

That's kind of what I thought. I'm certainly no engineer, but a structure this tall would seem to have a great deal of instability? I'm sure someone with a more "technical" mind than me , like jfuh, will eventually chime in.

Urethra Franklin

Of course it's impossible. Look at the source.
Perhaps the thread starter isn't au fait enough with British media to know that the Daily Mail is essentially a "shock 'em and scare 'em" comic?

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FluffyNinja

It's also in the Huffington Post. here's the link:
Saudi Prince Plans Mile-High Tower In The Desert - Business on The Huffington Post

it's also in: The New York Daily News
Saudi prince reveals plans for Mile High Tower in Saudi desert town

The Australian:
Saudi mile-high tower plan raises bar | The Australian

and The Times: Online:
Savoy hotel chief, Prince al-Walid bin Talal, plans mile-high tower - Times Online

Need more references Urethra? Just Google it youself.

aegyptos

Why no Empire State Building?

jfuh

Quite a few are missing - WTC, Sears Tower, Taipei 101 all missing
Rather interesting though that even after what, 80 years? Empire state is still among the top 5 of the world's tallest - still the classiest as well.

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aegyptos

Its a very warped list, reflects a certain world view that should have disappeared long ago.

jfuh

What world view is that?

aegyptos

Eurocentric. The inclusion, even in a British paper, of Canary Wharf, a building of no special distinction speaks volumes.