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The future tallest buildings on earth #burjkhalifa #jeddahtower #architecture

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The tallest building on Earth, the Birch Khalifa, might not keep its title, as there are projects around the world that want to defrown it, such as this one kilometer high building currently planned in Egypt. You can tell by its shape that they are referencing the pharonic obelisk here. There's also the Jetta Tower planned in Saudi Arabia, which was actually designed by the same architect who built the Birch Khalifa. And there have been these proposals made in Kuwait and Azerbaijan. One thing you can tell is that with these super tall skyscrapers, architects are planning them kind of like a bunch of different buildings that are just merged together. But these two projects were eventually scrapped, so they won't steal the title. There is also an even higher tower planned in Dubai, which would mean that the city could keep its title. The only issue here is that this construction is not really considered a building, because most of its height is not made of usable floors. Still, it could become the tallest construction in the world. And then finally, there's this crazy proposal, the Sky Mile Tower in Tokyo, more than one mile tall, designed with slots that allow wind to pass through. But what do you think? Do any of these projects have a chance of actually becoming reality? If so, that would mean that