Ever since i have visisted Taipei 101, i have been fascinated with tall buildings. Taipei 101 itself is gigantic, and when you are inside the observatory on the 89th floor , it almost feels like you are flying in an airplane. the elevators climb so fast that the change in air pressure affects your ears.
Yesterday i was watching a TV program on Discovery about the new challenger to Taipei 101 which is the Burj Dubai building which will be completed some time next year. they are already building the 124th floor now. The program talks about the inside story and challenges involved in building such a tall structure. concrete is pumped in pipes mixed with silicon gas to allow it to flow almost like water without compromising on strength. GPS devices are used to measure the height of each structure to exacting standards. The pace of construction is fast, they have just taken 2 years to build 124 floors, for such a massive structure that is
really fast. when completed it will be a site to behold with about 160 floors and much taller than the taipei 101 (509m) and the Twin towers in Malaysia (458m).
I wonder when we in india will start constructing such tall structures. Usual pace of construction is so slow that a simple road flyover usually takes 2-3 years and some go on forever and some are stopped midway and just left like that. with land being scarce in India , Vertical space has to be utilized and must be the way to go in the future.
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