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| Skyscrapers: An imperative for India |
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Manhattan in New York city, U.S.A witnessed first wave of skyscrapers with iconic buildings like Empire State Building, Rockefeller center, Chrysler building, and dazzled the world for nearly three quarters of a century. Then came World Trade Center followed by Sears Tower in Chicago to further cement the image of U.S.A as undisputed leader in building technology and financial muscle to create tens of millions of square feet of office space for high end knowledge workers. |
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| Then arrived Malaysia's Petronas Towers on the world's skyscraper map and took away the title of tallest building in the world from Sears tower. |
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| The title was later turned over to Taipei 101 in Taiwan, in the year 2004. This building boasts 101 floors. |
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| Now Dubai is constructing 'Burj Dubai', an iconic building of truly magnificent proportions. While its proposed height is being kept secret, it is rumored to have more than 160 floors, and will measure in excess of 800 meters in height. The construction is estimated to be completed in December 2008. |
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| Other Asian countries such as South Korea, China, Hong Kong have already built or are in the advanced phase of constructing 100+ storied buildings. |
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| These developments around the world, and especially in Asia, beg the question---What is India doing in this arena? |
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