DUBAI BEATEN: ONE MILE high skyscraper to be built in Japanese mega city would be twice the height of Dubai's Burj Khalifa Tower!

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• WATCH: Tokyo tower to be twice as tall as Burj Khalifa?

• The 'Sky Mile Tower' would have the capacity to host 55,000 people.

The island nation of Japan has ambitious plans to built a skyscraper two times taller than Dubai's Burj Khalifa, which is currently the tallest building in the world.

According to Architectural Digest reports, if plans for the tower are accepted, the 'Sky Mile Tower' would be 5,577ft tall and surrounded by a series of man-made hexagonal shaped islands.

Dubai's Burj Khalifa is 2,722ft tall.

The tower, situated in Tokyo bay, would have the capacity to host 55,000 people.

These islands aren't only designed to protect Tokyo from flooding and act as foundation for homes for around half a million people - but also allow ships easy access in and out of the busy harbor.

The proposed tower is part of an initiative by Japan, called "Next Tokyo," where architects 'would create a futuristic mega-city that is adapted to climate change in the year 2045.'

'Sky Mile Tower' is expected to be completed by 2045.

The tower and satellite islands, designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox and engineering firm Leslie E. Robertson, are planned to be partially powered by it transit system.

Eco-friendly features

Salt water from the bay would also be retained to grow algae, a source of renewable and clean fuel.

The tower will boast of amenities such as multilevel sky lobbies where residents would share amenities such as shopping centers, restaurants, hotels, gyms, libraries, and health clinics.

'The building's hexagonal design was conceived after a battery of wind tests proved the aerodynamics of the shape produced the most wind-resistant results.'

To deal with the common issue of pumping water up a mile in the sky, architects addressed the issue by designing a façade that could collect, treat, and store water at various levels in the tower, while relying on gravity for a natural distribution, Architectural Digest reported.

Recently, the mOst talked about Shanghai Tower was completed by architecture firm Gensler, which made it China's tallest and the world's second tallest building.

Located in Shanghai's burgeoning Lujiazui financial district, the 632-metre-high skyscraper (2,075ft high) comprises 121 storeys and is 31 metres taller than the previous title holder, the Makkah Royal Clock Tower in Makkah.

Shanghai Tower on the extreme right

Shanghai Tower by night!

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