Buildings on the brink

Modern architecture is truly fantastic and clearly wants to bring the man to the stars.
These strange buildings under construction - a sign that the future is already there, and it will be very high and covered with glass.

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1. Royal Tower

Royal Tower, exceeding the tallest building in the world, Burj Khalifa in the United Arab Emirates on the 167 meters, built in Saudi Arabia and will be the first building on the planet, whose height is nearing kilometers.



In the project for $ 1, 2 billion, which is located in Jeddah, will house luxury condominiums, office space, an observatory, hotel «Four Seasons» and the world's highest terrace on the ground floor of 157 (still pretty far from the top of the building, by the way). Construction of a skyscraper officially began last year, and the building should be completed in 2019, the year.



2. Shanghai Tower

Construction of the 121-story Shanghai Tower in China, worth $ 4 2 billion, begun in 1993, the year ended with the beginning of this year, and now are finishing work. Now it is the second tallest building in the world, but the official opening will be in 2015, the year.



Nevertheless, millions of people have seen the picture, opens from the top, through the dizzying images and videos of the two Russian daredevils illegally climb on top of last year, and have become viral on the Internet. Multifunctional skyscraper consists of nine different vertical zones and surrounded by a layer of transparent glass cover for protection from the weather and provide natural ventilation.



3. Dubai Pearl

Between the design of artificial islands in the shape of parts of the world, the largest shopping center known to man, and, of course, the tallest building in the world, someone decided that Dubai has to be a luxury building that looks like a normal house, ominously legs apart.



Construction of 73-storey Dubai Pearl, overlooking the Persian Gulf, started in 2009, the year and should be completed in 2016. In the planned "inner city" will be four towers, connected by a bridge of heaven, and premium theater for 1800 seats, which will be held Dubai International Film Festival.



4. Agora Garden

Already in 2016, the Agora Garden Taipei, the building is in the shape of a double helix, will be a compromise between the creations of Mother Nature and man.



Tortuous 20-story luxury building is green in every sense of the word: the balconies on each floor will maintain the gardens and also includes Embedded life-support systems, including solar panels and rainwater recycling.



5. World One

When construction is completed next year, 117-storey skyscraper World One will be the tallest residential house on the planet, and no doubt the tallest building in Mumbai, almost twice the 61-story Imperial Tower, now have the last title.



World One will be home to some of the wealthiest residents of Mumbai and will include 300 luxury three- and four apartments (price starts from $ 1, 5 million) with the design of the studio «Armani / Casa» Giorgio Armani. Funny, but World One can not long retain the title of the tallest building in Mumbai, India's being built as a tower will have 126 floors.



6. Center for the Study and Research of oil King Abdullah (KARSARC)

Located closest of all of this list to the ground, but no less magnificent KARSARC in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, more like the lair of the villain of the stories about James Bond than a multinational non-profit center. Crystal-futuristic design - the brainchild of the iconic architect Zaha Hadid of Iraqi origin, who based his design of interlocking hexagonal cells. Construction of the project began in 2009, the year, and at the moment was completed only a steel frame, so it is unclear when the object is opened.



7. Zhongnan center in Suzhou

Only recently in Suzhou, China, started construction of 730-meter 138-storey center, and there is still a long, long way. But if pointy project cost of $ 4, 5 billion will be completed on schedule in 2020, the year it will be the tallest building in China and the third tallest building in the world.



Tower hotels, offices and residential premises will be located with an almost complete 69-storey skyscraper East Gate, which, as noted repeatedly, like a great pair of pants.



8. Lotte World Tower

Significantly higher than all other buildings in Seoul, South Korea, the skyline soar 556-meter 123-storey skyscraper Lotte World Tower, when it will be finished in 2016, the year. The building will be located (bottom to top): shops, offices, apartments, hotels, and a viewing platform at the top.



It also significantly surpass the extraordinary pyramidal hotel «Ryugyong» North Korea and become the tallest building in the Korean peninsula.



9. Mountain Resort Davang

Tired of hotels that do not soar gracefully between two rocks over an abandoned quarry and lake? Chinese mountain resort Davang will wait for you with a 2016 year.



Sprawling over 170 meters in length, the resort will include "ice world of entertainment", an indoor ski resort, water park and hanging gardens.



10. Hotel «Songjiang»

Obviously, this Nezha among the rocks and lakes hotel - next on the list of places to stay high-class in China. As a mountain resort Davang hotel «Songjiang» is a career, with located near Shanghai hotel is built directly on the walls of the quarry, and on its facade will flow waterfall.



Well, if you can not enjoy the view from one of the upper floors, go to the bottom - they will be under water.

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