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== Anime and Manga == |
== Anime and Manga == |
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* ''[[Eureka Seven]]'': Most people live near or in some very, very tall tower-cities. |
* ''[[Eureka Seven]]'': Most people live near or in some very, very tall tower-cities. |
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* [[wikipedia:Mile high building|Frank Lloyd Wright's fantasy plans for a "mile high building" in Chicago.]] |
* [[wikipedia:Mile high building|Frank Lloyd Wright's fantasy plans for a "mile high building" in Chicago.]] |
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* [[wikipedia:X-Seed 4000|This is the tallest building fully envisioned with design plans. It's not meant for serious construction though.]] |
* [[wikipedia:X-Seed 4000|This is the tallest building fully envisioned with design plans. It's not meant for serious construction though.]] |
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* In August 2011, Saudi Arabia announced plans and contracts signed to build a [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43988244/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/t/worlds-tallest-building-coming-saudi-arabia/#.Tj1YhGHdVpg 1000-meter building] called the Kingdom Tower. Yep, that's an even kilometer. |
* In August 2011, Saudi Arabia announced plans and contracts signed to build a [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43988244/ns/world_news-mideast_n_africa/t/worlds-tallest-building-coming-saudi-arabia/#.Tj1YhGHdVpg 1000-meter building] called the Kingdom Tower. Yep, that's an even kilometer. Its original planned height of ''one mile'' was reduced to a mere kilometer when the local geology proved unsuitable for supporting a building that tall. (Even so, it will still be the tallest structure in the world when complete.) Since renamed the [[w:Jeddah Tower|Jeddah Tower]], construction on it began in 2013 and is expected to be complete in 2020. |
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