This Chinese Multimillionaire Wants To Build The World's Tallest Building In 6 Months
Chinese multimillionaire Zhang Yue (who has already built a 20-storey hotel in 15 days) wants to build the world's tallest building, which he calls 'Sky City' over the span of 6 months.
By Melody Oei — 17 Jan 2014, 03:29 PM — Updated almost 11 years ago
A Chinese Multimillionaire Vows To Construct The World's Tallest Building In 6 Months
A Chinese multimillionaire who built himself an Egyptian pyramid and a replica of Versailles vows to construct the world's tallest building in just six months – despite authorities preventing work
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Zhang Yue (Worth An Estimated RM600 Million) Calls His 220-Storey Building In Changsha 'Sky City'
Mr Zhang, who made his fortune first from making boilers and then from selling industrial air-conditioning units for office buildings, airports and public spaces, turned his attention to construction in the wake of the Sichuan earthquake in 2008.
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The new skyscraper will house more than 30,000 people, and include a shopping centre and hotels.
Image via telegraph.co.ukHis engineers designed steel beams that could be mass-produced in factories and then rapidly slotted together like Meccano, and which would also be earthquake resistant.
telegraph.co.ukSky City Is Designed To Be 10 Metres Higher Than The Burj Khalifa (Which Took 5 Years To Construct)
It is designed to be 10 metres higher than the current title-holder, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai – which took five years to construct.
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Close to Zhang's office, workers in a cavernous hangar welded together the pre-fabricated building sections, and he insisted there would be "no problems" using the method to build Sky City.
"We will be finished by December," he said. "I could make an even taller building."
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To Put Things Into Perspective, The Total Construction Time To Build Petronas Twin Towers Was 6 Years
The Petronas Towers, also known as the Petronas Twin Towers (Malay: Menara Petronas, or Menara Berkembar Petronas) are twin skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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The Petronas Twin Towers is the 7th most tallest building in the world. Burj Khalifa, Makkah Royal Clock Tower Hotel and the One World Trade Center are the top 3 tallest buildings in the world.
firstpeoplesolutions.co.uk"Our Aim Is Not Making Money"
"Our aim is not making money," he said, lounging in bare feet on the hotel's top floor, as thick grey smog – a common sight in Chinese cities – blurred his view of surrounding fields.
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Chinese multi-millionaire Zhang Yue at his office in the Broad Sustainable Building in Changsha, China's Hunan province. (AFP Photo)
Image via hindustantimes.comChina's wealthiest – many of whom have been millionaires for more than a decade – are attempting to influence social and other issues. These are people who have the sense they have everything financially and materially they could ever want and are now looking beyond that, to legacy and extended status, he said.
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Zhang's Company Previously Built A 30 Storey Hotel In 15 Days In The Central Chinese City Of Changsha
A time-lapse video of the construction on Youtube shows the concrete and metal sections being slotted into place and bolted together, akin to a gigantic Lego set.
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Zhang Also Previously Built Himself An Egyptian Pyramid And A Replica Of Versailles
This picture taken on December 31, 2013, shows a 130-foot high pyramid (left) built by Chinese multimillionaire Zhang Yue, on his corporate campus in Changsha, China's Hunan province. A Chinese multimillionaire who built himself an Egyptian pyramid and a replica of Versailles vows to construct the world's tallest building in just six months – despite authorities preventing work amid safety concerns. – AFP pic, January 17, 2014.
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A replica of Versailles, built by Chinese multi-millionaire Zhang Yue.
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A 130-foot-high-gold-colored replica of an Egyptian pyramid stands in Broad Town. Also, life-sized bronze statues of forty-three inspirational leaders from different eras and different cultures, from Confucius and Socrates to the Wright Brothers, Mahatma Gandhi, Rachel Carson, and Jack Welch.
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According To Oriental Outlook Magazine, Authorities In Changsha Have Withheld Permits For Sky City Because Of Concerns Over Safety, Congestion And Environmental Impact
Broad had already acquired the alnd for $62 million. Now it seems that Broad needs to argue its case again to regulators.
forbes.comOriental Outlook reports that local experts aren't too convinced by the technology and are concerned about traffic congestion in the area.
forbes.comIndependent engineering experts say the Sky City concept faces a host of problems, from lift design and fireproofing to the physical compression caused by the monumental weight of the completed building.
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