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Reaching New Heights: How Tall Could We Really Build?
For thousands of years, humans have been obsessed with reaching the skies, pushing the limits of architecture and engineering. From the Pyramids of Giza to today’s record-breaking skyscrapers, every era brings new heights. But how tall could we actually go? Could we one day build a structure taller than Mount Everest?
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November 02, 2024
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The ancient Egyptians built the Pyramids of Giza around 2560 BCE, reaching a height of 146 meters (481 ft). For millennia, this was the peak of human engineering.
In 1311, Lincoln Cathedral in England took the title, reaching 159 meters (520 ft). This marked a new era of ambition in human architecture.
Today, the Burj Khalifa in Dubai stands as the tallest building at 830 meters (2,723 ft). But with projects like the Jeddah Tower in the works, it won’t hold that title for long.
Set to surpass the Burj Khalifa, the Jeddah Tower will reach over 1,000 meters (3,281 ft), pushing the limits of what’s possible.
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Engineer William Bake/r suggests that with a design like the Eiffel Tower’s, we could theoretically build a structure taller than Mount Everest, which stands at 8,848 meters (29,029 ft).
In the 1980s, the X-Seed 4000 was proposed for Tokyo, a building designed to reach 4,000 meters (13,123 ft), nearly as tall as Mount Fuji. It was never built, mainly because a structure that tall would require a base as massive as a mountain.
With new materials and engineering, we might see skyscrapers in the future that are as tall as mountains. But these structures will need wide, stable foundations and advanced engineering to support them.
Stay tuned,
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