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Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:12 n°7 Tower One 01:04 n°6 The One 01:51 n°5 Ciel Tower 02:46 n°4 Iconic Tower 03:33 n°3 JP Morgan new headquarters 04:26 n°2 Legacy Tower 05:35 n°1 Merdeka PNB
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The race to the sky continues unabated around the world.
Let's find out which of the most incredible skyscrapers that will see the light in the 2023.
Number 7, the Tower 1 of the 4 Frankfurt Project will be the tallest skyscraper in Germany with
its 233 meters. Tower 1 of the 4 Frankfurt Project, consisting of four mixed-use skyscrapers
under construction in Frankfurt, will have a height of 233 meters, making it the tallest
building in the city and in all of Germany. Located in the area known as the Deutsche
Bank Triangle in the Innenstadt district, the entire complex will have offices for around
4,000 people and 600 residential apartments, of which a part in subsidized housing,
as well as shops and restaurants. The planned investment is around 1 billion euros and should
be completed in 2023. Number 6, the One, with a height of 338 meters, will be the first super
tall and the tallest building in Canada. The One is a skyscraper currently under construction in
Toronto, Canada, located in the Yorkville neighborhood at the intersection of Yonge
and Bloor. As defined by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, its 338 meters high
will make it the first super tall and the tallest building in the country. There will be 85 floors
in total and should be inaugurated between 2022 and 2023. To date, it is also the tallest
residential building under construction outside Asia. Number 5, Seal Tower, Illinois Futuro Hotel
Piu Alto del Mondo de 366 Metri, Dubai. Dubai is preparing to celebrate a new record. In 2023,
Seal Tower will be completed which, with its 366 meters in height, will be the tallest hotel
building in the world. Built according to the plans of the London-based architecture firm NORR
in the Dubai Marina District, it features a sculptural design with tapers at the top and
bottom of the skyscraper, a silver-colored facade, and short recesses at the top of the building
where there will be a bar and an infinity pool. Inside, there will be over 1,042 rooms, including
150 suites, spread over 82 floors. Number 4, Iconic Tower, the highest skyscraper in Africa
with 385.8 meters, inspired by the obelisk of the pharaohs, Egypt. In 2023, the Iconic Tower
will officially be the tallest skyscraper in Africa. Once the construction of the structure
is completed, this building under construction in the new administrative capital of Egypt
has a height of 385.8 meters and includes 80 floors, which will mostly be for office use.
The project is inspired by the shape of an obelisk from the time of the pharaohs with a glass
exterior representing the feathers of the Egyptian god Ra crown. Number 3, the new headquarters of
JPMorgan Chase in New York, 434 meters high, will be the fourth tallest skyscraper in the American
metropolis, USA. After the demolition of the old headquarters in early 2021, JPMorgan Chase began
work to create the replacement headquarters. The new skyscraper is part of the East Midtown
Redevelopment Plan and was designed by the British architecture firm Foster Plus Partnership.
The building will house over 15,000 employees, will be 434 meters high, and will have 70 floors.
The total investment is $3 billion, and at its inauguration scheduled for 2024, it will become
the fourth tallest skyscraper in New York. Number 2 legacy tower, the first anti-pandemic
skyscraper, USA. At the Miami World Center, in the United States of America, the legacy tower
is under construction, the first anti-pandemic skyscraper equipped to combine housing needs
with health services and technologies. It rises up to 182 meters on 55 floors, with 310 apartments
and a hotel with 219 rooms, and in the course of construction it has been redesigned to be useful
in the event of a new pandemic. Inside the structure, 10 floors have been planned to be
dedicated to an innovative medical center with advanced health services and technologies,
among which there will be a laboratory specialized in diagnostic prevention,
operating theaters, and rooms for the hospitalization of patients, equipped rooms
with tools for ultrasound imaging, mammography, x-rays, magnetic resonance and CT scans, and a
pharmacy. Number 1 Merdeka PNB 118, the second tallest skyscraper in the world thanks to its 680
meters, Malaysia. Merdeka PNB 118 is currently the tallest skyscraper under construction,
whose structure and facades have already been completed and which is expected to open at the
end of 2022. 680 meters high and by 118 floors, it will become the tallest building in Malaysia,
taking away the primacy of the Petronas Towers and the second tallest in the world.
The skyscraper will have 83 floors dedicated to premium office space, while the top floors
will be occupied by the luxurious Park Hyatt Hotel with approximately 250 rooms and suites.
The origin of the word Merdeka in Indonesian and Malay means independent or free and derives from
means rich, prosperous and powerful. Merdeka PNB 118 is being built on a site in the vicinity of
the Merdeka Stadium in Jalan Hang Jebat, Kuala Lumpur. It's only about 100 meters north of the
stadium. The Merdeka Stadium is a historic landmark of Kuala Lumpur. It is where the
independence of the Federation of Malaya formally declared and was once the principal venue in
Kuala Lumpur for celebrations and sport events. The stadium also hosted numerous major concerts,
including two Concerts of History World Tour held by Michael Jackson in October 1996.
The two sold-out concerts attracted a total of 110,000 people to watch on site.
Recent years, the Merdeka Stadium is still holding many major concerts. Many popular
singers such as Avril Lavigne, Jennifer Lopez, Justin Bieber, Mariah Carey, A.R. Rahman had held
the concerts in the stadium. When Merdeka PNB 118 is built, the tower along with other two landmarks,
the KL Tower and Petronas Towers will be roughly standing on a same line, with KL Tower standing
near the middle point of the line. The best way to access to the Merdeka PNB 118 tower is by a
metro. Visitors can take Sungai Bulokajan line and stop at Merdeka MRT station. After get out
the station, just walk towards the site of the tower for just one or two minutes.