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Macau Tower, Macau
Fans
of the series ‘RunningMan’ would
be sure to know of this tower. An
important landmark of the city, the
Macau Tower measures at 338m and it
was designed by famous New Zealand
architect, Gordern Moller. Here, you
will have a panoramic view of Macau,
which has an especially dazzling night-
view, and even the outlying island
of Hong Kong on sunny days. What
attracts visitors to this splendid tower,
however, is the extreme adventures
one can partake here – Macau Tower
is home to the world’s highest bungy
jump, as well as the SkyJump, SkyWalk
X and tower climb.
Burj Khalifa
Since
its completion in 2010, the
world’s tallest skyscraper has been
the Burj Khalifa in Dubai, United Arab
Emirates. The building, which was
designed by famed architects Skidmore,
Owings & Merrill, is a mighty 828
meters tall and has 163 floors, plus 46
maintenance levels in the spire, as well
as two parking levels in the basement.
One of Dubai’s most famous buildings,
the tip of the Burj Khalifa can be seen
from up to 95km away. Believe it or
not, at the peak of construction, 12,000
workersworked on the building per day
and the weight of the concrete used
in its construction is the equivalent of
100,000 elephants.
Tokyo Sky Tree, Tokyo
Boasting
a height of 634m and
making it the world’s highest stand-
alone communication tower, Tokyo
Skytree opened in May 2012 and has
already become a major symbol of
Japan. The Skytree forms the center
of the Tokyo Skytree Town, which
also encompasses Tokyo Solamachi,
a shopping and lifestyle complex that
not only includes many shops and
restaurants, but an aquarium and
planetarium as well. Don’t forget to
pick up a box or two of the famous
Tokyo Banana in Chocolate Banana
Cream flavour that was created to
celebrate the completion of the Skytree
and can only be found here.