The Morning Call
Today we shall be taking a 150 steps high above the earth to examine Skyscrapers or Highest buildings with focus on its economic impact.
Skyscrapers were originally created in the USA as a symbol of economic strength and increasing global business operations.
On record, the world’s ‘new’ highest building with 167 floors, Jeddah Tower, it seems, will become a reality in 2020, finally surpassing Dubai’s 828-meter skyscraper which cost 1.5 Biliion dollars.
However, in Africa, the Leonardo in Johannesburg, South Africa, and the Pinnacle Towers, Nairobi, kenya are set to become Africa’s tallest building with a height of 230, and 300 meters respectively when completed later this year.
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