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CONFIRMED80% CONFIDENCE5.8 years agoHappened as dated, per interestingengineering.com[1]: "…“Dynamic Tower” which is expected to be completed in 2020. Th … line by 2020 Dubai will be home to t…"Dubai will be home to the first rotating skyscraper, dubbed the “Dynamic Tower” which is expected to be completed in 2020. The 42-meter skyscraper will be made of a series of 80-story-high rotating condos each costing a whopping $30 million.$30M0.67City of Paris Inaugurates La Canopée at Les Halles
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New Administrative Capital, Egypt
CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE1.7 years agoHappened as dated, per the source[1]: the Iconic Tower's "official completion date was 2024".The 394-metre Iconic Tower in Egypt's New Administrative Capital was completed in 2024, becoming Africa's first supertall skyscraper and its tallest building.0.65DC Tower 2 Set to Complete Vienna's Donau City Skyline
Donau-City-Straße, Donau City, Vienna, Austria
SCHEDULED74% CONFIDENCEin 99 daysGiven as scheduled, per the source[1]: "Scheduled for completion in 2026."The 53-storey DC Tower 2 is rising beside its twin in Donau City using a jump-form climbing system, on track to finish out the district by the end of 2026.0.65Jeddah Tower Completion
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
ESTIMATED64% CONFIDENCEin 1.7 yearsGiven as a target, not a fixed date, per en.wikipedia.org[1]: "…ed in January 2025, and the building is expected to be completed as early as 2028.[13] Site Jeddah T…"Construction resumed on the first building designed to pass 1,000 metres, intended to take the world's-tallest title from the Burj Khalifa. Estimated date.$1.2B0.65520 Fifth Avenue Tops Out
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King Power MahaNakhon, Naradhiwas Rajanagarindra Road, Silom, Bang Rak, Bangkok 10500, ThailandPACE Development
CONFIRMED87% CONFIDENCE10.1 years agoHappened as dated, per the source[1]: "Bangkok's skyline was brightly lit last night thanks to the grand opening of MahaNakhon".Bangkok's pixel-wrapped MahaNakhon skyscraper, designed by Ole Scheeren of OMA for developer PACE Development, held its public grand opening as Thailand's tallest building.0.64Ground Broken on the Yongsan International Business District
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