Impressive Buildings

The Incheon Bridge, Incheon, South Korea

The Incheon Bridge, bridge currently under construction, will become the second connection between Incheon and Yeongjong Island, in South Korea. It will be finished in 2009. The Incheon Bridge will be 18,2 km long, of wich the most dificult part will be cable-stayed bridge portion over the main sea route to Incheon port. The Incheon bridge’s budget is estimated to over $2.5 billion.

The foundations will be drilled cast in place piles and the bridge pylons will be Y-shaped concrete structures. The main bridge span is designed for the safe passage of shipping under the bridge. The approach bridges will be constructed using the pre-cast concrete segmental method including the girders and pier caps, while the viaduct bridges will be constructed by the full span precast launching method. Load-testing for the 3m drilled shafts for piling were completed to a standard of 210,000kN in February 2005.
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Petronas Towers

Petronas Twin Towers (also known as the Petronas Towers or Twin Towers), in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia was the worlds tallest building, before being surpassed by the Taipei 101. Tower 1 by Hazama Corporation of Japan and Tower 2 was built by the South Korean multinational Samsung Engineering & Construction. They were the world’s tallest buildings from 1998 to 2004 if measured from the level of the main entrance to the structural top, the original height reference used by the US-based Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat from 1969 (three additional height categories were introduced as the tower neared completion in 1996)
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Al Burj

Al Burj is a skyscraper proposed by developer Al Nakheel in Dubai. Samsung Engineering & Construction alongside with other redoubtable constructors is in talk with Al Nakheel to become Al Burj constructor. Samsung Engineering & Construction is also building Burj Dubai, Japanese Shimizu Corporation and Australian Grocon. The initial height was 1600 meter, but now it seem will be 1200 meters.

To date very little has been revealed about the exact design but Nakheel keeps stressing that it will become one of the tallest towers in the world and become a new icon for Dubai.

The location established to a plot near Jumeirah Lake Towers and Dubai Marina
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Taipei 101

Taipei 101 is one of the tallest building in the world. It is a skyscraper with 101 floors and is located in Taipei, Taiwan. Taipei 101, designed by C.Y. Lee & Partners and constructed from May 1995 to March 2005 primarily by the South Korean multinational Samsung Engineering & Construction, has 508 m.

In 2004, Taipei 101 received the Emporis Skyscraper Award, and was considered one of the new Seven Wonders in the world.

The Taipei 101 stands as an icon of Taipei and Taiwan as a whole. Its safety features enable it to withstand typhoons and earthquakes. Its postmodern style combines tradition and modernity in ways that appear simultaneously Asian and international. Fireworks launched from Taipei 101 feature prominently in international New Year’s Eve broadcasts, and the landmark appears frequently in television shows, films, print publications, games, , anime media and other elements of popular culture.

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