Sky City: China plans world's tallest building

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A Hunan-based construction company aims to build an 838-m skyscraper in just three months It took Dubai more than five years to build the 828-m Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest building. But Chinese architects and engineers reckon they need a mere 90 days to leave the Emiratis in the dust. At least, that's what they've claimed. Broad Sustainable Building (BSB), a construction company based in Hunan, is planning to erect an 838-m building called Sky City later this year in Changsha, the provincial capital of Hunan Province. Projected cost for the building is RMB 4 billion (US$628 million). Once completed, the 220-storey structure will surpass Burj Khalifa to become the tallest structure in the world. The building will also outshine China's current skyscraper poster boy: the 632-m Shanghai Tower. BSB inked an agreement last week with authorities from Wangcheng district in Changsha, where the building will stand, but the project is still pending approval from central government, reported Xinhua News Agency.