# Tallest building in the world in 90 days. Possible?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tallest-building-in-the-world-in-90-days-possible/641776>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 21, 2012, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tallest-building-in-the-world-in-90-days-possible/641776 "2012-11-21T22:26:27Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 18, 2013, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tallest-building-in-the-world-in-90-days-possible/641776/21 "2013-07-18T17:51:05Z")

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> [@RedFury](#):
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> So the general consensus thus far is that it can be done but none of you would work/live there?

In my case, “wouldn’t get within 1000 yards of it” is probably most accurate.

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**Author:** ![lisiate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f05b48/32.png) [@lisiate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisiate)\
**Post date:** [July 23, 2013, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tallest-building-in-the-world-in-90-days-possible/641776/22 "2013-07-23T05:38:59Z")

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> [@anson2995](#):
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> [They broke ground in June](http://www.treehugger.com/modular-design/one-building-one-city-worlds-tallest-prefab-breaking-ground-june.html).
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> [They are now saying it will take seven months to complete.](http://www.businessinsider.com/chinas-sky-city-to-begin-construction-2013-5) Construction of prefab sections is being done off-site, and [pieces will start being assembled in August](http://www.emirates247.com/news/emirates/world-s-tallest-tower-in-china-will-be-ready-by-march-2014-2013-06-17-1.510562).
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> Plus, zombie.

No they didn’t - your May cite predates my cite from the 26th of June. It looks like they’ve started [clearing the ground](http://nextbigfuture.com/2013/07/more-pictures-from-start-of.html)now though.

And while it’s a zombie thread (a fairly fresh one though) I didn’t see the point in starting a new thread for Sky City.

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