Reinventing the Wonders of the Ancient World (1990)

We are always fascinated by the wonders of the ancient wonders like the Pyramids at Giza, the Tower of Babel or the Stonehenge because...

We are always fascinated by the wonders of the ancient wonders like the Pyramids at Giza, the Tower of Babel or the Stonehenge because these megastructures were built without the benefit of modern construction and building technologies. This is the reason why some visionary architects during the late 1980s up to the early 1990s have envisioned plans of building these structures with a more futuristic feel and grander scale.

In a race to the top of the world, two emerging designs for a unique funnel-shaped skyscrapers that spirals its way to the stratosphere were conceptualized for Moscow and Tokyo.

Designed by Norman Foster and Partners is a massive spire that would tower the Russian capital, it would interesting to know that such scale would be impossible to maintain as it would create a greenhouse effect inside so that a different weather system would develop.

The Japanese have their own versions as well, the X-Seed 4000 (4,000 meters) and the Tokyo Tower of Babel (10,000 meters). The X-Seed has a six-kilometer wide sea-base, and 800-floor capacity could accommodate five hundred thousand to one million inhabitants. The Tokyo Tower of Babel is the tallest building ever envisioned and if ever built would house roughly 30 million people within and take 100–150 years to build would cost around ¥3 quadrillion (£16 trillion)!

The Ultima Tower is a hypothetical super-tall skyscraper that will have a total height of 3,217 metres (10,554 ft) and comprise 500 stories if built.

The Shimizu Mega-City Pyramid is a proposed project for construction of a massive pyramid over Tokyo Bay in Japan. The structure would be approximately 14 times higher than the Great Pyramid of Giza, and would house 750,000 people. If built, it will be the largest man-made structure on Earth. The structure would be 2,004 m (6,575 ft) high and would answer Tokyo's increasing lack of space.

Other Japanese megastructures were also lined up to replicate the mythical Tower of Babel. The Sky City 1000 is an arcology project proposal aimed at helping put an end to major congestion and lack of greenspace in the Tokyo. The plan consists of a building 1,000 m (3,281 ft) tall and 400 m (1,312 ft) wide at the base, and a total floor area of 8 km² (3.1 sq mi). Drawn up by construction firm Takenaka for the city of Tokyo in 1989, its design was the first of the modern super-tall mega-structures to gain serious attention and consideration by any government.

Merging architecture and ecology brings in Jumeira Garden City as another monumental addition for Dubai and Seoul Commune 2026 project as another layer of scenery in South Korea. The modern-day Garden of Eve will be the cities of the future.