Dubai-based Timelinks looking to construct modern-day Ziggurat |
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The ancient Ziggurat is coming alive in the 21st century, and it's all thanks to modern engineering. In the ancient times, the Ziggurat is the temple towers of the ancient Mesopotamian valley that is characterized by the receding pyramid stories.
Today, a Dubai-based pioneering environmental design company, Timelinks, is creating the Ziggurat of the future - and it will be running using natural energy. The planned city of the future is projected as sustainable, being able to support up to one million people.
The proposed city includes plans of not only reducing carbon usage, but also to accommodate complexes which can take up less than 10% of the original land surface. Apart from public and private landscaping, it is also seen to be used for both leisure and agricultural use.
Timelinks claim that the modern-day Ziggurat can run entirely on steam, wind, and other natural resources. It will supposedly also be able to feature a super efficient public transportation system, which will be running both horizontally and vertically.
The pyramid itself will be covering 2.3 square kilometers, and will be officially unveiled for the Cityscape Dubai event, which is running from October 6 to 9 of this year.
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Qj, wants to be like Digg except you hear about news like 3 days later, and no credit is awareded to you.
They get their "news" from other sites and credit nothing
Still they censor the comments so you dont go other site.
really, does this information make a difference if its a lil late? they brg together information.. so wats the big deal? not like u not knoing bout this early will change ur whole life...
this is weird info btw lol, luks interesting :)
A Ziggurat that could potentially house a million people? Sounds like the Renraku Archology.