Tokyo Sky Tree Set for Completion in 2012

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Tokyo Sky Tree is on target to be the tallest structure in Japan upon completion in the spring of 2012, reported constructiondigital. Located in the Narihirabashi/Oshiage part of the Sumida Ward of Tokyo, the Tokyo Sky Tree broadcasting tower will so...

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Mexico Inaugurates World's Tallest Cable-Stayed Bridge

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With inauguration on January 5, the "Baluarte Bridge" in Mexico is officially the Guinness World Record holder for the tallest cable-stayed bridge, reported Constructiondigital.
The massive infrastructure project consists of 152 steel suspende...

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Tashir Group Planned to Commission the 11 Sites In 2012

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According to information agency Interfax, on December 22 the vice president of "Tashir Group" Vitaly Efimkin announced, that the company planned to put into operation 11 buildings with total area 600 thousand square meters in 2012.
As Efimkin ...

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Cuba Cut Prices On Building Materials By 20-30 Percent

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As reported by mail.ru, the first deputy minister of Cuban Domestic Trade Odalys Escandell announced, that on December 15 authorities cut prices on building materials by 20-30 percent. According to Escandell, prices were lowered for 122 items of buil...

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Russian Businessman Bought The Most Expensive Apartment In New York For US$ 88 Million

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Russian businessman Dmitry Rybolovlev bought the most expensive apartment in central New York for US$ 88 million, reported the New York Observer. It turns out, the most expensive home in the history of Manhattan real estate. Rybolovlev owned 10-room ...

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