India Tower
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India Tower is a 126-storey, 700 m (2,296.6 ft) tall skyscraper
that was under construction in the city of Mumbai
, India
. Construction was halted in 2011.
authorised the tower's construction on a site located on Charni Road in Marine Lines
, just north of Mumbai's historical district.
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...
that was under construction in the city of Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai , formerly known as Bombay in English, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India, and the fourth most populous city in the world, with a total metropolitan area population of approximately 20.5 million...
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. Construction was halted in 2011.
Planning
The Dynamix Balwas realtor group first proposed the project, under the name of Park Hyatt Tower, in 2008. The Dynamix proposal would have been an 85-storey tower with a height of 301.1 metres (988 ft). The project was subsequently dropped, before being revived and amended in 2010. In January 2010, the Brihanmumbai Municipal CorporationMunicipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai
The Brihanmumbai Mahanagar Palika is the civic body that governs the city of Mumbai and is India's richest municipal organisation. Its annual budget is even more than that of some of the small states of India. It is also known as Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai or the Brihanmumbai...
authorised the tower's construction on a site located on Charni Road in Marine Lines
Marine Lines
Marine Lines is an area in South Mumbai. It is also the name of a railway station on the Mumbai suburban railway on the Western Railway railway line. The name Marine Lines is named after the Marine Battalion Lines, a military establishment built by the British. The battalion was later converted to...
, just north of Mumbai's historical district.
See also
- List of tallest buildings in India
- List of tallest buildings in Mumbai
- List of buildings with 100 floors or more
- List of tallest buildings and structures in the world
- Burj Khalifa
- Shanghai Tower