Insane Megaprojects that were Never Built

From the Tallest Failed Skyscraper in America to the most Insane Airport Megaproject ever proposed, and from the World's Largest Dome to the Mile-High Illinois Skyscraper, here are the Most Insane Megaprojects that were Never Built! For more Megaproject & Skyscraper content be sure to subscribe to Top Luxury. Thanks for watching our video about the most Insane Megaprojects that were Never Built

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0:00 Insane Megaprojects that were Never Built
0:32 Number 6: The Dream Airport above New York
3:27 Number 5: The Most Iconic Hotel in the World
5:49 Number 4: The Mile-High Illinois Skyscraper
7:10 Number 3: America’s Tallest Failed Skyscraper
9:23 Number 2: The World's Largest Dome
11:14 Number 1: The Sphere Pyramid

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[MegaBuildsYT]

Which of these projects would you like to see in reality?👇

[kubalson]

the nyc airport looked like some kid just unlocked an airport in cities:skylines and tried to put it as close to city center as posibble

[augury]

Okay dream airport would've been a full on nightmare for anyone living in manhattan. The noise alone would've made living in New York City even less appealing than it already is

[Ls-uwdn]

The Illinois skyscraper looks like the Jeddah tower that Saudi Arabia is trying to build

[SupremeLeaderKimJong-un]

Love how Gaudí dedicated his life to the Sagrada Familia....and nearly a century after he died, it's STILL under construction. People love to complain about our Ryugyong Hotel and how it's still unfinished, yet no one bats an eye when it comes to the Sagrada.

[Saavik]

One of the reasons why the Great Hall in Berlin was never built was simple: terrain. They actually have built a bunch of massive concrete pillars to test the load bearing capacity of the soil but found out that the kind of terrain in that part of Berlin would never have been able to support a building that size.

[megacities]

Love when architects come to engineers and say "hey, check out my new design"...engineer shakes his head...

[e]

Gaudi's hotel and the sphere planetarium sound like great projects which should be reconsidered with today's technology. The other ones are too far fetched to be realistic, with the exception of the Chicago spire, which also looks like a nice design.

[AverytheCubanAmerican]

Let's be honest, the only pyramid that matters is the Bass Pro Shops pyramid in Memphis. I mean you can stay at a lodge, inside a Bass Pro Shop, inside a pyramid...you can't do that anywhere else.
And as a New Yorker, I'm so glad that airport wasn't built. Sure all the traffic heading to NYC and within the city sucks but if the airport was built, it would've been ten times worse. So be appreciative of the airports we currently have. Because having three main airports are definitely better than having just one when compared to other cities.

[Rampant]

Illinois Tower was never more than a basic concept, there's no evidence Wright actually seriously considered trying to build it. The Cenotaph was also never considered as a project to be built. Most of Boulleé's most famous works are incredible concepts like the Cenotaph which were understood from the beginning as only acts of imagination.

[venusiancreative]

I just checked an inflation calculator. The $3 billion estimate for the Manhattan airport would be about $45 billion in today's money!

[joshuafraser]

that illinois tower would be great. Can hold all government offices. Cant see that going wrong in anyway.

[niranjanr]

The rooftop airport was definitely dumb. Offices are already stressful and thus, an airport with sound and vibrations? Wow a perfect office

[staskouzmine]

Poor Chicago spire. The first one ruined by recession, second one gets started just in time for another one.

[Plamie]

Fun fact: The Great hall would've been so big that the Moisture inside would create an own weather inside the hall itself

[kirill]

1940s americans: let's build an airport in the middle of NYC
Americans today: * instant 9.11 flashbacks*

[SR_AMP]

Congrats for 500k hope you will hit 1 Million

[marlonm.]

The airport would have been a crazy endeavor..

[anishsaha]

If we go back a bit in history, then The Black Taj Mahal visioned by Shah Jahan but was never built apart from the foundation could have been included in your list.

[njnikusha]

The one in Chicago would have been faaaantastic