[Maldive]

Welcome to the "great pyramids redux"... or any number of Mogul masterpieces.

There is no thought behind this... no business plan that could possibly make sense... it's a monument. I have money, and I want immortality.

Hilarious but damned intriguing. Gotta admit it's entertaining. Too bad the 800 gazillion dollars spent in Dubai will be little more than a footnote.

Why not? Let's see if they can build it (I for one will set aside $1000 to buy an elevator trip to the top... though I bet there's no view).

This could actually snuff out all height wars... and the money saved around the world will help correct all social ills instead! OK. Maybe not.