World’s tallest religious skyscraper in India

Work is underway on the world’s tallest religious skyscraper: a 700-foot-tall Hindu temple in India.

Vrindavan Chandrodaya Mandir in Uttar Pradesh will be bigger than Vatican City’s St Peter’s Basilica and rise higher than Ulm Minster when completed.

Indian practice InGenious Studio and structural consultant Thornton Tomasetti have designed the temple-cum-cultural center, which includes a theme park, for the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.

The earthquake-proof building’s tiered silhouette is reminiscent of a rocket ship, rising 70 stories in the air.

‘Attractions planned in the theme park would be like park rides, animatronics, light, sound and special effects as well as the Vraja Mandal parikrama shows and laser shows,’ says Narasimha Das, project director of the temple.

A capsule elevator will run through the height of the structure, whisking visitors up to a viewing deck. The ride doubles as a light and sound experience, taking people through the planetary systems of the universe, as laid out in Vedic literature.

Source: CNN