Plans for a 1.7km (1 mile) high skyscraper in Tokyo could be twice as tall as the current tallest building in the world, Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, which stands at 828 meters, Russian RT news agency reported citing The Independent.

This super-tall building will host up to 55,000 people in the Japanese capital city.

If the plans are accepted, the “Sky Mile Tower” would be surrounded by a series of man-made hexagonal islands.

These islands are designed to protect Tokyo from flooding and act as foundation for homes for around half a million people.

The skyscraper is set to be completed by 2045.