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This futuristic complex will feature indoor 'mega-trees' and 1,000 luxury apartments

Leanna GarfieldNov 15, 2017, 23:41 IST

Vincent Callebaut Architecture

An apartment, retail, and office complex with an abundance of greenery is going up in Cairo, Egypt.

Designed by Vincent Callebaut Architectures, the complex will feature nine cylindrical structures covered in plants, which the designers call "mega-trees."

Construction began in 2014 and will be complete by 2019, Callebaut told Business Insider.

Check out what the futuristic complex, dubbed The Gate, will look like.