Burj Khalifa In Midgar

So I was sitting here bored tonight... Inspired by a recent deluge of news articles showcasing the Burj Dubai (now Khalifa) Tower photoshopped into different cities across the world, I felt like I could take a stab at this too.

Thus I present the Burj Khalifa ... in Midgar

Estimated height of the Shinra Building is really anywhere from 650-850 feet for 70 Floors. I pegged my design right around 700 feet with a slight perspective taper to the Burj since the original image was not created as a true elevation. The Burj Khalifa here should be close to scale at approximately 2,700 feet for 162+ Floors.

Despite a relatively low-res background, I'm moderately happy with how this came out. Wanted the spotlights to be more smoke-filled like the layered ambiance of the game but never tried making this stuff before.

Oh and since Emaar Properties' logo was adorned across five or so floors of the building - in true Shinra fashion I decided to replace it ^^.

Tools used: Photoshop, Freehand Mouse
Time: 5 hours