Is this Arthur c Clarke’s space elevator?
Variation on the concept. Space elevator is tethered at both ends; this thing forgoes the Earth-bound tether and hopes the hanging end stays within a very narrow tolerance range (lest it start smashing things up at high speed).
>> Is this Arthur c Clarke’s space elevator? <<
No. No asteroid involved in a space elevator, but a super-strong strand is required for the space elevator.
>> The two highest sections of the tower - starting at between 17,000 and 20,000 metres above earth - are reserved for a reliquary section (which would house religious relics) and a funerary section. The tallest point of the tower above earth is planned for about 32,000 metres above ground. <<
15,000 of vertical space for a reliquary?