http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/07/22/...g.ap/index.html
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Developers of a 1,680-foot (512 meters) skyscraper still under construction in oil-rich Dubai has claimed that it has become the world's tallest building, surpassing Taiwan's Taipei 101 which has dominated the global skyline at 1,667 feet (508 meters) since 2004.

The Burj Dubai is expected to be finished by the end of 2008 and its planned final height has been kept secret. The state-owned development company Emaar Properties, one of the main builders in rapidly developing Dubai, said only that the tower would stop somewhere above 2,275 feet.


Designed by Chicago architects Skidmore, Owings & Merrill for Emaar Properties.
Will house hotel and condominiums, be largely residential.
Completion date: June 30, 2009
959 meters high, 189 - 200 floors?
An observation deck will be located on the 124th floor.
The top residential level will only be 8 meters wide.
Will have the fastest elevators in the world with a speed of 700m/min (42.3 kmh / 26.1 mph)
When finished, It will be almost 40% taller than the the current tallest building, the Taipei 101.

If you are interested in purchasing an apartment Just make sure your checkbook can handle it, that 3 bedroom apt on the 94th floor is going for about $2.8 million US
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However, just next door to Burj Dubai is a site for another competitor for the "highest building" title: The Al Burj might even end up taller than Burj Dubai upon completion. The final height for either tower is not released, being a closely guarded secret.


And even if that's not enough...

There are rumors, and even a confirmed statement from the "Nakheel Properties" that another titanic superstructure will be built in Dubai, possibly eclipsing all currently proposed high-rise projects in the world.

The Ultimate "Burj", or simply the Tower, the 240-story, one-kilometer-tall (3,281 feet) spire would beat out the currently under-construction Burj Dubai, which is slated to hit around 2,300 feet when complete in 2009.

"The main challenger looks likely to rise up just a few miles from the Burj Dubai site. "Nakheel Properties" confirmed to Time Out that it is going to build a super structure somewhere in the city that will be very, very tall".

Thanks to the oil People. :smokin: :laugh:

Cool post Captain!

Very impressive structure.

It looks like Dubai is the city of the future.

I wonder if Haliburton will move into that building?

So true., now we know why the oil is Xpensive.

I have always liked skyscrapers here is a link that has a chart of some of the tallest in the world currently.

This new building they are making in Dubai is truly monsterous!

http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0001338.html

With all the pollution, will we be able to see the top from the ground? Or the ground from the top, for that matter? It would be like lookind down from Cloud City from Star Wars.

the new terrorist target? oh wait they wont attack their own shit.

yeah,just wait for a desert storm they need a lot of people for the maintenance of the glass.:tease: :surrender

Dubai Puts a New Spin on Skyscrapers
Planned 68-Story Rotating Tower
Part of Massive Construction Spree
By ALEX FRANGOS
April 11, 2007

In a project to be unveiled today, architect David Fisher has dreamed up a 68-story tower where each floor will rotate, causing the building's shape to constantly change


The skyline of Dubai is powered by oil money, big ambitions, and architectural whimsy.
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB117...o_20070418.html

and the hits just keep on coming from "J_".. youve never heard of Muslim vs. Muslim terrorism?

terrorism is about money in all actuality in my opinion so i doubt they would attack a high profile building like that its always one group of muslims killing another. the us is fighting with muslims who used to fight with " al queda " in iraq because the people they are opposing are being armed by iran bush is just diggin the united states further and further into a shit hole and cheney has his strings on bush secured i forsee in the next year or less the u.s going into iran which will be a big mistake.