This building is so large it may qualify as the first 'SuperScraper'. The exact height should be released tomorrow, but it is thought to be about 2700 feet. By any standard, that is a humongous building.
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/middle_east/article6974104.ece
"Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al- Maktoum, the emirate’s ruler, will celebrate at least one global milestone he can be proud of when he opens the tallest building on the planet.
The £1 billion Burj Dubai is at least 2,683ft from its base to the tip of its spire — that’s more than half a mile, the equivalent of three-and-a-half Canary Wharf towers or two Empire State buildings stacked up. Its final height is being kept secret until tomorrow, but architects who have worked on the building have hinted it could break the 2,700ft mark.
The tower is more than 1,000ft higher than its nearest inhabited rival, Taiwan’s 1,671ft Taipei 101. It is also the tallest man-made structure in the world, surpassing the 2,063ft KVLY-TV mast in North Dakota, America."
Update (1/4/2010): Burj Dubai (Now Burj Khalifa) is Officially 2,717 Feet Tall
Saturday, January 2, 2010
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