Dubai to Build World's Tallest Skyscraper -- over a full kilometer in height

[Bellamy]

I heard they would have no oil in 20 years or so. i think they want to turn into a Vegas kind travel city later.

[celínico_sin_remedio]

I heard they would have no oil in 20 years or so. i think they want to turn into a Vegas kind travel city later.

 

 

Very good observation.

[freakyali]

LOL it's creazy!

But I like it, it should be spectacular to look up and see it all!!!

[idroveallnight]

I'd really like to travel there some time in the future. It looks really spectacular.

[dj4celine]

Now that's one kick@$$ screen

 

As for Celine moving there, the weather sucks big time there and I think Celine would have to have a permanent humidifier inside her or something

 

Even though it's a 'fun' place to be, it wouldn't rank in my Top 10 cities to live in. The parties are great though

[no1celinefan]

woa!! wat would happen if that got wet?

[Edwin]

Opened today.

[Davey84]

yep! though it aint over a kilometer full in height, it's about 820 meters

[Timster]

The one that opened today doesn't change shape like the one shown on page 1 though...

[Davey84]

here can you see pix... I can't copy them...

 

 

http://www.telegraaf.nl/buitenland/5709310...d__.html?p=14,2

[ladylindsey]

it's breathtaking!

[Raevaz]

Yup, its beautiful.. When I used to be really interested in architecture, I used to track the progress of the building online I heard that they renamed it from Burj Dubai to Burj Khalifa today..

[Charlie92]

It's ridiculously big Edited January 5, 2010 at 02:51 PM by Charlie92

[reamary]

It's ridiculously big

 

Yep!!

[Koolan]

That's insane.

[Bralo20]

The official height is 828 meters though the acutal height is about +830 meters.

One of the contractors was BESIX, a Belgian contractor, the initial design was multiple times modified during the building of the tower, on the highest levels you can actually see the movement of the tower during hard winds. It's capable to move about 2 meters in each direction following the wind.

Edited January 11, 2010 at 01:30 PM by Bralo20

[Bellamy]

Anyone had been to Dubai? How is it compare with Las Vegas?