Archive for 14.12.2006

Another tower in the spotlight: Burj Dubai. Higher than everything else ?– “The Tower of Dubai”, Dubai’s megaproject, grows.
General @ 14.12.2006

Author: Benjamin Hartmann

http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2006/11/burj-dubai-tower-nov-25-03.jpgDesigned by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, the Burj Dubai in Dubai is about to dwarf other projects. The Burj Dubai is likely to be the world’s highest tower - and it will be a city within a city on a 7000 square meter big base area. The actual height is not published yet and is treated as a secret. Originally, the design envisioned some 560 meters, but now voices whisper some 705 meters - maybe the height is not even finally settled.
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