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New record for world's tallest building set in UAE
Burj Dubai, a tower under construction in the skyscraper-crazy United Arab Emirates, has now eclipsed the former world's tallest building in height and number of storeys. For those of you keeping track, the world's tallest completed building is still the Taipei 101 in Taiwan, at 1,666 feet. Nobody knows exactly how tall the Burj Dubai will be when it's completed, but for now it's 1,680 feet, with 141 structurally-sound stories, another world record.
Currently the world's tallest tower and freestanding structure is the Canadian National Tower in Toronto, whose spire reaches 1,815 feet. The Burj's developers promise that when their skyscraper is completed, it will eclipse all current tall-building records, including the reach of its spire. The building's final planned height is still secret (so that other developers don't design buildings just a few yards taller while the Burj is under construction), but developers promise a minimum of 2,275 feet. All we can really say in this situation is, cough, Icarus.
Burj Dubai, via Gizmodo
By commmark at 2:22 AM ON 07/27/07
What about the Freedom tower? How tall will that be?
By gameking28 at 6:24 AM ON 07/27/07
Freedom Tower is supposed to be 1,776 feet tall if I remember correctly. It fits in with the whole "freedom" theme nicely and was slated to be the world's tallest building. Not anymore I guess.
By thegodfaza at 4:03 AM ON 07/28/07
Do you really need to make a building that tall. That picture seams a bit silly with that giant building in the middle of the city.
By raymondjram at 7:33 AM ON 07/30/07
There is a Chicago "Spiral" planned for 2,000 feet. It looks like a giant drill bit! See a preview drawing in the August 2007 issue of Popular Science. Look for the "Bigger, Better, Faster" section.
Raymond
By Anonymous at 9:15 AM ON 09/05/08
the pics r great!
By beonca robinson at 12:47 PM ON 09/17/08
this buildin is cool do you think you can build one in chicago down town
By Zafar imam at 3:13 AM ON 10/07/08
world largest building
By Ajeesh(india) at 6:06 AM ON 01/23/09
please give me the design details of this building ,to study
By Anonymous at 3:25 AM ON 04/14/09
Nice to see the worlds tallest building ,but unbeleivable.i would like to thank the developper.
By alish at 11:26 AM ON 08/15/09
it shows d sign on of last day
By preacher at 2:14 AM ON 09/20/09
Since the end of the cold war and the nuclear missile race - those most insecure about their masculinity have had few places to express their anxiety about 'p*n*s envy'. Still my all time favorite in this regard will be lisping centurion, Biggus Dickus from Monty Python's Life of Brian.
By Anonymous at 7:00 PM ON 10/13/09
does it really look like that
By Anonymous at 7:02 PM ON 10/13/09
check out the worlds tallest stone building its in my city
By Anonymous at 11:20 PM ON 12/03/09
u have a techinical mind man
i wish u all the best..
By hi at 11:21 PM ON 12/03/09
u have a techinical mind man
i wish u all the best..
By remember at 3:56 AM ON 01/08/10
Thank GOD to america. We built this tower
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