dubai is doing something awesome.
Friday, November 16th, 2007these impressive construction projects are worth another look at the super rich emirate of dubai, who are still very busy building.
burj dubai.
yea.
as of 24 october 2007,
this colossal building is already the world’s current tallest freestanding structure on land, rising 585.7 m (1,922 ft).When completed, it is planned to rise over 800 m (2,625 ft).
Burj Dubai has been designed to be the centerpiece of a large-scale, mixed-use development that will include 30,000 homes, nine hotels such as the Burj Dubai Lake Hotel & Serviced Apartments, 0.03 km² (0.01 sq mi) of parkland, at least 19 residential towers, the Dubai Mall, and the 0.12 km² (0.05 sq mi) man-made Burj Dubai Lake. Burj Dubai will cost US$ 800 million to build and the entire 2 km² (0.77 sq mi) development will cost around US$ 20 billion.
The silvery glass-sheathed concrete building will give the title of Earth’s tallest free-standing structure to the Middle East — a title not held by the region since 1311 AD when Lincoln Cathedral in England surpassed the height of the Great Pyramid of Giza, which had held the title for almost four millennia.
next up -
the palm islands.
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