Unfinished but already world’s tallest
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At 512.1 metres, the Burj Dubai is not even finished yet, and developers say that there is still a long way to go.
Developed by Emaar Properties, Burj Dubai is now taller than Taipei 101 in Taiwan, which at 508 metres has held the tallest-building-in-the-world title since it opened in 2004.
Burj Dubai has now reached 141 storeys – more storeys than any other building in the world. On schedule for completion in 2008, Burj Dubai will be the tallest structure in the world in all four of the criteria listed by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH).
The council measures height to the structural top, the highest occupied floor, to the top of the roof, and to the tip of the spire, pinnacle, antenna, mast or flag pole.
During its construction, the Burj Dubai has left behind the skyscrapers that previously defined tall tower architecture around the world, such as the Petronas Towers in Malaysia (452 metres); Sears Tower, Chicago (442 metres); Jin Mao Building, Shanghai (421 metres) and Empire State Building, New York (381 metres).
The final height and number of storeys has not yet been revealed.
Burj Dubai will be at the centre of Downtown Burj Dubai, a US$20 billion, 500-acre downtown development billed as the most prestigious square kilometre on earth.
It will feature residential, commercial and retail components including the world’s first Armani Hotel & Residences.
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