Thursday, March 20, 2008

Burj Dubai: Now the Tallest Building in the World

Any day now Burj Dubai will overtake Taipei 101 and become the world's tallest building. It's already significantly higher than the Chicago Sears Tower (not counting the spire), and is quickly approaching the title of the highest concrete free-standing structure. Skyscraperpage forum has been quick to announce: "Ladies and Gentleman, the next tallest structure EVER built by the humans race !!!!!", and judging by the following pictures of construction progress, it will be a matter of only a few days.

Construction update:

- Designed by Chicago architects Skidmore, Owings & Merrill for Emaar Properties.
- Will house hotel and condominiums, be largely residential.
- Completion date: June 30, 2009
- 959 meters high, 189 - 200 floors?
- An observation deck will be located on the 124th floor.
- The top residential level will only be 8 meters wide.
- Will have the fastest elevators in the world with a speed of 700m/min (42.3 kmh / 26.1 mph)
- When finished, It will be almost 40% taller than the the current tallest building, the Taipei 101.

17 comments:

Anonymous said...

all we need now is a earthquake

Anonymous said...

amazing...they have learned how to build monstrous works of architecture but have yet to learn how to bathe more than once a fucking month

Anonymous said...

Reply to March 21, 2008 4:05 PM:

Pretty much the funniest and most accurate comment I've ever heard in my life.

Anonymous said...

i know way too many white people who have a BATH DAY !!! idiots

Anonymous said...

Fill it full of camel screwers and fly an unmanned drone into the fucker.

Anonymous said...

good golly such a whole lot of pretentious fearful folk. Jealous Americans, biting the dust. Just remember that we are all animals, and products of the conditioning of our cultures.

Anonymous said...

Someone's waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay over compensating

Anonymous said...

will you all shut the hell up?

Anonymous said...

I like PP in my bun hole...

Anonymous said...

So stupid... Comments AND building.

brainwashed fools.

Unknown said...

It was designed by Americans, jackass. You see who they come to for the tough ones, don't you ?

Anonymous said...

u guys should all shut up u low lives assholes!!!
Dubai first !!
America last!!

Anonymous said...

...It may not be IN Chicago, but it sure was exported FROM Chicago. nuff said.

Anonymous said...

islamic cuntries are shit, mohammed was a pedo, enough said, , old men marrying children for fuck sake, BOMBSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

Anonymous said...

u guys are messed up

joyesmith said...

I found your blog while searching for information for burj dubai,but some comments here posted are very poor.

garry said...

This tallest building looking really glamorous and more beautiful . i would get it here on any day if chance me.