Tag Archives: architecture

BURJ DUBAI OFFERS DIZZYING HEIGHTS

This incredible never-before-seen picture shows how the new world’s tallest building is still unfinished just three days before it’s official unveiling. [Click on the thumbnail below to check for high resolution.]
The jaw-dropping Burj Dubai is a mega structure its makers hoped would show off Dubai’s new wealth and industrial might.
Cash-strapped developers finally [...]

DUBAI OPENS WORLD’S TALLEST BUILDING

The world’s largest building was officially opened in Dubai today.
The 160-story Burj Dubai tower is being renamed Burj Khalifa, after the president of the United Arab Emirates.
It cost about $1.5 billion to build the building’s tapering metal-and-glass spire billed as a “vertical city” of luxury apartments and offices. It boasts four swimming pools, a [...]