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Burj Dubai Tower - Tallest Building in the World

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The Burj Dubai Tower (in Dubai, United Arab Emirates) is the tallest building in the world (as of October 1, 2009). It topped out at 2,684 feet and features a unique spiral design.
Burj Dubai Tower - Tallest Building in the World (2008)
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Burj Dubai
http://www.burjdubai.com/
Official site of the monumental tower designed by architect Adrian Smith.
Burj Dubai Skyscraper
http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/
Burj Dubai Facts
http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/facts.html
Burj Dubai Lake Hotel informational page with photos, renders and models ... The picture to the left is a juxtaposition of the Burj Dubai Tower onto the Toronto city skyline next to the CN Tower.
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Burj Dubai - World's Tallest Building to be...now World's Tallest Building ... At its centrepiece stands the iconic Burj Dubai Tower, set to be the worlds ...
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Cultural Sightings

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A new video about Burj Dubai where you can see the tower construction months after months. This video was made with Google Sketchup and with help of burjdubaiskyscraper.com !

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A new video about Burj Dubai where you can see the tower construction months after months. This video was made with Google Sketchup and with help of burjdubaiskyscraper.com !
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pGp1LX8yZY
Oh, wow. Apparently, in May, a Brit and a Frenchman snuck on to the under-construction Burj Dubai and BASE jumped from it at 650 meters up.

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Oh, wow. Apparently, in May, a Brit and a Frenchman snuck on to the under-construction Burj Dubai and BASE jumped from it at 650 meters up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITxn_mrPLdQ
The second project in my architectural animation course was to recreate a real ... the Burj Dubai tower currently ... Category: Film & Animation. Tags: ...

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The second project in my architectural animation course was to recreate a real ... the Burj Dubai tower currently ... Category: Film & Animation. Tags: ...
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quick video i took whilst on the 155th floor of the burj dubai whilst still in construction, which is equivalent to being roughly around 590m up. It was unfortunate that the day i went up was quite hazy, and i didn't have much time to record either, so this is all I could come up with. At the time of the video, the Burj Dubai had reached the 157th floor, which is where it will stay for a while as from there the actual frame of the building becomes all steel and not concrete (due to the last 200m or so of the building not actually going to be inhabitable, it's merely there to make the building taller). Enjoy.

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From the videographer ...

quick video i took whilst on the 155th floor of the burj dubai whilst still in construction, which is equivalent to being roughly around 590m up. It was unfortunate that the day i went up was quite hazy, and i didn't have much time to record either, so this is all I could come up with. At the time of the video, the Burj Dubai had reached the 157th floor, which is where it will stay for a while as from there the actual frame of the building becomes all steel and not concrete (due to the last 200m or so of the building not actually going to be inhabitable, it's merely there to make the building taller). Enjoy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5LjTWSKbfiU
BURJ DUBAI THREAD - LATEST PICS HERE:http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=534013---Introducing the "Burj Dubai". Currently under construc...

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BURJ DUBAI THREAD - LATEST PICS HERE:http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=534013---Introducing the "Burj Dubai". Currently under construc...
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Named Burj Dubai, the tower will combine residential and commercial space, ... Burj Dubai. China Central Television Headquarters (CCTV) Citibank Tower. CS Tower ...
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Dubai banned the movie Charlie's Angels because it's "offensive to the ... A computer image depicts the Burj Dubai in the United Arab Emirates, which will ...
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Burj Dubai: innovations in crisis response planning.(Reprint...
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History

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http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/index.html
Burj Dubai - The World's Tallest Skyscraper - Page 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 ... including the just opened Atlantis hotel and of course of the Burj Dubai can be seen ...
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... expected to rival the Burj Dubai, which is being built to be the tallest tower ... vibrant downtown surrounded by water and located on the main harbour at the ...
http://www.arabianbusiness.com/property/article/540205-secret-of-burj-dubai-height-revealed
EXCLUSIVE: Iconic Dubai landmark destined to be 808 metres tall, says designer behind project. ... Business the Burj Dubai was originally designed to be 808 ...
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Nearby you can see the Burj Dubai Tower. ... Dubai City is located on the shores of the Persian Gulf. ... Architect George Katodrytis wrote: "Dubai may be ...
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The following facts were sourced from: http://burjdubaitower.blogspot.com/.

Ten cranes and the world's fastest high-capacity constuction hoists - with a speed of up to 2m/sec (120m/min) are used to move men and material.

The building service/fireman's elevator will have a capacity of 5,500kg and will be the world's tallest service elevator.

Burj Dubai will be the first mega-high rise in which certaib elevators will be programmed to permit controlled evacuation for certain fire or security events.

Parts of the tower reach upwards in a helical shape, with terraces, there are 26 in total.

The Burj Dubai's observatory Elevators(double deck cabs) have a capacity for 21 persons on each deck and will have the world's longest travel distance from lowest to highest stop. This Elevators will travel at 10 m/sec.

The Burj Dubai observation deck located 442 meters above groubd will be the highest publicly accessible observation deck in the world.

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The curtain wall of the Burj Dubai will be equivalent to 17 football(soccer) fields or 25 American football fields.

The tower's peak electricity demand is estimated at 36 mVA, equivalent to roughly 360,000 100-watt light bulbs all operating at the same time.

There will be 200 meters of spectacular dancing fountains at the foot of the Burj Dubai.

When Completed, Burj Dubai will be the tallest building in the world in all four categories recognized by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat(CTBUH), which compiles and ranks the world's tallest buildings.

The tower will house one of the first armani hotels.

Samsung Corporation from South Korea is the main building contractor.

The tip of the spire can be seen by a person 95 km (60 miles) away.

At the peak cooling times, the tower will require approximately 10,000 tons of cooling per hour, which is equivalent to the capacity provided by 10,000 tons (22.4 million ibs or 10.2 million kg) of melting ice in one day.

Burj Dubai will contain the world's highest elevator installation.

The amount of rebar used for the tower is 31,400 metric tons - laid end to end this would extend over a quarter of the way around the world.

The Burj Dubai's water system will supply an average of about 946,000 liters (250,000 gallons) of water per day.
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More Fun Facts

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http://adventure.howstuffworks.com/burj-dubai.htm
Introduction to How the Burj Dubai Works. The New Tallest Building in ... Quiz Corner. How much do you know about Dubai? Test your knowledge in the Dubai Quiz. ...
http://strawberryfieldsforever.wordpress.com/2007/08/05/burj-dubai/
And so said by the official website of Burj Dubai. ... Lifestyle, Technology, Trivia | Tagged: architecture, burj dubai, chicago, empire ...
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Developers of the Burj Dubai say it has become the world's tallest building ... 5 Mumbai cops quiz SIM card dealers. 6 Detroit deadlock may end soon ...
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... taper in a spiral pattern until the Burj Dubai is merely a spire in the sky. ... Location: No. 1, Burj Dubai Boulevard, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Trivia ...
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