Burj Dubai 世界最高建筑
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.
Activity at the top:
The Unimix company has just set a new world record for the highest single-stage pumping of concrete - 452 meters, and counting.
First sections of glass are installed:
Current size comparison with the Chicago's Sears Tower:
(image courtesy ViperConcept, Germany)
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