DUBAI | Burj Khalifah (Burj Dubai) | 828 M / 2,716.5 FT - Pinnacle | 162 FLOORS

[Slugbelch]

it's amazing how tall it alrady is! :D
Official Besix doc. (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=2203836&postcount=126) has average level of 3.4884, so if that's the case, it's close, or already passed, another WTB beauty:

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#11: 1913 THE WOOLWORTH BUILDING 792ft / 241m / 57 floors (http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=832)

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NY skyline when it was WTB:
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super gigantic size:
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#10.5: 2006 Burj Dubai UAE (http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=7787) 792ft / 241m 69 Levels
Sept. 1:
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#11: 1913 Woolworth Building NY (http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b832)
792ft / 241m / 57 floors
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#12: 1908 The Metropolitan Life Building NY (http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=303)
700ft / 213m / 50floors
#13: 1908 Singer Building NY (http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?b1031)
612ft / 187m / 47 floors (Demolished)
#14: 1899 Park Row Building NY (http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=3927)
391ft / 119m / 30 floors
#15: 1895 Milwaukee City Hall Wisconsin (http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=744)
353ft / 108m / 9 floors
#16: 1894 Manhattan Life Insurance Building NY (http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=7343)
348ft / 106m / 18 floors
#17: 1890 New York World Building (http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=7344)
309ft / 94m (Pinnacle 349ft / 106m) / 20 floors
#18: 1891 The Masonic Temple Chicago (http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=7345)
302ft / 92 meters / 22 floors
#19: 1889 Auditorium Building Chicago -Sorry no link. Not in SSP diagram database-
269ft / 82m (Pinnacle 349ft / 106m) Emporis: 73 m / 238 ft / 17 floors
#20: 1876 St Pancras Chambers London UK (http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=9888)
269ft / 82m / 6-9 floors
#21: 1868-76 Equitable Life Assurance office Building NY (http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=45876)
142ft / 43m / 6-8 floors (Destroyed)
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[hoosier]

^Stunning work slugbelch.:tup:

[Finlay (Portland Or)]

Is this a Burj Dubai thread or a WTB thread?

[JACKinBeantown]

I never mind looking at the Woolworth Building. But you're right.

[Slugbelch]

Is this a Burj Dubai thread or a WTB thread?According to the thread title, both.

You can't beat 2 for 1 specials. ;) Some of the skyline shots, you can see as many as 5 WTB in one pic.

-edit-
*is inundated with way too many pictures that don't have the Burj in them*:wah: :drowning:
No BD pic update until tonight or tomorrow when ssc members go out and take pics. Then malec may not get to posting them until a couple days after that. So you may not see construction pics here until Sunday or Monday.

[High Pointer]

*is inundated with way too many pictures that don't have the Burj in them*:wah: :drowning:

[Fury]

Hi all.
Hey Slugbelch! FanF*^$ingtastic stuff man !

Great to get shots like that of the history of tall buildings. You have some of the most interesting angles on the Burj.
Keep it coming :cheers:

[Slugbelch]

Sep. 1
Hole's filled in

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[Slugbelch]

http://img207.imageshack.us/img207/7430/2323795668f176e9125oxi2.jpg

[malec]

Latest pics by Imre on SSC, taken today:
still no glass :(


http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/4886/img3601uu5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

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[JACKinBeantown]

Nice pics, everyone.
Does anybody know how thick the floorplates are at the ends of the points? They look pretty thin, but then again looks can be deceiving.

http://img243.imageshack.us/img243/8851/img3612gd5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Bergenser]

nice pics. :)

I want some glass too! :(

[malec]

I know it's unrelated but just wanted to post this.

At the moment the marina skyline's better I think, it looks beefier because it's more than just 2 rows of towers. If all goes to plan though the SZR one will take the title back in a few years when things start shaping up in the various projects there. What do you think?

Compare (pics by second to none, chose these because they're similar):

Marina:

http://img106.imageshack.us/img106/7894/img0028xs3.jpg

http://img160.imageshack.us/img160/936/img0031zl3.jpg


SZR:

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/5330/img00242yj6.jpg

[hoosier]

I like SZR's skyline more because the individual buildings are so unique and iconic in their own right. Marina's towers are so uniform and drab.

[kenratboy]

This building will be beyond amazing when it is done.

Guys, is it seriously only ~1/3 of its total height!?

[TowerPower]

^^ Yup. Right now the Burj is 67 floors and 260 meters, or about 1/3 of its projected 808 m height (which includes a large spire). Floorwise, it still has a little less than 100 to go (concrete).

[LWR]

At what point will the "iron" begin to appear? (best guess)...

[Thefigman]

Nice pics! Thanks very much for the updates.

[Slugbelch]

Burj Dubai reaches level 70 (http://www.strategiy.com/realestatenew.asp?id=20060905104506)
Tuesday, September 5, 2006
http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/3714/burjqe0.jpg
Burj Dubai, the iconic super tower developed by Emaar Properties at the epicenter of its Downtown Burj Dubai, scaled 70 levels. Anchoring the 500-acre AED 73 billion (US$20 billion) mixed-use development, the super tower is billed to be the world’s tallest when completed on schedule in 2008.

The AED 3.673 billion (US$1 billion) Burj Dubai blends retail, commercial and residential spaces, and is a pioneering example of Dubai’s entrepreneurial vision, architectural capabilities and engineering prowess.

Burj Dubai is adding a new level every three days. Over 3,000 workers are working on-site. More than 200,000m³ (cubic metres) of high-quality concrete and 38,000 metric tons of steel rebar have been used so far in the construction.

Designed by Chicago-based Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM), Burj Dubai is being constructed by South Korea’s high-rise construction experts Samsung Corporation, and Turner Construction International is the project and construction manager. “Burj Dubai is poised to become a global icon and engineering marvel, as it sets a new benchmark for architectural design. Drawing on inspiration from the hymenocalis, a desert flower, and patterning systems embodied in Islamic architecture, Burj Dubai will be elegant in stature and dynamic in function,” said Emaar Properties Chairman Mr Mohamed Ali Alabbar.

Ongoing projects within Downtown Burj Dubai include The Old Town and Old Town Island, The Dubai Mall, Burj Dubai Business Hub, The Lofts, Burj Views, South Ridge, Burj Dubai Boulevard, The Residences and 8 Boulevard Walk. The development will be self-sustaining with a 24-hour lifestyle and a buzz that percolates right through the residential, retail, business, entertainment, leisure and dining facilities.

[Slugbelch]

Some more from Brickfest:

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/1623/228484215fb55623f65btp6.jpg http://img98.imageshack.us/img98/5826/230294351ec6f0756eeoos9.jpg http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/6870/2314565391f518dd14coms5.jpg http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/2584/2yx8.jpg

The maker:
http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/2074/229732829f9a73efd30oka7.jpg
kcaster

[hoosier]

Simply amazing. This building is growing faster than a weed. There are 116 days left in the year so, barring any work stoppages, Burj Dubai should be on level 109 by New Years Day!

[STR]

WTF?! They ripped of my diagram.

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/1623/228484215fb55623f65btp6.jpg

[Patrick]

^Hey! That is your diagram! Looks like the other presentations have diagrams also!

[Sky Tower]

Plagiarism sucks!

Shouldn't you get paid for that or something?

People who stand on the shoulders of geniuses are not just lacking in the height department!

'Nuff said eh? :shrug:

[LWR]

At what point will the "iron" begin to appear? (best guess)...

(...and I quote myself (loosely))

WHEN (does anyone know) will the "iron/steel" begin?

[mclancer]

the steel starts at approx. the 165th floor

[LWR]

Thanks... (I needed that !) :tup: :cheers:

[nezzybaby]

I think its 154th floor for steel actually, DOKA claimed to be doing 154 floors worth of concrete pouring, cant be arsed finding a source though, look back over the last 50 pages i'm sure you'll find one.

[STR]

http://www.arabtecuae.com/Burj/images/Center7.jpg

[LWR]

Now that is impressive. I don't think I would (or could) feel comfortable as a worker who climbs about at that altitude. (Wonder if it's "cooler" at that altitude?)

It will be worth waiting for.

A high-def PBS program (last night) regarding Freedom Tower, made no mention of Burj Dubai, but they did mention and show constructiion of the building in China (who's name I can't recall at the moment)... :old:

[Lecom]

Sick, sick, sick Woolworth compilation, Slug.

Nice construction updates to the rest. The bulding is already impressive, hard to believe it's only beginning to get there.

[Tom_Green]

I found some SAMSUNG advertising in Seoul.
http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/6125/dubai1vr9.jpg

The Burj Dubai will be only 705m tall and will be completed in January 2008:D
http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/9726/dubai2gx9.jpg

[Slugbelch]

Today:
http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/585/1bdf1.jpg

http://img245.imageshack.us/img245/2006/2biz6.jpg

[kenratboy]

Very cool pictures, coming together well.

Only issue I have is there is no context or scale for the building, it is in a flat, wide-open space with a lot of tall buildings scattered around it.

Lets say, for example, this building was in San Francisco or Los Angeles - it would be a lot easier to see the sheer scale of the thing, you would have views of it from surrounding hills, etc.

I almost wonder if (gasp!) despite being huge, it will blend in too well.

We will see - or maybe you really need to be there to appreciate how big it is.

[LWR]

^ K R B,

That is what prompted me to ask about "iron (steel)" in a previous post. I know it's HUGE, but I get a somewhat skewed sense of perspective. I keep thinking that it looks on the small-side for what appears so massive in the renderings.

I was wondering if the concrete would be "filled-out" with steel (even along the lower portions of the structure).

Still... it's going to be something to behold as it grows skyward. (I want one!)

[STR]

^It IS on the small side. It will be tall, but will have roughly the same amount of floor space as the Aon Center in Chicago, which is 2/3's of what is in the Sears Tower.

[FRED]

getting high !!!!

[kenratboy]

LWR - exactly. I am wondering if it will look tall, or like a tall antenna.

[LWR]

Ken,

(Antenna ! ? :notacrook: hummmmmmm.... :worship: )
My grandfather used to tell me that he could pick-up radio signals in the gold fillings in his teeth. If he were living today, just think of the multi-media he might receive if he could go to the top of Burj ! :jester: :cheers:

[malec]

Very cool pictures, coming together well.

Only issue I have is there is no context or scale for the building, it is in a flat, wide-open space with a lot of tall buildings scattered around it.

Lets say, for example, this building was in San Francisco or Los Angeles - it would be a lot easier to see the sheer scale of the thing, you would have views of it from surrounding hills, etc.

I almost wonder if (gasp!) despite being huge, it will blend in too well.

We will see - or maybe you really need to be there to appreciate how big it is.
The burj itsself will always be a standalone tower, next to it will be a small lake and park of some sorts. The whole area around this is to be developed with loads of towers though including a few very tall ones. We'll have to see how much actually gets built.


^It IS on the small side. It will be tall, but will have roughly the same amount of floor space as the Aon Center in Chicago, which is 2/3's of what is in the Sears Tower.
I actually remember some other sources saying it's around 5m square feet. How did you find out which is the right one.

[kalmia]

How do they get the steel (spire etc.) to the top? Helicopter? Maybe 400 N LSD could have itss pire lifted with a helicopter after prefabbing off site. (maybe I should post that over there.)

[Lecom]

teghehehehe tall

[Bergenser]

I am waiting for the glass! :)

[Slugbelch]

http://img165.imageshack.us/img165/4066/12ejpgit6.jpg.http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/6646/22ejpgno0.jpg

[JuniorReb]

wHAT IS THE HIGHEST THE CONCRETE GOES ?

[Slugbelch]

^This high:
http://img361.imageshack.us/img361/9724/bd91306kw6.png
Sep. 12

[WonderlandPark]

Is 705m on that Seoul sign accurate? 2300+ ft?

[malec]

^^ Nope, check the render, it has the old spire

[Fabb]

The old spire was ugly.
I like the new one a lot more.
It reminds me of previous design of TTC, the one with the tall spire.

[Adam186]

I probably missed it somewhere, but when are they going to begin cladding? It's already really tall and no facade yet? Is there reasoning behind this?

[Slugbelch]

I probably missed it somewhere, but when are they going to begin cladding? It's already really tall and no facade yet? Is there reasoning behind this?
At this point, your guess is as good as anyboy else's. Seems like the higher it gets, the less official information gets put out for us. The friggin' official website (www.burjdubai.com) hasn't updated itself since it was launched years ago. :hell:

I would be surprised to see it before the middle/end of Oct.

[malec]

They said they'd cover 60 floors in glass by the end of the year. I guess there must be some problem.

[CHAPINM1]

Is this building over 1,000 feet up yet? I know they have reached the 70th floor, but I don't know the exact height.

[Carpetking]

They said they'd cover 60 floors in glass by the end of the year. I guess there must be some problem.

I guess they will do it.

everything is possible in Dubai :yes:

[lakegz]

what if it pulls a Ryugyong??? ahhhhh!!!

[Fred Savage Man Boy]

It still boggles my mind that they're doing this tower for only $1 billion dollars (US)... I know they're saving money on labor, but the materials, design, construction management and other services should still cost comparable to a US project right? How much would something like this cost to do in America or Europe, 5 times as much?

Something just doesn't seem to add up.

[STR]

^^^
NYC construction worker: $50/hour
Dubai construction worker $50/day

I think that adds up quite nicely.

[Nowhereman1280]

It still boggles my mind that they're doing this tower for only $1 billion dollars (US)... I know they're saving money on labor, but the materials, design, construction management and other services should still cost comparable to a US project right?


Not only is the labor way cheeper, but you also have to take into account that the costs of raw materials in Dubai are way lower than the US because of the cost of oil alone. I mean a gallon of gas is what 20? 30? 50 cents? there, maybe less, not to mention its not just transit of materials they save on, energy is cheep, all mixed products (concrete for example) would be cheeper because of the labor savings as well.

[Dac150]

WOW, only 1 billion!!!!!! Interesting, the General Motors building in NYC just sold not too long ago for 1.2 billion. Is it just me or does something not seem right?

[malec]

Most likely it'll go overbudget. 1bn is the figure from a few years ago isn't it? Since then the cost of materials have gone up, an extra 100m has been added, etc. Now the burj al alam nearby (a 1600ft high tower) is to cost 1bn.

[Carpetking]

Update today by Imre

http://i10.tinypic.com/2eycis5.jpg


http://i10.tinypic.com/3yyynip.jpg


http://i9.tinypic.com/4dwtxz8.jpg


http://i9.tinypic.com/2zp6rvb.jpg

Thank you Imre

[malec]

Updates by Imre today from SSC:

edit: Whoops, I didn't know they were already posted. Will leave them though since this is the full set


http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/5864/img3842dp2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

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http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/6494/img3861ku8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/2387/img3900jl3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img91.imageshack.us/img91/8509/img3901yt8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/2233/img3940io1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[malec]

Possibly one of the best pics ever taken of this. It's just the large version of one of the pics above. Crazy to think that this is only 1/3 of the total height :D

http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/5847/img3845sx9.jpg

[Bergenser]

^ scary tall! :D

[sask1982]

What's scary is that it is that tall and there's still no glass (vs. Trump Tower Chicago which is what, 15 stories tall only?, and they've started putting glass on already...

[Bergenser]

^Yes..... 250 metres+ and no glass...:uhh: that must be a world record...

[LWR]

Naaa... just air-conditioning for workers. (kidding) :jester:

Great photo BTW.

[DamienK]

^Yes..... 250 metres+ and no glass...:uhh: that must be a world record...

The Ryugyong Hotel is 330 m with no glass.

[Bergenser]

^yeah forgot that building... The Ryugyong Hotel was never finished was it? :D

[Bergenser]

New renders of Burj Dubai from Burj Dubai skyscraper.com (http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/):

http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2005/renders/new-burj-dubai-render-1.jpg http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2005/renders/new-burj-dubai-render-2.jpg http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2005/renders/new-burj-dubai-render-3.jpg

[vegetagd]

Updates by Imre today from SSC:

edit: Whoops, I didn't know they were already posted. Will leave them though since this is the full set

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/2233/img3940io1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

This one speaks volumes to what's going on in Dubai

[BrandonJXN]

^ Toyota Camry's as taxis?

[Slugbelch]

Tuesday, October 3, 2006 - Burj Dubai Tower
Speaker: Larry Novak, Skidmore Owings & Merrill, Chicago
Time & Place: 6:30 pm at ASCE Bechtel Conference Center (http://www.sea-mw.org/programs.php), Reston, VA

The design and construction of the Burj Dubai Tower
Lawrence Novak, Skidmore Owings & Merrill, Chicago

At a height of 2,650 ft, the Burj Dubai Tower will be the tallest building on earth, surpassing the world's current tallest building, Taipei 101, by 983 ft!

When announced in early 2003, the Burj Dubai's design was the same as the 1,837 ft Melbourne Grollo Tower design. However, in May 2003 a new upward-spiral design by Skidmore Owings & Merrill was released and adopted. Ground breaking was in January 2004, and the building is scheduled to be opened on December 30, 2008.

Once completed, the concrete and steel Burj Dubai Tower will have 162 floors, 3.4 million sq. ft., an observation deck on the 124th floor, the fastest elevators in the world with a speed of 26 mph, a hotel, a shopping mall, offices, and luxury apartments.

Samsung teamed up with Belgium's Besix and local company Arabtec to outbid seven other groups for the construction contract of this $8 billion and 500-acre project in the United Arab Emirates.

Come to hear about the design and construction challenges of this amazing project.

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/5863/bd82906fs5.jpg

[Slugbelch]

^pic is 2 weeks old, but hey, I ain't complainin'.

Very few photographers in this area for this event.

Arabtec hasn't updated in 6 weeks
Doka in 2 months
Besix....forget it.

(BTW, thanks for the pm reminding me on how old it is and how ssc is better)

yeah right.

[Thskyscraper]

That is amazing. They got to start putting the cladding on!!!!!

[CarlosV]

WOW !!!!:worship:

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/5863/bd82906fs5.jpg

[Fury]

:previous: So much hate ...
Speaking of websites Samsung Engineering and Turner International are lame as well.I see on Imre's site a few pics that are new to me, small but new. Never Knew of his site before, thanx Slugbelch.

[Tom_Green]

^pic is 2 weeks old, but hey, I ain't complainin'.

Very few photographers in this area for this event.

Arabtec hasn't updated in 6 weeks
Doka in 2 months
Besix....forget it.

(BTW, thanks for the pm reminding me on how old it is and how ssc is better)

yeah right.

Grow up slugbelch.
Your crying is as annoying as the offtopic posts in the Burj Dubai thread on SSC.

You waste your afford this way.
Why don`t you just behave like in the SWFC thread?

Nobody posting new pics from SSC on SSP?
Why don`t you just post the pics here instead blaming malec and Krazy all the time?



Now some of my thoughts about the cladding.
The weather is very hot in Dubai right now, so it would be extreme hot inside the building with windows. I think they waiting for colder weather.

[Bergenser]

Orginnaly posted by Tom Green
Now some of my thoughts about the cladding.
The weather is very hot in Dubai right now, so it would be extreme hot inside the building with windows. I think they waiting for colder weather.

wow haven't thought of that before! That is shure the reason for why we havent seen the windows yet! :D then maybe we wil see some windows in the late fall-early spring time.

It wil be a happy Christmas ;)

[Fury]

Hi all.
New pics...
Arabtec Aug. update (http://www.arabtecuae.com/Burj/Aug2006.aspx)
Emporis Aug update-3 pics (http://www.emporis.com/en/il/pc/?id=182168&aid=19&sro=1&yr=2006&mt=8) :banana:


On another note... I too do not like the all the cloak and dagger crap with this tower. This is the structure of a lifetime being built, wish it was in North America, the information would be forthcoming and timely. Don,t get me wrong the pics and info coming from the guys in Dubai is great! But if the WTB was over here we would have pics and websites overflowing with good info-angles. Look at the Trump tower thread, beautiful close up shots with info from guys involved, imagine if it was the WTB, whoa.

Let me finish by slapping the Dubai guys [and others] on the back for a job well done, keep it coming. :cheers:

[malec]

^^ Well, www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com is a website dedicated to this tower, it has all the latest updates.

[Fury]

:previous: I go there every day ... Great site. :cheers:

[Corbin Dalus]

Sorry if this ahs been mentioned as I've not read the entire 51 pages of the thread. However, my first impression is that this thing is looking nothing like any of the renderings. A little exageration perhaps? Still awesome, though.

[malec]

^^ How is it not looking like the renders? It seems fine to me, just needs some glass.

[Thefigman]

They seem to be moving along quickly with the floor construction.

Especially if it is their hottest season right now.

[kalmia]

Hi all.
New pics...
Arabtec Aug. update (http://www.arabtecuae.com/Burj/Aug2006.aspx)
Emporis Aug update-3 pics (http://www.emporis.com/en/il/pc/?id=182168&aid=19&sro=1&yr=2006&mt=8) :banana:


On another note... I too do not like the all the cloak and dagger crap with this tower. This is the structure of a lifetime being built, wish it was in North America, the information would be forthcoming and timely. Don,t get me wrong the pics and info coming from the guys in Dubai is great! But if the WTB was over here we would have pics and websites overflowing with good info-angles. Look at the Trump tower thread, beautiful close up shots with info from guys involved, imagine if it was the WTB, whoa.

Let me finish by slapping the Dubai guys [and others] on the back for a job well done, keep it coming. :cheers:


I think there are many more people on this forum that live in the Chicago area than live in Dubai. Also, look at the size of the construction site at BD. Trump Chicago is a much smaller area of land. I can walk pretty close to Trump's building (and I have) but I couldn't do that with BD.

[vanhenrik]

i wonder if they can be finiched into 2009

iSept. 16-19 2006 STATUS: 73 levels @ 254.653 meters (3.4884/level) 835.476 feet (Level every 4 days)

[Slugbelch]

i wonder how tall ìt is now in meters ?
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=2298513&postcount=151

Also, in the news section, another final height number in the press yesterday (940 meters+).

[Beyond 1000]

Also, in the news section, another final height number in the press yesterday (940 meters+).[/QUOTE]


I read that article and this fellow claims this mythical 940m mark. That is a collosal 3083 ft. That is in step with the 950m foundation-supporting height.

The question would be if.....a) He knows something new that has just been released in the final design, b) He just misquoted what he really wanted to say, or c) He is just blowing smoke from Bin Laden's peace pipe.

[kalmia]

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showpost.php?p=2298513&postcount=151

Also, in the news section, another final height number in the press yesterday (940 meters+).

1km would be nice. :)

[Bergenser]

940+ :eek: yes, thank you! :yes: :yes: :yes: :yes:

hope they build it 1001 meters ore something...

[malec]

I saw that article but I think they got their details wrong, they also said the tower costs $8bn when in fact that's the figure for the whole complex (is probably more than that in reality)

[Slugbelch]

Dubai based DEPA adds world's tallest building deal to its prosperous portfolio (http://www.ameinfo.com/96935.html)
United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, September 20 - 2006 at 15:35 GMT+4

DEPA has been commissioned to carry out the manufacture, supply, installation, construction and completion of the entire fit-out works for the 899 serviced and residential appartments, as well as their corridors, lift lobbies and the amenities levels.

The subcontract sum is close to AED 600,000,000. Depa has to deliver the works by end of December 2008.

Mr. Mohannad Sweid, CEO, DEPA United Group declared. 'We have recently started working on this project and are, as always, committed to delivering a high quality product for this unique mission.'

According to Sweid 'The Burj Dubai apartments will have beautiful interiors that will include high quality standard of finishes, meticulously selected to reflect the uniqueness of this project, all of which will be ready for progressive hand over in late 2008'.


......everybody (officially anyway) is still saying late '08. We'll see.........

[mdiederi]

Testing the facade back in May.

http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2006/burj-dubai-facade-testing-big.jpg
Found this on http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/

[malec]

Well, they might want to install some glass first before doing the interiors :)

[Stephan23]

I think not before 100 floors are done!

[Bergenser]

Photo by Imre:

http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2006/09/burj-dubai-september-15-19.jpg

this picture is showing us how tall this tower looks like from long distance! :D
imagine 3x BD in this picture.:)

[-GR2NY-]

Didn't someone do the math and say that you'll be able to see the tippy top from 60 miles off or something? And that figure, was with a height of 500m I beleive. My figures are probably off, its all form the top of my head.

[Julito-Dubai]

Maybe you can see Burj Dubai even from Abu Dhabi, it is only 80 miles away

[Bergenser]

You can probably see the BD from a very long distance. But I don't know how to figure out how long....

could be interesting if someone could tell me it! :yes: