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

[DUBAI2015]

I know this sounds crazy but, I'm sort of going to miss the large, brown structure in the middle of Dubai. ( But the new clad version will be awesome-er)

[kenratboy]

I know this sounds crazy but, I'm sort of going to miss the large, brown structure in the middle of Dubai. ( But the new clad version will be awesome-er)

Absolutely! The building just looks normal with no cladding, and it will change radically once it starts going on quickly.

This would have been totally different if the cladding was one floor behind the concrete.

[Imre]

12/May/2007

Burj Dubai, history rising

board changed this morning , 126 floors , cladding and bye bye Petronas:)

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[vanhenrik]

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rely rely wonderful !

but just 26 storeys in 5 month end 12 days thats just slo
way is it taiking so long ???? it shuld be 52 storeys if the time table wuld be right 29 * by 5 month = 145 + 12 days 157 days from new year when it was 100 storeys tall / by 3 days ewery floor givs 52 storeys so the burj dubai shuld hawe 156 floors if the time table shuld be right !

it is just math end every one can se they hawe som kind of problems

[ZZ-II]

the core has stopped rising some weeks, that is the reason :)

btw, thank you imre :)

[Hollie Maea]

it is just math end every one can se they hawe som kind of problems

I have an alternate theory. Maybe during this time they had to make a set of mechanical floors, which go a ton slower than regular floors.:tup:

[Lost Island]

:uhh: math yeah

I think it's up to the floor 130, actually.

[Tom_Green]

^ As you very well know with your battles with Sky Tower, you just can't go by what one person says in a small sentence. Over here, and like you say over and over again at ssc, sources are required. I'm not saying that he's lying, I'm saying that the cladding track record on this tower is not very good and to jump up and down because 7 panels are on is a bit premature



But he was already right. Noone knew that new panels have been installed. Not Imre and not Altin.

[DUBAI2015]

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/8048/imresolt15px9.th.jpg (http://img147.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt15px9.jpg)

Heck Yeah! First Real Cladding!!!

[ZZ-II]

:uhh: math yeah

I think it's up to the floor 130, actually.

count yourself and you'll count 125-126F ;)

[vanhenrik]

the sped of cuntruktion cens new yers eve is 1 floor every 6`th day ! i wonder were 1 floor every 3`d day is coming from ???

[Bergenser]

Looking forward for the cladding now! :D

[Rise To The Top]

Now how the hell would you know - do you live in Dubai ?
You must be going by all those darn pictures that get posted.
In fact I'm surprised you even come here with all those darn pictures you have to look at :shrug:


Slugbelch you are the man, dude. I don't know where you are finding all those shots on Flickr, but your efforts are greatly appreciated ( by some of us ... ) Keep up the good work. :cheers:

How would I know? Well, hmmmm, wouldn't they put more people up on those unfinishd wings half way up so they could put cladding on those as well? This is only assuming that they are not hiring a new set of workers for cladding and cladding only.

[BuildTallBoy]

According to Wikipedia, it's at level 126 @ 454.6m, having surpassed T101's roof (448m). Making it the new tallest highrise in real terms, and first highrise ever to break the 450m mark to the pour :banana:

Nevertheless, it's still 2.6m short of CN's absolute roof record of 457.2m, which thankfully it will pass in only a few more days. (I for one, won't call it WTB till it does)

[arcite]

According to Wikipedia, it's at level 126 @ 454.6m, having surpassed T101's roof (448m). Making it the new tallest highrise in real terms, and first highrise ever to break the 450m mark to the pour :banana:

Nevertheless, it's still 2.6m short of CN's absolute roof record of 457.2m, which thankfully it will pass in only a few more days. (I for one, won't call it WTB till it does)

Post the same message next week? ;)

[Slugbelch]

I'm sort of going to miss the large, brown structure Especially at night. If this is the real window start, the night shots will begin to look like the Rose Rotana: Dark instead of bright.

... anyway
http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/7967/bd050707rf6.png
honest

[Thskyscraper]

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Heck Yeah! First Real Cladding!!!

Good to finally see some cladding!:yes: Seems it will have some sort of metal 'portrusions' (for lack of a better term...), it could look real nice.

[vanhenrik]

i wonder how fast the clading is going to be

[Scruffy]

Crap, i hadn't been paying attention, it surpassed Taipei 101 already?? That seemed awfully quiet

[Rise To The Top]

i wonder how fast the clading is going to be

Won't be seeing much of it till June, I gaurantee you that. Wings need to be fininshed, and they have only recieved one shippment of glass so far. That and the way that this building is for cladding (Glass from floor to ceilling) will make it harder and slower to install.

[Fabb]

Crap, i hadn't been paying attention, it surpassed Taipei 101 already??

No, it didn't.

Only the roof, which, in the case of Taipei 101, doesn't mean much.

[Alliance]

No, it didn't.

Only the roof, which, in the case of Taipei 101, doesn't mean much.

Well, it does to a group of people that have a sane way to judge the height of buildings.

[ATLksuGUY]

Well, it does to a group of people that have a sane way to judge the height of buildings.

Your kidding me right. I know its "the tallest", but they added a little ass, ten square foot protrusion out of the top to make it the tallest. sears is still taller than both petronas and 101 in my opinion, they count antennas.


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[Sky Tower]

:uhh: math yeah

I think it's up to the floor 130, actually.

count yourself and you'll count 125-126F ;)ZZ-II, the floor above that large floor (skydeck) is floor 125, there are 4 floors already poured above it! The rebar for floor 130 is already in place and they will start pouring that one tomorrow morning UAE time.

Especially at night. If this is the real window start, the night shots will begin to look like the Rose Rotana: Dark instead of bright.

... anyway
http://img412.imageshack.us/img412/7967/bd050707rf6.png
honest
Hmm, nice view......when I eventually go up in this beast I must remember to tell my girlfriend to put underwear on.....those marble floors look ever so reflective! :haha:

[Alliance]

Your kidding me right. I know its "the tallest", but they added a little ass, ten square foot protrusion out of the top to make it the tallest. sears is still taller than both petronas and 101 in my opinion, they count antennas.


http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z10/ddawguga/WorldsTallestBuildingsREALLY.gif

I don't really know what you're saying. What I'm saying is: Taipei has the highest occupiable floor. Its the tallest. Sears has the second highest, it is second tallest. Spires/antennas don't count as they serve a secondary function.

[Sky Tower]

My father turned up on Thursday evening quite out of the blue with an old friend of his. They met in 1980 when my father opened and ran the South African resort of Sun City (which he ran for 16 years). The guy's name was Duncan McKensie, the developing contractor of Sun City and my father dragged him down 250 miles to see me, saying that I've got to meet him.
After a few drinks we started talking about his recent return from Shanghai, saying that his role there for the last few months was to orchestrate the correction of the 4" lean the SWFC had developed after a large tremor and the difficulties of building skyscrapers foundations on bedrock in a seismic area. He then said that he was off to Dubai next week to start on a new project....but couldn't say what he was doing as it was a secret.
I racked my brains for a few minutes trying to guess what approved building he was working on and my 3rd guess was the Dancing Towers!
His eye's lit up at this point and a wry smile appeared on his face! "How do you know about the Dancing Towers?", he asked. I told him about my passion about construction in Dubai and he was blown away at the level of knowledge I had on various different projects. Luckily I had my PDA phone with me and I showed him a few forums and the DMP website which he found absolutely fascinating. Anyway, after a few more drinks I mentioned the whole interview thing with Adrian Smith, which it turns out he knows very well. It also turned out that he is in constant contact with Mohammed Alabbar and has also met the Sheikh himself on many occasions. I badgered him further to see if he knew what the final height of the BD would be, and he quickly replied with "yes I do, but I couldn't possibly say!"
Desperately now trying to get him drunk enough to let his guard down, he didn't falter with his determination not to say, although later on in the evening he did make me a bet that if I could guess what his favorite architect was, he would tell me the final height of the BD. The only clues I was given is that 'he' was 'British' and that he was envolved in some of the most spectacular achitectural designs in the world.
Anyway researching like mad, I emailed him the answer yesterday and he phoned me this morning, firstly making me swear on my fathers life that I would not disclose the figure with anyone, the height of the Burj Dubai Tower!
Now knowing the height (which was given to me as a +-10m figure, due to the nature of unpredictability) has now become a curse, as knowing and not being able to tell anyone is actually worse than not knowing at all!
So guys, please don't try and ask me the height and put me in an awkward position, but the only thing I can say is it will be much more than 808m and more than 200 floors.
All in all though, those that love this building will NOT be dissapointed! http://www.skyscrapercity.com/images/smilies/beer.gif

[T1000]

Good work :cheers: In a way you are quite cursed, not being able to tell, but I think that with that information we are close to guessing the final height when knowing that 808 is not considered :cool: ;) It probably has something to do with the latest renders :tup:

I'm quite in love with this building now...Let's just hope the construction goes smoothly and as planed. Bye for now : )

[Beyond 1000]

You :rock: Skytower.

I can't wait to see how this building will turn out at the end. It would be nice for them to go for the BIG KILOMETER. :tup:

[koops65]

PLEASE! Let's not get back into the spire/antenna/roof thing again. Personally I too think roof height is what should count, but the simple fact of the matter is that spires are 'official' and antennas aren't. We're just going to have to live with that. Sky Tower, great detective work! Nice to hear that BD will probably become the first to crack the 1km barrier.

[Slugbelch]

Now knowing has now become a curse, and not being able to tell anyone is actually worse than not knowing at all!
I know what you mean. ;)

The whole height thing is more of a novelty to me, but it would be neat to get a pm with the number and then wait and see if your 2nd source actually comes out right. Or better yet, put the number somewhere on the forum and in a couple years, point to it when it's done to confirm your story. It seems each of us have some secrets on this thing due to our aggressive fact finding missions.

Although, I think Hollie and Krazy are going to say that you're full of it. :haha:

[mcdonnell77]

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/9119/worldtallestbuildingcomni7.png

[Sky Tower]

I know what you mean. ;)

The whole height thing is more of a novelty to me, but it would be neat to get a pm with the number and then wait and see if your 2nd source actually comes out right. Or better yet, put the number somewhere on the forum and in a couple years, point to it when it's done to confirm your story. It seems each of us have some secrets on this thing due to our aggressive fact finding missions.

Although, I think Hollie and Krazy are going to say that you're full of it. :haha:Who's to say the 2nd source isn't an affirmation of the first? ;)

Playing in the paint today!
http://www.dubaimegaprojects.com/images/bd1011.jpg

[mcdonnell77]

Wow thats cool. So where will the top floor be?

[Mr. Alloy]

Could someone here put a diagram of a 1011m Burj on the SSP database? I assume some illustrators frequent this page.

[Sky Tower]

Aha, defected from SSC I see Mr Alloy......welcome!
I have made numerous ones here but none of the standard format needed for the database!
STR made the best one's a while ago, but he had a paddy with me, took all of toys with him never to return to this thread again!
You could always ask "Martins" over at http://allaboutskyscrapers.com/forum
He pops out some great renders if you ask him nicely! :tup:

[Fury]

Hi all.
I did a comprehensive tier / level analysis a few weeks ago, but I think it was too in-depth for most people. They counted levels as doubles at 41, 73, and will have to count 3 more doubles to get to 114. Level 114 is the first level above the narrow core on the right side of this shot.

http://i5.tinypic.com/6frfyj4.jpg

Count up from level 114 and the next side to narrow is near the top of this shot on the left side at level 126. This follows the original elevation drawing for floor count. 126 is the first level of the next tier. Since the only true markers are the small white markers for the worker elevators that are only marked up to level 90 we will have to wait for confirmation. The small white markers do agree with the painted level markings but those are too small up this high. I feel like reposting my earlier analysis but it would probably be pointless.

On another note - some pics:

A blog - ( ? ) - 07 04 18
http://i6.tinypic.com/64192dg.jpg

Flickr - Cebra - 07 05 13
http://i9.tinypic.com/4zkpbx2.jpg

Lastly - Not sure what you all use as a picture viewer. I have been using the windows picture and fax viewer. I have an old laptop with win98se and have been using paint shop pro 6 on it. Today I found the best viewer I have ever seen. Now using it in XP and win98. It is free and I find it blows away anything I have used before. It is called FastStone Image Viewer Ver 3.2. Google it. Offtopic - I know but I find it is the goods.

Enjoy :cheers:

[Hollie Maea]

Although, I think Hollie and Krazy are going to say that you're full of it. :haha:

I've got nothing more to say, man. Are you sore with me for searching out truth?

[Mr. Alloy]

Aha, defected from SSC I see Mr Alloy......welcome!
I have made numerous ones here but none of the standard format needed for the database!
STR made the best one's a while ago, but he had a paddy with me, took all of toys with him never to return to this thread again!
You could always ask "Martins" over at http://allaboutskyscrapers.com/forum
He pops out some great renders if you ask him nicely! :tup:

...Are you suggesting that I join a third skyscraper forum? :koko:

Alright, thanks for the tip.

[Dalton]

Ahmadinejad leads unprecedented anti-US rally in Dubai


Published: 05.14.07, 03:46 / Israel News



Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad led a raucous anti-American rally in Saudi Arabia a day after a low-key visit by US Vice President Dick Cheney there in an attempt to counter Tehran's influence in the region.


Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told a cheering Dubai crowd Sunday that America was to blame for creating instability and robbing the region of its wealth. ''Every time your name is mentioned, hatred builds up,'' Ahmadinejad said of the United States to a crowd of thousands, mostly Iranian expatriates. ''Go fix yourself. This is Iran's advice to you. Leave the region... The nations of the region can no longer take you forcing yourself on them.'' (AP)

"Robbing the region of its wealth"? Um... right. Dubai is able to build dozens of supertall skyscrapers on manmade islands not because the West is spending billions of dollars on middle east oil, but because all those tourists clamoring to snow ski in the desert are pouring in. Right. Frankly, I can't wait until there is no more oil to "rob" from the middle east. Then we'll see how well Dubai's economy, built on a foundation of sand, holds up.

[Sky Tower]

:previous: What on earth has that got to do with the construction update of the Burj Duai Tower? Try the news section, or the skybar!

...Are you suggesting that I join a third skyscraper forum? :koko:

Alright, thanks for the tip.Hey, welcome to my world! :yes:

[vanhenrik]

i wonder how meney m more the 3 crains are going to be there

burj dubai one year ago tomorrow

http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2006/05/burj-dubai-2006-05-15-2.jpg

http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2006/05/burj-dubai-2006-05-15-1.jpg

[PuyoPiyo]

^^^Wow, so little! I can see the different how tall Burj Dudabi is!

[vanhenrik]

May 12th 2007 - Level 129 - Height 462.45m - Now having the tallest roof height of any highrise building in the world!

if this rate is contineu end the bulding onley going to hawe 162 storeys the top floor is going to be at 580 m but if this bulding is going to hawe 181 f it is going to be 648 m level end i think the altinative 216 f the top floor is going to be at 773 m whitch am woting on ! end that is the 1011m dicign

[BuildTallBoy]

May 12th 2007 - Level 129 - Height 462.45m - Now having the tallest roof height of any highrise building in the world!

Not just tallest roof of a highrise any more Vanhenrik, but tallest roof full-stop!

Many MANY congratulations Emaar: After over 30 years of supremacy, you have seen the CN Tower surpassed to the pour, making the Burj the genuine NEW World's Tallest Building in the eyes of many tall building enthusiasts the world over. First time in my conscious lifetime that this has truly happened [T101 after all was a few metres short, much to my annoyance, and the less said about Petronas the better...].

Nothing short of an HISTORIC DAY, folks!!! :worship: :cheers: :banana:

Regret?? Only that SWFC hadn't started its construction six months earlier, in order that it could've reached the milestone first (since you'd now be in position to overtake it anyway), but that's as it goes unfortunately...

Again Emaar, MASSIVE RESPECT. Think this calls for a bottle of bubbly, or two or three :tup:

[Imre]

14/May/2007

Burj Dubai mega update PART 1

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[Imre]

14/May/2007

Burj Dubai mega update PART 2

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[Imre]

14/May/2007

Burj Dubai mega update PART 3

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[Mocholate]

:banana: only 18,990 more panels to go :banana: :haha:

[Bergenser]

http://img142.imageshack.us/img142/6756/imresolt05sf7.jpg
Is it just testing, or for real? :???:

[Jonovision]

Just to clarify. The burj has only surpassed the concrete top of the CN tower and not the total height of the tower right?

[Hollie Maea]

Is it just testing, or for real? :???:

Real.

[Hollie Maea]

Just to clarify. The burj has only surpassed the concrete top of the CN tower and not the total height of the tower right?

Correct. Still almost 100 meters to go before it exceeds the tip of the antenna.

[graham]

http://gmfoto.com/BDcomposite.jpg

ok - we do the math......

452m/403pixels = 1.1216m per pixel
based on latest very reralistic looking render we get...
355 pixels left to go = 355 x 1.1216m = 398m left to go.

so 452m plus 398 to come = 850 meters.

Might go to 888 if owners pony up for the titanium and carbon fiber composite materials on the last 100 meters. It's only money. what the hey!

Her come de glass - wahooo. :worship:

[Dream'n]

With so little that seems to be going right in the world today this truely is one achievement mankind can be proud of no matter what one's personal or political feelings are. It's amazing how much progress has occurred within the last year.

[Nowhereman1280]

Unsurprisingly the glass looks a lot like that of Trump Tower in Chicago (same architect, which is why its not surprising). The main difference is that there are less mullions on the Burj facade and it doesn't look as cheep as the Trump glass... Should look absolutely stunning once more of it gets put on!

[Lecom]

Glass reminds me of One Museum Park in Chicago.

[Thskyscraper]

Oh wow the glass looks great. It should look good because nobody wants ~ 800m of cheap glass, right? :)

[DUBAI2015]

I always wondered what the blue boxes had in them.

[204]

I hope they hurry up with the glass....

Kinda reminds me of this right now:

http://ryugyonghotel.com/photos/ryugyong-hotel-tower-1.jpg

[SteveD]

:previous: man! that looks SO freaking spooky!

[arkhagello]

Amazing pic, so apocaliptic!

[kenratboy]

Man, I am glad to see some cladding on Burj Dubai!

Wonder what it will look like by the beginning of June?

[pattali]

I hope they hurry up with the glass....

Kinda reminds me of this right now:

http://ryugyonghotel.com/photos/ryugyong-hotel-tower-1.jpg

Where is it ? please.

[pattali]

Where is it ? please.

OK , I find with photo's properties that this building is not finished and it's another megalomaniac building from North Korea authority (Kim Il-sung).
Interresting !

[Derek]

^Pyongyang, North Korea to be exact.;)

[Bergenser]

Great, finnaly glass!
And it looks good too! :D

[CGII]

Glass reminds me of One Museum Park in Chicago.

It should remind you of the glace on TTC, as it's almost exactly the same, ribs and all.

[Raraavis]

Isn't the urban legend that the female Crane operator was left in the crane on top of the building when construction stopped. Supposedly this building does not officially exist and cannot be mentioned by North Korean tour guides when foreign diplomats are given tours of the city. Even direct questions about it can are not answered because it "does not exist".

I hope they hurry up with the glass....

Kinda reminds me of this right now:

http://ryugyonghotel.com/photos/ryugyong-hotel-tower-1.jpg

[Lecom]

Isn't the urban legend that the female Crane operator was left in the crane on top of the building when construction stopped.
Funny thing, I was just about to post this one.

[Le Master]

Just out of curiosity, have there been any accidents yet in the construction of BD?

[Rise To The Top]

There was a funny photoshop like a month or so ago of a guy falling off the building. Other than that no major accidents.

[Fury]

Hi all.

:previous: - There has been 3 lost time accidents
http://i14.tinypic.com/6b2101t.jpg

Picasa:

Dubai aerials 06 11
http://i3.tinypic.com/4tzrdki.jpg

http://i16.tinypic.com/4ka5rp0.jpg

Palm Jebel ali I think - shows the Al burj area
http://i3.tinypic.com/4zec5kh.jpg

06 07 02
http://i18.tinypic.com/505z0hl.jpg

07 02 09
http://i14.tinypic.com/6ahc2g3.jpg

07 02 14
http://i2.tinypic.com/53pd34y.jpg

07 03 13
http://i4.tinypic.com/5x4mjcg.jpg

07 05 04
http://i9.tinypic.com/4qr244k.jpg

07 05 15 From Picasa - K:
http://i10.tinypic.com/6b2uemd.jpg

http://i8.tinypic.com/63lizbb.jpg

http://i2.tinypic.com/52fmhba.jpg

http://i17.tinypic.com/63mpq45.jpg

http://i17.tinypic.com/6gbpcmu.jpg

http://i1.tinypic.com/4lh9hdu.jpg

http://i12.tinypic.com/4qzl8hd.jpg

http://i9.tinypic.com/535aq69.jpg

Enjoy :cheers:

[DUBAI2015]

See all those big, blue boxes? Each one of them has as much glass as what's been cladded already on the 19th floor.

[seamus21514]

Funny thing, I was just about to post this one.

Where did you find that out. I want to see if it's true or not. If it is, it makes me find north korea even creepier than it already is. That monlith is so....evil looking. It must be the angles. Glad to see the cladding, and the fact that it will be larger than 808 meters. :dancing: :dancing: :dancing: :dancing: :dancing: :dancing:

[Dalton]

Hi all.

:previous: - There has been 3 lost time accidents
http://i14.tinypic.com/6b2101t.jpg



Holy crap. Look at all the manhours spent on this project so far! 10,114,240 hours! And they're paying less than $1 per hour for it. Assuming the building is only half complete, total manhours for this project should be around 20 million. I'm not sure what the average pay for construction workers on American and European projects is - would it be unreasonable to suggest a conservative $25 to $30 per hour, including benefits? That means this project enjoys roughly a $500,000,000 cost advantage over what it would cost to build in Europe or North America. No wonder there is such an unprecedented building boom in Dubai.

[Rizzo]

I've made that last image my desktop background, fury.

[graham]

Hey Fury - thanks for some of the best pics I've seen yet.
Highly detailed with good light.
Are you using a DSLR camera?

[Hollie Maea]

Hey Fury - thanks for some of the best pics I've seen yet.
Highly detailed with good light.
Are you using a DSLR camera?

The pictures Fury posts are collected from various sites on the internet. Since he doesn't live in Dubai, as far as I know, and can't take pictures of it, he sleuths out unseen pictures for us.

[arcite]

Holy crap. Look at all the manhours spent on this project so far! 10,114,240 hours! And they're paying less than $1 per hour for it. Assuming the building is only half complete, total manhours for this project should be around 20 million. I'm not sure what the average pay for construction workers on American and European projects is - would it be unreasonable to suggest a conservative $25 to $30 per hour, including benefits? That means this project enjoys roughly a $500,000,000 cost advantage over what it would cost to build in Europe or North America. No wonder there is such an unprecedented building boom in Dubai.

Slave labor is alive and well and seems to have its benefits in the case of Dubai (worked for the pyramids!) , but what about quality? :whip:

I suppose over time, with the influx of more expats awareness and activism over basic human rights may take more prominence, but I wouldn't hold my breath.

[woopud]

Just for the people who are curious about that North Korean monstrosity the following link I found. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ryugyong_Hotel

[Imre]

16/May/2007

Burj Dubai

http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/4141/imresolt06sk9.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img338.imageshack.us/img338/6208/imresolt01dy6.th.jpg (http://img338.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt01dy6.jpg)http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/2680/imresolt02bg9.th.jpg (http://img524.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt02bg9.jpg)http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/9075/imresolt03mq6.th.jpg (http://img524.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt03mq6.jpg)http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/8003/imresolt04ud7.th.jpg (http://img69.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt04ud7.jpg)http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/9113/imresolt05ci6.th.jpg (http://img340.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt05ci6.jpg)
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/3411/imresolt07fu5.th.jpg (http://img69.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt07fu5.jpg)http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/8426/imresolt08rp2.th.jpg (http://img524.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt08rp2.jpg)http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/1637/imresolt09jy7.th.jpg (http://img442.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt09jy7.jpg)http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/9386/imresolt10nb0.th.jpg (http://img524.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt10nb0.jpg)http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/4837/imresolt11ol6.th.jpg (http://img69.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt11ol6.jpg)http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/1117/imresolt12by2.th.jpg (http://img258.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt12by2.jpg)
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/2804/imresolt13cn0.th.jpg (http://img69.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt13cn0.jpg)http://img258.imageshack.us/img258/667/imresolt14ue1.th.jpg (http://img258.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt14ue1.jpg)

[Imre]

16/May/2007

Burj Dubai

from Nad Al Sheba famous roundabout:)

http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/9782/imresolt15pl2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/3757/imresolt16ed1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

from Satwa

http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/7633/imresolt42oq5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/9986/imresolt40ow4.th.jpg (http://img411.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt40ow4.jpg)http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/1428/imresolt43ag5.th.jpg (http://img256.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt43ag5.jpg)http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/7900/imresolt44km5.th.jpg (http://img524.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt44km5.jpg)http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/5800/imresolt45gy2.th.jpg (http://img256.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt45gy2.jpg)http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/8595/imresolt46lo1.th.jpg (http://img524.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt46lo1.jpg)
http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/9182/imresolt47lt8.th.jpg (http://img524.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt47lt8.jpg)

[Imre]

16/May/2007

Burj Dubai

from my favourite place:)

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/3242/imresolt27fm8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/9536/imresolt35ys4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/204/imresolt24of8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/7726/imresolt25ge5.th.jpg (http://img443.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt25ge5.jpg)http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/5994/imresolt29dg9.th.jpg (http://img248.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt29dg9.jpg)http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/1332/imresolt38gr1.th.jpg (http://img443.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt38gr1.jpg)http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/8673/imresolt36cr2.th.jpg (http://img508.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt36cr2.jpg)http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/5480/imresolt31hm1.th.jpg (http://img508.imageshack.us/my.php?image=imresolt31hm1.jpg)

[Sky Tower]

:previous: How come in 12 hours, nobody has replied to these beautiful pictures? :shrug:

Thanks Imre for taking the time to post these, I at least still love you!....in a manly kinda way anyway! :yes:

[Calrissian]

:previous: How come in 12 hours, nobody has replied to these beautiful pictures? :shrug:

Thanks Imre for taking the time to post these, I at least still love you!....in a manly kinda way anyway! :yes:


I personally am in awe of everything thats been posted in the last year here. I am sure most lurkers are thankful too for the effort that goes into it. You know how it is, 99% never say anything on a board, they just 'browse'.
--

The latest pics show a Burj Dubai that truly is ruling the skyline, and yet there is still so much further to go.

As ever, I salute all those workers building this mighty tower, truly the worlds greatest (until of course the Al Burj comes along).

Calrissian: dreams of Dubai

[PuyoPiyo]

Awesome pictures, Imre :) I didn't mean to not be here for 12 hours lol, I just have to go sleep and wake up to go to work that's all..

[koops65]

I also say thanks to the many pic posters who have taken the time and effort to actually take photos and share them, or who browse the net or other sources and find those hidden gems. Salut! Now that BD has taken the highest roof title, next up is Taipei 101's spire at 508 m. Impressive tower to say the least...

[luvthebigbox]

:previous: How come in 12 hours, nobody has replied to these beautiful pictures? :shrug:

Thanks Imre for taking the time to post these, I at least still love you!....in a manly kinda way anyway! :yes:


Pics are fabulous. Unfortunatly its a place I'll probably never have chance to visit. Do people live here? or is this we'll build and they'll come

[T1000]

I think is somewhat both actually. There are a lot of people leaving there, but with towers like BD there will be quite alot more in a few years. At least that's what they hope... Personaly I will try to save money and visit Dubai when BD is finished. If anyone can recommend somewhere to stay (but quite cheaper than Burj al Arab :D ) please do so.

Imre, personal great big thanks, as you're one of the biggest wallpaper distributors to my desktop :D I'll be glad to meet you when I visit Dubai : ) :tup:

P.S. Have you noted the BIG difference in the new cladding and the test one that was put several months ago? And we kinda liked it, but now it seems awful compared to the new cladding.

[Dalton]

Pics are fabulous. Unfortunatly its a place I'll probably never have chance to visit. Do people live here? or is this we'll build and they'll come


I asked the same thing of a poster on youtube who had posted a short video of Dubai. He had long shots of huge plazas, gigantic shopping malls, and wide streets where only handfuls of people could be seen. There was no life, no excitement, to the city. But apparently he was taping on a holiday, hence the lack of people. Or so he claimed. A little research on Wikipedia (for what it's worth) shows a current population of around 1.4 million of which a little over 1 million are male! Frankly it doesn't sound like any place I'm too keen on visiting soon.

[excel]

Havent been following this thread much but any word on when they will start installing the glass?

[Rnr_ss]

Havent been following this thread much but any word on when they will start installing the glass?

:tup:
http://img182.imageshack.us/img182/3375/burjconstruction1601ql1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Sky Tower]

:previous: So when are they going to start installing the glass then? ;)

[Rise To The Top]

:previous: So when are they going to start installing the glass then? ;)

I'd say early June. Look at the wings that need to be completed at the top. The core just passed by another teir, and they will probably catch up to the one below it before more cladding goes on. After that, I'd say we will see the bottom covered in cladding in a flash.

[vanhenrik]

http://img47.imageshack.us/img47/204/imresolt24of8.jpg

this is a render

http://img147.imageshack.us/img147/3305/dsc02101ia3.jpg

http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/progressbar.gif
finaly i know this is a 705m modle

http://img158.imageshack.us/img158/6920/burj20070517sw4.jpg
end this is a 805m modle

i rely hop for it to be this tall

http://img206.imageshack.us/img206/8302/untitled19et.jpg

how mutch taller are they going to pur the concrete ?


http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/9769/trident4dr8.jpg

[PuyoPiyo]

Nice update!

[Tom_Green]

My best Burj Dubai daytime pics i have taken during my trip.

http://i7.tinypic.com/4xo6jc2.jpg

http://i13.tinypic.com/62ddo61.jpg

http://i18.tinypic.com/6gxt8vc.jpg

http://i11.tinypic.com/4r7ybk3.jpg

http://i17.tinypic.com/5yjhgfs.jpg

http://i18.tinypic.com/6aqw5ue.jpg

[freefall582]

A little research on Wikipedia (for what it's worth) shows a current population of around 1.4 million of which a little over 1 million are male!

HAHAHA, if that is true then is anyone really surprised that they are building the largest structures on earth? Definitely a "mine is bigger than yours" mentality.

[Complex01]

Wow, i cant believe that there is still a lot more to go. That is something else. Im sure to see it in person once its done, would be a whole other experience...


:wizard:

[vanhenrik]

Wow, i cant believe that there is still a lot more to go. That is something else. Im sure to see it in person once its done, would be a whole other experience...


:wizard:

yes am going there me 2 but am going to be there 2010 when a lot of the other bulding a round dubai is finiched