DUBAI | Burj Khalifah (Burj Dubai) | 828 M / 2,716.5 FT - Pinnacle | 162 FLOORS - Page 339

M.K. · #**6761** Posted **Oct 5, 2008, 8:12 PM**

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Originally Posted by MapleLeaf

Isn´t it cute from so far above?

To see how small this structure actually is. A. Einstein was right, it is always a question of relativity. For us this scraper is very tall, for God not that much yet.

Bergenser · #**6762** Posted **Oct 5, 2008, 8:49 PM**

I thought it would look taller, I was like "where is it?" When I first saw that picture. Ofcourse at heights like that most manmade structures get dwarfed.

vanhenrik · #**6763** Posted **Oct 5, 2008, 10:08 PM**

tall tower
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/show...=153095&page=7

amor de cosmos · #**6764** Posted **Oct 5, 2008, 10:16 PM**

looks small

John F · #**6765** Posted **Oct 7, 2008, 8:29 PM**

by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. I found this on a compilation of his photography at Boston.com

malec · #**6766** Posted **Oct 7, 2008, 9:59 PM**

From flickr, this picture is also amazing

http://flickr.com/photos/21710168@N05/2921973598/

Fabb · #**6767** Posted **Oct 8, 2008, 6:31 AM**

Beautiful photos.
From ten km away, the real scale of the building is revealed.

NYC4Life · #**6768** Posted **Oct 8, 2008, 9:21 AM**

Throw in Nakheel's tower in the mix and it will be even more amazing.

vanhenrik · #**6769** Posted **Oct 8, 2008, 6:53 PM**

video

• Video Link

MQTCHI · #**6770** Posted **Oct 8, 2008, 10:37 PM**

22,300 feet tall? Holy Crapsky.

Fury · #**6771** Posted **Oct 8, 2008, 11:33 PM**

Hi all.

Another tier top reached - thanx to DennisS for the shot.

Here is the next in my pic to plan comparison - again thanx to DennisS for the shot. I'll post the entire comparison - the top comparison is new.

vanhenrik · #**6772** Posted **Oct 9, 2008, 5:05 PM**

to download http://www.mininova.org/get/1839535

have fun !

Fabb · #**6773** Posted **Oct 9, 2008, 5:37 PM**

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Originally Posted by Fury

Hi all.

Amazing job !
Thanks !

How many tiers left to complete ?

JDRCRASH · #**6774** Posted **Oct 9, 2008, 6:39 PM**

3?

the1_thedave · #**6775** Posted **Oct 10, 2008, 12:24 AM**

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Originally Posted by John F

http://cache.boston.com/universal/si...10_06/29_y.jpg
by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. I found this on a compilation of his photography at Boston.com

My goodness that's a lot of cranes.

Fury · #**6776** Posted **Oct 10, 2008, 3:22 AM**

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Originally Posted by Fabb

Amazing job !
Thanks !

How many tiers left to complete ?

Thanks Fabb.

There is 8 tiers left. Tier 22 is near completion - tier 30 is the top tier. They are going to jack tiers 23 to 30 into place in 1/2 dozen stages. There will be one wing of tier 23 to erect after jacking. This is (was) the plan so we shall see.

Ghost · #**6777** Posted **Oct 10, 2008, 4:39 AM**

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Originally Posted by vanhenrik

http://www.collider.com/uploads/imageGallery/Twenty_Years_After/20_years_after_dvd.jpg

to download http://www.mininova.org/get/1839535

have fun !

That's illegal... Admins?

NYC4Life · #**6778** Posted **Oct 10, 2008, 9:00 AM**

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Originally Posted by the1_thedave

My goodness that's a lot of cranes.

The world's crane shortage, can be traced to Asia and certainly Dubai.

Kamatzu · #**6779** Posted **Oct 11, 2008, 3:15 AM**

I wonder if Dubai is going to save any steel and concrete for the rest of the world.

amor de cosmos · #**6780** Posted **Oct 11, 2008, 4:18 AM**

You people don't actually believe any of that do you?

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Originally Posted by NYC4Life

The world's crane shortage, can be traced to Asia and certainly Dubai.

I'd say that's nothing more than a marketing ploy. Who would actually believe that Dubai has a significant number cranes? China, for example, has literally a million times as many people as Dubai & is sort of in the middle of a building boom of its own.

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Originally Posted by Kamatzu

I wonder if Dubai is going to save any steel and concrete for the rest of the world.

Again, Rio Tinto (an iron ore producer) has estimated that 50000 highrises will be built in China by 2028. See, for example:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2...to.commodities

In 2004 China consumed 54.7% of the world's concrete:
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/05/21/ma.../21bejing.html
& the Wikipedia entry for concrete says 40%, but not where they found that out. How much do you think Dubai uses?