Burj Dubai

November 1st, 2006 by Maria

What will be the tallest skyscraper in the world in 2008? The answer is Burj Dubai, which is a skyscraper currently under construction since April 15, 2005, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Its final height is officially being kept a secret due to competition from other buildings; however, there are figures suggesting a height of around 850 meters.

Let’s take a look at how this future skyscraper compares to the current (year 2006) tallest building in the world - Taipei 101.

Burj Dubai

Looks like Burj Dubai will be very much taller than Taipei 101, as the current tallest building is merely 509 meters in height… that’s about 300 meters short than Burj Dubai!

By 2008, Burj Dubai will not only beat out Taipei 101, but will also win over numerous other competitors including the Freedom Tower at New York City’s World Trade Center, the Shanghai World Financial Center and the Fordham Spire.

Dubai is really hot on building skyscrapers. Just look at the top 3 skscrapers in Dubai below.

Dubai skyscrapers

All these 3 are of course still under construction.

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9 Responses

  1. Andreas Says:

    Pretty impressive.

    Btw: the graphic above claims that the Petronas Towers are in Taipei - that’s not correct: they are in Kuala Lumpur.

  2. jojo Says:

    dude, the petronas twin tower located at MALAYSIA, not TAIPEI

  3. Maria Says:

    Yes, I noticed that too. Thanks for the correction! Petronas Twin Tower is indeed located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia!

  4. Unhappy Says:

    It’s not in Taipei damn it!!!!

  5. Chuck Norris Says:

    I was reading about the so called “Petronas Towers” in yesterdays TV guide.

    How come if they’re so real, i didn’t see them, the last time i was in Taipei. Think about people, the towers don’t exist. well that about raps it up for today.

    Thank you for your time,

    your hero,

    Chuckie.

  6. Corol Says:

    That’s stupid that people think the space needle is the tallest building in seattle the record got beat in 1984 by the columbia center.

  7. Dubaiwonders Says:

    Burj Dubai of EMAAR properties will have a serious concurent just near him, EL BURJ of World Properties an other Dubai Real estate big promoter
    Dubai wonders

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