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.
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.
All these 3 are of course still under construction.
Tagged: skyscraper, tallest building, dubai
Posted in Cool Stuff | 
November 3rd, 2006 at 4:31 am
Pretty impressive.
Btw: the graphic above claims that the Petronas Towers are in Taipei - that’s not correct: they are in Kuala Lumpur.
November 3rd, 2006 at 4:57 am
dude, the petronas twin tower located at MALAYSIA, not TAIPEI
November 4th, 2006 at 12:12 am
Yes, I noticed that too. Thanks for the correction! Petronas Twin Tower is indeed located in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia!
November 6th, 2006 at 12:29 am
It’s not in Taipei damn it!!!!
November 6th, 2006 at 12:37 am
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.
November 21st, 2006 at 11:07 pm
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.
December 5th, 2006 at 9:05 am
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
January 11th, 2007 at 6:23 am
[...] Some time ago, I wrote about a building in Dubai called the Burj Dubai. I am sure most of you remember this post because Burj Dubai will be the tallest skyscraper in the world in 2008. The estimated height of this building is 800 meters, which is about 300 meters taller than the tallest building in the world now - Taipei 101. [...]
January 11th, 2007 at 7:06 am
[...] Some time ago, I wrote about a building in Dubai called the Burj Dubai. I am sure most of you remember this post because Burj Dubai will be the tallest skyscraper in the world in 2008. The estimated height of this building is 800 meters, which is about 300 meters taller than the tallest building in the world now - Taipei 101. [...]