Monday, July 23, 2007

Dubai tower becomes world's tallest building

http://rawstory.com/news/afp/Dubai_tower_becomes_world_s_tallest_07212007.html

Dubai tower becomes world's tallest building: developers
Saturday July 21, 2007

Burj Dubai, a tower rising in the booming Gulf emirate, has become the tallest building in the world at 512.1 metres (1,680 feet), surpassing Taiwan's Taipei 101 which is 508 metres (1,667 feet) tall, developers Emaar said Saturday.

Burj Dubai, or Dubai Tower, now has 141 storeys, more than any other building in the world, Emaar Properties said in a statement.

The skyscraper, scheduled for completion in 2008, is one of a string of grandiose projects taking shape in Dubai, which is part of the United Arab Emirates.

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