Thursday, August 21, 2008

Burj Dubai - the tallest man-made structure on Earth

The Burj Dubai will be the tallest man-made structure on Earth expected to be completed and ready for occupation in September 2009.

The total budget for the Burj Dubai project is about US$4.1 billion

As of 12 May 2008, Burj Dubai had reached a height of 636 m (2,087 ft), with 160 completed floors. Although the tower actually has risen higher since that time, no height increases will be officially reported until the tower is completed. So is still officially shorter than the Warsaw Radio Mast in Konstantynów near Gąbin, Poland (which stood at 646.4 m (2,121 ft) until it collapsed in 1991.

David Hobcote took some photo's with his Canon 1Ds Mark III on board a Bell heli to show us the current state of the Burj Dubai.

For more pics visit [Gizmodo]



1 comment:

~Amanda~ said...

I love anything Dubai - thanks for posting this. Ive been wondering how its progress has been.