World's tallest building opens in Dubai

BBC News ^ | 01/04/2010

[SeekAndFind]

There is a mosque. That building is good to go.

Would it help if we allowed a mosque inside every tower-like building in the USA?

[youturn]

The passenger elevator in Toronto's CN Tower is a real rush...

I thought standing on the little section of glass floor was pretty cool.

[RadiationRomeo]

I am very much surprised that there aren’t twin tall buildings on each side that resemble minarets. Anyone see any muslim or satanic symbols?

[trumandogz]

Just why .... ?

For the very same reasons why Americans built the Empire State Building, the World Trade Center and the Sears Tower.

[Scythian]

Shown above is the completed "One World Trade Center" in NYC built up on the former side of the World Trade Centers. "One World Trade Center" was once going to be named the "Freedom Tower" but the name fell out of favor. Now that Obama has turned 911 into a day of service the "One World Trade Center" was built by volunteers and stands as a testament to America's new greatness ...

[who knows what evil?]

On the way up from the restaurant/gift shop level; I made the mistake of telling the operator I wasn’t too crazy about heights. He went into great detail about the unrestricted visibility from the upper observation deck; especially down. Ye gads.

[hoagy62]

Y’know...I wouldn’t mind visiting the place at least once. I’m fascinated with REALLY tall buildings. I’d go, look around, go as high as I could, take a few pictures....

...and then get the Hell outta there and never return.

[Scythian]

Here is a video from the top of the tower, I’m not kidding, watch it, it’s absolultely horrifying ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eU5QpFZAfo

[who knows what evil?]

That is amazing...thanks!

[bert]

Hell of a glass job.

[Red Badger]

Yeah, mosques never get hit with bombs....................

[bert]

you miss the point entirely... if you build it, they will come.

Think not in 90 day intervals, but in decades

[cicero2k]

So how long before someone uses it as a base jump site? Or climb it from the outside?

I imagine prison for those who attempt.

[latina4dubya]

being that i am afraid of heights, i thought it would be too difficult for me to watch... not so bad... however, being up there personally, i couldn’t do it... maybe i would if i were triple dog dared, and talked myself into it...

[steve86]

There is already a UTube video showing base jumping. Got away with it the first time, got arrested the second.

[steve86]

IIRC they opened the chutes a little before they got down to the level of the tallest buildings in the surrounding area. Quite a video.

[Swede Girl]

Isn’t it obvious? All of these towers are so obviously phallic it is laughable. These towers are designed and built by MEN. It’s the eternal primal battle for verility and supremecy.

[j-damn]

*2) If and when we do build the New York Freedom Tower, how tall will it be compared to the Dubai Tower ?*

Freedom Tower was originally designed to be 1776 feet tall. For whatever reason, it was scaled down.

Either way, it will be dwarfed by this building.

[Richard Kimball]

Freedom Tower was originally designed to be 1776 feet tall. For whatever reason, it was scaled down.

Although some disagree with me, I think the biggest problem is that there's currently no economic incentive to build the new building. New York is shrinking, not expanding, and the increasing taxes are only going to speed up the exodus.

[al baby]

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