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Dubai claims record for world's tallest building
timesonline.uk ^
| 09.01.08
| Jenny Booth
Posted on 09/01/2008 6:19:10 PM PDT by Perdogg
Developers in Dubai have claimed a new record for the tallest building in the world, saying that the Burj Dubai skyscraper has now topped 688 metres (2,257 ft).
The slender, rocket-shaped tower is still under construction. Its final height remains a closely guarded secret, although it is expected to reach 800m.
Emaar Properties announced last summer that the skyscraper had surpassed Taiwan’s Taipei 101, which - at 508 metres (1,667 ft) - had been officially the world's tallest building since 2004.
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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: burjdubai; burjkhalifa; dubai; skyscraper
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posted on
09/01/2008 6:19:11 PM PDT
by
Perdogg
To: Perdogg; Tainan; TigerLikesRooster
I am still impressed with Taipei 101.
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posted on
09/01/2008 6:19:49 PM PDT
by
Perdogg
To: Perdogg
That’s swell. Now when would those Arabs increase production of oil so I don’t have to pay an arm and leg for gas?
To: Perdogg
There’s a point where I’m more scared than impressed by this sort of thing.
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posted on
09/01/2008 6:22:18 PM PDT
by
Psycho_Bunny
(Islam: Imagine a clown car.........with guns.)
To: reaganixonbush
When they get tired of arms and legs...
5
posted on
09/01/2008 6:23:14 PM PDT
by
Eyes Unclouded
(We won't ever free our guns but be sure we'll let them triggers go....)
To: Psycho_Bunny
I think they are in the process of building another one that is even taller.
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posted on
09/01/2008 6:24:39 PM PDT
by
Prophet in the wilderness
(PSALM .53 : 1 The FOOL hath said in his heart, there is no GOD.)
To: Psycho_Bunny
Taipei 101 has two observation decks, one indoors and one outdoors on top. Both views are magnificent.
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posted on
09/01/2008 6:24:49 PM PDT
by
Perdogg
To: Eyes Unclouded
We forgot heads. The Muzzies are anal about beheadings.
To: Perdogg
I aint goin up that thing! No way!
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posted on
09/01/2008 6:26:02 PM PDT
by
crazydad
To: Perdogg
Burj dubai building.
To: Psycho_Bunny
Would you be scared in living 18i0th floor on Burj Dubai?
To: MinorityRepublican
To: MinorityRepublican
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posted on
09/01/2008 6:29:25 PM PDT
by
Psycho_Bunny
(Islam: Imagine a clown car.........with guns.)
To: Perdogg
For Taipei 101, I think having a skyscraper in earthquake zone could be a challenge.
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posted on
09/01/2008 6:31:15 PM PDT
by
TigerLikesRooster
(kim jong-il, chia head, ppogri, In Grim Reaper we trust)
To: Perdogg
I'm sure the views are great....I've worked in skyscrapers for the last 16 years or so and had some great views of Puget Sound.
A building being too tall for me is like porn: I can't define it but I know it when I see it.
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posted on
09/01/2008 6:33:30 PM PDT
by
Psycho_Bunny
(Islam: Imagine a clown car.........with guns.)
To: Psycho_Bunny
But what is there to see in Dubai? Sand and water and other shorter buildings ...
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posted on
09/01/2008 6:38:54 PM PDT
by
Ken522
To: Psycho_Bunny
To: Prophet in the wilderness
To: reaganixonbush
That’s swell. Now when would those Arabs increase production of oil so I don’t have to pay an arm and leg for gas? As long as the dollar keeps getting stronger, they should increase production.
FWIW, I think Dubai gets most of its money from commerce, not oil.
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posted on
09/01/2008 6:44:11 PM PDT
by
Moonman62
(The issue of whether cheap labor makes America great should have been settled by the Civil War.)
To: TigerLikesRooster
I was thinking about the dust cloud from that thing when the earthquake hits.
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posted on
09/01/2008 6:49:46 PM PDT
by
WVNan
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