Exotix Place, The Burj of Dubai Tower

<a href="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44227000/jpg/_44227193_tower_ap416.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/44227000/jpg/_44227193_tower_ap416.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 355px; height: 455px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2007/07/21/dubaitower_narrowweb__300x509,0.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.smh.com.au/ffximage/2007/07/21/dubaitower_narrowweb__300x509,0.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 355px; height: 455px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.eikongraphia.com/wordpress/wp-content/Burj-Dubai-Tower-02-2318%20small.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://www.eikongraphia.com/wordpress/wp-content/Burj-Dubai-Tower-02-2318%20small.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 355px; height: 455px;" /></a><br /><a href="http://rfayoumi.files.wordpress.com/2007/09/dubai-tower.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://rfayoumi.files.wordpress.com/2007/09/dubai-tower.jpg" style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 355px; height: 455px;" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">BURJ Dubai, a tower rising in the booming Gulf emirate, yesterday became the tallest building in the world at 512.1 metres, developers said.<br />Burj Dubai, or Dubai Tower with 141 storeys so far, surpasses Taiwan's Taipei 101 which is 508 metres tall, Emaar Properties said in a statement.<br />The skyscraper, being built by South Korea's Samsung and scheduled for completion at the end of next year, is one of a string of grandiose projects taking shape in Dubai.<br />The statement did not reveal the final projected height or the number of storeys of the tower, which Emaar has kept secret since its start in January 2004.<br />But Emaar officials have said the skyscraper, which will have cost $US1 billion ($1.14 billion) by the time it is completed, will be more than 700 metres tall and have more than 160 storeys.<br />Burj Dubai is the centrepiece of a $US20 billion venture featuring the construction of a new district, Downtown Burj Dubai, that will house 30,000 apartments and the world's largest shopping mall.<br />Emaar is facing stiff competition in Dubai from developer Nakheel, which will build Al-Burj or The Tower, whose projected height remains a secret. </div>

Exotix Place, The Burj of Dubai Tower

BURJ Dubai, a tower rising in the booming Gulf emirate, yesterday became the tallest building in the world at 512.1 metres, developers said....

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