Difference between revisions of "Burj Khalifa"
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| − | ''The skyscraper, being built by South Korea's Samsung and set for completion at the end of next year, is one of several mega projects taking shape in [[Dubai]], which is part of the [[United Arab Emirates]].'' <ref>[]</ref> | + | ''The skyscraper, being built by South Korea's Samsung and set for completion at the end of next year, is one of several mega projects taking shape in [[Dubai]], which is part of the [[United Arab Emirates]].'' <ref>[http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20070913/wl_mideast_afp/uaedubaiconstructiontower Burj Dubai Tower]</ref> |
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Revision as of 12:38, September 14, 2007
The Burj Dubai is a tower 555 metres (1,831.5 feet) tall. It surpasses Toronto's CN Tower (553 metres - 1,824.9 feet) as the world's tallest structure. It also had exceeded Taiwan's Taipei 101 which is 508 metres (1,676.4 feet) tall.
The skyscraper, being built by South Korea's Samsung and set for completion at the end of next year, is one of several mega projects taking shape in Dubai, which is part of the United Arab Emirates. [1]