Tallest Building in the World

BURJ DUBAI

The final height of this tower still remains a mystery!


Computer generated image of the BURJ DUBAI

Recent picture of the Burj Dubai

Architect: Adrian Smith
Developer: Emaar Properties
The foundation is made up of 192 concrete and steel pilings more than 164 feet (50 meters) deep. They are joined by a 12-foot-thick raft upon which the skyscraper rests.
45,000 cubic meters of concrete was used in the foundation.
The hotel in the Burj Dubai is going to be an Armani-branded hotel. In keeping with Islamic custom it will have separate hours for women and men at the pool.
The footprint of this building is in the shape of a hymenocallis, a desert flower native to the area.

January, 2004: Construction begins.
20 September, 2004: The first concrete is poured for the foundation.
26 June, 2005: Gulf News reports that the estimated total cost for the Burj Dubai complex rises to US$5,500,000,000.
16 July, 2005: Construction Week magazine reports that the designers of the Burj Dubai are reconsidering their decision to use stainless steel on the exterior of the tower because prices have jumped from US$400 a ton to $2,200 in just two years.
March 23, 2006: The Associated Press reports that 2,500 construction workers rioted because of low pay and poor treatment doing an estimated US$1,000,000 damage. Thousands of construction workers at other Dubai projects also went on a sympathy strike.
April 16, 2006: AME Info reports that the Burj Dubai is going to be at least 200 stories tall, a number that turns out to be false.
September 1, 2006: Construction reaches 70 stories.
October 1, 2006: Construction reaches 75 stories.
October 31, 2006: Construction reaches 80 stores and 850 feet / 259 meters. That height makes it taller than the tallest building in Europe.
October 1, 2006: Construction reaches 75 stories.
October 31, 2006: Construction reaches 80 stores and 850 feet / 259 meters. That height makes it taller than the tallest building in Europe.
November 11, 2006: ITPBusiness reports that construction is being delayed by a shortage of exterior cladding material.
April 6, 2007: The tower reaches a record-breaking 120 stories.
July 21, 2007: This building passes Taipei 101 as the tallest building on Earth.
August 29, 2007: Passes the CN Tower in Toronto to become the world's tallest free-standing structure.
May, 2008: This building passes the KVLY Television tower in North Dakota to become the tallest man-made object on Earth.
May 20, 2008: A worker is crushed to death by an exterior panel.
May 24, 2008: A British man parachuted off of the Burj Dubai just days after it rose to a height making it the tallest man-made structure ever built. He managed to sneak past security guards and walk up more than 150 stories of stairs with all of his gear without being noticed.
June 17, 2008: Arabian Business reports that the height of this building has been increased by planners, but remains secret.
December 30, 2008: Original scheduled completion date. September, 2009: Anticipated completion date.