The Burj Dubai Story With Photos.

The title of the world’s tallest building brings with it instant fame and world wide recognition, so it is little surprise that so many have been tempted to chase this mantle. But with the announcement of the Al  Burj Dubai things certainly got a lot harder for anyone else planning on capturing the title of world’s tallest building. Whilst the exact final height has been a closely guarded secret developer Emaar has revealed it will be over 800 meters, and now rumors are circulating that 808 meters could be the final height. Whatever the case, since everything with the project got underway in 2004; things have not been the same for Dubai. Back in 2004 Dubai was looking for more ways in which to market itself to the world. The Palm Jumeirah certainly kicked things off in a big way, attracting attention from all corners of the globe, so Dubai real estate needed something that could even eclipse the luxury palm shaped island built out in the Arabian Gulf. Answer, the Burl Dubai!

Literally meaning ‘the Dubai tower’, The Burj Dubai started construction on the 21st September 04, and has rapidly risen upwards to dominate the Dubai properties skyline. Costing somewhere in the region of USD 4 Billion, the tower has now broken numerous records and landmarks during its construction, and it still isn’t even finished yet! In February 07 The Burj overtook the Sears Tower as the building with the most floors, and then in July 07 it overtook what was then the tallest building in the world, the Taipei 101. It then continued to break records, rising above the 527 meter Sears Tower Antenna, and then the Ostankino Tower in Moscow, before claiming the title of the world’s tallest freestanding land structure by overcoming the CN Tower in Toronto.

And the latest landmark to have fallen was that of tallest man made structure ever built when the Burj reached 688 meters on the 1st of September 08, beating the Warsaw Radio mast in Poland. These records certainly prove the height and scale of the project, but you can only begin to comprehending the true enormity of the tower when looking at it in relation to other towers of the Dubai skyline. It truly is on another level. However it has not all been easy sailing for the project. In March 06 workers at the sight rioted due to low pay, causing an estimated USD1 million in damage. This plus construction delays have caused the project some bad PR, but it would take a lot more to do any real damage to this remarkable project. Final completion is now expected in December 09, and those lucky enough to have bought into the project will be able to call a little bit of history home.    

Now the final cladding is being put in place on the tower it is really starting to look an incredible sight I hope you enjoyed some of the images and photos on my blog.