World's tallest skyscraper opens today

[~N9NE~]

The Burj Dubai

Construction began on 21 September 2004, with the exterior of the structure completed on 1 October 2009

818m tall

100km (60 miles) - the distance the Burj Dubai will be visible from

76th floor - world's highest swimming pool

124 floor - world's highest observation deck.

158th floor - world's highest mosque

22million man hours spent building the structure

8 million cubic feet of concrete used to build it.

Cost $1.5 billion

Human Rights Groups claim it was built by Indian and Pakistani construction workers paid as little as $5 a day.

Apparently takes 6 months to clean all the windows.

 

[IAmBlu3]

Wow. It's over half a mile tall. I still don't see a reason why a building has to be that tall lol

 

[Kuraudo]

... Imagine falling from that monstrosity.

 

[~N9NE~]

Read in the paper today that the interior is still being worked on.

Exclusive apartments and a luxury hotel designed by Giorgio Armani are still being decorated while the 37 floors of offices are not ready for occupation.

However, that may not matter since almost none of the corporate space has been let as the desert emirate struggles to cope with an equally huge financial crash.

Tried checking the official site, mad slow, must be alot of traffic.

Watching the opening ceremony now. They had fireworks and all that from neighbouring buildings. The fireworks were miniscule compared to the building. Gave an idea of the scale.

 

[Thatfatcat]

What is the point of having such a giant building?

 

[GoldShadow]

Bragging rights.

 

[§leepy God]

... Imagine falling from that monstrosity.

♪ I'm sure by that height a rescue team will see a falling person maybe. ^_^; †

♪ Bragging rights is defiantly there. †

 

[Omnicron's Baklava Enterprises]

What an amazing feat of technology and architecture!

I have seen this colossus in progress about a year ago, but I haven't been to Dubai since.
Well, this is what comes from the "Playground for the Rich".
I also hear that Dubai is developing Hydropolis, an underwater hotel:

Dynamic Building, a building with different rotating floors:

And quite a variety of different architectural feats.

 

[ru5514n]

Wow, imagine the view from the top, you can probably see for about a hundred miles. I also wonder how much an apartment woud cost in that skyscraper O_O.

 

[rhan]

What is the point of having such a giant building?

It's just like having a pig benis.

 

[Charlesz]

i want to live on the top

 

[VodkaHaze]

Hope I can go to Dubai again and see that skyscraper, and that's saying a lot, cuz I dislike flying, because of MANY reasons!

 

[Sephiroths Masamune]

that's a huge *** building

 

[Pikaville]

It's too bad that the whole country is going to be a wasteland in 15 years time.

The whole place is an absolute waste of money.

 

[orange/xd]

Time for some sweet bungie-jumping.

 

[OlimarFan]

Time for some sweet bungie-jumping.

LOL

I hope the rope doesn't snap!

 

[Mota]

Dayum!

The window cleaners have a secure job.

 

[sammy p]

What is the point of having such a giant building?

It's just like having a pig benis.

GAHAHAHAHHAAH!!!!!!

well, on a serious note, that would truly explain my fear of hieghts.... that gives me the creeps just thinking of being on the top of that building

 

[Lucir]

... Imagine falling from that monstrosity.

... Imagine that monstrosity falling.

/fixed

We really don't need buildings like that. We should start working on more practical structures.

 

[zrky]

It must really suck for the window cleaners when they start at the top

 

[ru5514n]

Sure would suck if you lived on like the 150th floor, and all the elevators were broken

 

[jugfingers]

biggest skeet in the face to starving homeless people everywhere, congratulations Dubai!

theres hotels in dubai that have rooms that are 25 grand a night with solid gold spiral staircases.


such a waste of energy.

 

[Yink]

Dayum!

The window cleaners have a secure job.

That would take FOREVER. I wonder how my people they'd hire for that.

Anywho, next time I go over to visit my relatives, we have to go see it.

 

[victra♥]

I did a look of readings about dubai.

I hate that place. A lot.

 

[Xsyven]

I don't care how useless that city is, I totally wanna go.

It has the only 7 star hotel in the world. If only I had enough money to blow on absolute luxury.

 

[jugfingers]

I don't care how useless that city is, I totally wanna go.

It has the only 7 star hotel in the world. If only I had enough money to blow on absolute luxury.

lol meanwhile kids are literally eating dirt in haiti.

 

[EPsilon933]

I don't care how useless that city is, I totally wanna go.

It has the only 7 star hotel in the world. If only I had enough money to blow on absolute luxury.

I'm so used to how poor I am, I don't think I'd be able to put half of anything they can offer to use. Even if it was given for free.

 

[victra♥]

Yeah. I honestly see no appeal in such excessive luxury. I'm already living in luxury in comparison to more than half the world and I always have bursts of guilt.

If I were ever went to Dubai, I would not be able to bring myself into having a good time, much less bringing myself to look in the mirror.

 

[CAOTIC]

Dubai is so 2006.

 

[Mini Mic]

I still don't see a reason why a building has to be that tall lol

And I couldn't find a pic to represent 'because they can' but you get the idea.

 

[ChaosKnight]

lol meanwhile kids are literally eating dirt in haiti.

guess what they will continue to eat dirt >_>

you cant honestly believe that people have not been ignoring homeless hungry children ........

they spend on what they want not what seems logical welcome to the real world ! :D

 

[Fuelbi]

Hmmm heard about that on the news, but for some reason I thought it would be completed in 2014... anyways would anyone know the height of the twin towers compared to this building?

 

[Masmasher@]

This thread is awesome.
Seriously im learning about stuff i didnt know

 

[Omnicron's Baklava Enterprises]

Quick fact, it's now called the Burj Khalifa due to Abu Dhabi bailing Dubai out from it's financial crisis.

Khalifa is in honour of Abu Dhabi's Sheik.

Spoiler

No, not the Sheik you're probably thinking of.

 

[Morrigan]

HOLY ****!
It had to be in Dubai...

 

[orange/xd]

I hope it doesn't get bombed. D:

 

[OlimarFan]

HOLY ****!
It had to be in Dubai...

Spoiler

Which is not too far from Yemen...

P.S. The tower is 828m tall. It's so tall that it is 10 degrees Celsius cooler at the top than the base.

 

[Pikaville]

Hmmm heard about that on the news, but for some reason I thought it would be completed in 2014... anyways would anyone know the height of the twin towers compared to this building?

This tower is at least twice as tall as the twin towers if what I'm lead to believe is true.

 

[Rici]

Some dudes already basejumped off it.

 

[Thatfatcat]

What I don't understand is HOW people can live with themselves by spending so much money. Don't they feel dirty at all? Don't they feel the scortching blood on their palms?