Burj Dubai Building

Dubai Tower has now reached a new height of 688 meters 2,257 feet. The towering skyscraper has beaten Taiwan’s Taipei 101, which until 2004 was recorded as the tallest building.

The Burj Dubai (Dubai Tower) is expected to reach around 800 meters when it is completed in a year’s time, in September 2009. The tower has been under construction by Emar Properties for 4 years and its final height is still a closely guarded secret.

Inside the Burj Dubai
The Burj Dubai was reported by the U.K.'s Daily Mail, 12 July 2007, “Dubai Skyscraper Becomes the Tallest Building on Earth” as having a dizzying 141 storeys. The completed building is projected to have 56 lifts traveling at 1.75 to 10 meters per second. When finished, it will house both commercial, retail and residential property, accommodating around 35,000 people.
According to the Daily Mail’s Robert Hardman, in his September 2, 2008 article, “The world’s tallest building – Burj Dubai – reaches 2,257 ft,” the view from the top of the tower spans around 100 miles, enabling observers to seek Iran. Hardman also claims that the number of floors has now reached 160, exceeding the original estimate of 141. The swimming pool on the 76th floor “will almost certainly be the highest of its kind in the world.”

According to Hardman, the Dubai Tower is made from heavy-duty concrete unlike New York’s Twin Towers, which were constructed from a steel frame. Supporting pillars have been designed to withstand any earthquake activity, given Dubai’s proximity to the Iran/Iraq faultline.Read more: "Burj Dubai — The World's Tallest Building: Dubai, U.A.E. Breaks World Record with Its 688 Meter Dubai Tower.