knew that Taipei 101 was the world's tallest building, until the rise The Burj Dubai (برج دبي) a skyscraper currently under construction located in the city of Dubai . On July 21 as announced by its promoter, Emaar Properties, Dubai Tower broke the record he held the Taipei 101: The world's tallest building (although works not yet completed).
Its designer and creator was American architect Adrian Smith. At first, the Burj Dubai would have the name of "Grollo Tower" would measure 560 meters, enough to make it the tallest building in the world and would be placed in Australia. The shape of the skyscraper had nothing to do with the current design. Would take the form of a prism with a lighted tip.
Later, his height had increased to over 600 meters and the design began to appear taller. Once already located in the city of Dubai, its designer and creator had decided that the height of the skyscraper would exceed 700 feet.
wasthen the model was created is now known, based on the Arabic arches and the shape of a flower grown in the United Arab Emirates and India: Hymenocallis. It was suggested that measures up to 808 meters high, which is believed to height measured at the time of its inauguration.
mid-2006, some reports suggested that the skyscrapers could be 940 meters high and some months later, a design was shown to the Burj Dubai which, apparently, was measuring about 1,011 meters high.
The Burj Dubai has won the following titles:
- tallest building from the ground to the "needle" : 555.3 m (Taipei 101 - 509.2 m)
- Building higher up the top floor: 555.3 m (Taipei 101 - 449.2 m)
- Building with the highest number of floors: 150 (Sears Tower / World Trade Center 110 )
- vertical concrete pumping: 555.3 m (Taipei 101 - 439.2 m)
- Tallest Building counting antennae or structures added: 555.3 m (Sears Tower - 527.3 m)
- Structure highest sustained without cables: 555.3 m (CN Tower - 553 m)
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