Can you imagine a skyscraper over 1,000 ft higher than the Empire State Building?

[Guest sith lord]

Well, you don't have to imagine it.

www.burjdubai.com

[Leonard Washington]

your title sounds like a commercial. i bet it will be windy like a mofo up there. good luck to the construction workers.

[Dumbsheet]

Christina Ricci's forehead is already that tall so i don't see what the big whoop is.

[zoony]

Okay I've had about enough of this Dubai nonsense.

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[Guest sith lord]

your title sounds like a commercial. i bet it will be windy like a mofo up there. good luck to the construction workers.

I know. But it is a nice looking building. It has more character than the Freedom Tower I might add.

[Dan T.]

Okay I've had about enough of this Dubai nonsense.

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Yeah, what is up with Dubai? That's the same place that has the giant island shaped like a palm tree, and that's building a series of islands shaped like the globe. And the giant hotel on the water with the helicopter pad that gives me vertigo every time I see it.

The money there must be unreal.

[alexey]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Developments_in_Dubai

[Ellis]

Christina Ricci's forehead is already that tall so i don't see what the big whoop is.

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

:applause:

[E-Dog Night]

Saw a Discovery Channel documentary on the construction of this thing. Everything in Dubai is to the utmost extreme. As impressive as it is, what really blows my mind are the palm islands that they are building in the Persian Gulf. Below, the smallest one (already built), is but one of three that will eventually be completed:

Check out the high-rises to the right of the photo. That shoud give you some perspective on how big that thing is, and remember, that's the little one.

Not to mention the map of the world being built, as well. Got $30 million lying around? Then one of those little islands can be yours.

[Enter Apotheosis]

The money there must be unreal.

It really is. Big oil area, tons of foreign business/investment, pretty big tourist industry...

[PleaseBlitz]

Dubai definitely has some ridiculous ****. Its the money center for the middle east.

Here is another cool building that is going to be even taller (by a lot). Not in Dubai, i think this is going up in Japan.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_City_1000

[PleaseBlitz]

Also in Dubai, one of the worlds nicest hotels. The Burj Al Arab characterizes itself as the worlds only 7 Star hotel and is another engineering marvel.

[Mr. S]

i have a relative who works there. They recruit a lot of talent from all over the world to work there. They also just have money to spend, and obviously building more of these follies attracts more tourists.

Lots of the Arab countries are like that, or at least big Arab companies. Some of the Arab airlines are privately owned by these oil mughals, and are apparently some of the best fitted planes with the best customer service, or so I've heard.

[cjcdaman]

Dubai definitely has some ridiculous ****. Its the money center for the middle east.

Here is another cool building that is going to be even taller (by a lot). Not in Dubai, i think this is going up in Japan.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_City_1000

PB, that building is projected to be 3,280 feet. The one in Dubai is projected at 3,937 feet.

[Leonard Washington]

i have a relative who works there. They recruit a lot of talent from all over the world to work there.

what do you mean by TALENT? :ladiesman :pimp: :pimp: :jerk:

[Sticksboi05]

PB, that building is projected to be 3,280 feet. The one in Dubai is projected at 3,937 feet.

Those are all NOTHING to X Seed 4000.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Seed_4000

13,000 feet + high. Just obscene.

[SonOfWashington]

Those are all NOTHING to X Seed 4000.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Seed_4000

13,000 feet + high. Just obscene.

Some estimate that the cost to construct the X-Seed 4000 structure may be somewhere between US$300-900 billion, which is roughly half of Japan's nominal GDP.

Wow.

[cjcdaman]

Those are all NOTHING to X Seed 4000.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Seed_4000

13,000 feet + high. Just obscene.

:yikes:

[SkinsHokieFan]

You will most likely be able to see Karachi from this tower

Dubai is an amazing place. In 1998 you could see the beginning of what they were venturing towards. Incredible the progress made there

Again, a little grip. The Dubai Ports deal would have been a good thing

[NattyLight]

Dubai is a beacon of progression and transcention in the Middle East; throwing away the conceived notion that oil is the only source of sustainment. My hat goes off to them.

[SkinsHokieFan]

Dubai is a beacon of progression and transcention in the Middle East; throwing away the conceived notion that oil is the only source of sustainment. My hat goes off to them.

Only 6 percent of its GDP comes from oil now

[NattyLight]

Only 6 percent of its GDP comes from oil now

My point exactly. In about 100 years, Dubai will be the capital of the middle east. And trust me, they'll have the defense / muscle to back it up.