Thousands of tourists were disappointed after the tower lookout of the Burj building in Dubai was shutdown. The Burj is the world’s tallest tower. The shutdown was unexpected considering the fact that it just opened about a month ago. The reason for the closing was suspicious. The building owner, Emaar Properties, said it was due [...]
As investors speculated that the opening of the world’s tallest tower Monday will boost earnings at Emaar Properties PJSC, Dubai’s benchmark index rose to the highest in two weeks, leading gains among Gulf markets. The United Arab Emirates’ biggest real-estate company and developer of the Burj Dubai, Emaar, climbed to the highest since November. Arabtec [...]
If you think you’ve seen the tallest buildings, you ain’t seen nothing yet. Because the tallest building you’ve ever seen is already trumped by Dubai. On Monday, Dubai will open Burj Dubai, the world’s tallest skyscraper. The developer is Emaar, the giant property firm part-owned by the government. As of now we still don’t know [...]
This is how the Burj Dubai would look like if it were placed right smack in Midtown Manhattan! The Burj Dubai is the tallest man-made structure ever built, at 818 m (2,684 ft) and has been designed to be the centerpiece of a large-scale, mixed-use development that will include 30,000 homes, nine hotels such as [...]
