For $1.5 billion, the tallest skyscraper in the world is now open. At 2717 feet, the Burj Dubai (now called the Burj Khalifa), is over 1000 feet taller than the Sears Tower in Chicago.
How do you fill a 6 million square feet building? A small city could live inside it. Elevators (over 50 of them) travel at speeds of 40mph to get you to the top. They brag that it is already 90% filled with clients. More realistic numbers suggest it is less than 50%.
A little over the top...don't you think. With the Dubai economy failing, like everyone elses...I suppose 'we' will be paying for that...too.
Dan
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