Article: rises to 80 levels.(Emaar Properties project- Burj Dubai tower)

With 2,400 workers daily on-site, Burj Dubai, the super tower developed by Emaar Properties, completed 80 levels today rising to a height of 277 metres. The iconic structure, at the heart of the AED 73 billion (US$20 billion) Downtown Burj Dubai, is billed to be the world's tallest tower when completed in 2008.

At level 80, Burj Dubai is taller than the Transamerica Pyramid in San Francisco at 266 metres and the Commerzbank Tower in Frankfurt - the tallest building in Europe - at 259 metres.

Burj Dubai has a development value of AED 3.673 billion (US$1 billion) and features retail, commercial and residential spaces apart from featuring the Armani Hotel, ...

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