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Article: Burj Dubai surpasses KVLY-TV mast to become world?s tallest structure.
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- AsiaPulse News
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- April 7, 2008
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Dubai, April 7, 2008 (WAM) -- Burj Dubai (Dubai Tower) has surpassed the height of the KVLY-TV mast in North Dakota, USA, to become the world?s tallest man-made structure.
Developed by the Emaar Properties, the iconic high-rise Burj Dubai is now 629 metres (2,063.6 ft) high while KVLY-TV, which holds the record for the world?s tallest supported structure since 1963, has a height of 628.8 metres (2,063 ft).
Burj Dubai is already the world?s tallest building and tallest free-standing structure, and at 160 storeys, is taller than Taipei 101 (508 metres; 1667 ft) in Taiwan and CN Tower (553.33 metres; 1815.5 ft) in Toronto, Canada. Burj Dubai is billed to ...