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Article: Burj Dubai is now over 780 metres and climbing
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- Al Bawaba
- Article date:
- January 4, 2009
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Burj Dubai, the world's tallest building developed by Emaar
Properties, set several global milestones in high-rise construction
in 2008, an epoch-making year for the tower. On course to open in
2009, Burj Dubai has reached a record 780 metres (2,559 ft) height,
and has over 160 storeys, the most number of floors in any building.
In 2008, Burj Dubai achieved the distinction of being the world's
tallest structure surpassing the KVLY-TV mast (628.8 metres; 2,063
ft) in North Dakota, USA. The tower is already taller than Taipei
101 in Taiwan, which at 508 metres (1,667 ft) has held the tallest-
building-in-the-world title since it opened in 2004. Burj Dubai also
surpassed the 31-year-old record ...