Burj Dubai again…

another post on the currently-constructing Burj Dubai, the world tallest manmade structure with a height of 818m with over 160 floors.

Located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates in region of fast developing Middle East, the construction of the supertall building started few years back and almost come to an end by this year, 2009!

I have been watching this building going up and up by months and it had been topped out in early 2009 with a spire, and recently the construction of the steel structure has been completed, and the cladding will be completed by 9th September 2009 (09.09.09) – nice number. Currently, the vladding process is on top section of the tower, nearing completion too.

On that day, it is the soft opening day of the building, marking its final touch preparation of the building, and there will be small celebration too.

The look of the spire on top of the building (just an ordinary spire):

The loof of the whole building from far under construction:

Now,the building reminded me of few years back when this building was just as short as typical building in any city, and it is getting taller and taller, surpassing Empire State Building (381m), Sears Tower (442m), Petronas Twin Towers (452m), and even the world tallest completed building, Taipei 101 (509m), world tallest freestanding structure, CN Tower (553m), and KVLY-TV Mast (world tallest man made structure – 629m).

And the building even before its completion is the only sturcture in the world that exceeds 700m or even 800m. Crazy! Imagine when you are standing on the 160th floor of Burj Dubai? What will you feel? Excited? Dizzy? Worried? Scared? Overwhelming? Haha…I wished to reach to top floors of the building too…it will be very crazy!