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Burj Dubai News 15. |
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2006.mar.15 |
 A few photos from yesterday have been changed to higher resolution versions, and a new photo added
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2006.mar.14 |
The first mass update of construction photos in March by Smussuw, check out all of them in the photos section 2006/March
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2006.mar.13 |
Here is a list of some towers in Dubai over 300m in comparison with Burj Dubai, a diagram included that Malec made:
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UAE-Dubai - Tower/Skyscraper |
Year |
Stories |
Height |
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Burj Dubai |
2008 |
189 |
800m |
| 2. |
Unknown B-Bay Tower |
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* |
* |
| 3. |
Emirates Towers |
2000 |
54 |
355m |
| 4. |
Emirates Hotel |
2008 |
70 |
350m |
| 5. |
Al Sharq Tower |
2009 |
76 |
342m |
| 6. |
Rose Rotana Suites |
2006 |
72 |
333m |
| 7. |
Al Yacoub |
2008 |
60 |
330m |
| 8. |
Al Durrah |
2008 |
78 |
330m |
| 9. |
The Index |
2008 |
80 |
328m |
| 10. |
Burj Dubai Lake Hotel |
2007 |
60 |
306m |
| 11. |
Al Attar Tower |
2007 |
70 |
301m |
| * No exact information yet |
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2006.mar.12 |
First construction photo in March:
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2006.mar.12 |
"Burj Dubai, the tallest tower in the world will have the world's highest elevator installation and also the world's largest shopping mall, The Dubai Mall. The Observatory Elevators (double deck cabs) will have the world's highest travel distance from lowest to highest stop and will be the world's fastest at 18m/sec(40 mph)" more |
2006.mar.11 |
"The second hotel is already under construction being part of EMAAR Properties’ Burj Dubai development, which when completed will be the world’s tallest residential and commercial building.
The Armani Hotel Dubai will include 160 guest rooms and suites, restaurants and a spa, covering more than 40,000 square metres.
Alongside the hotel, the Burj Dubai will offer 144 luxury residential apartments all designed by Giorgio Armani and fully furnished with a specially designed line of products from the Armani Casa home furnishings collection." more |
2006.mar.11 |
Burj Dubai by night - Not much can be seen except the shape (livecam capture)
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2006.mar.07 |
A friend of mine just came back from Dubai with a construction photo of Burj Dubai on his camera:
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2006.mar.07 |
The weather seems to be better now than 3 days ago, so here is a new webcam screenshot of Burj:
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2006.mar.04 |
Burj Dubai construction status, as it was a few minutes ago:
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2006.mar.02 |
Burj Dubai & The current 5 tallest skyscrapers: Taipei 101, Petronas Tower 1&2, Sears Tower, Jin Mao Building - Diagram
| Rank |
Building - City - Country |
Year |
Stories |
Height |
| 1. |
Burj Dubai, Dubai, UAE |
2008 |
189* |
850m* |
| 2. |
Taipei 101, Taipei, Taiwan |
2004 |
101 |
509m |
| 3. |
Petronas Tower 1, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
1998 |
88 |
452m |
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Petronas Tower 2, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
1998 |
88 |
452m |
| 5. |
Sears Tower, Chicago, USA |
1974 |
110 |
442m |
| 6. |
Jin Mao Building, Shanghai, China |
1999 |
88 |
421m |
| * Optimistic estimation |
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2006.feb.28 |
AltinD took a photo from the roof of Fairmont Hotel parking lot at: 2006:02:25 14:25.
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2006.feb.26 |
New construction photos that were taken on Febr.25, some nice close up shots as well
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2006.feb.25 |
An aerial photo comparison of the Burj construction site in 2005. January and 2006. February
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2006.feb.23 |
A few more construction photos taken by Dr. Dubai just before the heavy storming in UAE
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2006.feb.22 |
Made a diagram comparing Burj Dubai and two famous towers in London, first is 30St Mary Axe, the other is Shard London Bridge Tower which is going to be the tallest in London by 2010 if everything goes OK. For Burj i used the new render, and added +50m
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2006.feb.21 |
Due to my trip to London there was only one update in 10 days, from now on it will be the same as before. I have added several photos that were taken on Feb.16 and photos from Feb 19. as well. Burj Dubai is just over 120m tall now, the central core is at the 29th level and the wings are at level 18
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2006.feb.12 |
A few new construction photos of Burj Dubai from yesterday by AltinD
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2006.feb.09 |
A quick update with a screenshot of Burj Dubai construction from today:
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2006.feb.09 |
A new render has been released of the most serious Burj Dubai competitor, Al Burj:
"Al Burj:
The heart and soul of Dubai Waterfront is a new downtown and central, business district, Madinat Al Arab - a thriving, vibrant cityanchored by Al Burj, one of the world's tallest buildings. Spiraling towards the sky and forming acentrepiece that embodies the ambition, vision and magnitude of the developement, this new icon features dazzling views of the harbour from luxury duplex apartments." |
2006.feb.06 |
Kuwait Tower as worlds tallest within 25 years?
Reliable sources disclosed “the project involves the construction of the highest skyscraper in the world with a height of one kilometer (1,100 meters) more |
2006.feb.05 |
Burj Dubai complex on Google Earth:
The 3d Burj model will be replaced soon with the proper design there, it was added manully by Pasha on the screenshot |
2006.feb.03 |
As interestingness i have added 4 satellite photos (very high quality) of Dubai, click HERE to see them |
2006.feb.02 |
Dubai-Lover took 14 photos today of the Burj Dubai, and some photos on the way, and of the whole construction site, plus one of the Dubai Mall
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2006.feb.02 |
The Burj, whose name means tower in Arabic, is set to become the world's tallest skyscraper in 2008, looming to a height of more than 790 meters, or 2,600 feet more |
2006.feb.02 |
Two construction photos by Bundy, taken a week ago:
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2006.jan.29 |
With construction work progressing at a rapid pace, Emaar's iconic 'super' tower Burj Dubai - the tallest in the world when completed in 2008 - climbed to its twenty fifth storey height this month and will continue to average one floor per week. more |
2006.jan.27 |
Tom Green took captures of the live camera of Burj every 1,5 month, and i made them into a progress illustration, take a look:
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2006.jan.25 |
I have added a video page where you will be able to see various videos of Dubai. For now you can find a dutch video showing the most interesting parts of Dubai (including Burj Dubai construction site) in over 20 minutes long time, and a short videoclip of driving on Sheikh Zayed Road, click here
  
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2006.jan.23 |
Wunderwelt Wissen
Magazin, Information, D 2005
Thema u. a.: Dubai im Jahre 2010 - Topic: Dubai in 2010
Dubai - eine Stadt der Superlative. - Dubai - The city of superlatives.
There was a TV program about Dubai on Pro 7 (german channel) which showed Burj Dubai as well, and Dubaiflo took some screenshots. If you have missed it there is a chance to watch it again because they will repeat it on 24th of January 23:45 CET (Central European Time zone)
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2006.jan.21 |
AltinD took a few photos of the Burj today in cloudy wheather conditions
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2006.jan.21 |
Burj Dubai, however, is more than a skyscraper. The residential and hotel tower, expected to be more than 2,000 feet tall, is part of a complex. "It's the shopping center, golf course and the smaller towers that, in total, make it work economically,"more |
2006.jan.21 |
Added 2 new renders, and an old one as well (photos page). These are showing the current design:
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2006.jan.20 |
Dubaitourism.ae has a new feature, live webcam of Dubai, and you can spot there Burj as well, here is the link:
Dubai Live Cam
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2006.jan.19 |
I have added an information page about Dubai to the facts page. You can find there statistics, general information and live wheather of Dubai. This illustration below shows how Sheikh Zayed road have changed under the last 20 years. The difference is huge as you can see, and we can expect and even more drastic change in the upcoming years.
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2006.jan.19 |
The current tallest building in the world is Taipei 101 at 508m. Emaar’s Burj Dubai, by SOM, now under construction, will set the new world record when it tops out at approximately 750m more |
2006.jan.17 |
Dubaiflo made subtitles for an aerial photo of the Burj Dubai Complex, here is of what you can see on the photo:
The Dubai Mall
Burj Dubai Business Hub
Burj Dubai Metro Station
The Residences 3
Lake
The Lofts
Burj Dubai Lake Park
The Old Town Island
8 Boulevard Walk
The Residences 1&2
South Ridge
The Old Town
Burj Views
Burj Dubai Lake Hotel
Burj Dubai
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2006.jan.16 |
Site updated with a new plan, that shows how the different directions of the wind affects the skyscraper |
2006.jan.14 |
Burj Dubai complex panoramic (360°) photo, click the thumbnail to see the high quality version (5614 x 609)
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2006.jan.14 |
Many new photos by Dubai Lover and Doka.com of the current construction status, some close-ups of the facade as well
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2006.jan.13 |
According to the Korean contractor Samsung, it will be a shining symbol of the new Middle East more |
2006.jan.13 |
Burj Dubai progress report: 2005. January - 2006. January
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2006.jan.13 |
Added two older news with some exact figures about the construction more |
2006.jan.11 |
Some 2006.January construction photos have been exchanged to high quality photos, and one more added |
2006.jan.10 |
Added the new masterplan with explanation to the facts page |
2006.jan.10 |
An ETA-led joint venture with Voltas and Hitachi has won a Dh1 billion (around $272.3 million) contract more |
2006.jan.09 |
AndisArt, a modeler, is working on a 3D replica of the Burj Dubai tower. Find his old and new renderings as well on the photos page at the models section.
Here is a sample of his great work:
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2006.jan.08 |
New construction photos taken by Krazy, there is a nice panoramic photo as well of the master project of Burj Dubai, and aerial photos taken from the Chelsea Tower
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2006.jan.06 |
See the first construction photos of 2006, Burj Dubai is closing to 100m.
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2006.jan.05 |
Wa international has been named as interior design consultant on Emaar Properties’ Burj Dubai Lake hotel project more |
2006.jan.02 |
I've been in Paris for a few days, and seen how enormous is the structure of the Eiffel tower, so i was wondering how much bigger can the size be of Burj Dubai, the result is quite shocking i believe:
I've added to the facts page an aerial photo which shows the projects nearby Burj, Larven even edited the photo and made a nice render. |
2006.jan.01 |
Wish You good luck for the new year! Burj Dubai is going to be finished in just under 3 years if everything goes smoothly. Some more construction photos, that were taken from the roadside. Added more information to construction facts. |
2005.dec.27 |
Another five construction photos taken yesterday. On some of them you can see the workers who are good indicators to see how huge the tower is already.
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2005.dec.26 |
Two new construction photos taken by Smussuw, from the roof of his house! |
2005.dec.24 |
Merry Christmas to all of You!
- Updated link to Malec's Dubai Projects thread (Facts page)
- A nice new Al Burj render (Burj Dubai competitor -> Facts Page) |
2005.dec.23 |
Site updated with the old renders of Burj Dubai. You can see two different renders of the tower that has been proposed before the current design. |
2005.dec.22 |
A photo from today by AltinD taken from his car, notice Burj Dubai on the right side, along with advertisements of the skyscraper and Emaar.
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2005.dec.21 |
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2005.dec.20 |
The company OTIS has signed a contract with Emaar to supply elevators for Burj Dubai. The skyscraper will have 66 elevators and escalators more |
2005.dec.17 |
Fresh new photos of the construction site of Burj tower, thanks for the update, Dubai-Lover. (find the photos here Photos December)
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2005.dec.15 |
A few new plans and photos from December of the tower, from Doka.com |
2005.dec.15 |
Read another interesting article about the Al Burj and Burj Dubai competition more |
2005.dec.13 |
Learn more and see the renders of a possible competitor, Al Burj (min. height 750m, by 2009) on the facts page.
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2005.dec.11 |
Read an extremely interesting article about the Burj Dubai, construction datas, current state and more |
2005.dec.10 |
Added a few renders of the Burj, also an old render which is interesting for comparison. Added new roadside advertisement photos. Find them on the photos page. |
2005.dec.09 |
Set this Burj Dubai wallpaper as your desktop background:
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2005.dec.09 |
Another possible competitor for Burj Dubai, this time from Kuwait more |
2005.dec.07 |
It is confirmed, Burj Dubai's rival is going to be built. Al Burj will be at least 700m tall more |
2005.dec.04 |
Rumours says that Burj Dubai will be 925m tall! Read the article that states the minimum height will be 800m:
click here (only in arabic) |
2005.dec.03 |
Burj Dubai keeps on growing, check out the photos of December! |
2005.dec.02 |
Some older construction photos added, 2005/June |
2005.dec.01 |
Check the facts page for information about Dubai and comparison diagrams of Burj Dubai Skyscraper |
2005.nov.29 |
Added photos of Culwulla's homemade Burj Dubai model |
2005.nov.29 |
The man of steel
On opposite sides of the globe, and at the same time, two great towers are rising. more |
2005.nov.27 |
2 new Burj Dubai construction photos in the November section. |
2005.nov.25 |
8 new construction photos from November. |
2005.nov.23 |
Finalised U/C diagram, and a new Approved skyscrapers diagram:
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2005.nov.22 |
Little update on the U/C diagram |
2005.nov.21 |
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