Frigging huge !

[ameriken]

The Burj Dubai.

The tallest freaking building in the world.

2600 feet. Almost twice as much as the WTC and Sears Tower.


http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2009/Sebastian/300_4128_bd.jpg


http://blog.luxuryproperty.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/burj-dubai-finished-519x1024.jpg


http://www.dubai-architecture.info/BurjDubaiHeight.png

[ameriken]

http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2009/11/bd0101.jpg







http://www.burjdubaiskyscraper.com/2009/10/bd1411.jpg

[Rocky C]

That's a Great Looking Building also.
Wonder how much it cost to build it Ken???

[kenrobg30]

You could get a nose bleed, just looking at it. Do they supply oxygen. and parachutes? Kidding aside, that is impressive! S/F Ken

[commdog7]

I feel sorry for the window washer.... :(

[Rocky C]

I feel sorry for the window washer.... :(

No Doubt :thumbup:

[GSEMarine94]

Dubai is currently the place for cutting edge architecture. Some other examples.


The Burj al-Arab hotel in Dubai. The worlds tallest hotel. Considered the only '7 star' hotel and the most luxurious hotel in the world. It stands on an artificial island in the sea.
http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/1462/burjalarabfull.jpg

The Palm Islands in Dubai. New Dutch dredging technology was used to create these massive man made islands. They are the largest artificial islands in the world and can be seen from space. Three of these Palms will be made with the last one being the largest of them all.
http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/8458/picture1full.jpg

[usmcmsf]

When I read the title of the thread I figured you were talking about whats in my pants, but I guees the building is pretty cool too.

[Komenko]

that sucker is big! hate to be the Maintenance Mechanic to fix anything at the top of it!

[ameriken]

That's a Great Looking Building also.
Wonder how much it cost to build it Ken???

I just heard it was one billion.

[ameriken]

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[Rocky C]

I just heard it was one billion.

NO SHIAT!!!
I just saw the other pictures posted.
I'm gonna bring up my Microsoft Virtual Earth Program and check it out from above.

AWESOME but I guess if you got the Money (and they do there I'm sure) you can do anything.

[brian0351]

And now the city is going bankrupt...jokes on them!

[8th&I Marine]

What about the poor fool that has to change the light bulb at the top? Glad I am not that man.

Cantrell

[Marine84]

I'll bet the elevators are a b!tch too. Those that you can only go so high in and then you have to get off and take another elevator to get further up in the building.

[Marine84]

When I read the title of the thread I figured you were talking about whats in my pants

And I thought we would get to see it!;)

[SGT7477]

Nobody tried to jump off it yet?lol

[Rocky C]

And now the city is going bankrupt...jokes on them!


Dubai's ultramodern skyline, which barely existed before the late 1990s, has become a prominent symbol of the emergence of this once scrubby emirate on the western coast of the Persian Gulf as the Middle East's principal financial, trade and tourism center.

Now the boom has gone bust. In late November 2009 the fear that Dubai might not be able to make on-time payments for some of its $59 billion in debt sent a wave of uncertainty rippling through markets just as investors thought the worst of the global financial instability was over.
Abu Dhabi, the oil-rich governing emirate of the United Arab Emirates, surprised investors on Dec. 14 by pledging to provide $10 billion to Dubai, easing fears about an outright debt default by the smaller, struggling emirate.

The bailout came as a shock to many investors. But a growing sense within the region that other indebted companies, in particular Dubai Holdings, the conglomerate owned by Dubai's ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, would also have trouble meeting their obligations seems to have pressed Abu Dhabi to take immediate action.

Even though it has little oil of its own, Dubai's welcoming social and investment climate, along with special zones with independent laws, turned it into a trading entrepôt on steroids, beyond Beirut in the 1970s and Hong Kong in the 1980s.

Of the many economies that have gorged on debt in the boom years, Dubai has stood out. In the space of a few years the emirate's investment arm, Dubai World, racked up $59 billion in debt, borrowing to build lavish developments like a giant island shaped like a palm tree, to entice celebrities like Brad Pitt, and to invest in glittery properties like the MGM Grand Casino in Las Vegas and elsewhere globally.

[bootlace15]

how far does bird **** drop?

[brian0351]

Dubai's ultramodern skyline, which barely existed before the late 1990s, has become a prominent symbol of the emergence of this once scrubby emirate on the western coast of the Persian Gulf as the Middle East's principal financial, trade and tourism center.

Now the boom has gone bust. In late November 2009 the fear that Dubai might not be able to make on-time payments for some of its $59 billion in debt sent a wave of uncertainty rippling through markets just as investors thought the worst of the global financial instability was over.
Abu Dhabi, the oil-rich governing emirate of the United Arab Emirates, surprised investors on Dec. 14 by pledging to provide $10 billion to Dubai, easing fears about an outright debt default by the smaller, struggling emirate.

The bailout came as a shock to many investors. But a growing sense within the region that other indebted companies, in particular Dubai Holdings, the conglomerate owned by Dubai's ruler, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, would also have trouble meeting their obligations seems to have pressed Abu Dhabi to take immediate action.

Even though it has little oil of its own, Dubai's welcoming social and investment climate, along with special zones with independent laws, turned it into a trading entrepôt on steroids, beyond Beirut in the 1970s and Hong Kong in the 1980s.

Of the many economies that have gorged on debt in the boom years, Dubai has stood out. In the space of a few years the emirate's investment arm, Dubai World, racked up $59 billion in debt, borrowing to build lavish developments like a giant island shaped like a palm tree, to entice celebrities like Brad Pitt, and to invest in glittery properties like the MGM Grand Casino in Las Vegas and elsewhere globally.

I used to live in Doha, Qatar and would fly to Dubai for the weekends. At one point in 2005 Dubai had leased 8% of the world's heavy lifting cranes for all the construction they had going on. It was really a sight!

[GSEMarine94]

I used to live in Doha, Qatar and would fly to Dubai for the weekends. At one point in 2005 Dubai had leased 8% of the world's heavy lifting cranes for all the construction they had going on. It was really a sight!

A friend of mine has been doing some architectural work over there and has said that the number at it's peak was closer to 15-25% of all the cranes in the world.

[TJR1070]

Do you think they are compensating for something?

[packy46]

Holly Stuff....
That thing must create it's own weather...
Tim

[ARTYPIG]

Wonder when some turd will fly a plane into it. Either by accident or on purpose.

[commdog7]

I'm getting the urge to drop a penny off it, just to see what happens. :D

Curiosity did kill the cat, or maybe the mouse in my case....