High, higher, overtaken
Burj Dubai could soon be overtaken as a superlative by the Al Burj (The Tower), which has a projected height of 1,200 m. With two spires up to 300 m in length, it would have a total height of 1,500 m.
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The five tallest buildings in the world
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Building
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City/Country
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Height
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| Burj Dubai* (under construction) |
Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
815 m |
| Taipei 101 |
Taipeh, Taiwan |
509 m |
| Shanghai World Financial Center |
Shanghai, China |
492 m |
| Petronas Tower I und II |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
452 m |
| Sears Tower |
Chicago, USA |
442 m |
Source: Emporis 9/2007, * no source
Sources
Blaasch, Gerhard: Die Höhe liegt noch im Nebel – Burj Dubai wird das höchste Gebäude der Welt, in: TIEFBAU 2/2007, BG BAU (ed.), pp. 66–77.
Reina, Peter: Dubai! The Mideast´s Boomtown – Commerce, leisure drive city's emergence from the desert, in: Engineering News-Record (ENR), November 2006, pp. 24-33.
Further information
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